Holyrics vs Proclaim
Holyrics
Free Brazilian worship presentation software for lyrics and Bible verses, with optional online plans.
- Freemium
- Subscription
Proclaim
Cloud-synced church presentation software from Logos (formerly Faithlife).
- Subscription
- Free Trial
Summary
- Holyrics is paid (Free; optional plans from US$2/month), while Proclaim is paid ($269.99/year).
- Both run on Windows and macOS.
- Both support: 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 · Bible: Free translations included · Media: Video playback · Media: Audio playback · Media: Images · Inputs & other sources: Countdown timers & clocks · Multilingual: Songs in other languages · Hardware control: MIDI · Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens · Screens & outputs: Stage display / confidence monitor · Screens & outputs: Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming · Broadcast video: NDI · Connectivity & collaboration: Cloud sync of library · Connectivity & collaboration: Works fully offline · Connectivity & collaboration: Remote control from phone or tablet.
Only in Holyrics
- Runs on Linux
- Multilingual: Interface in multiple languages
- Automation & extensibility: Network API (HTTP / WebSocket)
- Automation & extensibility: Built-in scripting / macros
Only in Proclaim
- Runs on Web browser
- Runs on iOS / iPadOS
- Runs on Android
- Slides & presentations: PowerPoint (partial in Holyrics)
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 |
Holyrics
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Proclaim
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Price | Free; optional plans from US$2/month | $269.99/yearFree trial |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | Desktop app | Desktop app, Cloud / hosted |
| Status | active | active |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Supported | Supported |
| Linux | 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 | Supported | Supported |
| Song library | Supported | Supported |
| Import from other presentation software | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from other sources, including PowerPoint files. | Supported: Song databases from EasyWorship 6/7 can be imported directly; other programs can export lyrics for import. |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Supported | Unknown |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Supported: Built-in web search of the holyrics.com lyrics database, with many songs pre-formatted for projection. | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from SongSelect, Hymnbase or MultiTracks.com. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Supported: Chords and comments can be shown on the return (stage) monitor. | Supported: Chord progressions come in from MultiTracks.com and can be shown on the confidence monitor. |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Supported: Themes can use videos as backgrounds, with optional BPM-synced playback speed. | Supported: 1,000+ free motions and stills on every plan; Pro and Partner tiers add larger media libraries. |
| CCLI usage reporting | Unknown | Supported |
| Bible | Supported | Supported |
| Free translations included | Supported | Supported: 60+ Bible versions are included on every plan. |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Supported: Translations are offered through partnerships with Bible publishers as well as public-domain versions. | Unknown |
| Slides & presentations | Partial | Supported |
| PowerPoint | Partial: .ppt/.pptx files can be run from the program on Windows only, with Microsoft PowerPoint installed. | Supported: PowerPoint files can be imported; on Windows control can also be handed over to PowerPoint. |
| Keynote | Unknown | Partial: On a Mac with Keynote installed, Keynote files are imported as static image slideshows. |
| Google Slides | Unknown | Unknown |
| Canva | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Unknown | |
| Plays slide animations & transitions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Media | Supported | Supported |
| Video playback | Supported: Audio and video play through the integrated VLC player. | Supported |
| Audio playback | Supported | Supported |
| Images | Supported | Supported |
| YouTube / online video | Not supported: The FAQ states YouTube videos cannot be played in the program because of YouTube policy. | Unknown |
| Inputs & other sources | Supported | Supported |
| Live camera / capture card | Partial: Webcams and IP cameras can be played through the VLC player, though the FAQ warns of noticeable delay. | Unknown |
| Screen sharing | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web pages | Partial: A website can be opened full screen on the projection screen (Windows only, requires Chrome or Edge). | Unknown |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Supported | Supported |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Supported: Alerts at the top or bottom of the screen, custom messages and a communication panel for the stage screen. | Unknown |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | 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. | Unknown |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Supported |
| Interface in multiple languages | Supported | Not supported: The interface is English only, though slide text can be in other languages. |
| Songs in other languages | Supported | Supported |
| Bibles in other languages | Supported | Unknown |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Supported: Song slides can carry translations, shown on separate screens or together on one screen. | Unknown |
| Bible translations side by side | Supported: Up to 3 Bible versions can be shown simultaneously, with verse mapping across languages. | Unknown |
| Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts | Supported: Settings for non-Latin scripts including Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Han and Hangul. | 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 | Supported | Supported |
| MIDI | Supported: MIDI input can trigger program actions, e.g. advancing slides from a multitrack playback. | Supported: MIDI in/out, including MIDI over Wi-Fi with tools like Ableton Live. |
| DMX lighting | Partial: No direct DMX output; API items and triggers can send commands to the Lumikit lighting software. | Unknown |
| Stream Deck / Companion | Unknown | Supported: Elgato Stream Deck is supported in Proclaim 3.2 and later. |
| Automation & extensibility | Supported | Not supported |
| Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) | Supported: Local HTTP API server with token authentication; access from the internet requires the Advanced plan. | 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 | Supported: JavaScript (ECMAScript 5.1) scripts, startup code, system variables and custom API routes. | 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 | Supported: Triggers run actions on program events, sending HTTP, WebSocket, TCP/UDP, OSC or MIDI messages and controlling OBS, vMix and PTZ cameras. | 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 | Supported: Up to 8 virtual screens can send different content to lobby, overflow, nursery and livestream. |
| Stage display / confidence monitor | Supported: Return monitors with their own settings and monitor-only messages and alerts. | Supported: Configurable confidence monitor outputs with stage messages; multiple confidence monitors are supported. |
| Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming | Supported: NDI outputs can use a transparent background for keying over video. | 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) | Supported: The Holyrics plugin runs an HTTP server so the projection can be viewed in browsers or added as a source in streaming software. | Unknown |
| Broadcast video | Supported | Supported |
| NDI | Supported: Multiple NDI outputs with configurable resolution, frame rate and theme. | Supported |
| SDI | Unknown | Supported |
| Built-in streaming & recording | Not supported | Partial |
| Stream to any RTMP destination | Not supported: The FAQ states the program does not stream itself but works alongside streaming software such as OBS. | Not supported: For YouTube or Facebook Live the vendor recommends sending NDI or SDI output to a tool such as OBS. |
| YouTube Live | Not supported | Not supported |
| Facebook Live | Not supported | 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 | Supported: All data and media can be synchronised between computers through Google Drive (settings are not synced). | 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 | Supported: Holyrics mobile app for Android and iOS (iOS app is a one-time US$0.99 purchase). | 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) | Not supported | Partial: Presentations can be created and edited in a browser with Proclaim Pro, but presenting requires the desktop app. |
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