By Gulaiym Agbal

If you wish to ease your way into the world of digital signage before you commit cash and resources to it, then free open source software can be of great use. Not that digital signage is tricky. In fact, it’s easier and quicker to manage than traditional OOH. Learn how VODXS can help you sell to a targeted audience.

Go through this list of free digital signage software. Visit the relevant websites for detail and comparison. Contrast offerings for the services offered, packages available, and ongoing operations costs attached with each.

Your small business may not need all the features of enterprise-grade software, then why pay for it. You can get commercial signage Content Management Platforms that license at rates of $10/month per media player.

1. Concerto – Concerto Signage was founded in 2008. It is an open source project, and a work in progress. It has grown to its present status from a student project that was undertaken at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This web-based digital signage system lets you publish graphical, video, and textual content through user submissions or automatically from the web. It is easy to customize messages for each display so that you can address your target audience.
2. Screenly – Screenly, available as an open source and commercial offering, lets users run digital signage software via Raspberry Pi PC. Screenly supports videos, images, and web pags. BMP images are not supported.
3. Vodigi – If you seek free open source digital signage software with impressive interactive capabilities, then consider Vodigi. While no longer under active development, Vodigi still is packed with features such as enabling customers to browse through content, viewing interactive product demonstrations, and much more.
4. Xibo – Xibo offers a comprehensive digital signage solution. It is a web-based content management system (CMS) that runs on Android or Windows platforms. With Xibo you can design content, create layouts, and preview your work. Schedule content, run campaigns, monitor displays in real-time, gather proof-of-play data, and do much more with Xibo.
5. Open Splash – With OpenSplash, you can easily generate playlists and get media files from servers. It can run video walls and it supports screen zoning. You can use it to build solutions with CMS of your choice.