Free until 1.0. Yours to keep after.
Denframe runs on a computer in your home, so there is no subscription to rent. It is free until 1.0, which will be a one-time household licence.
Plans
Pilot and beta · now until 1.0
Free
Free and full-featured through the pilot and the beta that follows it.
Download Denframe freeDenframe 1.0 · household licence
Price to be announced
Planned 1.0: a one-time household licence, price to be announced.
- One licence covers the host computer and every screen in the household.
- It includes one year of updates; the next major version is offered at a discount.
- What you have installed keeps working after the update year ends.
What early households get
Early households — everyone who joins during the pilot or the beta — get 40% off the 1.0 household licence. The price and the exact update terms are announced before 1.0 ships.
What we will never do
No paywall on what is free today
A pilot or beta copy has no expiry and keeps working. Nothing in the pilot or the beta is split out later into a subscription or a paid add-on.
No account or cloud for local features
Denframe runs on your computer. Licensing never requires a Denframe account or a Denframe cloud.
No per-screen household pricing
One household licence covers every TV, Nest Hub and panel in the home.
Before you rely on it
- Installer signing. The Mac installer is signed, and notarized by Apple on a Mac, so your operating system names the publisher. The Windows installer is still the unsigned pilot. On a Mac, data from pilot.14 or later is carried forward; data from an older Mac pilot is refused, so set up again or keep the older build with its data. On Windows, data from pilot.14 or later is carried forward; data from an older Windows pilot is refused, so set up again or keep the older build with its data.
- The host stays on. Screens show what the host computer serves. When it sleeps or restarts, displays wait until it is back.
- Same network. Cast receivers, TV browsers and Android panels must be on the same home network as the host.
- Desktop builds. Signed beta and pilot installers exist for an Apple silicon Mac or a Windows 11 PC; the compatibility page lists each build's minimum version. There is no Intel Mac or Linux installer.
- Experimental and off paths. Home Assistant app: Supervised install and registry publication are unverified. Chromecast and Google TV: Casting is one-way through DashCast until Denframe's own receiver is registered. Nest Hub and Nest displays: Touch and sound are unverified until a real Nest Hub passes their tests. Android panel app: The seven-day soak on a real panel has not run yet. Samsung and other DIAL/UPnP TVs: Evidence beyond one Samsung set, overnight running included, is still open. Samsung TV bridge and Art Mode: Sensing is capability-gated and rests on one Samsung set's evidence. Home controls through Home Assistant: Not yet tried on a real lamp and switch. Apple Home through Home Assistant: Not yet tried from the Home app and Siri through Home Assistant's HomeKit Bridge. Built but off in beta builds, and not offered: Denframe Cloud, Apple TV app, Direct HomeKit accessories, Denframe's own HomeKit bridge, Home controls on touch panels and Ticking Google Tasks from screens.
- No phone app yet. An iPhone and iPad companion is an idea, not scheduled; use the browser in the meantime.