Peakboard has become the ultimate operating system for industrial workplaces. It connects to a wide range of data sources while offering super-easy and rapid application development. However, until now, the Peakboard platform wasn’t really an option for private users — mainly because the price point couldn’t compete with free-of-charge alternatives like Node-RED or Grafana.
This changed forever in the summer of 2025, when the company introduced its new Community License. In this article, we’ll cover all the key points about the Community License and provide a complete guide for downloading and installing everything you need to get started.
Community License Coverage
As of summer 2025, here’s what the Community License includes:
- Unlimited use of the Peakboard Designer (we already had this before the CE)
- Unlimited use of BYOD/runtime installations — as long as it’s for non-commercial use
- Non-commercial means: private use at home, in educational settings like schools or universities, and for charitable or NGO organizations
- All data sources are available, including support for extensions
- All known features are included
However, there are some important limitations:
- Any use within a company counts as commercial use and is not covered (including test systems or backup setups)
- Use of the on-premises Peakboard Hub is not included
- The support and ticket system is not available for non-paying users
- In the future, there may be features that are not part of the CE. Until then, the Community Edition includes the full feature set of the commercial Enterprise License
Support
As company support services are not included in the license, community users can rely on the Peakboard Reddit forum. Questions and issues are often resolved quickly by the community — and we regularly see Peakboard engineers joining the discussion and helping out as well.
Getting Started
Here’s a collection of useful links to download the binaries and set up your personal environment:
- Download the Peakboard Designer: Request it here
- Download the BYOD/runtime binaries: Use this direct link
- For a setup guide on BYOD/runtime binaries: Read this article
- To request a Community License key: Submit your hardware key via this form