A complete open-source digital signage stack, built on the SMIL standard.
- No vendor lock-in
- No forced cloud
- No subscriptions
- No black boxes
Just open infrastructure.
| Project | What it does | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| garlic-player | SMIL media player | Linux, Android, macOS, Windows |
| garlic-hub | CMS & Device Management | Self-hosted |
| garlic-launcher | Root-free Android kiosk launcher | Android |
| garlic-daemon | systemd-based player maintenance (in development) | Linux |
| garlic-proxy | Proxy for restricted network environments | Self-hosted |
SMIL is to multimedia what HTML is to documents: the W3C standard. Not one of many. The one since 1998. It works. It's vendor-neutral and brings transparency to an industry that profits from lock-in. Digital signage deserves better than proprietary prisons.
All projects are AGPL-3.0.
Free to use. Fully open.
- Bug reports and feature requests → Issues in the respective repo
- Questions → Discussions
- Commercial support & custom development → smil-control.com
Support the project → GitHub Sponsors
