FrontFace vs OpenKiosk

FrontFace is digital signage and kiosk software for Windows and Android. A Player app displays content on screens, while an Assistant app prepares and schedules it. The maker describes uses including reception boards, digital bulletin boards, interactive terminals, dashboards, menu boards, and video walls. Supported material includes common image, video, and audio formats, PDF and XPS documents, web pages, and live audio and video streams. Content can be published over a local network, FrontFace Publishing Cloud, other cloud storage, a web server, or offline through USB. Calendar data can come from Exchange, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Lotus Notes/Domino, iCalendar, or Excel. Optional plugins include Power BI and RSS. FrontFace operates on-premises and offline. Windows lists touchscreen menus, a kiosk browser, and accessible interfaces with SSML-compatible speech output; Android has fewer features. The fully functional trial lasts 14 days and can be upgraded without losing configuration. Offers are for business customers, with prices shown net of applicable taxes.

OpenKiosk is a remotely configurable public browser terminal based on Mozilla Firefox. It runs as a system-integrated standalone browser, with system-level controls intended to keep public users within web browsing. Administrators can register devices for remote management using a token and change settings through a web interface. After registration succeeds, the token is removed from the device, so a backup token is needed for later device management.

Kiosk settings cover fullscreen display, toolbar and URL bar visibility, an on-screen keyboard, and whether bookmarks persist. Administrators can set session timers and choose whether cache, history, and cookies carry over. URL allowlists or blocklists are available, with a strict mode that checks page resources and may disrupt pages if rules omit required resources. The settings can disable local terminal access and start a clean browser profile. Downloads and uploads are labeled insecure when enabled; uploads can expose the terminal filesystem to web pages. OpenKiosk is free and open source under the Mozilla Public License. Current beta installation instructions require Debian 13 on x86_64 or aarch64 hardware.