BrightAuthor:connected1.85.0

Configure BrightSign devices and manage the presentations they run from BrightAuthor:connected’s single desktop workspace. It brings player setup, content organization, and deployment into one place, helping signage operators avoid switching between separate tools for device control and media planning. Its defining focus is direct management of BrightSign hardware rather than general-purpose digital-signage screens.

Users can arrange media into presentation sequences, define how content is displayed, and prepare those projects for playback on connected BrightSign players. The software also provides controls for maintaining device configurations and assigning prepared content, so an operator can manage both the player and its on-screen experience in the same workflow. This combination suits recurring signage tasks such as updating retail displays, coordinating corporate communications, presenting information in schools, or maintaining public-facing screens.

BrightAuthor:connected is intended for BrightSign administrators, content creators, and teams responsible for multiple signage installations. It runs on MacOS as a System Tools release, with version 1.85.0 available for both Intel and Apple Silicon architecture. The software is freeware and is designed to be used with BrightSign devices, which are the companion playback hardware for its configuration and management functions.