OpenLP

Notes

Songs & lyrics: Import from other presentation software:

Imports songs from over 25 formats including EasyWorship, ProPresenter, MediaShout, SongShow Plus, SongBeamer, OpenSong, ZionWorx and VideoPsalm.

Songs & lyrics: Chord charts for musicians:

Songs can store chords (ChordPro-style), shown in the browser Chord View with transposition and printable via export.

Songs & lyrics: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics:

Themes can use a looping video or a live stream as the background.

Songs & lyrics: CCLI usage reporting:

The Song Usage Tracking plugin records song usage and produces reports; submission to CCLI is manual.

Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources):

Songs can be imported from CCLI SongSelect from within OpenLP; this importer has occasionally broken when CCLI changed its website.

Bible: Free translations included:

No Bibles are bundled; free translations are imported from OSIS, Zefania, OpenSong, CSV, SWORD or WordProject files.

Bible: Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.):

Copyrighted versions can be downloaded on demand from BibleGateway, Bibleserver or Crosswalk; there is no licensed in-app catalogue.

Slides & presentations: PowerPoint:

Drives an installed PowerPoint or LibreOffice Impress to show the presentation.

Slides & presentations: Keynote:

Keynote presentations are controlled through AppleScript on macOS with Keynote installed.

Slides & presentations: Plays slide animations & transitions:

Animations play because OpenLP drives PowerPoint, Impress or Keynote itself; PDFs are shown as static images.

Media: Video playback:

In the 3.x series audio and video playback uses VLC; OpenLP 4.0 alphas switch to Qt Multimedia.

Inputs & other sources: Live camera / capture card:

Capture devices can be shown as a Device Stream media item, and network streams are also supported.

Inputs & other sources: On-screen messages & alerts:

The Alerts plugin overlays a scrolling message on the live display.

Multilingual: Interface in multiple languages:

The interface is translated into about 30 languages.

Multilingual: Bible translations side by side:

A second Bible version can be selected to show the same passage alongside the first.

Software integrations: Planning Center:

The PlanningCenter plugin imports service plans from the Planning Center Online v2 API.

Hardware control: Stream Deck / Companion:

Bitfocus Companion has an OpenLP module that uses the OpenLP HTTP API.

Automation & extensibility: Network API (HTTP / WebSocket):

HTTP REST (v2) and WebSocket API, used by the web remote and mobile apps.

Automation & extensibility: Plugins / extensions:

Features are organised as built-in plugins that can be switched on or off; there is no third-party plugin store.

Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens:

OpenLP projects to a single display screen; the source notes multi-monitor output is not yet supported (a custom geometry can span screens).

Screens & outputs: Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source):

The browser Main View mirrors the projector using screenshots, without audio or video.

Connectivity & collaboration: Remote control from phone or tablet:

Built-in web remote plus Android and iOS remote apps.