SmilControl CMS

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API access

Nosmil-control.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Audience

The maker positions SaaS for quick starts, campaigns, and users without operations staff, and self-hosting for business-critical, data-sensitive, long-term, or regulated environments.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Authentication

The SaaS CMS supports optional multi-factor authentication using a second factor such as an authenticator-app code.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Content types

images,videos,documents,livestreams,websites,RSS/Atom feeds,HTML5 widgets,SVG templatessmil-control.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Dynamic content

The CMS can link RSS feeds to templates and updates channel subscriptions several times a day.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Integrations

The maker lists Google or Exchange meeting-room interfaces as widget examples and supports content from RSS or Atom feeds.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Limits

The maker says the SaaS is a closed platform hosted on its servers, with per-player subscription pricing; its comparison page says self-hosted garlic-hub lacks SaaS MFA and reporting.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Media management

Users upload images, videos, and documents through browser drag-and-drop into a central media pool; images and videos are converted online.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Offline playback

Yessmil-control.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Player compatibility

The SaaS CMS is described as compatible with the open SMIL standard and works with garlic-player, IAdea hardware players, and SMIL-compatible media players.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Product

SmilControl CMS manages screens and digital signage content centrally in a hosted browser-based service.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Reporting

Playback logs can be generated for configurable periods, viewed as pie charts, or downloaded as CSV; system and inventory reports help monitor equipment health.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Scheduling

Playlists can be scheduled for business hours, other times, or specific days, and can be nested for reuse.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Security and privacy

The maker says the SaaS supports MFA; its privacy page says the website uses no cookies or Google Analytics and warns that internet data transfer cannot be completely protected from third-party access.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Support

The 10-player SaaS example includes remote training and email support with a maximum 48-hour weekday response time; the 50-player reseller example includes working-hours phone support and severity-based email response times of up to 12 working hours or 48 hours.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Templates and widgets

Users can create templates based on SVG 1.2 or HTML5, while widgets can be built with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript and scheduled like media.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

User roles

customsmil-control.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Zones and formats

SMIL players can show independent content in multiple, including overlapping, screen zones; the page says content can be shown in 4K, 8K, or higher.smil-control.com · read 12 Oct 2026

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