Control your screens from a Stream Deck

Already using Bitfocus Companion? Add Screenbird as a connection and your scenes appear as buttons, next to your lights, sound and video. One press switches every screen in a scene, and the button shows what's live.

Connect Screenbird to Companion

7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Doors openIntermissionClosingSponsors(changed)STOPALLDoors openstopIntermissionstopClosingstopSponsorsstopNEXTClosingFoyerstopLobbystopBarstopEntrancestop

Connect Companion in three steps

New API token
NameFront of house
AccessControl screens and scenes
CancelCreate token
1

Create a token

In Screenbird, go to Settings > Connections, create an API token and choose the access "Control screens and scenes".

2

Add the connection

In Companion, search for Screenbird under Connections and paste the token.

3

Drag the buttons

Open the presets and drag your scenes onto the Stream Deck.

What people do with it

INTERVAL
Second half in 20 minutes
Drinks in the foyer
Order now, and your glass is waiting

Theatre

At the interval, the foyer shows the drinks offer and the bar shows the menu, with one press from the desk.

AFTER THE SERVICE
Coffee, tea and juice
Coffee in the hall
Everyone is welcome

Church

The Stream Deck that runs your slides also runs the foyer: one button when coffee starts.

ROOM B
Up next: panel in Room A
Workshop: planning
Starts at 11:30, lunch at 12:15 in the hall

Conference

When a session runs late, switch the room signs by hand and put them back when it's over.

HALFTIME
Second half starts soon
Back in 15 minutes
Food and drinks at every stand

Stadium

Put the whole building on halftime with one press, and back for the second half.

Everything the connection can do

One Go button per scene, in the colour of the scene
One Stop button per scene, and STOP ALL for everything at once
NEXT starts the next scene in your order and shows its name
Buttons show whether a scene is off, live, partly live or changed
Buttons follow what happens in the dashboard, on a phone or at a set time
New scenes and screens appear in the presets by themselves
Push content to one screen or sub-screen, for a number of minutes or until stopped
A stop button per screen or sub-screen
Variables for your button text: last scene, next scene, live scenes, screens online
Feedbacks to change the look of your own buttons
Works with Companion 4.3 or newer

Set up the moment once, press it when it happens

A button starts a scene: a whole moment with its own content on every screen. You set those up in Screenbird, and they run from the dashboard and your phone too.

See how Scenes works

Frequently asked questions

Everything about using Screenbird with Bitfocus Companion.

Companion 4.3 or newer, a Screenbird account and an API token. For the scene buttons you also need Scenes turned on and at least one scene.
Companion is free software, and the Screenbird connection comes with it. Screenbird costs $17 per screen per month, or $14 with an annual plan.
Not for everything. Without Scenes, Companion can still push content to a screen and stop it. The scene buttons need Scenes, which the account owner turns on under Settings > Advanced.
No. The computer that runs Companion needs a working internet connection, with outgoing HTTPS and WebSocket access on port 443. Your screens keep playing their content either way.
The buttons follow right away, also when a scene is started from a phone or at a set time.
Yes. A token works in one team, so create a separate token for each team and each Companion connection.
Revoke the token in Settings > Connections. Everything that uses it stops right away.
No. Companion also has buttons in a web browser, and you can run scenes from the dashboard or a phone.
In Companion, under Connections. Search for Screenbird and add it. You don't need to download anything else.
Yes. Give each Companion connection its own token. All buttons follow the same live state, also when someone starts a scene somewhere else.
Yes. Use the action Screen: push content on your own button. You pick a screen or sub-screen and content from a list with your files, designs, apps, split screens and playlists, for a number of minutes or until you stop it.
Dark means the scene is off. Full colour means it's live on all its screens. Half bright means it's partly live. Amber with "(changed)" means the scene was edited after it went live, and pressing it again puts the changes live.
Yes. Every account starts with a free trial. A card is required upfront, and you pay nothing if you cancel within the trial period.

Related integrations

Notice board

Turn a screen into a full-screen announcement board for updates and messages.

Google Calendar

Show today's schedule or upcoming events alongside your announcements.

Google Slides

Cycle through a live presentation on any connected screen.

Step-by-step guide
How to control digital signage with a Stream Deck

Put your first scene on a button

Connect Companion in a few minutes.

Start your free trial

From $14 per screen per month, billed yearly
Every feature included. Cancel anytime.

© screenbird.app