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Digital signage software for Raspberry Pi

Signage platforms with a supported Raspberry Pi player, including open source options.

8 entries

The Raspberry Pi is the most common way to put a screen online cheaply. A board, a case, a power supply and an HDMI cable come in well under the price of a commercial media player, and for a playlist of images, video and a web page it is enough hardware.

Where it struggles is heat and continuous video. A Pi in a sealed enclosure behind a screen in a shop window will throttle in summer, and the failure looks like stuttering playback rather than an obvious crash. Plan for ventilation and for the SD card wearing out.

Software support splits cleanly. Some platforms treat the Pi as a first-class player and ship an image for it. Others support it as a Linux target and expect you to sort out the rest.

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

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

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

Screenly

The commercial product from the team behind Anthias, built on Raspberry Pi.

Runs
Cloud
From
$15 per screen, per month
Screenly VERIFIED 2026-09-04

ScreenTinker

An MIT-licensed signage CMS covering an unusually wide range of players.

  • Open source
  • Free tier
  • Self-host
Runs
Cloud, Self-hosted
From
Free tier
ScreenTinker 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

Yodeck

Hosted signage with a free single-screen plan and a wide player list.

  • Free tier
Runs
Cloud
From
$8 per screen, per month
Yodeck VERIFIED 2026-09-04