Info apps: weather, clock, news, tickers, and more
Info apps
Screenbird offers a wide range of info apps for your screen: weather, clocks, news, text, countdowns, and financial tickers.
Weather
Show the current weather forecast for any location of your choice.
Settings:
- Location - Search for a city or location
- Units - Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Display - Normal, compact, detailed, or ticker
- Theme - Light, dark, or custom colours
- Font and font size - Customisable
Clock
Show a digital or analog clock.
Settings:
- Style - Digital or analog
- 24-hour format - Optional
- Seconds - Optional
- Show date - Optional
- Timezone - Local by default, or a specific time zone
- Font - Customisable
World clock
Show multiple time zones simultaneously on your screen. Ideal for international offices.
Settings:
- Timezones - Add multiple cities with labels
- 24-hour format - Optional
- Theme - Light or dark
Countdown
Show a countdown to a specific date. Perfect for product launches, events, or deadlines.
Settings:
- End date - Select date and time
- Title - Custom title above the countdown
- Done message - Text shown when the countdown reaches zero
- Style - Basic, Flip, Ring, or Slide animation
- Accent color - Customisable colour
- Background image - Optional
Stopwatch
Show a count-up or countdown timer.
Settings:
- Direction - Count up or count down
- Duration (sec) - Maximum duration in seconds
- Milliseconds - Optionally shown
News
Show news from trusted sources. Screenbird offers 50+ news sources across 27 countries. The available sources are automatically filtered based on your company country.
Settings:
- Source - Select a news source (e.g. NOS, NU.nl, BBC, CNN)
- Display - Rotating, ticker, or fullscreen
- Max items - Number of articles (1-50)
- Show date - Optional
- Date format - Relative, short, or long
- Rotation (sec) - Seconds between articles
RSS
Show items from your own RSS/XML feed. Ideal for company news, blogs, or external sources.
Settings:
- Feed URL - Paste the URL of the RSS feed
- Display - Rotating, ticker, or fullscreen
- Max items - Maximum number of items
- Max age - Filter by age (1h, 6h, 12h, 24h, 2d, 7d)
- Speed - Slow, normal, or fast (for ticker)
- Separator - Dot, dash, pipe, diamond, star, or custom
MRSS (Media RSS)
Show media-rich RSS feeds with images and videos.
Settings:
- Feed URL - Media RSS XML feed
- Max items - Number of items
- Show caption - Text alongside images
- Transition - Fade, slide, or none
- Rotation (sec) - Seconds between items
Notice Board
Show a static text board with a title and message. Ideal for announcements, menus, or information.
Settings:
- Title - Optional heading
- Text - The message (required)
- Alignment - Left, centre, or right
- Theme - Light, dark, or custom colours
Scrolling ticker
Show horizontally scrolling text at the bottom or top of the screen. Perfect for announcements, breaking news, or promotions.
Settings:
- Text - Scrolling content
- Speed - Slow, normal, or fast
- Separator - Dot, dash, pipe, or custom character
- Spacing - Compact, normal, wide, or extra wide
Financial tickers
Show real-time financial data on your screen.
- Stock Ticker - Enter stock symbols and show real-time prices as a ticker or rotating display
- Exchange Rates - Set a base currency and show exchange rates for selected currencies
- Crypto Prices - Add cryptocurrencies and show real-time prices