Show HN: Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app
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Big words for any screen
Make a full-screen sign, timer or message from a link. Hold up your phone at arrivals, put a countdown on the TV, or show the Wi-Fi password at the front desk. No account, no app, nothing stored on a server. The link is the whole display, so you can share it or bookmark it.
Make one by hand
Using the built-in editor is easiest, but generate a link however you like.
Type a message after the #.
https://bigwords.page/#Hello WorldAdd settings with &key=value.
https://bigwords.page/#Hello World&bg=000000&fg=ffd60a&font=4%0A starts a new line. # makes a heading (write it as %23).
https://bigwords.page/#%23 Room 204%0AMeeting in progress|| splits the message into slides.
https://bigwords.page/#Coffee ☕||Tea 🍵||Water 💧&interval=2
Use cases
Every card is a working link. Open it fullscreen, or load it into the editor and make it yours.
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What it does
Auto-fitText grows to fill any screen, from a phone to a stadium board.
Any deviceWorks in any browser: phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs.
Markdown**bold**, *italic*, # and ## headings, real line breaks.
SlidesSplit with || and they rotate on a timer.
CountdownsPut {countdown} anywhere and set &until= for a date or &timer= for a length of time.
QR codes & imagesLinks, Wi-Fi, calls, texts and email, generated in your browser. No third-party services.
Private by designThe message lives in the URL fragment, which browsers never send to a server.
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