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Microsoft Excel on your screen

Paste your Excel workbook from OneDrive or SharePoint, pick which cell, row or dashboard to show, and watch your screen update itself. Works on TV, kiosk, Android stick and in any browser. Start free for 3 screens.

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Three steps, one 15-minute cycle

No Power BI Pro, no consultant, no Azure tenant setup.

01 / CONNECT MICROSOFT 365

Sign in with your work account

Click "Connect to Microsoft", sign in with your 365 account, and grant Gibeon read access to the workbooks you explicitly select. OAuth respects your Conditional Access policies. No API keys, no Azure app registration.

02 / PICK WHAT YOU SHOW

One click per preset

One cell as a big number, one row as a card, all rows rotating, or an entire tab as a readable table. Four presets, ready to use. For row presets you can build your own layout with our template engine.

03 / READY IN 60 SECONDS

Auto-refresh every 15 minutes

Drag the item onto a screen or playlist. The screen fetches fresh data from OneDrive or SharePoint every 15 minutes. If the internet drops, the last value stays visible.

What it solves

You have an Excel workbook running all day. The production numbers. The queue length at the counter. Today's sales. The OEE score of the line. Everyone is already in Excel; that is not the problem. The problem is getting it onto a screen the whole crew can see.

The usual workaround: a laptop in the corner with the workbook open, a browser tab on a Chromecast that loses its connection every two hours, or Power BI Pro (€10 per user per month) set up for a single production board. A lot of work for one number.

With Gibeon you paste the workbook, pick what to show, done. The Microsoft Graph API reads from OneDrive or SharePoint with your existing 365 permissions. Workbook changes are on the screen within the quarter hour.

Four ready-to-go presets

For row presets: build your own layout with our template engine.

Big KPI

One cell, one giant number. Optional label ("Production today") and conditional colors (green above target, orange 90-100%, red below). Readable from 5 meters. For production, sales, queue length, OEE, inventory.

One row as a card

Select columns from one row and build how it looks. Drag fields onto a template, pick fonts and colors. For "shift lead of the day", "current order", "active deviation alert".

Rotating list

Loop through all rows, X seconds each, every row in your template. For open orders with customer name and deadline, running projects with status, leaderboards with team and score.

Table view

Entire tab as a readable table. Bold headers, generous padding, alternating row colors, readable from afar. For production planning, inventory overview, shift schedules, scoreboards showing everything at once.

Build your own layout

For row presets you do not stop at defaults. Our template editor lets you set fonts, colors, photo positions, fields. A paper-mill production board looks different from a sales leaderboard.

Mix with other content

Put an Excel KPI next to weather, RSS headlines, photos, video or opening hours — on one screen, in the same style. Production board with KPIs on the left and current safety alerts on the right: one playlist, two sources.

How Gibeon compares to the known names

What ScreenCloud, OptiSigns and Valotalive offer for Excel, side by side.

What you wantGibeonScreenCloudOptiSignsValotalive
One cell as a big number (one-click)Yes, presetNo (embeds whole workbook)Only on higher tierVia dashboard builder
Custom layout per row (drag-drop)Yes, template engineNo (fixed embed look)No (fixed widget look)Limited (template set)
OneDrive + SharePoint bothYes, bothYesYesYes
Azure AD / SSO respects permissionsYesYesYesYes (positioned as USP)
Auto-refresh intervalEvery 15 min (concrete)"Periodically"Min 1h, default 12hNot stated
Multilingual flow + helpcenter (NL/FR/DE)YesNoNoNo
Price for 3 screensFree~$60/month$30-45/monthQuote on request
Price for 5 screens no watermark€39/month~$100/month$50-75/monthQuote on request
MCP server for Claude / CursorYesNoNoNo

Prices based on publicly listed pricing pages May 2026. ScreenCloud Core $20/screen, OptiSigns Standard $10 / Pro $12.50 / Pro Plus $15 per screen. Valotalive quotes per enterprise deployment.

What the US players do not do

ScreenCloud, OptiSigns and Valotalive have ranked on Excel digital signage queries in English for years. Three things none of them offers: a free tier that works with your own branding, a multilingual flow (NL/FR/DE) including a helpcenter for your team, and a template engine that lets you choose how a row looks instead of forcing a fixed embed look.

OptiSigns has required at least an hour between syncs since 2024 and defaults to 12 hours — for a production board running two shifts daily that is too slow. We refresh every 15 minutes, no caveats.

Frequently asked questions

Does this work with an Excel file on OneDrive or SharePoint?

Both. You sign in with your Microsoft 365 account and grant Gibeon read access to the workbooks you explicitly select. OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and shared team sites all work.

How often does the screen refresh?

Every 15 minutes. Change a cell at 09:03 and the screen shows the new value by 09:18 at the latest. No vague "soon" promises — you know exactly when.

What about conditional formatting, charts and formulas?

Formulas work like in Excel — we read the calculated value. Conditional formatting and charts are not copied 1:1; we give you a template engine to build the same result with more control over fonts, colors and padding for readability from afar.

What if my internet drops?

The screen keeps showing the last fetched value until the connection is back. No blank screens, no "loading..." messages.

Do I need Power BI?

No. We read the Excel workbook directly via the Microsoft Graph API. No Power BI Pro license, no Power Apps, no dataset publishing. Paste workbook URL, pick cell or row, done.

Does this work with Excel desktop or only Excel Online?

We read the file on OneDrive or SharePoint. If you work in Excel desktop and save to OneDrive (the default since 2018), your changes sync automatically. Local .xlsx files that never reach the cloud are not supported.

Can I put more than one workbook on one screen?

Yes. Combine multiple Excel presets in one playlist, or put an Excel KPI next to other content — weather, RSS headlines, photos, video, opening hours.

Do I need to buy hardware?

No. Works on any TV with Chromecast or Apple TV, on Android sticks, on kiosk tablets, and just in a browser. Want a complete solution? Our Gibeon Player runs on Android.

How much does it cost at multiple screens?

Workspace pricing, not per screen. Free up to 3 screens (small watermark). Starter €39/month up to 5 screens no watermark. Pro €99/month for 10 screens, then €4 per extra screen.

Does this work with Azure AD / SSO?

Yes. OAuth via Microsoft 365 respects your existing tenant permissions. Conditional Access policies still apply. A user without access to a workbook will not see it via Gibeon either.

I am a developer — is there an API?

Yes. All tiers, including free, have REST and an MCP server for AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf). Open source under MIT. See the developer quickstart at /dev.

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