One of the most popular articles at Votive Praise happens to be 14 Free Church Presentation Software.
It’s been a pleasure to hear back from many readers who found this post useful. The responses have also helped me to discover some more free worship software worth writing about. So here’s the follow-up list.
6 Free Worship Presentation Software
1. VerseVIEW
VerseVIEW is more than a presentation software. It's a collection of PC software and mobile applications for Church presentation, Bible apps for the desktop browser and mobile devices. The presentation piece of the bundle can handle songs and various Bible versions. Auto support for dual screens, notes, Bible search, multiple languages are some of the features of VerseVIEW. What's unique about VerseVIEW is the ability to remote control the presentation over Wi-Fi from a mobile device (Android and iOS). Windows, Mac and Linux. http://verseview.info/
2. Epic Worship
EpicWorship is a simple Church projection and presentation software with an intuitive interface. Supports video backgrounds (MP4 (H.264-encoded only) and scheduled count-down videos. Compatible with OpenSong Bibles. Includes smooth text rendering and slide transitions. Available for Windows and Mac. http://code.google.com/p/epicworship/
3. VideoPsalm
Already covered in more detail here. Imho, this is the best free church presentation software out there in terms of features. It also means there’s a slight learning curve, but it’s worth investing the time. Has almost any feature worship software should have. http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/
4. Free Worship
This not so well known free software packs in a truckload of features. Can be used in English and Italian to display songs, Bible verses, images and video. Themes, slide transitions, quick search, import of OpenLyrics and OpenSong lyric formats, import of OpenSong & Zephaniah XML Bibles, CCLI compliance, and availability of a portable version are other notable features. This is a solid, free worship software that should cover most users needs. Windows only. http://www.freeworship.org.uk/
5. Praise Base Presenter
This is a German open source project to project lyrics, photos and scripture. Comes with an easy song editor, Zephaniah XML Bible support and a fast song search feature. Praise Base Presenter can also display lyrics in two languages on the same slide. Windows only. http://praisebase.org/
6. Church Presenter
This is not a separate church presentation software by itself; it’s more of an add-in for MS-PowerPoint (version 2007 and above). The Add-in enables using PowerPoint for presentation, while facilitating quick song search by number, theme, alphabetical index, and keyword. The layout of lyrics and Bible verses can be customized by using editable templates. Also supports export of songs to regular PowerPoint files with embedded fonts. Windows only. http://www.churchpresenter.net/Default.aspx
Your turn to share: Have you tried any of these? What is your favorite worship presentation software?
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