BibleShow vs Holyrics
BibleShow
Free Windows software for displaying Bible verses, with NDI output and up to four screens.
- Free
- Unmaintained
Holyrics
Free Brazilian worship presentation software for lyrics and Bible verses, with optional online plans.
- Freemium
- Subscription
Summary
- BibleShow is free, while Holyrics is paid (Free; optional plans from US$2/month).
- Both run on Windows.
- Note: BibleShow is no longer actively maintained.
- Both support: Bible: Free translations included · Media: Images · Multilingual: Interface in multiple languages · Multilingual: Bibles in other languages · Multilingual: Bible translations side by side · Multilingual: Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts · Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens · Screens & outputs: Stage display / confidence monitor · Screens & outputs: Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming · Broadcast video: NDI · Connectivity & collaboration: Works fully offline.
Only in BibleShow
No confirmed features where Holyrics falls short.
Only in Holyrics
- Runs on macOS
- Runs on Linux
- Songs & lyrics: Song library
- Songs & lyrics: Import from other presentation software
- Songs & lyrics: Paste or import plain-text lyrics
- Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources)
- Songs & lyrics: Chord charts for musicians
- Songs & lyrics: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics
- Inputs & other sources (partial in BibleShow)
Based on confirmed data only. Unknown values are not counted.
Side by side
- Supported Supported
- Partial Partial
- Paid add-on or tier Paid add-on / tier
- Not supported Not supported
- Unknown Unknown
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| Product |
BibleShow
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Holyrics
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Price | Free / Donation-supported | Free; optional plans from US$2/month |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | Desktop app | Desktop app |
| Status | maintenance | active |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Not supported | Supported |
| Linux | Not supported | Supported |
| Web browser | Not supported | Not supported |
| iOS / iPadOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Android | Not supported | Not supported |
| ChromeOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Content | ||
| Songs & lyrics | Not supported: Bible-only presenter; songs and general presentations are not handled. | Supported |
| Song library | Not supported | Supported |
| Import from other presentation software | Not supported | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from other sources, including PowerPoint files. |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Not supported | Supported |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Not supported | Supported: Built-in web search of the holyrics.com lyrics database, with many songs pre-formatted for projection. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Not supported | Supported: Chords and comments can be shown on the return (stage) monitor. |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Not supported | Supported: Themes can use videos as backgrounds, with optional BPM-synced playback speed. |
| CCLI usage reporting | Not supported | Unknown |
| Bible | Supported | Supported |
| Free translations included | Supported: Ships with the King James Version; 180+ free Bible modules in over 60 languages can be downloaded from within the app. | Supported |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Unknown | Supported: Translations are offered through partnerships with Bible publishers as well as public-domain versions. |
| Slides & presentations | Not supported | Partial |
| PowerPoint | Not supported | Partial: .ppt/.pptx files can be run from the program on Windows only, with Microsoft PowerPoint installed. |
| Keynote | Not supported | Unknown |
| Google Slides | Not supported | Unknown |
| Canva | Not supported | Unknown |
| Not supported | Unknown | |
| Plays slide animations & transitions | Not supported | Unknown |
| Media | Supported | Supported |
| Video playback | Unknown | Supported: Audio and video play through the integrated VLC player. |
| Audio playback | Unknown | Supported |
| Images | Supported: Background images with adjustable effects behind the scripture text. | Supported |
| YouTube / online video | Unknown | Not supported: The FAQ states YouTube videos cannot be played in the program because of YouTube policy. |
| Inputs & other sources | Partial | Supported |
| Live camera / capture card | Partial: An NDI source can be used as the background; no direct capture-card input is described. | Partial: Webcams and IP cameras can be played through the VLC player, though the FAQ warns of noticeable delay. |
| Screen sharing | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web pages | Unknown | Partial: A website can be opened full screen on the projection screen (Windows only, requires Chrome or Edge). |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Unknown | Supported |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Unknown | Supported: Alerts at the top or bottom of the screen, custom messages and a communication panel for the stage screen. |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: Q&A, polls and raffles via a Telegram chatbot are part of the paid online plans; a built-in multiple-choice quiz is also available. |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Supported |
| Interface in multiple languages | Supported: The menu language can be changed (the site itself is in English and Romanian). | Supported |
| Songs in other languages | Unknown | Supported |
| Bibles in other languages | Supported | Supported |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Unknown | Supported: Song slides can carry translations, shown on separate screens or together on one screen. |
| Bible translations side by side | Supported: Up to 4 versions in parallel on the main screen and up to 7 across all displays. | Supported: Up to 3 Bible versions can be shown simultaneously, with verse mapping across languages. |
| Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts | Supported: Full support for right-to-left languages such as Hebrew and Arabic. | Supported: Settings for non-Latin scripts including Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Han and Hangul. |
| Integrations | ||
| Software integrations | Unknown | Unknown |
| Planning Center | Unknown | Unknown |
| ChurchSuite | Unknown | Unknown |
| WorshipTools Planning | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hardware control | Unknown | Supported |
| MIDI | Unknown | Supported: MIDI input can trigger program actions, e.g. advancing slides from a multitrack playback. |
| DMX lighting | Unknown | Partial: No direct DMX output; API items and triggers can send commands to the Lumikit lighting software. |
| Stream Deck / Companion | Unknown | Unknown |
| Automation & extensibility | Unknown | Supported |
| Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) | Unknown | Supported: Local HTTP API server with token authentication; access from the internet requires the Advanced plan. |
| Plugins / extensions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in scripting / macros | Unknown | Supported: JavaScript (ECMAScript 5.1) scripts, startup code, system variables and custom API routes. |
| Webhooks / triggers to other systems | Unknown | Supported: Triggers run actions on program events, sending HTTP, WebSocket, TCP/UDP, OSC or MIDI messages and controlling OBS, vMix and PTZ cameras. |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Unknown | Unknown |
| AI features (e.g. verse detection, lyric formatting) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Presenting & control | ||
| Screens & outputs | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple audience screens | Supported: Up to four independently configured displays, each to a window, NDI or data (XML/PNG) output. | Supported |
| Stage display / confidence monitor | Supported: A stage monitor can mirror the main display or use its own theme. | Supported: Return monitors with their own settings and monitor-only messages and alerts. |
| Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming | Supported: Display windows can cover part of the screen and NDI output carries an alpha channel. | Supported: NDI outputs can use a transparent background for keying over video. |
| Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) | Unknown | Supported: The Holyrics plugin runs an HTTP server so the projection can be viewed in browsers or added as a source in streaming software. |
| Broadcast video | Supported | Supported |
| NDI | Supported: NewTek NDI output (one per instance, with alpha channel) and NDI input as background. | Supported: Multiple NDI outputs with configurable resolution, frame rate and theme. |
| SDI | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in streaming & recording | Unknown | Not supported |
| Stream to any RTMP destination | Unknown | Not supported: The FAQ states the program does not stream itself but works alongside streaming software such as OBS. |
| YouTube Live | Unknown | Not supported |
| Facebook Live | Unknown | Not supported |
| Record the output to a file | Unknown | Unknown |
| TV output | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apple TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Android / Google TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fire TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Roku app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Chromecast / AirPlay | Unknown | Unknown |
| Connectivity & collaboration | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud sync of library | Unknown | Supported: All data and media can be synchronised between computers through Google Drive (settings are not synced). |
| Works fully offline | Supported | Supported |
| Remote control from phone or tablet | Unknown | Supported: Holyrics mobile app for Android and iOS (iOS app is a one-time US$0.99 purchase). |
| Multiple operators at once | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web native (runs in a browser) | Unknown | Not supported |
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