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KerkBeamer vs LyricDisplay

KerkBeamer logo
KerkBeamer

Dutch online service for building church beamer presentations from a song and Bible database.

  • Subscription
  • Free Trial
LyricDisplay logo
LyricDisplay

Open-source lyric control app with outputs for projectors, stage displays, OBS and vMix.

  • Open Source
  • Free

Summary

  • KerkBeamer is paid (From €17.50/month (excl. VAT)), while LyricDisplay is free.
  • LyricDisplay is open source (GPL-3.0-or-later); KerkBeamer is proprietary.
  • Both run on Windows and macOS.
  • Both support: Songs & lyrics: Song library · Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens.

Only in KerkBeamer

  • Runs on Web browser
  • Slides & presentations: PowerPoint (partial in LyricDisplay)

Only in LyricDisplay

  • Runs on Linux
  • Inputs & other sources (paid add-on in KerkBeamer)
  • Automation & extensibility (partial in KerkBeamer)
  • Screens & outputs: Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming (paid add-on in KerkBeamer)
  • Screens & outputs: Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) (paid add-on in KerkBeamer)
  • Connectivity & collaboration: Works fully offline (partial in KerkBeamer)

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 KerkBeamer logo KerkBeamer LyricDisplay logo LyricDisplay
Overview
Price From €17.50/month (excl. VAT)Free trialFree / Donation-supported
Open source NoYes (GPL-3.0-or-later)
Deployment Cloud / hosted, Desktop appDesktop app
Status activeactive
Platforms
Windows Supported Supported
macOS Supported Supported
Linux Not supported Supported
Web browser Supported Not supported
iOS / iPadOS Not supported Not supported
Android Not supported Not supported
ChromeOS Not supported Not supported
Content
Songs & lyrics Supported Supported
Song library Supported: Song database of 10,000+ songs from Dutch songbooks, shown as text or sheet music; billed €1 per songbook used each month. Supported
Import from other presentation software Unknown Supported: EasyWorship song databases can be imported, keeping title, writers, copyright and CCLI number.
Paste or import plain-text lyrics Unknown Supported: Imports text, LRC, Markdown, RTF and DOCX files, and lyrics can be pasted from websites.
Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) Unknown Supported: Built-in online lyric search via LRCLIB, Lyrics.ovh and OpenHymnal.
Chord charts for musicians Unknown Unknown
Motion backgrounds behind lyrics Unknown Supported: Each output can have its own image or video background.
CCLI usage reporting Not supported: CCLI Auto Reporting is not available, so songs must be reported to CCLI manually. Unknown
Bible Supported Unknown
Free translations included Supported: 11 Dutch and regional-language translations, including the public-domain Statenvertaling; each translation used costs €1 per month. Unknown
Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) Supported: Copyrighted translations such as NBV21, Herziene Statenvertaling and Bijbel in Gewone Taal are included, with no separate licence needed. Unknown
Slides & presentations Supported Partial
PowerPoint Supported: .ppt/.pptx files are uploaded and converted; they cannot be edited in KerkBeamer and can loop with a set time per slide. Partial: PowerPoint files are imported as lyric slides (one text slide per PowerPoint slide); it is not a general slide player.
Keynote Unknown Unknown
Google Slides Unknown Unknown
Canva Unknown Unknown
PDF Unknown Unknown
Plays slide animations & transitions Unknown Unknown
Media Supported Unknown
Video playback Supported: Uploaded videos are converted to MP4 and can be trimmed. Unknown
Audio playback Supported Unknown
Images Supported Unknown
YouTube / online video Not supported: The documentation states YouTube videos or URLs cannot be added. Unknown
Inputs & other sources Paid add-on or tier Supported
Live camera / capture card Paid add-on or tier: The paid TV broadcasts add-on (or the separate CameraRegie product) controls PTZ cameras and a Blackmagic ATEM switcher, so camera images can be put on the projector. Unknown
Screen sharing Unknown Unknown
Web pages Unknown Unknown
Countdown timers & clocks Unknown Supported: A separate timer display driven by a schedule/agenda.
On-screen messages & alerts Unknown Unknown
Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) Paid add-on or tier: The paid LiveBeamer add-on lets people follow the presentation on their own phone, tablet or laptop via a URL. Unknown
Languages
Multilingual Supported Supported
Interface in multiple languages Not supported: The interface and documentation are Dutch only. Unknown
Songs in other languages Unknown Unknown
Bibles in other languages Supported: Translations include Frisian, Twents and Gronings as well as standard Dutch. Unknown
Bilingual lyrics on screen Unknown Supported: Translation lines can be grouped with each lyric line and shown together.
Bible translations side by side Unknown Unknown
Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts Unknown Unknown
Integrations
Software integrations Unknown Unknown
Planning Center Unknown Unknown
ChurchSuite Unknown Unknown
WorshipTools Planning Unknown Unknown
Hardware control Unknown Supported
MIDI Unknown Supported: MIDI and OSC control.
DMX lighting Unknown Unknown
Stream Deck / Companion Unknown Unknown
Automation & extensibility Partial Supported
Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) Unknown Supported: Documented HTTP (OpenAPI) and Socket.IO realtime APIs.
Plugins / extensions Unknown Unknown
Built-in scripting / macros Unknown Unknown
Webhooks / triggers to other systems Unknown Unknown
MCP server for AI assistants Unknown Unknown
AI features (e.g. verse detection, lyric formatting) Partial: Live sermon captions from speech recognition can be shown through an integration with Preekondertiteling.nl, which needs its own subscription. Unknown
Presenting & control
Screens & outputs Supported Supported
Multiple audience screens Supported: Extra outputs for a church TV broadcast can be driven alongside the projector output. Supported: Two default lyric outputs plus up to four custom outputs, a stage display and a timer display.
Stage display / confidence monitor Unknown Supported
Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming Paid add-on or tier: The paid TV broadcasts add-on provides subtitles and text-over-video using a separate alpha (key) output or chroma key. Supported: Outputs can be added as transparent browser sources in OBS, vMix and Wirecast.
Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) Paid add-on or tier: The paid LiveBeamer add-on shows the live presentation as a web page on any device. Supported: Every output is a browser URL that can be opened on other devices on the LAN or in streaming software.
Broadcast video Unknown Paid add-on or tier
NDI Unknown Paid add-on or tier: NDI output requires the separately downloaded (free) LyricDisplay NDI companion.
SDI Unknown Unknown
Built-in streaming & recording Unknown Unknown
Stream to any RTMP destination Unknown Unknown
YouTube Live Unknown Unknown
Facebook Live Unknown Unknown
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 Supported Unknown
Works fully offline Partial: Presentations are stored online and must be loaded over the internet; once loaded they play without a connection. Supported
Remote control from phone or tablet Unknown Supported: Join-code-protected mobile/web controllers.
Multiple operators at once Supported: Team members can work on presentations and templates at the same time. Unknown
Web native (runs in a browser) Partial: Presentations are prepared in the browser, but playback in church uses the KerkBeamer software for Windows or macOS. Unknown

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