Hardware control
Active church presentation software with hardware control.
At a glance
- Supported Supported
- Partial Partial
- Paid add-on or tier Paid add-on / tier
- Not supported Not supported
- Unknown Unknown
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| Product | MIDI | DMX lighting | Stream Deck / Companion |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChurchPresenter | Unknown | Unknown | Supported: Bitfocus Companion is supported through HTTP buttons or a native Companion Satellite connection; MIDI and OSC control are on the roadmap. |
| EasyWorship | Supported: MIDI input and output for cues (e.g. Ableton Live) and MIDI Sync for controlling schedules across computers. | Unknown | Supported: Stream Deck and Bitfocus Companion plug-ins trigger cues. |
| FreeShow | Supported: Can receive MIDI to trigger actions and slides and send MIDI on slide changes. | Unknown | Supported: Bitfocus Companion is supported for Stream Deck control. |
| Holyrics | Supported: MIDI input can trigger program actions, e.g. advancing slides from a multitrack playback. | Partial: No direct DMX output; API items and triggers can send commands to the Lumikit lighting software. | Unknown |
| LyricDisplay | Supported: MIDI and OSC control. | Unknown | Unknown |
| OpenLP | Unknown | Unknown | Supported: Bitfocus Companion has an OpenLP module that uses the OpenLP HTTP API. |
| Proclaim | Supported: MIDI in/out, including MIDI over Wi-Fi with tools like Ableton Live. | Unknown | Supported: Elgato Stream Deck is supported in Proclaim 3.2 and later. |
| ProPresenter | Supported | Supported | Supported: Official Elgato Stream Deck plugin since 7.9; Bitfocus Companion also has a ProPresenter module. |
| SongBeamer | Supported: Control via MIDI and OSC. | Unknown | Unknown |
| WorshipTools Presenter | Supported: MIDI mapping to control service items, over USB/5-pin or a network session; MIDI Out is also listed. | Unknown | Unknown |
Supported (10)
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ChurchPresenter
ChurchPresenter
Free, open-source desktop presenter for songs, scripture, slides, media and broadcast graphics.
- Open Source
- Free
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EasyWorship
EasyWorship
Subscription worship presentation software for Windows and Mac.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
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FreeShow
ChurchApps (Live Church Solutions)
Free, open-source presentation software for lyrics, scripture and media.
- Open Source
- Free
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Holyrics
Lima Giran Ltda.
Free Brazilian worship presentation software for lyrics and Bible verses, with optional online plans.
- Freemium
- Subscription
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LyricDisplay
Peter Alakembi
Open-source lyric control app with outputs for projectors, stage displays, OBS and vMix.
- Open Source
- Free
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OpenLP
OpenLP Developers (volunteer community)
Free, open-source worship presentation software for songs, Bibles, media and slides.
- Open Source
- Free
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Proclaim
Logos (formerly Faithlife)
Cloud-synced church presentation software from Logos (formerly Faithlife).
- Subscription
- Free Trial
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ProPresenter
Renewed Vision
Live presentation and production software for worship services, events and broadcast.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
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SongBeamer
Sebastian Zierer and RDD
German worship presentation software for songs, Bible texts and media, sold as a one-time licence.
- One-time
- Free Trial
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WorshipTools Presenter
WorshipTools (Blue Circle Lab LLC)
Free church presentation app with cloud sync and paid tiers for multi-screen features.
- Freemium
- Subscription
Unknown for: BibleShow, Big Screen, Cantara, Cloud of Worship, EasiSlides, KerkBeamer, MediaShout, OpenSong, Pewbeam, PraiseBase Presenter, Praisenter, Presentation Manager, Quelea, SoftProjector, SongShow Plus, TheOpenPresenter, VerseVIEW, VideoPsalm, WordsLive, ZionWorx. Know the answer? Help us fill it in.