Turn any Raspberry Pi and any TV into a managed digital sign with one command. Kiosk mode, crash recovery, TV on/off scheduling and remote management, without building it yourself.
Free plan, no credit card required. Paid plans from €5/month.
No proprietary media player, no expensive signage box. Any Raspberry Pi running Raspberry Pi OS with a desktop works: the installer detects your model, OS and display server (X11 or Wayland) and configures everything for you. For smooth video, we recommend a Pi 4 or 5.
Your dashboard generates this command with your screen’s claim code filled in.
Plug the Pi into any TV or monitor over HDMI, add power, and connect it to the internet via Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
Sign up free, click "Add screen", and you get an install command with a 6-character claim code already filled in.
The installer sets up Chromium in kiosk mode, registers the screen to your account, and configures auto-start and the watchdog.
After the automatic reboot, the Pi boots straight into a full-screen player. Assign a playlist and content appears on the TV.
A Raspberry Pi signage screen has to survive power cuts, Wi-Fi drops, and months of unattended running. The installer sets all of it up for you.
The installer configures autostart on both X11 and Wayland desktops plus a systemd service, so the player launches on every boot, no keyboard or mouse needed after setup.
A systemd watchdog restarts the player within 10 seconds if it ever exits, and the player waits for the network to come up before launching. Power cuts and Wi-Fi drops fix themselves.
The Pi checks your dashboard power schedule every minute and switches the TV on or into standby over HDMI-CEC, no smart plug, no timer, no one climbing behind the TV.
Update playlists, reorder content, trigger a remote software update, or reboot the Pi, all from the dashboard, from anywhere. No VPN, no SSH session.
A daily update check (03:00) fetches new player versions automatically, and you can push an update on demand from the dashboard.
Hidden cursor, no crash bubbles or update prompts, black desktop and quiet boot, viewers only ever see your content, never a desktop or dialog.
Checked on each vendor's own site on 26 October 2026. Plans change, so check the current terms before you choose.
Paid plans of 14 platforms side by side: digital signage software pricing compared.
It depends on how many screens you have and who manages them. For one screen with a web dashboard, TVpilot Free (1 screen, forever, no logo on your content) and Yodeck Free are the simplest. For a handful of screens, piSignage gives 2 screens free and OptiSigns 3 with its logo on screen. If you want open source and are happy to configure each Pi yourself, Anthias costs nothing for any number of screens but has no central dashboard. Xibo has no official Raspberry Pi player.
Any Raspberry Pi that runs Raspberry Pi OS with a desktop can run TVpilot, the installer detects your Pi model, OS version, and whether you are on X11 or Wayland, and configures itself accordingly. For smooth video playback we recommend a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5.
Create a free TVpilot account, add a screen in the dashboard, and paste the generated one-line install command into a terminal on the Pi. The installer sets up Chromium kiosk mode, registers the screen with your claim code, enables auto-start and the watchdog, and reboots the Pi into the player.
Yes. The installer works on an existing Raspberry Pi OS install: it reuses Chromium if it is already installed, and if the Pi was previously registered it keeps the existing screen configuration instead of creating a duplicate.
A systemd watchdog service restarts the player automatically within about 10 seconds if it ever stops. After a power cut, the Pi boots straight back into the player, waits for the network to come up, and resumes playing your content.
Yes. The Pi polls your dashboard power schedule every minute and sends HDMI-CEC commands to switch the TV on at opening time and into standby at closing time. No smart plug or timer needed.
The Pi checks for a new player version every night at 03:00 and updates itself automatically. You can also trigger an update or a reboot for any screen remotely from the dashboard.
Playlists built from images, videos, web pages and PDFs, scheduled per time slot or day of the week. You manage everything from one dashboard, for one screen or a whole fleet.
The software is free for 1 screen with 250 MB storage, free forever and no credit card required. Starter is €5/month with 3 screens included and Pro is €29/month with 10 screens and every Premium feature. The hardware is just a Raspberry Pi and any TV with HDMI.
The hardware is yours; the software starts at €0.
Try TVpilot on one screen, for as long as you like.
For a shop, practice or restaurant with a few screens.
For offices, schools and chains, with every Premium feature.
For organizations with a team, approvals and many locations.
Create an account, add a screen, paste one command, and your Raspberry Pi digital signage is live before the coffee is cold.
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