The following matrix gives you an overview of all FrontFace features. You can also see whether a particular feature is only available for the Windows Player App (
) or also for the Android Player App (
). It is also indicated whether the respective feature requires an additional plugin or is included in the standard range of functions of FrontFace:
| Feature |
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Remarks | |
| FrontFace Assistant (CMS) | ||||
| FrontFace Assistant (Windows application) for comfortable editing and maintenance of projects and content | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Project management for an unlimited number of projects | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| User interface and user manual available in German and English | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Remote monitoring of the player PC(s) (live screenshot and log) | ✔ | |||
| Optional Expert Mode with enhanced functionality | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Multi-user support with dedicated access rights management | ✔ | ✔ | can optionally be enabled if required | |
| FrontFace Player App | ||||
| Digital Signage Playlists (non-interactive) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Touchscreen menus (interactive) | ✔ | |||
| Kiosk Browser (interactive) | ✔ | for Web pages, apps and other media objects | ||
| Hardware accelerated transition effects | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display images (JPEG, PNG, etc.) and slide shows with optional MotionZoom and blurring effects | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| View videos (MP4, WMV, etc.) including audio | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display of PDF and XPS documents | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display of formatted text | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Support for placeholders in texts | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Support for data placeholders | ✔ | ✔ | Integration of external live data via XML, JSON and plain text | |
| Support for embedding playlists in other playlists | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display of QR codes (web link, business card, text, etc.) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display of vector graphics (SVG) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display of colored areas and complex color gradients | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Scrolling news ticker (RSS news feed or free text) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Weather display (current location and 3-day forecast) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display of date and time (analog & digital) as well as timer and countdown functions | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Visualization of countdowns by means of a progress bar | ✔ | |||
| Print2Screen (Integrate content from any Windows application using the print function) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Hot Folder (integrate network drives or network shares in "live" mode) | ✔ | ✔ | on Android XPS is not supported and PDF only on devices with Chrome WebView 98 or higher | |
| Integration of content as dynamic link (via net share or URL) | ✔ | (✔) | on Android only via URL | |
| Display of video streams | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Display of calendar data and appointments from Exchange, Notes, Excel, iCal and SharePoint | ✔ | ✔ | requires Calendar plugin | |
| Support for plugins | ✔ | (✔) | only the "Calendar" and "Newsboard" plugin are also available for Android | |
| Plugin SDK for developing your own plugins | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Integration of external apps and applications (EXE files) | ✔ | |||
| Support for audio files (e.g. background music) and audio streams (Internet radio) | ✔ | |||
| Interactive audio control (volume up/down, mute) | ✔ | |||
| Screen saver function (for interactive terminals) | ✔ | |||
| Support of multi-touch gestures (e.g. pinch-to-zoom) | ✔ | |||
| Optional onscreen keyboard | ✔ | (✔) | on Android only the system keyboard is available | |
| Print function (printout on default printer) | ✔ | |||
| Sending content by e-mail ("sharing feature") | ✔ | |||
| Sticky note function (can also be used interactively) | ✔ | requires (free) Sticky Note plugin | ||
| Multi-language support (especially for touch menus) | ✔ | |||
| Support for Unicode characters and RTL / LTR (e.g. Chinese, Arabic, etc.) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Control of the visibility of pages (manual or time-controlled) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Access protection for pages by password or RFID/barcode/chipcard | ✔ | |||
| Support of actions (extended control options) | ✔ | |||
| Click2Zoom Function (Tap on media object to view in full-screen mode) | ✔ | |||
| Click actions (invoking functions ) | ✔ | |||
| Mixed operation: desktop PC with output on second screen/TV | ✔ | |||
| Time-based scheduling of content using timers (including repetitive patterns) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Event-based scheduling of content using event sources | ✔ | |||
| Layouts and Screen Partitioning | ||||
| Support of any screen resolutions (including full HD and 4K) and orientations | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Flexible scaling and adjustment of media objects during playback | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Multi-player and multi-screen support | ✔ | (✔) | only one screen per player on Android | |
| Support for video walls and LED video matrix walls | ✔ | |||
| More than 70 included layouts for arranging content and media | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Integrated layout editor for your own layouts | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Freely customizable screen layout (split screen) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Rotatable containers (360°) in layouts | ✔ | |||
| Various themes for buttons in touchscreen menus | ✔ | |||
| Image Map function and free placement of buttons in touch menus | ✔ | |||
| Integration of Web Pages | ||||
| Display websites (modern Chromium-based HTML5 browser engine) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Alternatively, websites can be displayed in Microsoft Edge Engine | ✔ | |||
| Alternatively, websites can be displayed in Internet Explorer | ✔ | |||
| Support of websites with password protection (BasicAuth, Forms-based or client certificate authentication) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Scripting of websites using JavaScript (e.g. for removing cookie banners) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Support of SSL/TLS-encrypted websites (https) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Download & opening of files optionally supported in the browser | ✔ | |||
| Display PDF files directly in the browser | ✔ | |||
| Typical Use Cases and Applications | ||||
| RSS news board with support for pictures and videos | ✔ | requires Newsboard plugin | ||
| Dashboard / shop floor board for the visualization of key figures and data | ✔ | ✔ | requires Dashboard plugin | |
| Display of accident statistics (such as "No accident for x days.") | ✔ | requires Accident Statistics plugin | ||
| Quiz (with your own questions, interactively and non-interactively) | ✔ | requires Quiz plugin | ||
| Interactive painting app for kids | ✔ | requires Doodle Board plugin | ||
| Interactive fulltext search for structured data | ✔ | requires Search Engine Plugin | ||
| Controlling of playlists via app or smartphone and "call-up systems" | ✔ | requires Remote Control plugin | ||
| Controlling of playlists with an external calendar (Exchange, Notes, SharePoint, etc.) with support for placeholders | ✔ | requires Calendar Trigger plugin | ||
| Integration of Power BI Reports and Dashboards | ✔ | requires Power BI plugin | ||
| Personalized reception and welcome screens | ✔ | |||
| Digital black board | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Digital menu boards | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Supported Update Methods (Publishing) | ||||
| All-In-One (Standalone Installation) | ✔ | |||
| Local Network (directly) | ✔ | |||
| Local Network (with File Server or NAS) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Over the Internet (FrontFace Cloud) | ✔ | ✔ | Only available in conjunction with a FrontFace Cloud license (subscription) | |
| Over the Internet (Cloud Storage Service) | ✔ | ✔ | cloud storage service (e.g. Dropbox, OneDrive or OwnCloud) is required | |
| Over the Internet (Web Server) | ✔ | ✔ | self-hosted or hosted web server required | |
| Offline (via USB thumb drive) | ✔ | ✔ | requires manual restart on Android | |
| Tools & Extras | ||||
| FrontFace Lockdown Tool | ✔ | |||
| Licensing | ||||
| Hardware-bound License | ✔ | ✔ | ||