Anthias
A free self-hosted player for Raspberry Pi and x86, formerly Screenly OSE.
- Open source
- Free tier
- Self-host
- Runs
- Self-hosted
- From
- Free
Screenly VERIFIED 2026-09-04
Player platform
Digital signage software for Linux
Signage platforms with a Linux player, from packaged installs on standard distributions to purpose-built images.
10 entries
Linux is the default answer when the hardware is already decided and it is not one of the appliance ecosystems. It covers mini PCs, industrial boxes, thin clients and anything else that will boot a standard distribution, which makes it the most flexible option here and the one that asks the most of you.
Support splits into two shapes worth telling apart. Some platforms publish a package for named distributions and versions, which means somebody there tests against them. Others say “Linux” and mean a browser in kiosk mode on whatever you have, which works until a graphics driver update changes what full-screen video does. The first is a supported player; the second is a supported browser.
The work Linux hands back to you is the work an appliance does silently: autostart on boot, recovery after a power cut, screen blanking disabled, automatic updates that do not land mid-afternoon, and a way in when the machine is behind a shop counter. None of it is hard and all of it is yours.
Concerto
A long-running open source signage CMS built around content feeds.
- Open source
- Free tier
- Self-host
- Runs
- Self-hosted
- From
- Free
Concerto project VERIFIED 2026-09-04
Garlic Player
A SMIL player that talks to any CMS speaking the same standard.
- Open source
- Free tier
- Self-host
- Runs
- Self-hosted
- From
- Free
garlic-signage VERIFIED 2026-09-04
Infopanel
A deliberately small slide-based signage tool, deployed with Docker.
- Open source
- Free tier
- Self-host
- Runs
- Self-hosted
- From
- Free
InfoDeskMe VERIFIED 2026-09-04
OnSign TV
Priced per player, with one of the broadest hardware lists published.
- Runs
- Cloud
- From
- $19.99 per screen, per month
OnSign TV VERIFIED 2026-09-04
OptiSigns
Cloud signage with the widest published device list, and public prices.
- Runs
- Cloud
- From
- $10 per screen, per month
OptiSigns VERIFIED 2026-09-04
Pickcel
Per-device pricing published openly, across an unusually wide player list.
- Runs
- Cloud
- From
- $13.50 per screen, per month
Pickcel VERIFIED 2026-09-08
Scala
A 1987 enterprise brand, acquired in 2026 and sold only through partners.
- Runs
- Cloud
- From
- On request
Dise, Vertiseit Group VERIFIED 2026-09-04
Signage Orchestrator
A scheduling front end for Raspberry Digital Signage and Raspberry Slideshow players.
- Open source
- Free tier
- Self-host
- Runs
- Self-hosted
- From
- Free
BinaryEmotions VERIFIED 2026-09-04
Xibo
Open source signage you can run on your own server or buy hosted.
- Open source
- Free tier
- Self-host
- Runs
- Cloud, Self-hosted
- From
- $4.90 per screen, per month
Xibo Signage Ltd VERIFIED 2026-09-04
Players
Media players in the directory that run on this platform.