Widescreen Awnings & Outdoor Blinds

Bring Your Outdoors to Life — Comfort, Style, and Protection All Year Round

Imagine turning your patio, balcony, or alfresco area into your favourite spot — no matter the season.
With Widescreen’s beautifully designed awnings and blinds, you can enjoy fresh air, sunshine, and outdoor living without the discomfort of harsh heat, cold winds, rain, or bugs.

More than just shade, Widescreen creates a true outdoor retreat — comfortable, stylish, and ready for every occasion.

Instantly Create New Space In Your Home

Unlock your home’s  potential.  Enhance your space, create an outdoor haven for true outdoor comfort. From the summer heat to the winter chill, Widescreen blinds and awnings shield your alfresco, pergola, patio or balcony. Open-air living at its best, all year round.

Australian Designed, Widescreen Offers a Diverse Range of External Blinds

The original Widescreen system started with our integrated locking zip technology, while not visible the zip welded to the fabric glides smoothly within our side channels, completely sealing the opening. Protection from wind, rain, insects and while providing maximum solar heat and glare reduction. Available up to 6.5 metre widths, custom built for a perfect fit.

Tailor-Made Solutions for Every Outdoor Space

Widescreen External Screens

Perfect for enclosing patios, balconies, and alfresco areas. Keep the weather and insects out while enjoying fresh air and natural light. Slim, stylish, and incredibly durable — made to fit perfectly.

Wire Guide Blinds

A sleek, cable-guided system ideal for large floor-to-ceiling spaces. Easy to use, smooth to operate, and perfect for windy conditions.

Straight Drop Blinds

Simple, affordable, and effective. Great for covered outdoor areas or windows where you want reliable shade without fuss.

AutoGlide Awning (New!)

Innovation meets tradition. A smart upgrade to classic auto awnings — designed to cover tricky spaces with ease.

Pivot Arm Awnings

Great for upstairs windows — keep your home cooler while still letting light and air flow through.

Folding Arm Awnings

Create a shaded outdoor room — with strong, stylish awnings that stretch wide and stand up to tough Aussie weather.

Slide Lock Blinds

An easy, budget-friendly way to shade your patio or balcony. Great for calm areas without heavy winds.

Traditional Lock Arm Awnings

The classic look never goes out of style — with flexible design options to suit your space.

Why Widescreen?

  • Live Outdoors in Total Comfort - Stay cool in summer, warm in winter, and protected from the elements all year.
  • Enjoy More Privacy - Create a private oasis for relaxing or entertaining.
  • Control Light, Heat, and Weather - Let in the breeze and block out the rest with the touch of a button.
  • Designed for Aussie Living - Built tough for our harsh conditions, with style that suits any home.

Easy Ways to Control Your Comfort

MANUAL

Simple crank-handle control. Easy, reliable, and budget-friendly.

MOTORISED

Open and close your shades at the touch of a button — pure convenience.

SMART

Control everything from your phone or voice assistant (Alexa, Google) for the ultimate in effortless living.

Designed for Aussie Homes

  • Built with the highest-quality materials for long-lasting performance.
  • Slim, modern design to blend beautifully with any home style.
  • Custom-made for wide spans, big drops, and tricky spaces.
  • Reduces your energy bills by keeping your home cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

Colours That Complement Your Home

Choose from a range of stylish, timeless colours to suit any décor:

Pearl White

Classic cream

Paper Bark

Woodland Grey

Monument

Black

Designed To Perform

Widescreen External Blinds have many unique features to simplify installation, improve reliability and provide the performance necessary to function for years to come. Placing high importance on aesthetics, slim and compact fittings are designed to integrate sleekly with any style of architecture. Capable of wide spans, long drops, and having interchangeable components, makes Widescreen External Blinds the perfect customised solution for outdoor comfort and shading.  

Highest Quality

The Widescreen External Blind system is manufactured from the highest quality materials that includes stainless steel, glass filled nylon and premium extruded aluminium. These materials are complimented with high-performance external fabrics for controlling natural light, heat and solar energy.  Widescreens will extend your outdoor living, providing comfort and insulation, all delivered with the security of quality manufacture.

Reduced Energy Consumption

Control of heat, cooling and light. Widescreens automation options allows each blind to work individually or together based on user preferences or external conditions. 

Your Outdoor Space, Made Better

Widescreen transforms your outdoor spaces into places you love to spend time — whether you’re entertaining friends, relaxing with a book, or simply enjoying the fresh air.
Beautiful, smart, and built to last — Widescreen makes every day feel a little more like a holiday at home.

widescreen awning

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use Widescreen as a break against heavy winds?

External blinds are not designed to endure heavy winds. We recommend blinds to be drawn and secured during heavy winds and storms. Consult your Widescreen supplier for further details.

Widescreen features side adjustment channels which can help mitigate installation issues in unaligned/out of square areas. Contact your closest Widescreen supplier for their measure and quote service.

We recommend regular cleaning, at least every 3 months. Use a soft brush to clean the blind. Aluminium extrusions can be cleaned with a soft cloth and warm soapy water or a small amount of mild detergent if required. Once cleaned apply silicone spray to the side guide grooves, contact your closest Widescreen supplier to purchase the correct silicone product. Widescreen side guides are cleverly designed to allow and dirt, dust or grime to exit at the bottom when cleaned.

The fastener is welded or sewn onto the fabric and fed into the side rails, allowing it to be securely guided up and down in operation. This hi-performance fastening system provides the stability and protection needed in retention blinds.

Widescreen’s side fastener system is the strongest and most flexible on the market.

Your external roller blinds can expand to a total area of 18 sqm. The maximum possible width is 6.5 metres and maximum drop is 3.4 metres. If your area is larger than this, please consult with a Widescreen professional for further advice.

The hardware comes in six standard colours or can be custom powder coated to suit your existing outdoor decor.  The Hi- Performance Fabric colours and styles selection is extensive, for a complete fabric selection please consult your Widescreen supplier.

External blinds create a comfortable outdoor area in any season, whether you want to stay cool on hot summer days, trap the heat in the cooler months, or simply create a barrier to protect you from insects and inclement weather. Importantly, these all-weather blinds help minimise your reliance on heating and cooling by helping maintain a comfortable temperature in the sectioned off area. This means that you can reduce your energy consumption whilst helping the environment.

The most common use is as outdoor patio blinds. They are easily installed on verandas, balconies and other outdoor entertaining areas, and even as pergola blinds. Increasingly Widescreen is being used as an outdoor window covering providing a stylish alternative to outdoor shutters or awnings. This prevents sun heat from ever reaching the window pane, which helps with maintaining a cooler indoor temperature.

With our expanding range of products, we have a solution for various areas.

Widescreen internal blinds Capable of wide spans and long drops making it the perfect solution for Small and large openings reducing annoying light caps. The wide spanning capabilities expand the possibilities for internal use.

Ready to open up your outdoors?

Get in touch today and let’s create your perfect outdoor haven.

Call XL Security & Blinds today on 5593 7900 to talk to one of our experts or send an enquiry online to arrange your FREE on-site quote!

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