BibleShow vs Proclaim
BibleShow
Free Windows software for displaying Bible verses, with NDI output and up to four screens.
- Free
- Unmaintained
Proclaim
Cloud-synced church presentation software from Logos (formerly Faithlife).
- Subscription
- Free Trial
Summary
- BibleShow is free, while Proclaim is paid ($269.99/year).
- Both run on Windows.
- Note: BibleShow is no longer actively maintained.
- Both support: Bible: Free translations included · Media: Images · 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
- Multilingual: Interface in multiple languages
Only in Proclaim
- Runs on macOS
- Runs on Web browser
- Runs on iOS / iPadOS
- Runs on Android
- Songs & lyrics: Song library
- Songs & lyrics: Import from other presentation software
- Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources)
- Songs & lyrics: Chord charts for musicians
- Songs & lyrics: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics
- Songs & lyrics: CCLI usage reporting
- Slides & presentations: PowerPoint
- 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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Proclaim
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Price | Free / Donation-supported | $269.99/yearFree trial |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | Desktop app | Desktop app, Cloud / hosted |
| Status | maintenance | active |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Not supported | Supported |
| Linux | Not supported | Not supported |
| Web browser | Not supported | Supported |
| iOS / iPadOS | Not supported | Supported |
| Android | Not supported | 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: Song databases from EasyWorship 6/7 can be imported directly; other programs can export lyrics for import. |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Not supported | Unknown |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Not supported | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from SongSelect, Hymnbase or MultiTracks.com. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Not supported | Supported: Chord progressions come in from MultiTracks.com and can be shown on the confidence monitor. |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Not supported | Supported: 1,000+ free motions and stills on every plan; Pro and Partner tiers add larger media libraries. |
| CCLI usage reporting | Not supported | Supported |
| 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: 60+ Bible versions are included on every plan. |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Slides & presentations | Not supported | Supported |
| PowerPoint | Not supported | Supported: PowerPoint files can be imported; on Windows control can also be handed over to PowerPoint. |
| Keynote | Not supported | Partial: On a Mac with Keynote installed, Keynote files are imported as static image slideshows. |
| 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 playback | Unknown | Supported |
| Images | Supported: Background images with adjustable effects behind the scripture text. | Supported |
| YouTube / online video | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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. | Unknown |
| Screen sharing | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web pages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Unknown | Supported |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Unknown | Unknown |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Supported |
| Interface in multiple languages | Supported: The menu language can be changed (the site itself is in English and Romanian). | Not supported: The interface is English only, though slide text can be in other languages. |
| Songs in other languages | Unknown | Supported |
| Bibles in other languages | Supported | Unknown |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bible translations side by side | Supported: Up to 4 versions in parallel on the main screen and up to 7 across all displays. | Unknown |
| Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts | Supported: Full support for right-to-left languages such as Hebrew and Arabic. | Unknown |
| Integrations | ||
| Software integrations | Unknown | Supported |
| Planning Center | Unknown | Supported: Service plans can be imported from Planning Center Services (requires edit permissions). |
| ChurchSuite | Unknown | Unknown |
| WorshipTools Planning | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hardware control | Unknown | Supported |
| MIDI | Unknown | Supported: MIDI in/out, including MIDI over Wi-Fi with tools like Ableton Live. |
| DMX lighting | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream Deck / Companion | Unknown | Supported: Elgato Stream Deck is supported in Proclaim 3.2 and later. |
| Automation & extensibility | Unknown | Not supported |
| Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) | Unknown | Not supported: The vendor's ProPresenter comparison names scripting/API control as something ProPresenter has and Proclaim does not focus on. |
| Plugins / extensions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in scripting / macros | Unknown | Not supported: The vendor's ProPresenter comparison names scripting/API control as something ProPresenter has and Proclaim does not focus on. |
| Webhooks / triggers to other systems | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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: Up to 8 virtual screens can send different content to lobby, overflow, nursery and livestream. |
| Stage display / confidence monitor | Supported: A stage monitor can mirror the main display or use its own theme. | Supported: Configurable confidence monitor outputs with stage messages; multiple confidence monitors are supported. |
| Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming | Supported: Display windows can cover part of the screen and NDI output carries an alpha channel. | Supported: Alpha keying is supported, and picture-in-picture shows slides over a transparent background. |
| Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Broadcast video | Supported | Supported |
| NDI | Supported: NewTek NDI output (one per instance, with alpha channel) and NDI input as background. | Supported |
| SDI | Unknown | Supported |
| Built-in streaming & recording | Unknown | Partial |
| Stream to any RTMP destination | Unknown | Not supported: For YouTube or Facebook Live the vendor recommends sending NDI or SDI output to a tool such as OBS. |
| YouTube Live | Unknown | Not supported |
| Facebook Live | Unknown | Not supported |
| Record the output to a file | Unknown | Partial: Built-in recording is aimed at producing and publishing sermon podcasts. |
| TV output | Unknown | Supported |
| Apple TV app | Unknown | Supported: A free Digital Signage app runs on Apple TV, Fire TV Stick or any web browser for lobby screens. |
| Android / Google TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fire TV app | Unknown | Supported: A free Digital Signage app runs on Apple TV, Fire TV Stick or any web browser for lobby screens. |
| Roku app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Chromecast / AirPlay | Unknown | Unknown |
| Connectivity & collaboration | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud sync of library | Unknown | Supported |
| Works fully offline | Supported | Supported: Schedules are stored locally so going live does not require internet; some features (signals, importing third-party content, embedded content) need a connection. |
| Remote control from phone or tablet | Unknown | Supported: Remote control apps for iOS and Android are included in every plan. |
| Multiple operators at once | Unknown | Supported: Team members edit presentations together with real-time cloud sync; web and mobile editing requires Proclaim Pro. |
| Web native (runs in a browser) | Unknown | Partial: Presentations can be created and edited in a browser with Proclaim Pro, but presenting requires the desktop app. |
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