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13 Best Free Church Presentation Software for Easy Worship

It’s always amusing to see some folks still using PowerPoint to project song lyrics during worship.

I mean it’s such a painfully inefficient way of doing things—especially when there are so many superior and free church presentation software that take just a few clicks to setup and get going.

If you want a PowerPoint alternative or simply want to learn more about the best church presentation software available for free to support your worship services, you should read this article.

A screen displaying lyrics and Bible texts is more or less replacing printed material at most places of worship. Depending on how it is used, the screen can be a purposeful aid or an unfortunate distraction.

Choosing the right church software to run your slides is therefore an important decision to support the worship environment.

If you’re on a tight budget, here are a number of free worship software in no particular order that offer a variety of features to suit your church presentation needs.

13 of the best free presentation software for easy worship in your church

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One of the most popular open source worship presentation program out there, OpenLP packs a ton of features for managing and displaying songs, Bible verses, images, videos (not video backgrounds though) and more.

It facilitates custom alerts, Bible import through CSV files, CCLI/SongSelect integration, PowerPoint file import etc.

Managing worship songs

  • OpenLP can import songs from a wide variety of sources like Easyslides, Opensong, Videopsalm, Zionworx, DreamBeam, MediaShout etc.
  • You can tag verse types, preset verse sequence, add formatting and manage songwriter information
  • A quick song search is also available

Managing Bible verses

  • Bibles can be imported from OSIS by the CrossWire Bible Society, any CSV file, OpenSong, Zefania etc.
  • You can even download a few selected verses from a Bible site, display verses in many custom formats, easily search verses by scripture reference (e.g. John 3:16-17) or by a search phrase to add into your set list
  • OpenLP integrates with one of the most popular open source media player of our times: VLC!
  • This means you can use almost any video / audio file format in OpenLP that is compatible with VLC

Slides and templates

  • OpenLP can be used to set up custom liturgies/set lists as per your church’s needs
  • Announcements, alerts or custom slides are also possible—custom slides can also be looped if required
  • OpenLP also integrates with PowerPoint, PowerPoint Viewer, LibreOffice Impress on Windows and LibreOffice Impress on Linux/FreeBSD. Imported presentations (sermon slides for example) can be controlled from inside OpenLP
  • Support for video background is under development. However, you can use a transparent theme as a workaround for now until this feature rolls out

Extra cool features

  • OpenLP also has a FREE Android remote app to control the presentation from anywhere inside your church using an Android device—as far as I know, this is a first of its kind app!
  • Built-in stage view accessible from any device with a web browser. Use any device on the local network as your stage monitor, meaning unlimited stage monitors without any extra hardware constraints.
  • Ability to add backing tracks to songs
  • OpenLP is available for Windows, Linux, Mac or FreeBSD

OpenLP is a fantastic option for anyone looking for a free and feature-packed church presentation software.

2. OpenSong

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If you need a super simple, free and easy worship presentation software, then look no further than OpenSong.

It may not have all kinds of bells and whistles when it comes to features, but it does just enough to meet the most important church projection software requirements.

  • OpenSong can easily double up as a worship song management tool—you can type in songs yourself or import them from CCLI’s SongSelect
  • Or you can always go to any site providing lyrics and chords for worship songs and just copy paste from there
  • Songs can be stored with chords, which of course won’t appear in presented slides. There’s a quick song transpose option also if you want to practice a song in a different key—it’s extremely convenient for musicians
  • OpenSong also provides many free song packs in various languages to help get you started
  • OpenSong’s website hosts a wide variety of Bibles that you can download for free and import into your system.
  • Zefania XML Bibles, NRSV, NIV, KJV and more are available and supported for import apart from Bibles in other languages (French, Filipino, Portuguese, German etc.)
  • Any image file can be set as a background for songs and Bible verses
  • Fonts, colors etc. can be custom formatted separately for song slides, scripture slides and alerts
  • While video backgrounds are not natively supported, it’s not completely impossible either if you can learn this workaround
  • With OpenSong, you can present songs, Bible verses and alerts specifying the order of slides, such as verse 1, then chorus, then verse 2, then bridge, then chorus again and so on
  • You can also present a preset timed loop of defined slides, create custom set lists in just a few minutes, search and find any Bible verse or song in seconds.
  • OpenSong can be installed on Windows, Mac and Linux machines.

OpenSong is great for anyone switching from PowerPoint—its simplicity and ease-of-use (I’ve taught people to use it in like 10-15 minutes flat!) make it a standout option!

3. Holyrics

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Holyrics is a free Church presentation software developed with the objective of facilitating the presentation of lyrics and verses in worship and other events.

  • Save song lyrics and use custom themes to display.
  • Search and add a song quickly using the available search options.
  • Holyrics has an offline database with more than 15 thousand songs! 
  • We can separate the song lyrics of different groups or singers using groups
  • Allows to save the time and date of each song played
  • Supports display of Bible verses and transmission to other devices
  • Facilitates access to any Bible verse with just 3 clicks
  • Can save lists of favorite verses to bring them up quickly
  • Visualize the Bible in different versions simultaneously
  • Change the version of the verse on the fly in real time
  • Has stage view support—we can use return monitors with unique settings. Slides can also be customized for the Holyrics app
  • Show messages and alerts only on return monitors
  • Colors, images or videos as background with opacity control
  • Can show alert messages at any time, even during a presentation
  • Create various themes and use in any song lyrics and verse
  • Schedule the songs that will be played and the media that will be performed in each service
  • Access program data and control presentations by mobile through the Holyrics mobile app
  • We can register our worship team members in the system and create schedules for the services
  • Play audio and video through the program without dragging windows (needs VLC media player to work)
  • Use videos to create Themes with animated background
  • Mobile app can be used to remote control presentations of songs and verses
  • Windows, Mac and Linux machines
  • The mobile app is available for Android and iOS

Holyrics is a well-designed free church presentation software with excellent features and functionalities—highly recommend you to try it out!

4. FreeWorship

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FreeWorship can be used to display worship songs, Bible passages, videos and more.

This church worship software supports themes, slide transitions, quick search, import of a variety of lyrics and Bibles etc.

FreeWorship is a solid free worship software that should cover most of your church presentation needs.

  • For quick setup, worship songs can be imported many, many sources!
  • FreeWorship accepts songs from CCLI SongSelect, Easy Worship (2009 & 6), DreamBeam, Mission Praise, OpenLP, OpenLyrics, OpenSong, SongPro, SongShow Plus and Words of Worship
  • So if you’re switching from some other software, FreeWorship makes it incredibly easy to migrate your existing song base in no time
  • FreeWorship can import Zefania and OpenSong Bibles, which should take care of most of your scripture projection needs.
  • All popular image formats can be handled in FreeWorship
  • Like OpenLP, FreeWorship also integrates with VLC for video playback—so any file format supported by VLC can be run here!
  • This free presentation software also handles PowerPoint files (versions 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016)
  • The presentation slides can also be spanned across multiple projectors.
  • Songs, bible passages, images, videos, PPTs, webcams, clocks and timers can all be setup to display on screen just a few minutes
  • There are flexible slide customization options too with the ability to tinker with the fonts, colors and backgrounds
  • There’s a really cool auto verse feature, using which FreeWorship finds a related Bible verse when you search for a song!
  • Stage/foldback display to give your worship team and speakers on stage more information about the current slide and what is coming up next
  • You can use a file synching service like Dropbox to edit songs on one PC while presenting on another
  • FreeWorship is Windows only at the moment

FreeWorship is feature-rich, provides terrific import options and flexible enough to fulfill even demanding church presentation needs—this is a keeper!

5. EasySlides

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EasiSlides is a free worship song projection software designed for projecting lyrics and Bible texts—basically, it’s designed for church worship.

With over 80,000 downloads and counting, EasySlides is a very popular option for anyone looking for free church presentation software.

  • EasiSlides installer (version 4 onwards) comes with built-in worship song lyric databases from the public domain in multiple languages apart from English
  • If you want to migrate your existing song base from another church presentation program, you’re out of luck though—you’ll have to recreate your worship song data all over again
  • Similar to OpenSong, worship song lyrics can also be stored with chords
  • Bible versions are limited as there’s no native ability to import Bibles from third party sources
  • However, EasySlides offers 3 English translations and a few more in other languages. Plus, there is a third party tool to convert Bibles from Unbound and XML versions into a format that can be imported and used in EasySlides
  • EasySlide shines in media playback—it can play audio and video files including live video backgrounds through feeds from an attached camcorder
  • The usual features to edit slide backgrounds, add gradients or usage of custom images are also available

Slides and templates There’s another third party transfer tool to work on one machine and then migrate the presentation including the underlying files to the church computer that will be used for the actual projection. Extra cool features

  • Project lyrics in two different languages at the same time for multi-lingual services
  • Generate worship song books to print customized praise and worship song books
  • HTML Generator to output all the necessary files to publish worship song lyrics on your church website
  • EasySlides is Windows only at the moment

EasySlides is an actively developed software with a huge user base—its ample set of features is sure to satisfy worship teams and Church tech enthusiasts.

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Quelea is an open source church projection software with a nice set of features to serve your church presentation needs.

Quelea’s stated aim is to “incorporate the best features of existing solutions as well as leveraging new, useful technologies that existing solutions don’t have—providing it all under a free, open source license.”

  • In terms of importing existing worship songs from other software, Quelea stands tall with the best of them.
  • Worship songs can be imported from just about anywhere—OpenSong, OpenLP, ZionWorx, Sunday Plus, Kingsway Online, EasyWorship, EasySlides and more.
  • By supporting Zefania XML Bible formats, Quelea gives us access to import and use a vast list of Bible translations.
  • So getting your favorite Bible translation into Quelea shouldn’t be too much of a hassle.
  • With Quelea, you can add images and video files as slide backgrounds
  • All other regular customization and formatting options are also available

Unique features

  • Quelea helps with the church projection setup providing many test patterns you can use to ensure the screen is calibrated and positioned correctly.
  • Quelea can push song lyrics to any mobile device with a browser—in real time—and you can choose the display colors to best suit your viewing needs.
  • It also supports a separate stage view, enabling display of worship song chords only to the band onstage.
  • Its interface is available in English, German, Spanish, Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, Norwegian, Dutch, Lithuanian and Portuguese
  • Quelea is Windows only at the moment.

Quelea is a superb church presentation program with a remarkable set of functionalities that should delight any Church.

7. VideoPsalm

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If you need a worship software option with all kinds of features rivaling even paid alternatives, then VideoPsalm would be your No. 1 choice.

Of all the church presentation software I’ve had the pleasure to try out, VideoPsalm is the most exceptional—you’ll find just about any and every feature you might need!

Is it an easy worship software? Maybe not, but once you spend some time to learn it, there’s no looking back—you’ll love it.

  • Like Quelea, VideoPsalm can import songbooks from several sources—EasySlides, EasyWorship 2009, MediaShout, OpenLP, OpenLyrics format, OpenSong (Chords get imported too), Psalmo and plain text.
  • Moreover, the VideoPsalm online library itself provides over 10,000 worship songs!
  • Songs can also be stored with chords in ABC or Do-Ré-Mi notation apart from ChordPro compatibility.
  • Just like OpenSong, there’s a useful transpose feature here too.
  • How does 330+ Bible translations in 100+ languages sound? Yes, that’s the number available!
  • Apart from all the regular Bible verse display features, VideoPsalm also supports dual language verse projection.
  • VideoPsalm displays video, audio, photo, countdown, alert, PPT files and more. It’s a truly all-in-one worship software that can manage whatever you throw at it.
  • Slides can also be edited on-the-fly right in the middle of a presentation.
  • Media files can also be found quickly with the built-in search function.
  • The slide setup features are vast and comprehensive. VideoPsalm provides granular control of every aspect of your slides and templates.
  • Fonts, backgrounds, media, colors etc.—all of it is easily customizable and editable.
  • Even during a live presentation, background image/video can be changed on-the-fly.
  • Apart from adding images and videos as slide backgrounds, VideoPsalm also facilitates varying the background for each part of a song—the background for verse-1 can be different from that of verse-2 or chorus of bridge
  • VideoPsalm is also portable—the application can be run from a USB drive
  • Screen resolution is not a dependency at all. You can create the presentation in a 4:3 system and then project it on a 16:9 screen seamlessly
  • Portable set-list files to work and project in different systems
  • Available in 40+ languages
  • Single click live video background is also possible
  • VideoPsalm is Windows only at the moment.

At the price of free, VideoPsalm—with its massive feature-set—is a splendid option for your church presentation requirements. I doubt you’ll find a better option than this.

8. Praisenter

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Praisenter is a free Church presentation software to project worship songs, Bible verses and custom slides with images, audio/video etc.

If you’re looking for a reliable free option for your worship software requirements, you should take a serious look at Praisenter.

  • Adding songs to Praisenter is not rocket science. It comes with an  import facility, which facilitates bulk import of songs, provided they are in ChurchView or OpenLyrics format
  • Song parts (verse, chorus, bridge etc.) can be tagged easily—in fact, we can add unlimited number of parts to a song!
  • There’s a Quick Send panel to present songs immediately too (with hot key support)
  • A fast song search feature is also available
  • Like songs, importing a Bible is also a piece of cake. Praisenter supports import of Bible translations from The Unbound Bible, which should take care of most scripture projection needs
  • Search for Bible phrases, words, verse locations, present them on the fly
  • Save lists of scripture verses for later reference/study
  • Praisenter is an audio / video presentation program. Images, videos, audio and video files can be added to any kind of slide (songs, Bible verses or custom slides)
  • Videos and images can be used as slide backgrounds or as floating components. And yes, videos can be looped!
  • With respect to format, Praisenter has you covered by using the Xuggler library
  • With Praisenter, custom slide templates can be created separately for Bible verses, Songs and other content
  • Slide transition effects, notifications (again, with customizable templates) and more round off the wide array of features
  • Praisenter can display up to two translations at the same time—great for multilingual services!
  • You can create slides and templates in a machine, export them and then import them into another machine including attached media. So we can work on one computer and use another computer for the final presentation
  • Praisenter can be installed on Windows, Mac and Linux machines.

Praisenter is a beautifully designed, classy church presentation software that’s sure to thrill any worship ministry.

Other free church presentation software—honorable mentions

9. datasoul.

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Datasoul is an open source church presentation software to display lyrics, scripture and other text in worship services.

It has a flexible template system to preset how the slide content is formatted. It can be used to present slides with image and video backgrounds (including live feeds from an attached video camera).

Alerts, support for any display resolution, launch of other files like PPT, Open Office, remote display over network etc. are other useful features of Datasoul.

Presentations can also be exported as PDF files.

10. Songview

Songview is a free worship song projection software for churches that can handle projection of songs and Bible passages with image or video backgrounds.

Songview supports PowerPoint files, addition of guitar chords to songs with stage display for bands, alerts, slide editing during live presentation and more.

Similar to VideoPsalm, Songview can also be installed and run from a USB drive also.

11. EpicWorship

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EpicWorship is a free, open source church projection and presentation software focusing on simplicity. It comes with just the most important list of features without complicating anything.

EpicWorship facilitates slide projection with image and video backgrounds (MP4 H.264-encoded only), import of OpenSong Bible formats and playback of audio files (MP3 or AAC).

Like OpenSong, it’s simple and easy to install and use.

12. LyricsPro

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LyricsPro is an Android church presentation app.

Using a schedule interface, LyricsPro can be used to present lyrics, videos, images and PPT slides. Font formatting and setting up image and video backgrounds are also possible. Songs can be imported from SongSelect too.

This can be best used in small group worship or band rehearsal sessions I think.

I will be watching this project to see how it develops in future.

12. Praise Base Presenter

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Praise Base Presenter is an open source church presentation software to project worship lyrics, photos (JPG only) and Bible passages.

Apart from a simple song editor, it can also import Zefania XML Bibles and display lyrics in two languages.

13. Church Presenter

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If the above options have not been able to convince you to ditch PowerPoint, then you should consider using Church Presenter.

This is a free plugin for PowerPoint 2007 that adds quite a bit of church friendly muscle to PowerPoint.

The add-in enables using PowerPoint for presentation, while facilitating quick song search by number, theme, alphabetical index, and keyword.

The layout of lyrics and Bible verses can be customized by using editable templates. Also supports export of songs to regular PowerPoint files with embedded fonts. Windows only.

Have I missed anything in this list? What is your favorite worship presentation software? Do share in the comments.

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55 Comments

13 Best Free Church Presentation Software for Easy Worship In Your Church - Churchworker February 17, 2017 @ 10:31 pm

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I appreciate the good work doing to help spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks so much. Please help with the various websites to get downloads for my church.

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You can also use Worship.NET – Available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/worship-net/ It’s made for ministry members who may not have much experience or expertise in managing lyrics, with it’s intuitive and simple-to-use design.

*Disclaimer: I am the developer*

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Hi all, Looking for a software that can be run directly from touch on a MS Surface Go2 10″ screen. Installed Open LP but lots of RMB required. Icons just too small on this screen. Cheers – Paul in NZ

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Sorry, not aware of a software for that specific requirement.

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We used MediaShout in my previous parish. When one of our volunteer projectionists could not be there, we used an IPad 9.7 to remotely control the video. It was a bit small. An IPad Pro is preferable. We used the IPad Pro 12′ as well. Since MediaShout is both available in Windows and MacOS, there never was any problem controlling the program remotely, without physically using the “projection booth” (where the control computer is located).

I don’t know about the other programs but I think it should be possible with any other program, since we did it using Teamviewer which is a program allowing you to use any computer on your network in remote.

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Another option is called Song of Songs http://www.songofsongs.co.uk/

Disclaimer: I am the developer. 🙂

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Thank you for your help

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A chart summarising & comparing these would add a great deal of value to the article.

Good suggestion Peter, will try to get it done.

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Another option worth mentioning is Big Screen. It is cloud based and works in your browser. You can read more about it here: https://bigscreen.show

Disclaimer: I am a developer for Big Screen.

Big Screen is not free Marc.

How to Use Great Tech for Worship Ministries on a Small Budget - Spread Worship April 10, 2018 @ 5:16 pm

[…] your multitrack package does not handle lyrics, you can use one of several freeware lyric presentation options. With the abundance of free or cheap options, pure software cost should not be a barrier in most […]

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Do you have a recommendation for church presentation software that time sync with a project wireless-ly?

You could try cloud based solutions like Proclaim or Worship Extreme.

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how to download this software

Choose your software, visit its website and go to the ‘downloads’ page.

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please i need the procedure on how to download the free worship video background

There are tons of free sites to get images for free: pixabay.com unsplash.com pexels.com

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Does any of these app allows to use a remote presenter? Or we need to have someone to sit next to the computer to click?

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https://openlp.org/

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We are looking for a program that you do not need an internet connection to use. Can you help us out?

Almost all of these programs don’t need an Internet connection to work.

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I still fall back to PowerPoint. I have tried various other products, and while they can do some creative and different things, they all seem to be unable to do some essential thing. One of my main gripes is that many of them cannot do the simple task of displaying a verse with a section of it in a different color for emphasis. In the end, it is just easier and quicker to create my songs and sermon verses in PowerPoint. No CCLI plugin, but I have many songs already created and ready to go anyway. Why reinvent the wheel?

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Just thought I’d point out that VideoPsalm can do this. Once you select your Verse(s) and add them to your agenda, you can right click them to convert them into an editable format in which you can do colors, fonts, and all kinds of things.

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Exactly what I need too. People don’t want to see the bible verse by verse, a highlighted verse is way better.

VideoPsalm is an awesome piece of software. As a fledgling church, we were looking for presentation software that was free since we had no budget. I tried a few different ones but ended up with VideoPsalm. There is a learning curve to get started but once you get the hang of it, it’s incredibly easy to use. I can’t think of a feature I’ve needed that it couldn’t do. Video background, song imports, multiple import formats (PPT, PDF, etc), and more. Support is also great. I’ve emailed the author a few times and always get a prompt response. If you’re looking for church presentation software, even if you have a huge budget, check out VideoPsalm and you’ll love it.

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Kel I cant get access to the videopsalm site to download the software. any help?

It’s available here: https://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/download.html

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Is this video mapping software that will allow you to project custom animation?

If you choose a video compatible software, you can project just about any video file.

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Well done. I am currently spearheading our media team in church and we recently bought a video camera. I would like to know if there is any software that i can connect the camera to the computer so it can be projected.

Would appreciate your feedback. Thanks

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Software Holyrics – holyrics.com

Developed with the objective of facilitating the presentation of lyrics and verses in worship and events.

• Lyrics • Holy Bible • Audio and video player • Custom Themes • Animated background • History • Access and control by mobile • Stage View • Communication Panel • Schedule • Free

Looks great Miria, will add it to the list soon 🙂

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Hi, we have been using Mediashout 3.5 for about 10 years, all of a sudden it just stopped working. The new version won’t run on this old computer, and when I installed on my own newer, the program is so completely different I cant comprehend myself having time to learn it, and then teach a bunch of student volunteers. Our needs are very simple. ALL of our songs and readings are already in MS Word .doc files. We don’t use any published songbooks or bibles, no video, no audio, no pdf, nothing. I only need a program that can handle matching the pages already set up in the .doc file (text is 48 pt) and populate it onto multiple slides. That’s it. Old mediashout did that just fine. New mediashout has way more features than we will ever use, and I just don’t have time to learn it.

I just tried VideoPsalm, and although it appears it should be able to do that, it doesn’t. Before I try the other 12 on the list, if anyone knows one that has just this one function, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

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this was very informative! I knew there had to be options other than PPT. I use Mac OS, so it helps knowing with programs are supported. Thanks for sharing!

You’re welcome!

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The holyrics graphic takes you to the openlp site when you click it.

Thanks for pointing it out, correct now.

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Easyworship

It’s not free.

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Great site.

Just wanted to point out that the dark shade on the right side of your background makes it difficult to read the text.

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OpenSong has some problem with remote control via Android app, so I tried Open LP, but you need to use some openSSL protocol… Seems like I will end up with Quelea. Thanks for tips!

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Does any of this accept txt. song files

Not sure. But VideoPsalm (and OpenSong too I think) has converters for your existing song library, maybe you could try that.

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it’s helpful

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Do any of the free software’s listed provide for a separate output to OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) so that Worshipers can see a projected screen with whatever background image is selected, and OBS sees a transparent screen with white text to use as an overlay?

Not aware of software that can do this, sorry.

please what are the gadgets i need to get my church service on life streaming

Check this link Philip: https://www.switcherstudio.com/blog/how-to-livestream-your-church-service-for-free#:~:text=Start%20Live%20Video.-,YouTube,accessible%20on%20their%20own%20sites .

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Hello! I read this article with great interest. We are a Reform Jewish congregation in Scottsdale, Arizona, looking to add “presentation software” for our monthly Rock Shabbat and similar services. Are you aware of (on-line) resources for song lyrics, Torah scripture, background video that would be applicable to our congregation? Thanks!!

Sorry, not aware of a resource for that.

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Can i get bible in one of our local languages in East Africa in any of these,projected? which cauld it be?

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There is also Cantara ( https://cantara.app ), a free open source and very simple Song Presentation Software which we use in our congregation for years and really like it due to its simplicity. Maybe you can add it to the list!

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Proclaim

Presentation Software for Worship Leaders

Lead worship with focus, avoid the last-minute church presentation scramble so you can stay in the moment..

No credit card required.

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The Pre-Service Scramble Makes Genuine Worship a Challenge

There’s nothing like a good pre-service freak-out to make you feel frenzied when you step behind the mic. But when you’re tweaking slides at the last minute or waiting for a thumb drive with the sermon slides, it’s hard to usher people into the presence of God.

Many programs replaced by a single solution

Proclaim Stops the Last-Minute Rush So You Can Stay Focused

With the ability to collaboratively create presentations from anywhere, Proclaim eliminates last-minute slide creation and embarrassing typos. It frees you up to do what you do best—lead God’s people in worship.

Simple Collaboration

Work Together to Worship Together

Your entire team can work on the same presentation at the same time, from anywhere:

  • Unlimited downloads: Everyone on your team—from your pastor to the A/V team and trusted volunteers—can download and use Proclaim.
  • Works anywhere: Create or update your slides from home or on the road, so it’s all ready to go when you walk into the worship center.
  • Automatic sermon import: Your pastor can create sermon slides in Logos and then send them straight to this week’s presentation in Proclaim.

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Beautiful and Relevant

Professionally Designed Sermon Art

Our in-house artists have created thousands of gorgeous theme and topic-focused slides, including the books of the Bible and Bible verse artwork. Create relevant sermon slides in a snap.

Painless Setlists

Add Your Songs in a Snap

Create slides from anywhere in seconds:

  • Automatic lyrics: Pull in song lyrics automatically from the Faithlife Hymnbase or your SongSelect by CCLI account.
  • Custom slide order: Reuse—don’t re-create—your slides from the last time you changed the song order. It’s all saved for you.
  • Saved arrangements: Quickly find and reuse any song arrangement you’ve used before—or go back to the original if you want.

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Skip Double Entry

Save the Back and Forth for Strumming

Proclaim integrates with many of the third-party tools you’re already using, so you don’t have to do the same tasks twice:

  • SongSelect by CCLI: In addition to automatic lyrics, Proclaim also tracks all your song usage and generates the reporting you need for your CCLI license.
  • Planning Center Online: Anyone on your team can pull in service items from Planning Center or use its default arrangements.

Confidence Monitor

Keep Everyone on Stage on the Same Page

Customize your confidence monitors so each person knows what’s coming next—without getting lost in too much detail.

  • Ready-to-use templates: Choose from premade templates for lyrics, announcements, sermon outlines, and more, or create your own template to fit your church’s needs.
  • Chord charts: Display the chords inline with lyrics to keep your musicians on track.
  • Timers: Show a countdown or time elapsed on your monitors.

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Free Customer Support

Help from Real People—Even on Sundays

Need to talk to a real support specialist? Our team is here to help. Some of us even go to church on Saturday night so we can be there bright and early to help you out on Sunday morning.

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Discover Why over People, Churches, and Ministries Trust Proclaim

Everything I need to prepare a beautiful presentation is at my fingertips. Navigating through the various portions of the worship service to place the slides is very manageable

Marge S.

Church of the Good Shepherd

Proclaim not only added "life" to our praise and worship, but it has been an amazing visual aid during our entire worship service. I would recommend Proclaim to any ministry!

Wenona B.

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Proclaim has solved our projection issues. It is easier to build our presentations as well as having the ability to use non-technical volunteers to operate it. Our Sunday morning presentations have been seamless.

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EasyWorship

EasyWorship

EasyWorship is a windows-based church presentation software that helps create and share worship service, including sermon slides and song lyrics. It lets staff members preview videos, customize UI, live stream, and utilize multipl... Read more about EasyWorship

4.6 ( 746 reviews )

Altar Live

Altar Live combines the best of live streaming and videoconferencing to encourage and facilitate deep engagement. Your audience sits together in small groups in pews or rows during the live stream event, discussing among themsel... Read more about Altar Live

4.3 ( 21 reviews )

Proclaim by Logos

Proclaim by Logos

Proclaim is an on-premise and cloud-based church presentation tool that helps worship leaders remotely display and stream required content across multiple platforms. Supervisors can create customizable digital signage feeds and ut... Read more about Proclaim by Logos

4.7 ( 199 reviews )

ProPresenter

ProPresenter

ProPresenter is a church management software, which helps churches display lyrics, chord charts and presentations in real-time. The solution enables teams to control live presentations across multiple screens during worship gather... Read more about ProPresenter

4.6 ( 2018 reviews )

MediaShout

MediaShout is a fully customizable church presentation tool that provides a library of worship songs, in-built Bible versions and functionality to edit in real time. MediaShout’s interface provides ribbon bars, script bars, c... Read more about MediaShout

4.3 ( 315 reviews )

Yodeck

Yodeck is an award-winning cloud-based digital signage solution that helps organizations of all sizes create amazing digital signs in minutes. Voted #1 easiest to use, it’s a breeze to upload and schedule all types of media, manag... Read more about Yodeck

4.9 ( 2370 reviews )

KAMWISE

Kamwise Go helps increase engagement with an audience by sharing presentations like a television presenter, allowing them never to lose contact with brand. Users can set contact details and pictures to share a digital business car... Read more about KAMWISE

5.0 ( 2 reviews )

LiveControl

LiveControl

LiveControl democratizes professional video production and live streaming for the 99%. With the click of the button, you can provide dynamic and engaging live stream events to your online audience. Goodbye boring wide-shots! Ou... Read more about LiveControl

4.8 ( 16 reviews )

SlideDog

SlideDog is a multimedia presentation solution for iPad, Android and macOS with real-time presentation broadcasting, audience interaction and remote control capabilities. Broadcasters and presenters can publish content and receive... Read more about SlideDog

4.6 ( 87 reviews )

Decktopus

Experience the future of presentations with Decktopus AI - the all-in-one presentation software powered by advanced artificial intelligence technology. ... Read more about Decktopus

4.5 ( 59 reviews )

FreeShow

FreeShow is an on-premise church presentation solution that helps small to large religious organizations display presentations on a big screen via remote control, multimedia support, stage display, text editing, layout formats, pr... Read more about FreeShow

4.7 ( 88 reviews )

Risen Media

Risen Media

Risen Media is a web-based presentation tool that helps churches create and share content for religious purposes. It includes a library of church assets such as images, graphics, Bible commentaries, songs and more for users to acc... Read more about Risen Media

4.8 ( 10 reviews )

Yodeck

Specialized presentation software tailored for churches, enabling seamless and engaging presentations for worship services and sermons

A free and open source presentation software package for Churches.

Feature rich, praisenter is packed with features that make presenting content easy and manageable., open source.

Praisenter is an open source project built by others that share your passion. This means that you can directly contribute to make Praisenter better.

100% free for any use. No registration or sign-up. No trial period or limited feature set. Just download and enjoy!

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Display unique content on each display

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Present Bible verses, song lyrics, videos, and more

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Create slides, templates, songs, and other content

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Prepare your content ahead of time

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Organize your content into different workspaces

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Multilingual

Present two languages side-by-side

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File formats

Support for a huge number of media formats

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Edit songs and bibles in bulk with copy/paste

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And more...

Bible searching, edit in safety, and more...

Praisenter allows you to send content to each display independently. The number of displays is dependent on the number of video outputs your system supports.

Display Bible verses, song lyrics, pictures, videos, custom slides, and notifications.

With Praisenter you can create Bibles, song lyrics, and slides that include pictures, videos, and audio. Slides can have backgrounds, static text, dynamic text, the current date/time, count downs, pictures, animations, and more.

Since Praisenter is free, you can download it anywhere, and build content. After building that content you can export it and import it on another computer. This is a great way to prepare content for services ahead of time.

Workspaces allow you to collect all your assests (Bibles, song lyrics, videos, pictures, etc.) in a single location. You could create a workspace for Bible study nights and separate workspace for worship services or a workspace for youth services or special events.

Present side-by-side two languages (or two versions) when presenting Bible verses or song lyrics.

Praisenter can import hundreds of different media file formats. Upon importing, Praisenter will convert them to an optimized form. You can change (or turn off) this feature to fit your workflow.

Bibles and songs lyrics support bulk editing for easy copy/paste from other sources or fast transcription.

Other features include Bible searching, edit safety, notification overlays, slide queuing, text scaling, and more.

Praisenter is currently packaged for Windows and Ubuntu only. MacOS builds are currently not available. If you are feeling adventurous, you can try to build Praisenter yourself by cloning the GitHub repo .

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Windows 10 x64 or higher

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Ubuntu 22.04 x64 or higher

Quick start

Get started fast by following these easy steps.

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Install Praisenter using the Microsoft Store for Windows or the SnapStore for Ubuntu using the links above.

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Setup a workspace

After installation, when you run Praisenter, it will ask for a workspace. This should be a new or empty folder that will be used to store all the content.

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Download a Bible

Launch Praisenter and go to the Help menu. Choose Download Unbound Bibles (for example). This will launch a webpage where you will see a list of lanugages containing Bibles.

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Import a Bible

You can import Bibles, song lyrics, pictures, videos, and other content by dragging and dropping it anywhere on Praisenter. You can use the File, Import menu option as well.

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Create your templates

Praisenter comes with VERY basic templates for display, you’ll likely want to build your own. Go to the File, New Slide menu option to start creating.

You're ready to start praisenting!

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Powerful Simplicity Redefined.

The most dependable and trusted church presentation software

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Powerful presentation features that make worship easy

EasyWorship is an easy-to-use, reliable church presentation software that meets the needs of churches, big and small, around the world. Build your entire worship service, from song lyrics to sermon slides, quickly and efficiently in one place.

Starting at $15/mo. paid annually

EasyWorship's interface has always been designed with ease of use. This simple breakdown shows you just how intuitive it is.

Example of EasyWorship Contiguous Schedule

Contiguous Schedule in Preview and Live Combined shown here.

Customizable user interface

Three schedule layout options. Adjust any area to fit your workflow. Choose between dark or light theme. Contiguous Schedule now available in Preview and Live Combined.

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Supports multiple outputs

Three output options. Each takes the same content, but with different themes, and presents it to your desired output. Use the newly added Alternate Output for livestreaming or for another in-house display option.

If you'd like to see how EasyWorship can sync more than one schedule, look at MIDI Sync.

Title Media available in EasyWorship Premium

Integrate your streaming

EasyWorship seamlessly integrates with your streaming platform and broadcast setup. Connect wirelessly (NDI) or wired to support multiple cameras, or simply use your phone as a camera. Send alpha channel downstream to your video mixer for a pro streaming look.

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Tools to make your presentation smooth

No matter what happens live, these tools can make it look as if it was planned that way.

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Go Live from the web

Need to quickly send a full screen video or a webpage live? We can do that. No extra steps needed. Just select Go Live.

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Get their attention

Use a Message Alert to communicate with your speaker, church, or livestream. Send a Nursery Alert to your congregation to notify a parent.

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Make it look easy

Logo. Black. Clear. Use these three buttons to create seamless transitions between service sections, whether it was part of the plan or not.

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Directly integrate with SongSelect by CCLI

Search, import, and add any lyrics you need to your schedule directly within EasyWorship. With the newly added auto-reporting , we do the work of reporting your song activity directly to CCLI saving you time and energy.

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Create and edit slides with Editor

Our Presentation and Theme Editor has the tools you need to create your whole service schedule. From basic text editing in the Inspector to the newly added Shape Engine , we give you the power to build and edit the slides you need.

Overlays included with Premium Subscription .

Layer a look unique to your church

With Overlays , you can make something original, just like your church. Mix and match backgrounds, titles, and elements right in EasyWorship.

Resources for your creativity

Create your service efficiently and accurately with resources that work for you.

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Trim videos

Edit your video files to select the exact clip you want. Then just drag and drop into your service schedule.

Slides in EasyWorship color organized by verse and chorus

Color your songs

Mark the verse, chorus, and bridge of a song with custom colors so that even the newest volunteer can follow along.

Slides in EasyWorship color organized by verse and chorus

Easy to search

Search quickly and easily through your media, songs, and scripture to find exactly what you need when you need it.

Creativity at your fingertips

The software you love + the media you want

Over 26,800 pieces of media

Directly integrate with EasyWorship software

Everything you need to complete your service

Expand your expectation of what is possible

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Import Premium Media even faster

Premium Media is now available to download directly in the Resource Area. Browse, filter, and add to your library with just a couple clicks.

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Color coordinate your theme

Copy the hex color codes from any piece of Premium Media using the Color Palette and use them to create seamless themes in the Online Media Designer or Photoshop. Or just search by that color in our media store.

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Create and design online

With our Online Media Designer you can take any Premium background, title, or social media and edit it into a custom slide, social media post, or a new banner for your church's site. So many possibilities. What will you create?

Sync schedules with MIDI

With MIDI Sync, you can sync and control multiple copies of EasyWorship on different computers using MIDI In & Out.

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Access your schedule remotely

Use View mode for an additional Foldback monitor. Use Full Control mode to control your schedule wirelessly. Completely free. Available for iOS & Android .

Stream Deck using EasyWorship plug-in

Streamline your workflow

Use Stream Deck or Companion for your service's production? We have custom plug-ins for each that make it easy to connect and control.

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Control everything on stage

EasyWorship can now receive AND send MIDI cues from and to any MIDI-enabled device. Use software like Playback , Prime , or Ableton to control several EasyWorship functions like changing slides, clearing your screen, or even telling it when to go live.

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Unlimited free support

With subscription, you get unlimited free support whether it's through email , phone , or booking an appointment . You also get to talk to real humans like Eric, Terry, or Nolan. You couldn't be in better hands.

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Connect with other users

When you join EasyWorship, you join an international community of tech heads, creators, and church leaders. Connect with people all around the world through our Official Facebook Group or our Community Forum . Ask questions. Assist other users with their questions. Or share a meme or two.

What our customers say about us

Here are just some of the thousands of reviews from our satisfied customers.

It was easy to integrate with OBS for live streaming live church service with lyrics and lower thirds Scriptures and speaker notes.

Our experience has been totally positive. The tech support is second to none and will make sure the issue is resolved.

Great product and support staff. Would highly recommend using EasyWorship for churches. EasyWorship WINS.

I really enjoy and trust EasyWorship. Our volunteers don't have to be computer specialists to operate it.

I am very pleased with this software. EasyWorship is so versatile to help me program my service.

I'm very glad we purchased EasyWorship and honestly wish I had done so sooner.

Katherine M.

EasyWorship was quick to integrate with OBS for live streaming our church service.

I especially like EasyWorship's dark mode as well as their means of diagnosing any issues that pop up.

EasyWorship greatly exceeded my expectations, especially with after-sale support. I would recommend their software to everyone.

EasyWorship was recommended to us in that anyone, whether or not they had formal computer training, could run this software. And it is true.

Other products are way too complicated to operate for the average person.

Love being able to include and onboard volunteers easily and having features that make running a smooth service up front doable.

EasyWorship starting at $15/month or $180/year

Fits your church's budget

From as low as $15/mo. with Basic or $23.33/mo. with Premium, EasyWorship is one of the most affordable options available. Try it out today!

INTEGRATIONS

EasyWorship can integrate with a number of brands you already use in areas like streaming and MIDI controllers. If you're looking for what computer configurations work with EasyWorship 7, please check out our system requirements page.

  • NDI (In & Out)

Capture Cards*

  • Blackmagic Design (Atem Mini Pro)
  • Aja Video Systems
  • Stream Deck
  • OBS (Open Broadcasting System)

Presenter Remotes*

  • SMK-Link VP4450
  • SMK-Link VP4910

Presentation

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

MIDI Integration*

  • Loop Community's Prime App
  • Multitracks' Playback App
  • Ableton Live
  • Elgato Stream Deck
  • Blackmagic Design (ATEM with Key/Fill)

*Including but not limited to

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Worship Presentation/Projection Software for Churches

Worship presentation software for your church's worship service that offers ease of use and the features you are looking for to streamline and simplify your worship projection. Take the Presentation Manager tour to learn more, then download our demo to try it yourself.

  • Included song database and popular Bibles.
  • Overlay text over Live video and movies.
  • DVD playback functionality.
  • Show different presentations on two projectors.
  • Designed so spontaneous changes don't disrupt worship .
  • Dual Preview Mode.
  • Slide templates allowing on-the-fly presentation changes.
  • Picture-in-Picture / Movie-in-Movie.
  • Windows 7,8,10 both 32bit and 64bit / MAC
  • Dual Bible translation display - on the fly

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Church Presentation Software: Elevating Worship with the Top 13 Picks

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Church presentation software hasn’t always been around. With the evolution of technology, comes the evolution of how we do church. This means that new inventions give us new creativity. By using church presentation software, you can elevate your services.

Thankfully, most of the church presentation software companies have free trials so you can test out which software works best for your church. The goal is to elevate your worship service with custom slides, motion backgrounds, Bible scripture and other key features.

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What even is church presentation software, 2. pro presenter, 3. freeworship, 4. easyslides, 5. mediashout 7, 6. easyworship, 7. proclaim, 8. song of songs, 9. opensong, 10. zionworks, 11. big screen, 12. slipity, 13. praisenter.

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Church presentation software is the technology that takes your service to the next level. This software helps you present lyrics on screens, videos, images, and slides during the service. Think of church presentation software as the digital hymn book.

The church presentation software that we want to highlight will help boost congregation participation. Having the ability to have Bible scripture on the screen as you preach can help your congregation take sermon notes. Just as having any lyrics on the screen helps new people be able to fully engage.

Best Church Presentation Software

The best church presentation software is the one that works best for you and your team’s needs. Whether you’re in need of a full worship graphics library, the ability to have Bible translations or other key features, we hope you find the best fit.

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OpenLP is a church presentation software with various features to make church services interactive and more interesting for church members. You can use it to create slides from templates or custom ones for church services or make announcements. OpenLP comes with a free Android remote control app allowing you to control your presentation using your Android device anywhere inside your church. 

If you’re using Linux or FreeBSD as your church’s operating system, then OpenLP is the best church presentation software for you because OpenLP was made specifically for these operating systems. You’ll be able to use it to search and download a few selected Bible verses from a Bible site for use during presentations. You can use OpenLP to set up custom liturgies and setlists to make church services personalized in response to your congregation’s needs. 

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Pro Presenter is one of the best editing and playback tools of any of the presentation software options out there. It can be simple to operate for most churches but takes more advanced users to set things up. It provides plenty of articles and video guides and has a strong user group. However, it is also one of the most expensive, as copyright Bibles are purchased one by one for $15 and on a per-computer basis.

Many of the more advanced tools also have additional add-on costs. The base program is available for Windows and Mac at the price of $399 for a single license or $999 for a church campus license, plus the price of whatever copyrighted Bibles you need.

With ProPresenter 7, you’ll get a year of support and software updates for free. After that year is up there is a yearly cost to continue getting support, bug fixes, software updates, and improvements. That cost is $159 per computer or $399 per campus license. If this membership expires for longer than 12 months following the first anniversary of purchase, it will require the purchase of an entirely new license according to ProPresenters website.

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FreeWorship allows you the customization of presentations to help you prepare for worship services in advance. It is an easy-to-use software for creating and managing presentations for use during worship services and other church events. It has a video enhancer feature for adjusting brightness and contrast, ensuring optimal viewing of videos. FreeWorship also allows you to search for specific hashtags when searching for multimedia items. 

FreeWorship is best for smaller churches because it has basic features and is not complicated to use. It has a drag and drop functionality, making adding files and images straight to your service list easier. FreeWorship has a Child Lock feature to keep your files and formats secure by limiting who can make changes on critical files and presentations. 

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EasySlides contains fitted lyrics databases in multiple languages. The variety of languages makes this a popular application. You’ll be challenged, however, if you’re moving to this software from another presentation software. It won’t allow you to relocate any existing database of songs from your old software to this one without a lot of painful steps.

There is also a limited amount of Bible versions and no ability to import versions from other sources. But the media possibilities are impressive. For example, it will play video and audio files with live backgrounds and even simultaneously project lyrics in two different languages on multiple screens for better visibility. Its HTML generator also allows you to publish lyrics. EasySlides is available only on Windows.

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At $399 per year, MediaShout is a higher-tier paid worship presentation software solution that is very popular.

The slide editor is powerful, even supporting advanced features like scrolling text. There’s support for stage screens with limited customization, audio and props layers, and audio playlists.Strangely, MediaShout used to be cross-platform but went Windows-only in its latest release (sorry, Mac users!), while its remote app is iOS-only.

Unique capabilities for this software include a sermon builder, and support for an announcements layer or rotating mode. Volunteer Mode turns MediaShout’s settings and edit functions off and simplifies the control and user interface, so that anyone can run a show with minimal training.

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EasyWorship seeks to find the balance between power and simplicity, and it does so fairly well (with a few limitations). The focus here is on slide design, with different tabs for songs, scripture, media, presentations, and themes. Media integration includes content from several providers, which is a nice touch. 

There’s a remote app for Android and iOS, allowing you to send alerts to the stage or audience. There’s even support for a stage view or confidence monitor as well. Overall, in terms of design and capabilities, EasyWorship seems more limited than some other options.

EasyWorship is one of only a few solutions to include broadcasting support, which is a big plus. EasyWorship does have a few limitations you should be aware of. First, it’s Windows-only, and the app includes native support for English alone.

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Proclaim is available as part of the Faithlife suite of products, and you might recognize them as the creators of the well-known Logos Bible Software. This software is a cloud-based app that allows multiple users to collaborate in real-time. It has a great set of integrations, including SongSelect, CCLI, Logos, and the higher-level subscription come with an extensive media library of motion graphics and video clips.

The slide editor is okay though a bit different than others. It’s easy to use, but it’s not revolutionary. In some ways, the Faithlife ecosystem is like Microsoft 365 for churches. The power isn’t in any single app or service; it’s in all the features and deep integrations.

However, of all the ones listed, Proclaim is the on the range of the more expensive option. The software is only a subscription, which, depending on church size and features, ranges between $200 to $1175 per year . The website suggests the most popular option for the average small church is $300/year.

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Songs of Songs is fantastic free church worship presentation software to create or import songs from CCLI, so you can use a song library during worship services. You can use it to create presentations manageable by operators or yourself via remote control during services. It also has a liturgy builder functionality to help you build and manage your liturgy in a centralized location for easy access during services.  

Free software is always a great thing to try and can help your church save money, so if you want free church worship presentation software, then Song of Songs is the best one for you. It has periodic free upgrades, so your software always has the latest features at no cost. Song of Songs is easy to use, making it ideal for users even if they are not tech-savvy. 

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OpenSong is another great open-source presentation app focused on lyric management, chord sheets, and bible verses. It supports timed loops of slides and allows you to keep track of song metadata and CCLI information. It is cross-platform, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, and supports multiple languages.

OpenSong is best for you if you want a church presentation software without spending a dime because this software is free! OpenSong is also open-source, allowing you to alter and improve the software to suit your church’s unique needs. It can also save your church money because, aside from being free, open-source software is less demanding when it comes to hardware requirements. 

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ZionWorks is a very easy-to-learn software that you can use for church presentations. It is like an all-in-one toolbox that helps you to present videos, audios, PowerPoint slideshows , etc. You can plan a seamless church experience for your audiences with just a few simple steps. You’ll be able to use a remote control to have access from anywhere.

This presentation software is on the cheaper side if this is the one you choose. For a monthly subscription of $17.50 you’ll have full access, and if you choose an annual subscription, it’s slightly less at $14.50 a month.

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Big Screen is a great church presentation web app to help you create and manage presentations for church services and social events. You can use it to create themes giving presentations a consistent look and feel on different platforms. It supports multiple outputs making it ideal no matter how many output devices you have. 

Big Screen is best for your church if you need church presentation software to create presentations with multilingual Bible verses. It comes with so many scripture translations from the New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, La Biblia de las Américas, Japanese Contemporary Bible, etc. With Big Screen’s multilingual capability, you can promote inclusion and make non-English speakers feel more welcome in your congregation. 

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Slipity is an iOS app for projecting texts, song lyrics, media, and YouTube videos on an external display. It allows full customization of slides letting you control the size, duration of transitions, and background elements, so your slides look precisely how you envision them. You can use Slipity’s time-based triggers, allowing you to schedule the launch of a specific presentation. 

If your church uses Mac and iOS devices, Slipity is the best for your church because this software works best for those operating systems. You can use AirPlay Mirroring to control presentations projected on a full screen. Its Stage Display feature lets you view current and succeeding slides on plain text on your control monitor while displaying full output on your projection screen. 

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Praisenter is a church presentation software for producing slides and presentations with song lyrics, Bible verses, images, and videos. You can use this software to search for Bible verses and save them for later use. It also allows you to import translations from The Unbound Bible, letting you present two translations of scripture simultaneously, making it ideal if your church has multilingual members. 

Praisenter is the one of the best church presentation software for your church if you need to project lyrics for your congregation. You can use the software to search, edit, and create songs for worship services. It has a slide editor that allows you to customize different aspects of your slides or templates, including gradients, text outline, video looping, and others. Praisenter also lets you add images, pictures, audio, or video on your templates for full customization. 

Take your time as you research and try out which church presentation software works best for your needs. There’s no need to pay for the biggest software if you don’t need all the functions they have to offer. Be creative with motion backgrounds, and elevate your sermons with the ability to put key points and bible verses on screens.

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MediaShout is church presentation software for displaying song lyrics, scripture, sermon points, and all forms of visual media to the screens for worship gatherings and events.

MediaShout increases engagement for those attending worship gatherings, and behind the scenes, it is loved by church staff and volunteers for its easy, time-saving features. With this powerful software, you’ll be able to quickly insert lyrics from a library, automatically build scripture slides from 70 included Bibles, and easily display any kind of graphic and video files.

MediaShout makes professional presentations easy for your ministry. Also known as “worship software,” MediaShout is the original church presentation software that revolutionized visual worship media. In 1999, MediaShout pioneered the switch from limited office-style software like Microsoft Powerpoint to church-specific software to display non-linear presentations controlled on a separate screen by an operator.

Still today, MediaShout offers the best balance of powerful features, flexibility, value, and ease-of-use in the church presentation and worship software space.

MediaShout allows you to build and run slides on an intuitive, easy to use control screen while showing only your presentation to your audience on a separate “main display” output. This is done by utilizing extended desktop with multiple screens on Windows or Mac. Most of our software versions even include a third output for either a “stage display” (also known as a confidence monitor) or live streams.

With MediaShout’s built-in controls and turn-key functionality, none of this requires you to be a computer or video expert. MediaShout does the work for you so you can focus on ministry.

If you’re a pastor or worship leader, or you lead a women’s ministry, school, or camp, MediaShout 7 will enhance your visual media for worship while simplifying technology so you can focus on what matters most—ministry. MediaShout is at home in any environment requiring live presentations:

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Experience the power of open source in your church with worship presentation software designed to fit how you want to run your service. Fast, flexible and easy to use, you will have your service up and running in a few minutes. These features and a whole lot more at a price that can't be beat.

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Free Worship Presentation Software for your Church.

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OpenLP is a feature rich open-source church presentation platform that doesn't tie you down to subscription renewals, device platforms, or even the presentation computer! With OpenLP, you're free to upgrade as soon as the next release comes out; you're free to roam the sanctuary with one of our remote apps, and you're free to install as many copies of the application as you want on Windows, Linux, Mac or FreeBSD. OpenLP continuously strives to deliver with excellence the technical elements of your church's worship service.

  • Cross platform between Linux, Windows, OS X and FreeBSD
  • Display songs, Bible verses, presentations, images and more
  • Control OpenLP remotely via your mobile web browser
  • Quickly and easily import songs from other popular presentation packages
  • Easy enough to use to get up and running in less than 10 minutes

Open Source

OpenLP is an open-source presentation platform created for use in churches large and small. Say good-bye to the hassle of subscription costs and device platforms; this software offers a wide variety of features that will greatly benefit your worship service.

But what does open-source mean? It means that the code that the developers write is available to you. But more than that, it means that OpenLP is, and always will be, free. Free to download, free to use, and free to give to all your friends. Being open-source also means that the developers are continuously working to improve this application, and welcome any comments or questions users may have.

Remote Control

Control your presentations from anywhere using OpenLP's first-of-its-kind remote system. With a built-in web app, you can access your service from any network-enabled device that has a browser and a touch screen. Change slides, or even change what is currently presenting from your phone. Search for songs, Bible verses, images and more without needing to touch the computer.

For those with Android or iOS devices there is an Android and an iOS app available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, to download for free. They have all the same features as the web app, packed into a native application.

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Import songs from a variety of sources, tag verse types, set ordering of verses, add formatting, manage authors, search through songs and even add backing tracks to songs for when your band is on holiday.

Integration with VLC means that you can display almost any video file and play almost any audio file in OpenLP. Using VLC means that a wide variety of formats are supported.

Import Bibles from a number of formats, or even download a few verses you need from a Bible site, display verses in varying formats, easily search verses by scripture reference (e.g. Luke 12:10-17) or by phrase.

Custom Slides

Store your liturgy, announcements, or other custom slides in OpenLP. Just like a song, but with less structure, custom slides can also contain formatting and can be set to loop.

Presentations

Integration with PowerPoint, PowerPoint Viewer and LibreOffice Impress on Windows and LibreOffice Impress on Linux/FreeBSD means that you can import your presentations into OpenLP and control them via OpenLP.

Android/iOS Remote

Control OpenLP remotely using any tablet or phone using our remote apps in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Search, go live, control slides, and more. Also accessible via any phone's web browser.

Import pictures into OpenLP and organise them into folders. Create slide-shows by simply selecting multiple songs and drag-and-dropping the selection into the service, with auto-forwarding.

Built-in stage view accessible from any device with a web browser. Use any device on the local network as your stage monitor, meaning unlimited stage monitors without any extra hardware constraints.

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Today we are proud to announce that OpenLP 3.1.0 "Superb Seth" has been released. On the surface, this might not seem like such a big release, since there seem to be very few new features, but if you dig a little deeper, the sheer number of bugs squashed tells another story. We have also made a number of changes under the hood to help carry OpenLP into the future.

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Open the downloaded file and drag the OpenLP app to your Applications folder

In your Applications folder, open the Utilities folder and run the Terminal app

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OpenLP only supports Ubuntu from 23.04 and up .

To install OpenLP, either search for OpenLP in Software Center, or run the following command:

Previous versions of Ubuntu

This is for informational purposes and unsupported by OpenLP.

If you are running an older version of Ubuntu (22.04 and up), you can install the latest version of OpenLP by downloading the latest DEB file and installing it, running the following commands in a terminal:

Fedora Installation Instructions

Note: OpenLP only supports the most recent Fedora release.

To install OpenLP, either search for OpenLP in your GUI package manager, or run the following command:

Debian Installation Instructions

Note: OpenLP only supports Debian unstable.

Note: The version of OpenLP in the repositories at time lags behind the official release by a week or two.

Arch Linux Installation Instructions

OpenLP is available in the Arch User Repository . You will need to install an AUR helper if you haven't already.

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Flatpak Installation

This Flatpak is experimental, and currently the OpenLP team does not support its use.

You will need the FlatHub repository installed in order to install dependencies.

OpenLP Source Code

Older versions can be downloaded from our downloads archive , but we do not support these versions .

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At our Bible college, we decided to switch to OpenLP because it was free. We found it to be feature-rich and easy to use. It's also constantly improving. David Le Roux George Whitefield College, Cape Town
Hello, I love your software! Praise the Lord. The fact that you all are willing to provide this for free is amazing. Matt
OpenLP has made a tremendous positive impact on our services. The singing has increased tenfold as even those with poor eyesight can clearly see the onscreen lyrics. H. Mullan

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I have been using OpenLP for a couple of years and I found it very easy to navigate and despite never having used this type of software before was able to get a service up and running in a couple of minutes once I had installed the program. Peter G.

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10 Best Worship Software To Engage Congregations In 2024

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Based on my experience leading worship teams, I’ve researched, shortlisted and reviewed the best worship software to help you create meaningful worship experiences that resonate with your congregations.

10 Best Worship Software Shortlist

Here's my pick of the 10 best software from the 10 tools reviewed.

  • 1. MultiTracks — Best for MacOS users
  • 2. WorshipTeam — Best song library
  • 3. Planning Center — Best rehearsal tool
  • 4. Worship Extreme Music Stand — Best for chord sheets and lyrics
  • 5. Fellowship One — Best integrated ChMS functionality
  • 6. Transposr — Best free worship software
  • 7. Worship Planning — Best for volunteer management
  • 8. Sunday Sounds — Best for MainStage worship patches and templates
  • 9. PraiseCharts — Best online sheet music catalog
  • 10. WorshipTrac — Best for sermon scheduling

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With so many different worship management tools available, figuring out which one is right for you is tough. You know you want to streamline the planning and execution of worship services, making it easier for church leaders and volunteers to coordinate and deliver impactful worship experiences but need to figure out which tool is best. I've got you! In this post I'll help make your choice easy, sharing my personal experiences as a worship leader for over a decade and being exposed to many different tools, with my picks of the best worship software.

What is Worship Software?

Worship software is a specialized tool used to plan, organize, and conduct worship services. It provides a centralized platform to manage worship resources, including songs, lyrics, presentations, and scheduling information, to facilitate seamless coordination and execution of worship activities.

Key features of worship software include song database management, chord chart creation, presentation tools for displaying lyrics and multimedia content, scheduling capabilities for volunteers and events, and integration with audiovisual equipment.

Overviews Of The 10 Best Church Worship Software

Here’s a brief description of each church worship software on my list, showing what it does best, plus screenshots to showcase some of the features.

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MultiTracks

Best for MacOS users

  • From $8.33/seat/month

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MultiTrack is a collection of digital tools giving you the ability to shape your church’s worship music. It has ProPresenter templates ensuring you have the right lyrics and chord charts for your setlist. Cloud Pro feature gives you a platform to store all your tools and resources for easy access, not just for you but for your entire team.

If you want worship software specifically designed for your iOS and MacOS devices, then MultiTrack is your best option. It allows you to edit, loop, or jump to any section of the track you’re playing so you can customize your music as needed. MultiTrack also enables you to create, edit, and save multiple setlists, so you have a ready-to-use setlist for a wide variety of events and activities.

Sunday Sounds works with Logic Remote Control letting you remotely control basic Mainstage functionalities like adding, selecting, or playing patches.

MultiTracks’ Playback Pro costs $8.33/seat/month.

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WorshipTeam

Best song library

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WorshipTeam is an online service you can use to run your worship ministry in a centralized location. You can use WorshipTeam to schedule and notify worship team members and musicians so they can accept or decline assignments and avoid conflicts. WorshipTeam is a cross-platform software accessible on your Windows or Mac PC and has a mobile app version that works on Android and iOS devices.

WorshipTeam has an extensive library with more than 14,000 songs you can use to keep your worship services lively and engaging. What makes this even better is that you can upload your songs to your WorshipTeam library, and your WorshipTeam account comes with unlimited storage to upload as many songs as you want. On top of the massive library of songs, WorshipTeam adds new songs regularly, giving you access to the latest worship songs.

WorshipTeam pricing starts at $14/month for up to 5 users.

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Planning Center

Best rehearsal tool

  • 30-day free trial
  • From $14/month/up to 75 group members

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Planning Center is a full suite of worship tools you can use to plan, organize, and execute worship services to keep your congregation engaged. It has a volunteer scheduling feature so you can schedule people according to their abilities and preferences. You can also use Planning Center to communicate with worship team members when sending scheduling requests or sending updates through text messages, emails, or push notifications.

Rehearsals are important to ensuring that worship services proceed smoothly, and Planning Center is the best church presentation software for you if you need an excellent rehearsal tool. It has an extensive song library you can use to ensure lively worship services, and you can upload your songs if you want to. Planning Center’s mobile app has an integrated media player so worship team members can listen to audio or watch videos to aid their performance even if they don’t have VLC or other video players installed.

Planning Center pricing starts at $14/month for up to 25 members, and they offer a 30-day free trial.

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Worship Extreme Music Stand

Best for chord sheets and lyrics

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Worship Extreme Music Stand is a chord sheet and lyric app that works on Android and iOS mobile devices allowing users to study their setlist anywhere. This app will enable you to switch between lyrics only, one column chord charts, two-column chord charts, and Nashville number charts so you can use the chord charts your team is most comfortable with. Another great feature worth noting is that you get access to new songs and arrangements from worship leaders worldwide, allowing you to update your music repertoire during worship services.

Worship Extreme Music Stand is the best software solution if you want a reliable source of chord charts and lyrics sheets that your music team can use. Chord charts can help ensure that all members of your music team or worship band play in sync to deliver excellent performances. What’s even better is Music Stand allows users to put notations on digital chord charts so your musicians can customize arrangements to suit your ministry’s preferences.

Worship Extreme Music Stand is a free worship software with limited features, but a paid version pricing starts at $15/month.

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Fellowship One

Best integrated ChMS functionality

  • Pricing is available upon request

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FellowshipOne is a cloud-based planner for planning worship services anywhere you are. You can use the software to schedule volunteers and employees, ensuring you have enough human resources for a successful worship service. It has a mobile app version that works on iOS and Android mobile devices so you can update worship plans and communicate with worship team members remotely.

FellowshipOne is the best worship software for you if you want one with ChMS functionality. You can use the software to store and manage membership data, ensuring you have updated information on all members. It also has accounting features to help you manage the finances of your church.

FellowshipOne pricing is available upon request.

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Best free worship software

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Transposr is a standalone worship presentation software from the makers of Planning Center. Its sole purpose is for transposing music sheets and MP3 files. If you want one with more software options like a media library, live streaming capabilities, or functionality to display songs, you might want to check out Planning Center.

Transposr is the best free church presentation software for you if you need to transpose a music sheet or MP3 file to another key. This is an excellent tool for you if you have a worship song in mind and would like to play it using a different key to put your personal touch on it. Transposr is also popular because of its ease of use. Just copy and paste the music sheet or MP3 file to Transposr, and the software will do the rest for you.

Transposr is a free worship tool.

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Worship Planning

Best for volunteer management

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Worship Planning is a cloud-based software for planning and organizing worship services. It has a song organizer letting you organize, import, and export songs for use during worship services. Worship Planning comes with file storage, where you can store files and documents in a secure location. You can use Worship Planning to generate virtual music sheets for better organization and to help you save paper.

Volunteerism is at the heart of any congregation, and Worship Planning is the best worship software if you want one with an excellent scheduling feature. You can use Worship Planning to schedule people for multiple services simultaneously, helping you save time working on worship plans during busy seasons. Worship Planning allows the customization of roles if you need to assign human resources to a special role.

Worship Planning pricing starts at $15/month for one planner, and they offer a 30-day free trial.

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Sunday Sounds

Best for MainStage worship patches and templates

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Sunday Sounds is music software with key templates and song-specific patches you can use to elevate your worship services. It has a massive sound library to create your songs and customize your worship music, including ambient sounds, bass, guitar, percussion, vocals, and synth. Sunday Sounds have pre-programmed templates and easy-to-use workflows so you can spend less time organizing music for worship services and more time ministering to your flock.

Musicians rely on Mainstage to turn their computers into powerful multi-instrument systems, and Sunday Sounds is the best worship software for you if you want to get the most out of your Mainstage. Sunday Sounds has more than 250 worship patches giving you the power to create songs and sounds to give your members a service to remember. It has a built-in Tonic Pad player allowing you to glue together the sound of your band and underscore the quieter moments in your performance.

Sunday Sounds costs $120/year.

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PraiseCharts

Best online sheet music catalog

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PraiseCharts is a worship tool where you can obtain audio backing tracks for your worship songs. You can use PraiseCharts to get song-specific guitar patches, so your songs sound exactly like professional recordings. PraiseCharts also lets you access worship readings you can use on your worship services or stream on your church website.

Sheet music is critical for musicians, and if you want to have access to an extensive catalog of sheet music, then PraiseCharts is the best worship software for your church. With PraiseCharts, you can access lyrics, chords, vocal chart arrangements, and orchestrations for praise and worship songs for your services. This is an excellent resource your worship band can use, especially when learning songs unfamiliar to them.

PraiseCharts pricing starts at $7.35/account/month.

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WorshipTrac

Best for sermon scheduling

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ChurchTrac’s worship tool is an excellent aid in planning and executing worship services. You can use it to schedule volunteers, ensuring crucial positions get properly manned. ChurcTrac sends automatic reminders to team members, so they don’t forget their schedules. ChurchTrac allows volunteers to block out dates, so team leaders know when volunteers are unavailable.

If you’re looking for worship software you can use to plan services carefully, then ChurchTrac is a great fit for you because you can use it to create outlines your team can follow. You can share the worship outline you created to worship team members and musicians ensuring you are all on the same page. You can include notations on your worship plans if there are specific instructions.

ChurchTrac Plus pricing starts at $15/month for up to 75 names, and they offer a 30-day free trial.

The 10 Best Church Worship Software Summary

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Compare Software Specs Side by Side

Use our comparison chart to review and evaluate software specs side-by-side.

What to look for when choosing worship software

Script/playlist/ presentation order creation/editing.

Church services typically use a combination of songs, graphics, videos, and countdowns. Sequencing these items should be easy and fast. Ask yourself – how easy is it to reorder a service when the need arises?

Song Importing

How easy is it to import songs into the software? Songs tend to come from various sources (web, email, Word docs, other databases, etc.); how capable and flexible is the software?

Song Editing

Once the songs are in there, how easy is it to edit them? This includes changing words, changing the order, or creating custom verses and choruses.

Song Background Support

Unless you put white text over black backgrounds, the way the software handles background images and video is essential.

Audio & Video Handling

Video playback can include files and DVD; SD & HD; controls and format capabilities. Does it work on different operating systems like Linux, Windows, and Mac OS? Can I use it on mobile devices like Android tablets and iPads? 

Speaker Support

We do a lot of sermons, bible verses, graphics, and text slideshows using Powerpoint. How do we do it, and how well does it work?

User Experience (For Training Volunteers)

The most powerful software in the world is useless unless people (in our case, volunteers) can use it. How quickly can non-professional volunteers pick it up and run with it?

Remote Editing

I like to create playlists during the week from my laptop. How easy is it to do this and then move the entire show to the presentation computer?

How affordable is this for a young church plant , and larger churches?

3rd Party Integrations

How well does this play with other church management software ? Does it work with other plugins and productivity tools?

Worship Software Functionality

Volunteer (band/worship team) scheduling – Who’s playing and serving, when.

Worship plans – Create unique plans for each service, including details on people, songs, and notes.

Order of service – What’s happening, in what order.

Rehearsal tools – Song library, transposing, and media player

Song & lyric projection – The song lyrics, on screen. Sequencing these items should be easy and fast. How easy is it to reorder a service should the need arise?

Video projection – Videos, and multimedia background graphics and other church presentation tools.

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Other worship software for church presentation

If you’re specifically looking for ways to project lyrics, images, and video onto a screen, you’re probably looking for a church presentation tool. Examples are Quelea, Opensong, and  OpenLP. For that, check out our complete list of church presentation software .

Use Worship Software to Organize Your Sermons

Cloud-based or downloadable worship software can help you to design presentations, organize songs and lyrics, build Sunday worship schedules, plan out sermons, support A/V needs, and organize volunteers. 

What tools do you use for modern-day worship planning ? Do you use anything on our list...or plan to in the future? Is there a church software missing here that you would add if you could? Let us know in the comments.

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ProPresenter

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ProPresenter was built for churches first, and staff and volunteer teams love the simple, intuitive nature of the ProPresenter platform. It’s easy to go from zero to beautiful, engaging presentations in a short time.

The Gold Standard in Presentation

ProPresenter is not just any church presentation software; it’s the definitive choice for live production and worship. Designed for churches first, its intuitive nature is loved by staff and volunteers alike, ensuring an easy transition from zero to captivating presentations in no time.

Key Features:

  • Multi-Platform Presentation : Be it worship at churches, presentations at schools, or business pitches, ProPresenter is versatile enough to handle it all.
  • Highly Intuitive Design : Even with its deep feature set, ProPresenter guarantees user simplicity. No need to spend hours, or even days, trying to figure out the software.
  • Professional Video Outputs : With ProPresenter 7, you’re not just getting a presentation tool. You’re getting a powerful video engine that supports multiple streams and even professional-grade video outputs.
  • Built for the Church : The software was designed with churches in mind. This focus ensures that volunteers and staff members, regardless of their tech-savviness, can effectively use ProPresenter.
  • Live Streaming Capabilities : Embrace the digital age. ProPresenter supports live streaming, allowing churches to broadcast their services and reach a larger audience.

What Sets ProPresenter Apart?

While there are many church presentation software options in the market, ProPresenter stands out for several reasons:

  • User-Centric Design : ProPresenter has struck a perfect balance. It offers a design that’s volunteer-friendly, yet doesn’t compromise on offering pro-grade functionality.
  • Advanced Architectural Features : Building slides is a breeze with ProPresenter. Its multi-layered architecture supports seamless playback of video files. The result? Visually rich presentations that captivate your audience.
  • Focus on Storytelling : The primary aim of any church presentation software should be to convey a story, especially the greatest story ever told. ProPresenter ensures that volunteers and staff can focus more on storytelling rather than grappling with complicated software and equipment.

In the vast sea of presentation tools, ProPresenter emerges as a beacon for those seeking reliability, simplicity, and power. Whether you’re a small community church or a large concert venue, this church presentation software promises to exceed expectations. Make every presentation count. Choose ProPresenter .

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  1. 12 Best Worship Presentation Software Reviewed For 2024

    Here's my pick of the 10 best software from the 12 tools reviewed. 1. Worship Tools — Worship presentation software with a "music stand" app for singing along. 2. Quelea — Worship presentation software with a wide variety of Bible options. 3. Praisenter — Worship presentation software for creating and editing songs. 4.

  2. 20 Best Church Presentation Software Reviewed For 2024

    5. Quelea — Best for sermon note integrations. 6. Big Screen — Best for multilingual Bible verses. 7. iWorship — Best for buying pre-made presentations on a variety of themes. 8. Song of Songs — Best free church worship presentation software. 9. Praisenter — Best for lyrics projection.

  3. 13 Best Free Church Presentation Software for Easy Worship

    5. EasySlides. EasiSlides is a free worship song projection software designed for projecting lyrics and Bible texts—basically, it's designed for church worship. With over 80,000 downloads and counting, EasySlides is a very popular option for anyone looking for free church presentation software. Managing worship songs.

  4. Presenter by WorshipTools

    Download Now! Start making better presentations today. Easily and for free. The first free cloud based church presentation software. Create media rich presentations with song lyrics, video, PowerPoint presentations, scripture and more. Have what you need on all computers with the WorshipTools Cloud.

  5. Best Church Presentation Software 2024

    Find the top Church Presentation software of 2024 on Capterra. Based on millions of verified user reviews - compare and filter for whats important to you to find the best tools for your needs. ... Worship presentation software, which enables churches to conduct various church meetings by providing songs, images, videos, and more.

  6. 17 Best Free Church Presentation Software Reviewed For 2024

    OpenLP is an open-source worship presentation software that works on Linux, Windows, Mac OS, and FreeBSD computers. This church presentation software can display song lyrics, Bible verses, videos, images, and PowerPoint presentations. It has a remote feature for controlling presentations using your web browser and Android or iOS mobile device.

  7. EasyWorship

    EasyWorship began as a software solution for churches to amplify the worship experience from the sound booth to the stage. From bringing you the best church presentation software, worship media and customer support we can offer, we purpose to do everything with excellence and bring glory to God. Create the service you want with stunning ...

  8. Proclaim

    Proclaim is a cloud-based presentation software built specifically for churches, so you can design slides, create presentations, and record or stream sermons—without all the manual work. ... —Effie W., worship director "Many of these offerings, if priced individually, would be hundreds, if not thousands of dollars … the level of ...

  9. Proclaim

    Unlimited downloads: Everyone on your team—from your pastor to the A/V team and trusted volunteers—can download and use Proclaim. Works anywhere: Create or update your slides from home or on the road, so it's all ready to go when you walk into the worship center. Automatic sermon import: Your pastor can create sermon slides in Logos and ...

  10. Best Church Presentation Software in 2024: Compare Reviews on 30 ...

    Songview is a free, easy to use and feature rich presentation software system designed for use in church services. Shows worship songs, bible verses, PowerPoint slides, videos, internet pages, YouTube. We don't have enough data from reviews to share who uses this product.

  11. Best Church Presentation Software

    Find the best Church Presentation Software for your organization. Compare top Church Presentation Software systems with customer reviews, pricing, and free demos. ... EasyWorship is a windows-based church presentation software that helps create and share worship service, including sermon slides and song lyrics. It lets staff members preview ...

  12. Praisenter

    Specialized presentation software tailored for churches, enabling seamless and engaging presentations for worship services and sermons. Download. About A free and open source presentation software package for Churches. Feature rich. Praisenter is packed with features that make presenting content easy and manageable.

  13. EasyWorship Software

    Powerful presentation features that make worship easy. EasyWorship is an easy-to-use, reliable church presentation software that meets the needs of churches, big and small, around the world. Build your entire worship service, from song lyrics to sermon slides, quickly and efficiently in one place. Starting at $15/mo. paid annually.

  14. Comparing The Best Church Presentation Software in 2023

    MediaShout. At $399 per year, MediaShout is a higher-tier paid worship presentation software that used to be more popular, and still deserves mention. The slide editor is powerful, even supporting advanced features like scrolling text.

  15. Presentation Manager

    Worship presentation software for your church's worship service that offers ease of use and the features you are looking for to streamline and simplify your worship projection. Take the Presentation Manager tour to learn more, then download our demo to try it yourself. Included song database and popular Bibles.

  16. Church Presentation Software: Elevating Worship with the Top 13 Picks

    At $399 per year, MediaShout is a higher-tier paid worship presentation software solution that is very popular. The slide editor is powerful, even supporting advanced features like scrolling text. There's support for stage screens with limited customization, audio and props layers, and audio playlists.Strangely, MediaShout used to be cross ...

  17. MediaShout 7

    MediaShout is church presentation software for displaying song lyrics, scripture, sermon points, and all forms of visual media to the screens for worship gatherings and events. MediaShout increases engagement for those attending worship gatherings, and behind the scenes, it is loved by church staff and volunteers for its easy, time-saving ...

  18. Free Open Source Church Worship Presentation Software

    Free Worship Presentation Software for your Church. OpenLP is a feature rich open-source church presentation platform that doesn't tie you down to subscription renewals, device platforms, or even the presentation computer! With OpenLP, you're free to upgrade as soon as the next release comes out; you're free to roam the sanctuary with one of ...

  19. 9 Church Presentation Software to Hold the Best Services

    Sharefaith. The Sharefaith Presenter is a church presentation software that helps you transform Powerpoint presentations into worship presentations. All you need is a PC, and your task will be accomplished quickly and without any issues. The software is easy to use, simple, and has powerful features. Features.

  20. Industry-Leading Church Worship Software

    ProPresenter is the leader in House of Worship and Church presentation software. With ProPresenter 7, the presentation suite you may already know is more powerful than ever before, with a reliable video engine capable of rendering and presenting videos and presentations, with support for multiple streams and even pro-level video outputs.

  21. 10 Best Worship Software To Engage Congregations In 2024

    Here's my pick of the 10 best software from the 10 tools reviewed. 1. WorshipTeam — Best song library. 2. WorshipTrac — Best for sermon scheduling. 3. PraiseCharts — Best online sheet music catalog. 4. Sunday Sounds — Best for MainStage worship patches and templates.

  22. The #1 Choice in Presentation Software

    ProPresenter is a cross-platform (Mac & Windows) presentation software and production application for live events. It seamlessly displays lyrics, slides, and media, making high-quality presentations and live productions easy. ProPresenter is an indispensable tool for churches, businesses, sporting events, conferences, trade shows, concerts ...

  23. ProPresenter • church presentation software • Pro Church Media

    Multi-Platform Presentation: Be it worship at churches, presentations at schools, or business pitches, ProPresenter is versatile enough to handle it all. Highly Intuitive Design: Even with its deep feature set, ProPresenter guarantees user simplicity. No need to spend hours, or even days, trying to figure out the software.