BrightAuthor:connected

Create, publish, and manage digital-signage presentations for BrightSign players from BrightAuthor:connected, bringing content preparation and delivery into one Windows workspace. Its authoring, publishing, and management functions help operators coordinate screens instead of handling each presentation and player separately.

The software supports local content management and publishing, while its cloud-connected workflow lets users securely connect to BSN.cloud-enabled players and issue real-time player controls. Network and content management tools extend that workflow across deployments ranging from one player to thousands, with remote monitoring, fleet-status views, firmware updates, batch jobs, and scheduled jobs available through BrightSign’s services. Users can also work with integrated CMS platforms through BrightSign Author and choose partner CMS solutions for content workflows.

It is aimed at businesses, schools, venues, retailers, and signage teams that operate BrightSign hardware, including networks spread across multiple locations. BrightSign players run BrightSignOS and connect this software to BrightSign’s broader cloud service portfolio; users can create a free account for those connected services. The product’s current branding places brightAuthor connected under the name BrightSign Author, while BrightSign Control and bsn.Content have also been renamed within the company’s software portfolio.

BrightAuthor:connected is freeware in the System Tools category for Windows, and the current version is 1.85.0. Its main distinction is the combination of presentation authoring, publishing, player control, and network administration around BrightSign hardware rather than a general-purpose signage editor.