Running display and desk on one computer

Display + desk on one computer

Running the queue display and the desk app on a single operator computer is fully supported. Each app opens as a normal window that you can place on a different monitor:

• The desk app is a standard decorated window — normal window controls, no fullscreen lock, no PIN gate. Position it on whichever screen the staff member faces.
• The display app ships as a native desktop client too — install the desktop display client and point it at your queue. On macOS and Windows it keeps the screen awake and updates itself automatically. A browser tab remains a valid alternative: run it in kiosk mode or as a borderless window, pointed at https://display.jonot.io, on the customer- facing monitor.

Both apps connect to the same queue in real time, so staff see the same state the display shows.

A public kiosk requires a dedicated device

Do not run a public kiosk on a shared computer

The native kiosk app and the desk app cannot safely coexist on the same machine when the kiosk is in a public-facing deployment. OS-level escape-prevention — which is mandatory for an unattended public kiosk — locks down the entire machine. That lockdown is incompatible with the desk app (or any other app) being normally usable on the same computer.

Why: a public kiosk requires an OS-level profile that disables Force Quit (⌘+⌥+Esc), Mission Control, Spaces switching, and app switching at the system level. Those restrictions apply machine-wide, so the desk app on the same machine would be equally restricted — a desk operator could not switch applications or use standard OS gestures. The only way to make the machine usable for staff is to weaken the kiosk lockdown, which defeats the purpose.

What to use instead:

Surface	Device
Public kiosk	Dedicated machine — locked-down per the lock-down guide
Staff desk	Shared or staff machine — desk app only
Queue display	Any monitor — desktop display client (recommended) or a browser tab

For deployments where a single physical location needs a kiosk, a display, and a desk, use three separate surfaces: one dedicated kiosk device, the desktop display client (or a browser tab) for the display, and the desk app on the staff computer.