Xibo - An Open Source Digital Signage Software

 Xibo is a software package which provides a high quality digital signage system for free! Digital signage is essentially any form of digital display, such as a TV, which is used for showing notices, public announcements, advertisements, etc.

There are an ever increasing number of software packages that do this job – Xibo sets itself apart in both functionality and cost (Xibo is completely free!). The people behind the Xibo project believe that the software used to display content shouldn’t break the bank and shouldn’t be inflexible, unwieldy or out of date – and we are happy that Xibo is none of these things.

Xibo is community driven and open source which means that if there is something you don’t like, you are completely free to change it (or to get it changed by the community).


Xibo is a “client/server” application – which means it comes in two parts.

The Xibo server is a PHP/MySQL web application which can run on Windows/Mac or Linux. It is the central administration interface for the display network (if its a network of 1, or 1000).


The server is used to upload content, design layouts, schedule content to the display and various other administration tasks.

A client is essentially a “display” (tv, projector, etc) which you will use to show content. Each client can have its own schedule of content and layout on screen. Xibo will run on a PC behind the screen, communicate with the Xibo server and display what its told. It will also report back exactly what has been displayed and for how long.

The two parts can be on the same physical hardware (usual for a single display installation) or span multiple different machines across the network – the server can even be hosted online!

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