Inputs & other sources

Active church presentation software with inputs & other sources.

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	Live camera / capture card	Screen sharing	Web pages	Countdown timers & clocks	On-screen messages & alerts	Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along)
BibleShow	Partial: An NDI source can be used as the background; no direct capture-card input is described.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Big Screen	Supported: Phones, tablets, webcams or other network devices can be used as live video sources.	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Countdown and count-up timers and a clock on the monitor display.	Unknown	Unknown
ChurchPresenter	Supported: Webcams, capture cards, NDI and OMT sources can be placed on the canvas compositor.	Supported: Screen capture can be added as a layer on the canvas compositor.	Supported	Supported	Supported: Announcements can be shown anywhere on screen with scroll and slide animations.	Supported: Audience Q&A lets people submit questions from their phones via a QR code, with moderation and voting.
Cloud of Worship	Partial: Camera slides with effects exist but are hidden behind a feature flag as of v1.4.1.	Unknown	Unknown	Paid add-on or tier: Countdown timers, time slides and stage clocks are Teams (paid) features.	Paid add-on or tier: Banners and alerts are a Teams (paid) feature.	Unknown
EasiSlides	Supported: A video camera or webcam feed can be used as a background behind text.	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Clock showing the time or a countdown to the start of the service.	Supported: Subtitle alerts and full-screen ad-hoc messages.	Unknown
EasyWorship	Supported: Capture cards such as Blackmagic, Magewell and AJA are supported, and NDI sources can be used as live inputs.	Unknown	Supported: A built-in web browser (added in 7.4) can show live web pages.	Supported	Supported	Unknown
FreeShow	Supported: Cameras, screens and windows can be shown from the media drawer.	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported: Any number of overlays can be layered over slides for announcements and messages.	Supported: Interaction slides (join, question, chart, leaderboard) let the audience take part from their phones.
Holyrics	Partial: Webcams and IP cameras can be played through the VLC player, though the FAQ warns of noticeable delay.	Unknown	Partial: A website can be opened full screen on the projection screen (Windows only, requires Chrome or Edge).	Supported	Supported: Alerts at the top or bottom of the screen, custom messages and a communication panel for the stage screen.	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.
KerkBeamer	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	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	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.
LyricDisplay	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: A separate timer display driven by a schedule/agenda.	Unknown	Unknown
MediaShout	Supported: Live video feeds (cameras, phones, other apps) via NDI.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
OpenLP	Supported: Capture devices can be shown as a Device Stream media item, and network streams are also supported.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: The Alerts plugin overlays a scrolling message on the live display.	Unknown
OpenSong	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Alerts can be shown over the presentation, including via the API.	Unknown
Pewbeam	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Alert banners, including scrolling and looping alerts, can be sent to every screen.	Unknown
PraiseBase Presenter	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Live text messages can be shown alongside lyrics and Bible texts.	Unknown
Praisenter	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Slides can include the current date/time and countdowns.	Supported: Notifications overlay a message on top of whatever is currently displayed.	Unknown
Presentation Manager	Supported: Text can be overlaid on live video from webcams or capture cards.	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Countdown timer added in release 7.319.	Supported: A Nursery Alert box displays numbers or messages during worship.	Unknown
Proclaim	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported	Unknown	Unknown
ProPresenter	Supported	Supported: AirCast (added in 18) receives AirPlay screens and audio as inputs.	Supported: Web pages can be shown as a web fill on slides.	Supported	Supported	Unknown
Quelea	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Websites can be displayed, with documented limitations.	Supported	Supported: Notices scroll across the projected display a set number of times.	Unknown
SoftProjector	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Supported: Custom announcements can be shown on screen.	Unknown
SongBeamer	Supported: Live video from a camera or capture device can be shown behind text.	Unknown	Supported: Web pages can be added to the schedule and displayed.	Supported: Countdowns and stopwatches, also shown on the stage view.	Supported: Spontaneous messages to the congregation can be shown over the presentation.	Unknown
SongShow Plus	Supported: Live video (IMAG) with text and graphic overlays.	Unknown	Supported	Supported: Customizable countdown timers (Pro edition and above).	Supported: Instant Message shows nursery alerts and other messages (Pro edition and above).	Unknown
TheOpenPresenter	Unknown	Supported	Supported: Web pages can be shown, but interacting with them isn't supported yet; use screen share instead.	Supported	Unknown	Supported: Slido polls and Q&A can be shown through the Slido plugin.
VideoPsalm	Supported: A live video feed can be used as a lyrics background.	Unknown	Supported	Supported: Clock, countdown and stopwatch.	Supported	Unknown
WordsLive	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Partial: An additional notification for the audience can be shown during a presentation (experimental).	Unknown
WorshipTools Presenter	Supported: A camera or capture feed can be used as the background of any item to overlay lyrics or scripture (documented for the legacy version).	Unknown	Supported: Web Page service items show most external websites.	Supported	Supported: Alerts can be sent to the audience screen and the stage display.	Unknown
ZionWorx	Supported: Camera input is supported (a Windows camera app is offered); improved in v5.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Supported (24)

Big Screen

Launch Interactive

Browser-based church presentation software with themes, timers and unlimited outputs.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
ChurchPresenter

ChurchPresenter

Free, open-source desktop presenter for songs, scripture, slides, media and broadcast graphics.
- Open Source
- Free
EasiSlides

Wai Kuen Mo

Free Windows song and Bible projection software with up to four outputs.
- Free
EasyWorship

EasyWorship

Subscription worship presentation software for Windows and Mac.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
FreeShow

ChurchApps (Live Church Solutions)

Free, open-source presentation software for lyrics, scripture and media.
- Open Source
- Free
Holyrics

Lima Giran Ltda.

Free Brazilian worship presentation software for lyrics and Bible verses, with optional online plans.
- Freemium
- Subscription
LyricDisplay

Peter Alakembi

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

MediaShout

Church presentation software sold mainly as a one-time site licence.
- Subscription
- One-time
- Free Trial
OpenLP

OpenLP Developers (volunteer community)

Free, open-source worship presentation software for songs, Bibles, media and slides.
- Open Source
- Free
OpenSong

OpenSong project (volunteer community)

Free, open-source tool for managing lyrics, chords and lead sheets and projecting them.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
Pewbeam

Pewbeam

AI presentation app that listens to the sermon and puts detected Bible verses on screen.
- Freemium
- Subscription
PraiseBase Presenter

PraiseBase Presenter project

Open-source Windows worship presenter for song lyrics, images and Bible verses.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
Praisenter

William Bittle

Free, open-source desktop app for showing Bible verses, song lyrics and slides.
- Open Source
- Free
Presentation Manager

CreativelifeStyles

Long-running Windows worship projection software with a built-in song database and Bibles.
- One-time
- Free Trial
Proclaim

Logos (formerly Faithlife)

Cloud-synced church presentation software from Logos (formerly Faithlife).
- Subscription
- Free Trial
ProPresenter

Renewed Vision

Live presentation and production software for worship services, events and broadcast.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
Quelea

Quelea project (volunteer community)

Free, open-source Java-based projection software for churches.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
SoftProjector

Vladislav Kobzar and contributors

Free, open-source projection software for songs, Bible verses, announcements and media.
- Open Source
- Free
- Unmaintained
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
SongShow Plus

R-Technics, Inc.

Windows worship presentation software with edition-based licences and optional subscriptions.
- Subscription
- One-time
- Free Trial
TheOpenPresenter

TheOpenPresenter

Open-source, browser-based presenter you can run and control from any device.
- Open Source
- Free
VideoPsalm

VideoPsalm

Free Windows presentation software for lyrics, Bible verses and media.
- Free
WorshipTools Presenter

WorshipTools (Blue Circle Lab LLC)

Free church presentation app with cloud sync and paid tiers for multi-screen features.
- Freemium
- Subscription
ZionWorx

Jubilate Software Ltd

Subscription-based Windows worship presentation software with NDI outputs and a remote app.
- Subscription
- Free Trial

Partial support (3)

BibleShow

BibleShow

Free Windows software for displaying Bible verses, with NDI output and up to four screens.
- Free
- Unmaintained
Cloud of Worship

CoW Labs

Free, minimalist browser-based presenter for lyrics, scripture and video.
- Freemium
WordsLive

WordsLive project

Free, open-source Windows projection software for lyrics, videos and presentations.
- Open Source
- Free

Via paid add-on or higher tier (1)

KerkBeamer

KerkBeamer

Dutch online service for building church beamer presentations from a song and Bible database.
- Subscription
- Free Trial

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