Creating impactful digital signage applications traditionally involves considerable technical challenges, often preventing businesses from fully expressing their creativity. Selecting hardware, managing operating systems, provisioning devices, and reliably distributing updates can quickly transform exciting projects into daunting tasks. Thankfully, Screenly’s Edge App framework provides an easy solution, empowering users to effortlessly create engaging digital signage apps.
The challenges of traditional digital signage app development
Traditionally, deploying digital signage required navigating numerous technical hurdles, such as hardware selection, operating system management, network setup, and constant maintenance. These tasks typically diverted businesses from focusing on what truly matters: displaying compelling content and increasing customer engagement. Additionally, many digital signage software solutions provide limited integrations that rarely satisfy specific business needs, forcing companies into unwanted compromises.
Screenly Edge Apps: Making digital signage easy
Screenly’s Edge Apps address these common pain points head-on. With Edge Apps, Screenly handles hardware compatibility, operating system reliability, device provisioning, security, and content distribution seamlessly. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to concentrate solely on crafting compelling apps that more effectively integrate with their business tech stack. The Edge Apps framework significantly streamlines digital signage app development, allowing rapid deployment without traditional complexity.
Fully open-source for maximum flexibility
A key advantage of Screenly Edge Apps is that they are open-source. You can find the full code base on GitHub. Unlike typical digital signage applications that offer limited integrations, Edge Apps grant complete freedom to users. Businesses are no longer constrained—they can fully customize each Edge App at the code level, perfectly aligning them with unique business systems. Developers can modify existing functionality or add entirely new features, ensuring that digital signage precisely meets specific operational needs and enhances customer engagement.
Real-time, interactive experiences
Edge Apps operate directly on the signage device, enabling unmatched real-time performance. By running directly on the hardware, Edge Apps drastically reduce latency, allowing immediate responses to local inputs or sensor data. For example, in retail settings, digital signs can instantly display promotional content triggered by customer interactions with products via motion sensors. This dynamic responsiveness creates immersive experiences far beyond what traditional cloud-based signage can achieve.
Explore the Screenly Edge App Store
Screenly further simplifies digital signage with the Edge App Store, offering numerous ready-to-use digital signage apps. The store includes popular applications like weather widgets, digital clocks, and more. Each app is intuitive and deployable within moments, thanks to Screenly’s straightforward drag-and-drop interface.
However, simplicity doesn’t limit flexibility. Because Edge Apps are open source, businesses can fully customize any app from the store. Adjust branding, integrate proprietary data systems, or modify functionality—Screenly ensures that users never need to compromise, delivering precisely tailored digital signage solutions.
Comprehensive solutions from Screenly
In addition to Edge Apps, Screenly provides a complete ecosystem designed to streamline every facet of digital signage deployment. Screenly’s digital signage players offer true plug-and-play convenience. Simply connect the device to your display and network, and it synchronizes seamlessly with your Screenly account.
For even greater flexibility, Screenly Anywhere lets businesses deploy digital signage directly via any modern web browser, eliminating the need for specialized hardware. Existing devices like smart TVs or tablets instantly convert into powerful digital signs, all managed conveniently through Screenly’s intuitive cloud dashboard.
Regardless of media player choice—dedicated Screenly players or Screenly Anywhere - Screenly’s centralized cloud dashboard ensures effortless management. Users can easily schedule content, monitor screen performance in real-time, and distribute updates across multiple locations with minimal effort.
Experience Screenly risk-free
Discovering the ease and power of Screenly’s digital signage software firsthand is simple with a 30-day free trial. Within minutes, businesses can deploy their first digital sign, explore the Edge App Store, and fully customize applications according to their needs.
Screenly empowers businesses to focus less on infrastructure and more on captivating their audience. With Edge Apps, building professional digital signage applications has never been simpler.
Start your 30-day free trial today, and experience hassle-free digital signage with Screenly.
