What's new in PlayoutONE v5.4?

PlayoutONE version 5.4 was released on 28th November 2025, as part of our big Black Friday promotion.

To learn how to upgrade from your existing version of PlayoutONE, check out this guide.

Here is a rundown of what's new in version 5.4.0:

✨ New features

PlayoutONE Standard becomes free-to-use

PlayoutONE Standard, Auto Importer, FileCopy and LiveStream are free for everyone to use without requiring a license.

The Standard edition of PlayoutONE is designed for individual and hobby use. It is made available as-is, without ongoing updates or support.

As such, version 5.4 disables license checks within PlayoutONE Standard and LiveStream. Auto Importer and FileCopy retain a license screen that allows users who previously purchased a license to unlock additional jobs, but each allows one job to be created without a license.

Password protection on PlayoutONE's Settings app has also been disabled to prevent unintentional lockouts.

🔧 Improvements and bug fixes

Audio Engine	Improvements passing Dynamic Meta updates to Monitor when nothing is playing.
Monitor	Fixed issue where the now-playing item may not be presented to outputs.
Miscellaneous	Start and End Dates can now sync with Aiir Scheduler.

PlayoutONE Pro 5.4.1

Version 5.4.1 was released on 9 December 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:

Audio Engine	Fixed an issue where some markers weren't correctly recognised in the log. Fixed an issue with date/time pickers.
Auto Importer	Fixed an issue where Intro or Duration time synced to Scheduler could be negative. Fixed an issue with re-merging traffic logs when importing a program log with an override set on the import folder.
Miscellaneous	The SQL DB Tool will now save a custom username and password if they are changed from the defaults. Fixed an issue where audio/data exports would fail if the filename field was invalid.