Screenly
Screenly is a cloud-managed digital signage software and hardware vendor positioning itself as 'The Secure Digital Signage Company', powering over 10,000 active screens for enterprises, manufacturers, financial services, and healthcare organisations worldwide. Founded by Viktor Petersson and Alexander Ljungberg, Screenly offers a dual-track deployment model combining proprietary enterprise-grade hardware players and its hardware-agnostic Screenly Anywhere software. Security is the platform's foundational differentiator: Screenly holds SOC 2 Type II certification, employs zero-trust architecture, end-to-end encryption, no open ports, and completed a full transition to passwordless authentication in May 2026.
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Screenly's portfolio spans hardware, software, and a developer platform:
- Screenly Player — Entry-level Raspberry Pi-based digital signage player for single-screen and SMB deployments.
- Screenly Player Max Mk3 — Enterprise-grade 4K-capable player co-engineered with system76, US-assembled in Denver, Colorado; features Intel Core 3 100U, 16 GB DDR5 RAM, 500 GB PCIe4 storage, and simultaneous support for up to four screens (launched March 2026).
- Screenly Anywhere — Hardware-agnostic SaaS player app supporting Android, Android TV, ChromeOS, Samsung Tizen, Amazon Signage Stick (certified June 2026), and any modern web browser.
- Cloud CMS / Management Dashboard — Playlist scheduling, group labels, content caching, 4K/1080p support, portrait/landscape orientation, and real-time device diagnostics.
- AlignCentral (Enterprise Tier) — Multi-team management, SSO/SAML, granular access controls, audit logs, consolidated billing, support SLAs, and dedicated account managers.
- Developer Platform — RESTful Digital Signage API, CLI, JavaScript injection, open-source Edge Apps SDK, and MCP Server (launched January 2026) for AI assistant integration via natural language commands.
- Edge App Store — Pre-built apps for Grafana, Power BI, Tableau, Google Slides, weather, clocks, PagerDuty, and Slack.
- Anthias (open source) — Formerly Screenly OSE; the leading open-source digital signage project on GitHub, supporting Raspberry Pi and generic PCs.
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