# Anthias - Free Open Source Digital Signage Software

> Anthias is the world’s most popular open source digital signage software. It turns a Raspberry Pi, x86 PC, or generic 64-bit ARM board into a digital sign that displays images, videos, and web pages, scheduled from a self-hosted web dashboard. No subscriptions, no cloud lock-in.

## Pages

- [Anthias - Free Open Source Digital Signage Software](https://anthias.screenly.io): Free, open source digital signage software. Runs on Raspberry Pi, x86 PCs and ARM single-board computers. Schedule images, videos and web pages. No subscriptions, no per-screen fees.
- [Features - Anthias Digital Signage](https://anthias.screenly.io/features): Anthias features: content scheduling, multiple media types, REST API, web dashboard, Docker deployment, and more.
- [Get Started - Anthias Digital Signage](https://anthias.screenly.io/get-started): Install Anthias on Raspberry Pi, x86 PC, or generic 64-bit ARM SBC (Rock Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi…). Pre-built disk images, one-line installer, and balenaHub options.
- [API Reference - Anthias Digital Signage](https://anthias.screenly.io/api): REST API reference for Anthias. Endpoints for managing assets, device settings, backups, and integrations.
- [FAQ - Anthias Digital Signage](https://anthias.screenly.io/faq): Frequently asked questions about Anthias open source digital signage.
- [Documentation](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs): Anthias documentation: installation, deployment, development, and operations.
- [Anthias for AI Agents](https://anthias.screenly.io/agents): How to drive Anthias digital signage from an AI agent: install a player over SSH, turn on API authentication, then upload images, videos and web pages and schedule them across any number of screens over a plain REST API.
- [Free Digital Signage Software](https://anthias.screenly.io/free-digital-signage-software): Anthias is free digital signage software for Raspberry Pi, x86 PCs and ARM single-board computers. Open source, self-hosted, with no subscriptions, no per-screen fees and no trial period.
- [piSignage Alternative](https://anthias.screenly.io/pisignage-alternative): Anthias is free digital signage for every screen you own, with no player licenses, no account and no database to run. A straight comparison with piSignage for Raspberry Pi.
- [Raspberry Pi Advertising Display](https://anthias.screenly.io/raspberry-pi-advertising-display): Build a Raspberry Pi advertising display for free with Anthias. Loop promotions, offers, and video ads on any screen, with day-parting, portrait mode, and out-of-hours screen shutoff. No subscriptions or per-screen fees.
- [Raspberry Pi Digital Signage](https://anthias.screenly.io/raspberry-pi-digital-signage): Turn a Raspberry Pi into a digital sign for free with Anthias, the open-source digital signage platform. Photos, video, web pages, YouTube and live streams, scheduled from a simple dashboard. No subscriptions.
- [Raspberry Pi Info Screen](https://anthias.screenly.io/raspberry-pi-info-screen): Build a Raspberry Pi info screen for free with Anthias. Show dashboards, calendars, notices and live data on any display. Open source and self-hosted, with no subscriptions or per-screen fees.
- [Free Yodeck Alternative for Digital Signage](https://anthias.screenly.io/yodeck-alternative): Anthias is a free, open-source alternative to Yodeck digital signage software. Self-hosted on your own hardware, with no cloud account and no per-screen fees. An honest comparison of both.

## Documentation

- [Asset Scheduling](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/asset-scheduling): Restrict assets to specific days of the week and time-of-day windows.
- [balena Fleet Deployment](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/balena): Deploy Anthias on your own balena fleet.
- [Developer Documentation](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/development): Develop and contribute to Anthias: architecture, services, building, and testing.
- [Display Schedule](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/display-schedule): Switch the screen off outside opening hours on a daily on/off schedule.
- [Importing Content from Other Platforms](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/import-content): Bring images, videos, and web pages into Anthias from another digital signage platform.
- [Installation Options](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/install): Install Anthias on Raspberry Pi or Debian: imager, balenaHub, releases, or scripted install.
- [Migrating Assets to Screenly](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/migrate-to-screenly): Copy a player's assets from Anthias to a Screenly cloud account.
- [PC (x86) Installation](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/pc): Install Anthias on PC / x86 hardware running Debian 13 (Trixie) or Debian 12 (Bookworm).
- [Raspberry Pi 5 SSD Install](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/pi5-ssd): Install Anthias on a Raspberry Pi 5 with an SSD.
- [QA Checklist](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/qa): Manual testing checklist for Anthias.
- [WiFi Setup](https://anthias.screenly.io/docs/wifi-setup): How Anthias gets a screen onto WiFi when it has no network yet, using the wifi-connect captive portal.

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