Announcing Xibo v4

Simple, Intuitive, Impactful and Secure, Xibo v4 is here!

For more than nineteen years, we have been enhancing our solutions based on the needs of our users and customers. We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest version, Xibo v4.

Our codename for version 4.0 is Westphal.

20D/Westphal 3 was a periodic comet with an orbital period of 61 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). It was originally discovered by the German astronomer J. G. Westphal on July 24, 1852.

Features

Xibo v4 focuses on 5 key areas and is the culmination of over 12 months of feedback, development, documentation and testing.

This release includes new versions of the CMS, Windows Player and Android Player.

Installation and upgrade

Installation/Upgrade instructions can be found here.

Please note that the minimum version of PHP needed to run the CMS is PHP 8.1.

Before starting your upgrade, please take a note of any API keys in your module settings (for example OpenWeatherMap, Alpha Vantage). After upgrade you will need these to configure the relevent Connector (Applications -> Connectors).

We recommend using player software of the same version as your CMS. Earlier versions of the player will connect to a v4 CMS in legacy mode, unless noted otherwise.

Download

Visit our Downloads page for all the latest releases.

This release is also available cloud hosted.

CMS

Xibo for Docker - Linux / Windows

Xibo for Apache/Nginx / WAMP/IIS

Please note; the links above have been updated for the 4.0.1 release.

Windows

Download Xibo for Windows v4 R400.

Android

Content Synchronisation is available on Android; play synchronised content across two or more displays in a mirrored or video wall configuration.

Download Xibo for Android v4 R400.

webOS

Our v4 player for LG webOS is coming in October. The earliest version of the webOS player which will connect to a v4 CMS is v3 R308.

Download Xibo for webOS R308.

Tizen

Our v4 player for Samsung Tizen is coming in October. The earliest version of the Tizen player which will connect to a v4 CMS is v3 R308.

Download Xibo for Tizen v3 R308.

Feedback

Xibo is built on feedback from our users, community and customers. This release is no different and we’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has provided feedback so far, with particular thanks to Paulo and Jon from the community forums.

Overview Guide

Take a look at our latest guide which explores the User experience in v4: Overview of v4 for Existing Users.

Users need intuitive, simple, yet effective and comprehensive tools to build content quickly. Xibo v4 achieves this by reducing complexity, improving usability and making the user experience more intuitive.

~ Dan Garner - Director of Engineering