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Interactive media playback for museums and attractions
WareCue runs exhibit video and audio on a Windows or Mac machine — and every screen can respond. A visitor presses an info button or touches the screen, WareCue fires a cue so the picture and the sound change together, then it settles back to the idle loop. It runs all day on its own and recovers after a power cut.
Free trial with every feature. Outputs are watermarked until you buy. No credit card.
Screens that respond to the visitor
WareCue isn’t a passive playlist. Every output is a cue, and anything can fire it — a touchscreen, an info button, a motion sensor or a control system. The picture and the sound change together, then the exhibit settles back.
Ambient loop plays
The exhibit rests in its idle scene — a looping film and a bed of sound.
A button or a touch
Someone presses an info button, taps the screen, or crosses a sensor.
Screen and audio change together
One cue takes every output at once — the matching clip on screen and its audio in the room.
Back to normal
On follow or a timeout the cue ends and the exhibit returns to its idle loop, ready for the next visitor.
Triggers come in over OSC, MIDI, HTTP, WebSocket or TCP — so a button box, touch interface, sensor or show controller can drive any screen.
The exhibit that looks after itself
A gallery PC can’t have someone pressing play every morning or restarting it after a power blip. WareCue is built so it doesn’t need one.
Opens itself
Set it to launch with the computer and go straight into the show, so the first visitor sees the exhibit, not a desktop.
Loops all day
Scenes and cue stacks loop and follow on their own, from opening until close, without drifting or needing a nudge.
Recovers after a power cut
When the power comes back, it restarts into kiosk mode and picks the show straight back up.
Runs offline
Once the machine is licensed it needs no internet. Fully offline activation is available for closed networks.
Switched on once. Minded by no one.
WareCue starts with the machine and opens full-screen in kiosk mode on every output. No login, no desktop, no launching an app.
A scheduled cue takes the galleries from their holding slate to the live exhibit the moment you open to the public.
The foyer loop, the main film, the touch kiosk and the soundscape each run their own content from the one machine, hour after hour.
The kiosk jumps to the detail film with its own audio, plays it through, and drops back to the idle loop on its own — no staff involved.
The circuit trips and resets. The machine reboots, WareCue relaunches into kiosk mode, and the show is back up on its own — no call to the AV company.
A scheduled cue drops the screens to black or a closed card, and the soundscape fades out, ready for the morning.
What makes it install-proof
Fully triggerable
Any input — touch, button, sensor or control system — fires a cue over OSC, MIDI, HTTP, WebSocket or TCP, changing screen and audio together.
Auto-start & kiosk mode
Launch with the computer, open full-screen with no window chrome, and reopen in kiosk mode after any restart.
Opening and closing times
Scheduled cue stacks start and stop content with your opening hours, and change the show by day or by event.
Works on locked-down networks
Licence keys verify locally. Activate once — or fully offline for closed museum networks — then no internet is needed.
Recovers after power loss
Designed to come straight back after a power cut, so an exhibit is never left dark waiting for a visit.
Several screens, one machine
Up to 4 video and 4 audio outputs, each playing its own content — add more with Node machines across the building.
Every kind of exhibit media
Drop media into Assets, build a scene per screen, and let it play. Mix types on the same machine across the space.
Priced for a single exhibit or a whole gallery
| LICENCE | PRICE | OUTPUTS | BEST FOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | £199 one-off | 1 video + 1 audio, inbound triggers | A single screen or exhibit |
| Master | £249/yr or £29/mo | 4 video + 4 audio, 2 activations | Multi-screen galleries |
| Node | £99/yr | Adds 4 video + 4 audio to a Master | Larger buildings and sites |
| Trial | Free | Full features, watermarked | Testing an exhibit |
Perpetual Solo licences suit a fixed single-screen exhibit; Master covers a gallery of screens from one machine. See the full pricing page.
Questions from curators and AV teams
Can visitors trigger content themselves?
Yes. A touchscreen, info button, motion sensor or control system can fire a cue, so an exhibit responds to the visitor instead of just looping. WareCue accepts OSC, MIDI, HTTP, WebSocket and TCP.
Can one button change the screen and the audio together?
Yes. A single cue takes every output at once, so the picture on screen and the sound in the room change in step, then return to the idle scene on follow or a timeout.
Does it need an internet connection to run?
No. Once the machine is licensed, WareCue runs entirely offline. Fully offline activation is available for closed or firewalled museum networks, so the gallery PC never needs to reach the internet.
Will the exhibit come back on its own after a power cut?
Yes. Set WareCue to start with the computer and open in kiosk mode; after a reboot it relaunches and resumes the show without anyone on site.
Can one computer drive several screens?
Yes. A Master licence drives up to 4 video and 4 audio outputs from one machine, each with its own content. Node machines add more outputs elsewhere in the building.
Can it follow our opening hours?
Yes. Scheduled cue stacks start and stop content at set times, so screens go live when you open and drop to black or a closed card at the end of the day.
Does it run on the computers we already have?
WareCue runs on Windows and macOS, released together, so it fits whatever machine is already in the rack.
Set up an exhibit that runs itself
Download the free trial, load your media into Assets, build a scene per screen and set it to start on its own. Licence the machine when you’re ready.
WINDOWS + MACOS · FREE TRIAL · OFFLINE ACTIVATION
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LAST UPDATED 11 OCTOBER 2026