How to display Google Slides on a TV screen
Last updated July 13, 2026
You can put a Google Slides presentation on a TV by casting from a computer, opening the deck in the TV's browser, or connecting it through digital signage software. Only the last one runs unattended: the deck loops and advances on its own, your edits show up automatically, and on a dedicated player like Amazon's Signage Stick, the screen recovers by itself after an outage.
With Screenbird, for example, you connect your Google account or paste a public link, pick the presentation, and set how fast it advances. Once your screen is paired, the whole setup takes about two minutes.
The end result, live on your TV.
What you need
- A TV or monitor with an HDMI input
- A media player: Amazon's Signage Stick and the Fire TV Stick 4K are the simplest plug-and-play options; smart TVs and Windows, Mac, or Linux devices work just as well
- A Screenbird account (free trial, then EUR 15 per screen per month)
- The Google Slides presentation you want to display, either shared with your account or set to "Anyone with the link"
Can't I just cast it?
You can get a presentation onto a TV in a few quicker ways, but they all break down for a screen that has to run unattended:
Casting from a laptop or phone works for a quick meeting, but the source device has to stay on and connected. Close the laptop, and the screen goes dark.
The TV's own browser needs no extra hardware, but TV browsers do not advance slides on their own, fall asleep, and cannot be managed remotely.
A DIY kiosk (Raspberry Pi or mini-PC) runs unattended, but you build and maintain it yourself: no remote management, no scheduling, and nobody restarts it when it hangs.
Digital signage software exists for exactly this job: it connects the deck once, keeps it cycling on its own, lets you manage the screen from anywhere, and on a dedicated player like Amazon's Signage Stick, recovers on its own after a reboot or an outage. That is the route in the steps below.
Step-by-step with Screenbird
For the full click-by-click walkthrough, see the Screenbird Knowledge Base.
Create your free account
Sign up for Screenbird in your browser. No installs needed on your computer, and the trial starts right away.
Pair your screen
Install the Screenbird player on your TV or stick. It shows a 6-character pairing code. Enter that code in your dashboard to connect the screen.
Add the Google Slides app
In My files, click New and choose New app. Then pick Google Slides from the app browser.
Connect your account and pick the presentation
Sign in with Google, or paste a public link. Then choose the presentation you want to show.
Check the live preview and set the pace
The setup form shows a live preview of exactly what will appear on screen. Set how many seconds each slide stays up and how it transitions, then save.
Send it to your screen
Click push, choose the screen, and the presentation appears within seconds. It keeps cycling through the deck on its own from here.
The result
Your presentation is now a live screen. Anyone who updates the deck updates what is on screen, without anyone touching the screen itself.
Team & company updates
Weekly wins, KPIs, and announcements, cycling on the office screen or in the break room.
Menu & specials board
Update the weekly specials deck in Slides, and the menu screen updates on its own.
Onboarding & welcome screens
A welcome deck playing in reception or at a new hire's desk, straight from a presentation.
Questions people ask
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