Everything Anthias does, in plain language — what you can show, when it plays, and how you manage it all.
Photos, videos, web pages, YouTube, live streams — if it goes on a screen, Anthias plays it.
Photos, videos, web pages, and live video feeds, all in one playlist. Drag a file in or paste a link — that's the whole workflow.
iPhone photos, screenshots, and pictures straight off a camera all upload and play without anyone having to convert them first.
If a file isn't quite right for your hardware, Anthias quietly prepares it in the background while whatever's already on screen keeps playing.
Paste a YouTube link. Anthias downloads the video and plays it locally, so your screen never buffers and never shows ads or recommended videos.
Point Anthias at any web page — a status board, a weather widget, a live feed, an internal report — and set an auto-refresh interval so the page reloads on its own and stays current.
1080p output with smooth, hardware-accelerated video. Sound goes out through HDMI or the headphone jack — your choice.
Schedule by date, day of the week, or time of day. Anthias takes care of switching things on and off for you.
Set a start and end date so an asset appears for a campaign and disappears on its own when it's over — no reminders, no manual cleanup.
Run one playlist on weekdays, another on weekends, or something special only on Fridays. Each item picks its own days.
Show "we're open" content from 9 to 5, then switch to something else overnight. Schedules that cross midnight work too.
Tell each photo or web page exactly how long to stay on screen. Videos figure out their own length automatically.
Arrange your playlist by dragging items into place, or turn on shuffle to mix things up on every loop.
Jump forward, jump back, or temporarily turn an item off without deleting it — all from the dashboard.
A clean dashboard for managing your screen, with a clear view of how the device is doing.
Open the dashboard from your laptop, phone, or tablet. There's no cloud account — Anthias runs on the device itself, on your own network.
Click any photo, video, or web page to see exactly what your screen will show, right inside the dashboard.
Anthias can tell whether the connected TV is actually powered on, so you can spot a dark display at a glance instead of walking over to check.
See how long the device has been running, how much storage and memory is in use, the software version, and the device's address on your network.
When a newer version of Anthias is released, the dashboard quietly says so. No mailing lists, no checking the website.
Reboot or power off the player from the dashboard, without walking over to the screen. Useful when your displays are scattered around a building.
Set up a new screen in minutes, then lock it down to whoever should have the keys.
On first boot, your TV shows the device's network address and a QR code. Scan it with your phone and you land straight on the dashboard.
Turn on a username and password so only the people you trust can change what's playing. Off by default for quick setup, on whenever you want it.
Encrypt the dashboard with one command. Pick a self-signed certificate for a private setup, a free auto-renewing one for your own domain, or bring your own certificate.
Move things around, plug Anthias into your tools, or manage many screens at once.
Download a single file with your settings and asset list. Upload it later to put everything back, or move it to a brand-new device.
Push content and control playback from your own scripts. The programmable interface is fully documented and stays compatible with older integrations.
Deploy and update Anthias across a fleet of devices through Balena, with over-the-air updates handled for you.
Anthias runs on Raspberry Pi single-board computers and 64-bit x86 PCs.
Pi 5
64-bit
Pi 4
64-bit
Pi 3 B+
64-bit
Pi 3 B
64-bit
Pi 2 B
32-bit
x86 PC
64-bit
Pi 2 and Pi 3 are in maintenance mode. We recommend Pi 4 or later for new installations.
Free, open source, and yours to run on any supported device.