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One live screen
Pair a Fire Stick, Pi, Android box, or any browser and play your board unattended, forever. Offline cache and watchdog recovery included — free screens get the real player, not a crippled one.
Free plan
Free digital signage that isn't a trial in a trench coat.
One live screen, playing your real content on your real TV, free forever. No credit card, no 14-day clock, no 'free' that means 'preview only'. The watermark is the deal, and we're telling you up front.
The real product, on the free plan
The editor and player are not replaced by a toy demo.
Free Studio uses the same editor and managed player foundation. The visible watermark, one-screen limit, storage, and refresh floor are the disclosed tradeoffs.- One watermarked live screen
- Three boards and 500 MB media
- Core editor, widgets, health, and offline playback
Cloud basedAccess anywhere
Design onceUpdate in real time
Relay everywhereAny screen, any size
Reliable & secureOffline playback built in
Free Studio includes
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The full editor
The same free-position canvas editor paid plans use: templates, layers, undo, frames and presets, the 10-foot readability checker, and unlimited previews.
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Linked live data
Real data records with prices and availability, bound to your board. Change a price once; the screen updates. This is the feature most 'free' tools lock.
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Four widgets
Clock, QR code, menu/product list, and business hours — the useful ones — with the rest visible in the catalog so you can see exactly what upgrading buys.
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Screen health & alerts
Heartbeat monitoring, offline email alerts, remote reload/diagnostics, and proof-of-play counts. Free screens break too; you should know when.
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The honest limits
A corner watermark, one device, 500MB of media, 60-second refresh floor, and community/AI-docs support. When you outgrow it, $9/screen/month removes the watermark.
Questions, answered
01What's actually free?+
One live screen playing your content on a real TV, forever. The full editor, templates, linked data, offline playback, screen health monitoring, and four widgets (clock, QR, menu list, hours). The catch, honestly stated: a small 'Powered by CanvasRelay' watermark in the corner.
02Is it a trial that expires?+
No. There's no clock and no credit card on file to surprise you. Free stays free; paid plans exist for removing the watermark and adding screens.
03What do paid plans add?+
Creator ($9/screen/mo) removes the watermark and adds the remaining core widgets and scheduling polish. Pro ($15/screen/mo) adds AI credits, multi-screen sync groups, and the API. Studio ($99/mo) is for agencies running many client screens.
04Why give away a live screen?+
Because the best demo of signage software is a screen on your wall. If the free screen earns its keep, you'll know exactly what paying buys. The watermark is our only ask — it's how the next customer finds us.
Put the free screen on your wall tonight.
Open the editor with no account, design your board, then sign up free when you want to save it and pair a TV.
Try the editor — no account neededFree plan includes one live screen. No credit card. No trial clock.