Songs & lyrics
Active church presentation software with songs & lyrics.
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 | Song library | Import from other presentation software | Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Chord charts for musicians | Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | CCLI usage reporting |
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| Big Screen | Supported | Supported: Songs can be imported from OpenSong and OpenLyrics files; an Elvanto/Tithe.ly integration also imports songs. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Supported: Looping background videos, including transparent overlay videos, with adjustable variations. | Unknown |
| Cantara | Supported: Songs are kept as files in a song repository folder, in Cantara's own .song format or CCLI SongSelect text format. | Unknown | Supported: Plain .txt lyric files are recognised as songs. | Partial: Can read song files in the CCLI SongSelect lyrics file format; there is no direct SongSelect account integration. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| ChurchPresenter | Supported | Supported: The bundled converter reads SongBeamer, OpenLP, OpenSong, FreeShow, Free Worship, EasySlides, Quelea, VideoPsalm and SoftProjector libraries. | Supported: Songs are entered in the built-in editor, and lyrics can be extracted from PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Keynote files. | Unknown | Supported: Songs hold chords that can be transposed, and stage tablets can transpose their own view. | Supported: A song or section can have its own colour, gradient, picture, looping video or camera background. | Partial: Exports date-filtered CSV/Excel song usage reports for CCLI reporting; it does not submit reports to CCLI automatically. |
| Cloud of Worship | Supported: Over 3,000 hymns are stored offline and churches can save their own songs on the free Starter plan. | Unknown | Supported: Lyrics can be pasted in; bracketed English lines are turned into a translation. | Paid add-on or tier: Searching the shared library of 15,000+ church-contributed songs is a Teams (paid) feature, with a metered free allowance. | Unknown | Supported: Slides can use colour, gradient, image or video backgrounds. | Unknown |
| EasiSlides | Supported | Supported: Lyrics can be imported directly from OpenSong and OpenLP. | Unknown | Partial: Imports SongSelect lyrics in text format; no direct online connection. | Supported: Guitar chords and other notations can be added to lyrics and shown on the detailed output. | Supported: Audio, video or a live camera can play as a background with text overlay. | Partial: Collates song usage for CCLI reporting; submission is manual. |
| EasyWorship | Supported | Unknown | Unknown | Supported: SongSelect integration (added in 7.4) imports pre-formatted lyrics into the song library. | Unknown | Supported: The Premium plan adds a library of motion backgrounds and countdowns. | Supported: SongSelect activity is auto-reported to CCLI (since 7.4.1). |
| FreeShow | Supported | Supported: Imports from ProPresenter, EasyWorship, VideoPsalm, OpenLP/OpenLyrics, OpenSong, MediaShout, Quelea, SoftProjector, SongBeamer, EasySlides and VerseVIEW, plus ChordPro, CSV and Word. | Supported: Lyrics can be pasted into the Quick lyrics box when creating a show. | Partial: No SongSelect integration because CCLI discontinued its API; song lyrics can be pulled from Planning Center plans. | Supported: Chords can be added to song text and shown on the stage display. | Supported | Partial: Song usage can be logged to a file and exported; reports are not submitted to CCLI automatically. |
| Holyrics | Supported | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from other sources, including PowerPoint files. | Supported | Supported: Built-in web search of the holyrics.com lyrics database, with many songs pre-formatted for projection. | Supported: Chords and comments can be shown on the return (stage) monitor. | Supported: Themes can use videos as backgrounds, with optional BPM-synced playback speed. | Unknown |
| KerkBeamer | Supported: Song database of 10,000+ songs from Dutch songbooks, shown as text or sheet music; billed €1 per songbook used each month. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Not supported: CCLI Auto Reporting is not available, so songs must be reported to CCLI manually. |
| LyricDisplay | Supported | Supported: EasyWorship song databases can be imported, keeping title, writers, copyright and CCLI number. | Supported: Imports text, LRC, Markdown, RTF and DOCX files, and lyrics can be pasted from websites. | Supported: Built-in online lyric search via LRCLIB, Lyrics.ovh and OpenHymnal. | Unknown | Supported: Each output can have its own image or video background. | Unknown |
| MediaShout | Supported | Unknown | Unknown | Supported: Lyrics can be imported through the CCLI SongSelect integration. | Unknown | Supported: Motion backgrounds are available, with Shift Worship Media included in the Complete bundle. | Supported: Songs used are reported to CCLI automatically; listed for the Windows version. |
| OpenLP | Supported | Supported: Imports songs from over 25 formats including EasyWorship, ProPresenter, MediaShout, SongShow Plus, SongBeamer, OpenSong, ZionWorx and VideoPsalm. | Supported | Supported: Songs can be imported from CCLI SongSelect from within OpenLP; this importer has occasionally broken when CCLI changed its website. | Supported: Songs can store chords (ChordPro-style), shown in the browser Chord View with transposition and printable via export. | Supported: Themes can use a looping video or a live stream as the background. | Partial: The Song Usage Tracking plugin records song usage and produces reports; submission to CCLI is manual. |
| OpenSong | Supported | Unknown | Supported: Lyrics found online can be pasted into a song using OpenSong's chord/lyric text format. | Not supported: The built-in CCLI SongSelect import has been disabled because it broke; CCLI exports can be converted with the separate OpenSong Import Utility. | Supported: Chords transpose automatically, and lead sheets can print regular and capo chords together. | Partial: Backgrounds are colours or images; a video background is only possible through a VideoLAN overlay preset (Windows). | Partial: Presented songs are logged with their CCLI numbers in an activity log; there is no direct CCLI submission. |
| Pewbeam | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: Video and GIF motion backgrounds for themes and slides need the Plus or Core plan. | Unknown |
| PraiseBase Presenter | Supported | Supported: Importers for PowerPraise, PraiseBox, SongBeamer and WorshipSystem songs plus OpenLyrics files. | Supported: Lyrics can be pasted directly into a song file (added in 1.3.0). | Partial: Reads CCLI SongSelect (.usr) files and pasted SongSelect text; there is no online connection. | Unknown | Unknown | Partial: Song statistics based on setlists show how often each song was used, to help with manual CCLI reporting (1.4.0). |
| Praisenter | Supported | Supported: Imports OpenLyrics, ChordPro, SongSelect and ChurchView song files plus older Praisenter formats. | Supported: Lyrics can be pasted into the bulk editor, and text can be extracted from a PDF into it. | Partial: Imports SongSelect files downloaded by the user (since 3.1.7); there is no online SongSelect connection. | Unknown | Supported: Slides and slide templates can use a video as their background. | Unknown |
| Presentation Manager | Supported: The Professional package includes over 500 songs, and songs can be added without limit; a built-in editor handles formatting. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Supported: The Professional package includes over 100 video backgrounds, and text can be shown over movies. | Unknown |
| Proclaim | Supported | Supported: Song databases from EasyWorship 6/7 can be imported directly; other programs can export lyrics for import. | Unknown | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from SongSelect, Hymnbase or MultiTracks.com. | Supported: Chord progressions come in from MultiTracks.com and can be shown on the confidence monitor. | Supported: 1,000+ free motions and stills on every plan; Pro and Partner tiers add larger media libraries. | Supported |
| ProPresenter | Supported | Unknown | Supported | Supported: Requires a SongSelect subscription and CCLI licence. | Supported: Chord charts can be shown on stage screens (e.g. from Planning Center or MultiTracks). | Supported | Supported: Songs triggered from presentations with a CCLI number can be auto-reported once SongSelect is signed in. |
| Quelea | Supported | Supported: Imports from EasyWorship, ProPresenter, MediaShout, OpenLP, OpenSong, SongBeamer, VideoPsalm, ZionWorx, SongPro, Sunday Plus, EasySlides and more, plus Elvanto plans. | Supported: Plain-text song files (with optional ChordPro chords) can be imported, and lyrics can be typed or pasted into the song editor. | Partial: Imports downloaded SongSelect USR files; no direct online SongSelect connection. | Supported: Songs can hold chord lines, which can be transposed, printed and shown on the stage view. | Supported: Themes can use a video as the background. | Unknown |
| SoftProjector | Supported | Unknown | Supported: Songs are typed or pasted into the song editor; songbooks import only from SoftProjector's own .sps format. | Partial: Ready-made songbooks (and Bibles and themes) can be downloaded from a list hosted on softprojector.org; there is no SongSelect import. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| SongBeamer | Supported | Supported: Separate importers for PowerPraise, PraiseMaster and PraiseBox songs, plus lyrics import from PowerPoint and CSV. | Unknown | Supported: Songs (with chords) can be imported directly from CCLI SongSelect while the licence is entitled to updates. | Supported: Songs can be projected and printed with chords, with transposition. | Supported: Images and videos can be used as song backgrounds. | Supported: Optional automatic reporting to CCLI, added in version 6.0, available while entitled to updates; VG Musikedition reports can be exported too. |
| SongShow Plus | Supported | Unknown | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: Requires the Bronze (or higher) subscription plus a separate SongSelect subscription. | Unknown | Supported: Motion backgrounds with real-time effects and rendered visualizations; Shift Worship media can be imported with a separate subscription. | Supported: CCLI auto-reporting added in version 9.3. |
| TheOpenPresenter | Supported | Unknown | Supported | Supported: Songs can be pulled from MyWorshipList. | Supported | Supported | Unknown |
| VerseVIEW | Supported: Bundled databases of 3,000+ Malayalam songs (with transliteration), 1,000+ Hindi songs and lyrics in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Arabic, Spanish and Russian. | Unknown | Supported: Pasted lyrics are split into slides by blank lines. | Unknown | Supported: Chords with transposition and a number system were added in VerseVIEW 10.1 to 10.3. | Supported: A video background ships with the installation. | Unknown |
| VideoPsalm | Supported | Supported: Described as compatible with OpenSong and ProPresenter song files. | Unknown | Partial: Downloaded SongSelect .usr song files can be added to the agenda; songs can also be fetched from an expandable online song library. | Supported: Chords over lyrics with transposition and capo; ChordPro notation is supported. | Supported: Video loops can be played under lyrics. | Supported |
| WordsLive | Supported | Supported: Native Powerpraise songs and portfolios; songs can also be imported from SongBeamer, OpenSong, OpenLyrics and ChordPro files. | Unknown | Partial: Songs can be imported from SongSelect files or text copied to the clipboard; there is no direct online search. | Supported: Chords can be shown with the lyrics and transposed automatically. | Partial: Background images for slides, songs or the whole service; background videos are experimental. | Partial: Songs can be stored with CCLI numbers, and a command opens CCLI Online Reporting in the browser for the selected songs. |
| WorshipTools Presenter | Supported | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from EasyWorship 7, OpenLP, ProPresenter 6/7, MediaShout (Windows) and others. | Unknown | Supported: Lyrics, chords and lyric videos can be imported from CCLI SongSelect and Loop Community on all tiers. | Supported: ChordPro chords from SongSelect or Loop Community appear on the stage display and can be transposed; requires SongSelect Premium. | Supported: Free and Pro include one motion graphic per month; Pro Plus has unlimited access to 500+ motion loops. | Supported |
| ZionWorx | Supported | Unknown | Unknown | Partial: One-click SongSelect lyrics import is new in v5, which is in beta until its release from December 2026. | Unknown | Supported: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics are supported. | Partial: CCLI song reporting is new in v5, which is in beta until its release from December 2026. |
Supported (28)
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Big Screen
Launch Interactive
Browser-based church presentation software with themes, timers and unlimited outputs.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
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Cantara
Jan Martin Reckel
Lightweight open-source song presentation tool for churches and small groups.
- Open Source
- Free
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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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Cloud of Worship
CoW Labs
Free, minimalist browser-based presenter for lyrics, scripture and video.
- Freemium
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EasiSlides
Wai Kuen Mo
Free Windows song and Bible projection software with up to four outputs.
- 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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KerkBeamer
KerkBeamer
Dutch online service for building church beamer presentations from a song and Bible database.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
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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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MediaShout
MediaShout
Church presentation software sold mainly as a one-time site licence.
- Subscription
- One-time
- Free Trial
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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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OpenSong
OpenSong project (volunteer community)
Free, open-source tool for managing lyrics, chords and lead sheets and projecting them.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
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PraiseBase Presenter
PraiseBase Presenter project
Open-source Windows worship presenter for song lyrics, images and Bible verses.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
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Praisenter
William Bittle
Free, open-source desktop app for showing Bible verses, song lyrics and slides.
- Open Source
- Free
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Presentation Manager
CreativelifeStyles
Long-running Windows worship projection software with a built-in song database and Bibles.
- One-time
- Free Trial
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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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Quelea
Quelea project (volunteer community)
Free, open-source Java-based projection software for churches.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
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SoftProjector
Vladislav Kobzar and contributors
Free, open-source projection software for songs, Bible verses, announcements and media.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
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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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SongShow Plus
R-Technics, Inc.
Windows worship presentation software with edition-based licences and optional subscriptions.
- Subscription
- One-time
- Free Trial
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TheOpenPresenter
TheOpenPresenter
Open-source, browser-based presenter you can run and control from any device.
- Open Source
- Free
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VerseVIEW
VerseVIEW
Free Bible and song presentation software focused on Indian and multilingual congregations.
- Free
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VideoPsalm
VideoPsalm
Free Windows presentation software for lyrics, Bible verses and media.
- Free
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WordsLive
WordsLive project
Free, open-source Windows projection software for lyrics, videos and presentations.
- Open Source
- Free
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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
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ZionWorx
Jubilate Software Ltd
Subscription-based Windows worship presentation software with NDI outputs and a remote app.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
Via paid add-on or higher tier (1)
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Pewbeam
Pewbeam
AI presentation app that listens to the sermon and puts detected Bible verses on screen.
- Freemium
- Subscription