Version History

Version: 26.1
Year of release: 2026
End of Technical Support:1.1.2028
Information about new functionality, system adjustments and error corrections
  • Authentication via Microsoft Entra ID (application mode and signed-in user mode) is now available for accessing Microsoft 365 / SharePoint Online from XML and JSON data sources.
  • Extended data filtering options in data sources based on time (functions ADDDAYS, ADDMONTHS)
  • Minor graphical adjustments in the Layout Editor (hiding passwords, etc.)
Version: 25.2
Year of release: 2025
End of Technical Support:1.7.2027
Information about new functionality:
  • Added support for logging into VNC Player using a Windows account (e.g. RealVNC)
  • Fixed an issue with skipping "hidden" tabs in TabControl Player
Version: 25.1
Year of release: 2025
End of Technical Support:1.1.2027
Information about new functionality:
  • New data source: OpenAI Data Source.
  • Support for new file formats: Extended Excel Data Source with support for Calc | LibreOffice files.
  • CSV loading: Added ability to load CSV files with specific encoding.
  • Layout Editor improvements:
    • Added logging for easier identification of issues when data fails to load.
    • Added automatic refresh of the data source when related tag values change.
  • Media file management: Improved cleanup of unused media files on the client side.
Version: 24.2
Year of release: 2024
End of Technical Support:1.7.2026
Information about new functionality:
  • Remote client control: Added support for turning clients on/off via remotely controlled relay, client relay, Wake-on-LAN messages, etc.
  • DataGrid Player optimization: Removed delay when displaying data for the first time.
  • Value formatting: Improved formatting, including unit support when using "noformat".
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed issue when rendering localized strings in DataList.
    • Fixed non-functional restart of Layout Editor.
    • Resolved issue where playback could freeze in action mode.
Version: 24.1
Year of release: 2024
End of Technical Support:1.1.2026
Information about new functionality:
  • Reworked entire system to 64-bit architecture.
  • Fixed Layout Editor startup issue after browser core updates (Edge and Chrome).
  • Updated Chromium core (Chrome + Edge).
  • Updated Google.API (YouTube Player).
  • Redirected cache folders to user profile.
  • Fixed exception when defining slideshow presentations in InfoPanels Explorer.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Version: 23.3
Year of release: 2023
End of Technical Support:1.7.2025
Information about new functionality:
  • Added option to use XPath in XML and JSON data sources.
  • XML Data Source now supports reading results from web services (SOAP, WSDL).
  • Added bulk font change for entire layouts or selected parts.
  • Redesigned table editor in InfoPanels Explorer.
  • Fixed non-functional zoom and refresh in Web Browser Player (Edge mode).
  • Added option to save and auto-fill passwords in WebBrowser Player.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Version: 23.2
Year of release: 2023
End of Technical Support:1.7.2025
Information about new functionality:
  • Integrated Edge core into web players (WebBrowser, YouTube Player, etc.).
  • Completely redesigned VLC Player.
  • Added ability to browse, stop, and start PowerPoint presentations.
  • Added display scaling options depending on OS font size settings.
  • Fixed issue where PowerPoint presentations failed to display if font size was not set to 100%.
  • Added option to set fixed font size for text elements.
  • Added support for MS SQL 2022.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Version: 23.1
Year of release: 2023
End of Technical Support:1.1.2025
Information about new functionality:
  • New data source: Image Data Source.
  • Added option to select PDF rendering method (DirectX, etc.).
  • Added OpenWeatherMap support in Proxy Weather service (Yahoo Weather API discontinued).
  • Font size no longer affects TabControl Player margins.
  • Fixed non-functional YouTube Data Source.
  • Improved date string formatting.
  • Fixed error: "Player cannot be cast to type InfoPanels.IMediaFilesDownloader".
  • Added support for multiple parallel playback of the same file within a single layout.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
  • New demo version released.
Version: 22.3
Year of release: 2022
End of Technical Support:1.7.2024
Information about new functionality:
  • Added slideshow support for Dashboard tabs (manual or automatic rotation).
  • Updated project to .NET Framework 4.8 (minimum required runtime version).
  • Improved data type detection when loading Excel files.
  • Removed layout import option in InfoPanels Explorer.
  • Fixed issue where PDF files would not play within TabControl.
  • Fixed display of TabControl Player tab even when marked "Skip in rotation".
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Version: 22.2
Year of release: 2022
End of Technical Support:1.7.2024
Information about new functionality:
  • WebBrowser Player introduced.
  • Added Chrome DevTools display, passing @displayId parameter to URL, and returning to home page after inactivity.
  • Increased maximum number of photos in slideshow.
  • Added ability to select database catalog name during server installation.
  • Fixed issue where content playback did not start if database connection was refused during player configuration loading.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Version: 22.1
Year of release: 2022
End of Technical Support:1.1.2024
Information about new functionality:
  • Added option to select weather icon set.
  • New weather forecast source: www.weatherapi.com.
  • Added support for empty values in Excel Data Source.
  • New demo version released.
Version: 21.1
Year of release: 2021
End of Technical Support:1.1.2023
Information about new functionality:
  • Removed Yahoo Weather support.
  • Enabled parallel downloading of the same file within a single layout.
  • Fixed infinite presentation loop when triggering an "alert message".
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Version: 20.3
Year of release: 2020
End of Technical Support:1.7.2022
Information about new functionality:
  • Added overview screen for InfoPanels server status.
  • Added SSL/TLS communication support in RSS and Weather Data Sources.
  • Extended time functions for filtering via SELECT EXPRESSION in data sources (GETDATE(), NOW(), TODAY(), etc.).
  • WatchDog extended to detect and control Sharp monitors.
  • Layout Tags Data Source now allows selecting which tags to load.
  • Extended client stations section with display type, display status, and WatchDog information.
  • Added saving of filters and list layouts in InfoPanels Explorer.
  • Client log now includes the exact log timestamp.
  • Added ability to delete multiple presentations at once.
  • Log cleanup is now performed on the server side.
  • Added ability to clone and delete table rows.
Version: 20.2
Year of release: 2020
End of Technical Support:1.7.2022
Information about new functionality:
  • New data sources: Exchange Calendar, JSON.
  • Added categories and tooltips to data source properties.
  • Added text rotation option in Text and DateTime Players.
  • PDF Player extended with display quality setting.
  • Arrow Player now supports color configuration via data sources.
  • Added option to capture client screenshots.
  • Enabled customization of calendar element appearance.
  • Enabled layout deletion in demo version.
  • Added ability to change DataGrid Player design in demo version.
  • Data sources now support adding a calculated column.
  • Removed support for Advert module (ads).
  • Added function to randomize slideshow image order/playback.
  • Logging now includes client name.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Version: 20.1
Year of release: 2020
End of Technical Support:1.1.2022
Information about new functionality:
    • Scheduling events reworked to calendar
    • Added Dashboard Player with the possibility of creating interactive bulletin boards with online charts, tables, etc.
    • Added support for MS SQL 2019
    • Added categorization of Actions
    • User permissions extended to records Events, Conference halls and Presentations
    • Screen capture changed (eliminating black screen when changing layout, etc.)
    • Added the possibility of mass display configurations
    • Fixed interruption of playlist play in case of communication failure with server
    • New demo released
    • Documentation updates
    • Other minor improvements and bug fixes
Version: 19.2
Year of release: 2019
End of Technical Support:1.7.2021
Information about new functionality:
  • Added support for multiple InfoPanels installations on one server
  • User permissions extended about records of client station
  • Added ability to hide charts in client stations list
  • Added support playing website during playlist
  • Fixed bug when editing Slideshow and URL actions
  • Added possibility to save VNC password to client
  • Added the size of images in a Slideshow
  • Added support for python scripts for demo version
  • Log extended with client identifier
  • Added ability to clone data source
  • Added layout name in display configuration
  • Added support animations for PowerPoint presentations
  • Fixed bug when editing actions Slideshow and URL (web pages)
Version: 19.1
Year of release: 2019
End of Technical Support:1.7.2021
Information about new functionality:
  • New demo released
  • Disabled initial startup of "Offline" layout when server is available
  • Disable or Enable MediaPlayer activity logging (eliminate playlist delay)
  • Updating YouTube Player
  • Added user privileges to Events and Conference halls
  • Fixed flicker when changing layout
  • Added ability to delete pictures in image library in demo version
  • Detection and "whispering" of available MS SQL servers when entering login data
  • Optimization of data transmission
  • Extension for supported formats in Media Player
  • Added action for bulk create presentation
  • Added deleting media file from Media Server when presentation removed in InfoPanels Explorer
  • Insert item to playlist (action) by using drag&drop
  • Accelerated execution of snapshots of client stations
  • Added "Execute" action to all database data sources
  • Scheduling events reworked to calendar
  • Allows to define multiple actions on the display simultaneously
  • Fixed logging of image in slideshow
  • Added support for animation elements from PowerPoint presentations
  • Other minor enhancements and bug fixes
Version: 6.3.8
Year of release: 2019
End of Technical Support:1.1.2021
Information about new functionality:
  • Added Map Player with the ability to find / view route and addresses
  • Added possibility of timing of individual slideshows
  • Added “InputTextBox” Player
  • Animated gradients added to selected graphics elements (Players)
  • Added weather option for multiple locations at the same time
  • Added option of timing and shutdown of screenshot (saving data transfer)
  • Added new graph designer
  • Added option which show a number of week in DateTime Player
  • Updated Weather Data Source (support for OpenWeatherMap and Yahoo! Weather)
  • Possibility to hide inactive client stations in InfoPanels Explorer
  • Added option to add a note about the Display or Client station
  • View the “Offline” layout even if the server is not available when the InfoPanels Player is started
  • A new demo is released
  • For tabular graphical elements has been added the ability to set the number of rows and paging intervals through a data source
  • Added change the order of folders for Tab Player
  • The InfoPanels Explorer extensions were expanded by type resolution and basic file information
  • Added text alignment in the DataGrid Player
  • Added ability to copy data sources (Ctrl + C)
  • Other minor enhancements and bug fixes
Version: 6.2.7
Year of release: 2018
End of Technical Support:1.7.2020
Information about new functionality:
Version: 6.2.664
Year of release: 2018
End of Technical Support:1.1.2020
Information about new functionality:
  • Added QR Code Player
  • Improved rendering of web pages using the Chrome kernel
  • Added window “Loading …” when layout is changing
  • Added animation when changing content of Text player
  • Editing generation of scheduled actions and time setting for view in Presentation Data Source
  • Editing generation of playlists to PDF and EXCEL format
  • Added Auto-reboot client when Media Player has error during playing video
  • Added support for animated gifs
  • Added slovak name-days
  • Added Proxy for RSS feeds
Version: 6.0.554
Year of release: 2017
End of Technical Support:1.1.2019
Information about new functionality:
Version: 6.0.426
Year of release: 2016
End of Technical Support:1.7.2018
Information about new functionality:
Version: 6.0.366
Year of release: 2016
End of Technical Support:1.1.2018
Information about new functionality:
Version: 5.6.267
Year of release: 2015
End of Technical Support:1.12.2017
Information about new functionality:
Version: 5.6.240
Year of release: 2015
End of Technical Support:1.7.2017
Information about new functionality:
Version: 5.6.171
Year of release: 2015
End of Technical Support:1.1.2017
Information about new functionality:
Version: 5.4
Year of release: 2014
End of Technical Support:1.12.2016
Information about new functionality:
  • New “VNC Player” to display the remote desktop
  • New web browser rendering engine included
  • Work with pictures via clipboard (Ctrl + C & Ctrl + V)
  • Zooming in the Layout Editor for easier editing display on telewall is available
  • Client remote control from InfoPanels Explorer
  • Grouping player properties
  • New icons
  • Other minor changes in the UI Layout Editor
Version: 5.3
Year of release: 2014
End of Technical Support:1.7.2016
Information about new functionality:
  • New and modified players:
    • Matrix Player
    • New types and animations of arrows in the Arrow player
  • Sound effects for selected layout events
Version: 5.2.1
Year of release: 2014
End of Technical Support:1.1.2016
Information about new functionality:
  • New data sources:
    • Oracle
    • Timer – switching over layout parts
  • Support for Slideshow in the playlist.
  • Integrated support for Phillips monitors
Version: 5.2
Year of release: 2013
End of Technical Support:1.12.2015
Information about new functionality:
  • PostgreSQL
  • Weather Proxy
  • Nameday (name day)
Version: 5.1
Year of release: 2013
End of Technical Support:1.7.2015
Information about new functionality:
  • Support added for:
    • MS Windows 8
    • MS SQL 2012
    • MS Office 2010
    • MS Office 2012
  • New players:
    • YouTube Player
    • Button
  • New data sources:
    • YouTube Videos
    • MySQL
  • Advertising module
  • Necessity of local administrator rights for the operation of all InfoPanels applications cancelled (necessary only for installation)
Version: 5.0
Year of release: 2013
End of Technical Support:1.1.2015
Information about new functionality:
  • Monitoring and remote control of clients added, including a regular scanning of the screens of individual clients.
  • Automatic identification and initial configuration of the client.
  • Support for formulas in Excel files added.
  • “Analogue clock” player completely redone.
  • Enhanced work with nested players “NoData Switch”.
Version: 5.0
Year of release: 2012
End of Technical Support:1.7.2014
Information about new functionality:
Version: 4.6
Year of release: 2012
End of Technical Support:1.1.2014
Information about new functionality:
  • Interactivity and gestures of selected players
  • New data sources:
    • Advertisement (advertising)
    • Excel
    • Excel Chart
    • Layout Tag
  • Support for:
    • MS Windows 7
    • MS Office 2007
    • Excel Chart
    • MS SQL 2010
  • VPORT player cancelled
  • Redone user interface of the Layout Editor and InfoPanels in Explorer
Version: 4.5
Year of release: 2011
End of Technical Support:1.1.2013
Information about new functionality:
  • New players:
    • Clock (redone completely)
    • Media Player – PowerPoint slideshow presentations completely redone. Interoperability (switching on MS Office in the background) is used, it is possible to use timing defined in slides, spreading to defined cells, hiding sheets, etc., but client needs MS Office
  • Possibility to define a loop of presentations, videos, pdf files within one action defined in Explorer InfoPanels
Version: 4.0
Year of release: 2010
End of Technical Support:1.1.2012
Information about new functionality:
  • Possibility of separate installation of Media Server InfoPanels and the database
  • New players:
    • DataGrid – a table with a possibility to rotate records in one line
Version: 4.0
Year of release: 2009
End of Technical Support:1.1.2011
Information about new functionality:
  • Logging adjustments
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