The airplane projector that shows real planes
Project real airplanes on your ceiling.
Toasty turns any projector into a live airplane projector. Lie back and watch the actual aircraft flying overhead drift across your ceiling — in real time, with callsigns and glowing trails. No toy gadget, no looping animation.
A toy airplane projector
- — Loops the same pre-recorded plane forever
- — Fun for about a day
- — No connection to the real world
- — One more gadget to buy and store
Toasty
- — Real flights, live, never the same twice
- — Spot a plane on your ceiling, then out the window
- — Doubles as a genuine overhead radar
- — Works with the projector you already own
Three steps to a sky on your ceiling
01
Point a projector up
Aim any projector at your ceiling. Darker room, better picture.
02
Open a Toasty screen
Sign in, make a screen, open its URL on the device driving the projector.
03
Pick Overhead Air Traffic
On your phone, choose the planes app and allow location. Done.
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Frequently asked
- How do I project airplanes on my ceiling?
- Point any projector at your ceiling and open a free Toasty screen on the device driving it. On your phone, launch the Overhead Air Traffic app and allow location access. Real aircraft flying above you will glide across your ceiling in real time.
- Do I need a special airplane projector gadget?
- No. Unlike toy airplane night-light projectors that loop the same animation, Toasty works with any projector you already own — or even a ceiling-facing TV or tablet — and shows real, live flights.
- Are the airplanes real?
- Yes. Toasty pulls live aircraft positions from public ADS-B feeds, so the planes crossing your ceiling are actually flying overhead at that moment, complete with callsigns, altitude, and heading.
- What projector works best?
- Almost anything works, from a $60 mini projector to a home-theater unit. A darker room and a brighter projector give the best contrast for the neon plane trails.
- Is it free?
- Yes, Toasty is free to start. You just need a projector (or any screen) and a phone to use as the remote.