Worship Software Reviews

ZionWorx is high-quality, affordable church presentation software that does its job with no fuss. It's feature-rich but incredibly easy-to-use. Even non-technical operators can be trained in minutes to control the basic functions with confidence.

It offers hassle-free video and audio playback, including motion backgrounds and live video inputs with text overlay. With an internet connection you also get free instant access to any Bible translation through a unique integration with BibleGateway.com.  Include sermons and notices in your presentations too, with seamless integration to Microsoft PowerPoint.

Download your 30-day free trial today and discover for yourself why Worship Leader Magazine recently gave it an Editor's Pick award!

Features include:

• Modern and intuitive user interface, very easy to learn
• Comprehensive support for all video and audio file formats, fully-integrated codecs
• Easily import song data from a variety of sources including other popular worship presentation software
• Fast searchable song database
• Powerful theming engine
• BibleGateway.com integration to access free Bible text
• Easily package your whole presentation into a single file for transfer to another PC
• Adaptive text layout engine dynamically supports any projector resolution
• Configurable alert messages for nursery calls etc.
• Song usage reports to help with CCLI submissions

ProPresenter is an incredibly powerful Mac or Windows presentation and production package package built specifically to make it easy for your team to produce everything from simple lyric music presentations to high-quality live productions.  ProPresenter operators control a presentation on one screen, while dynamically affecting the visuals and lyrics experienced by an audience on one or more screens. ProPresenter was named a Reader's Choice Winner by Worship Leader Magazine, winning 71% of the total vote.  ProPresenter has become the choice of large and small churches all over the world with a presence in 89 of the largest churches in America as well as 9 of the top 10 church plants (per www.ChurchRelevance.com). Propresenter includes templates that allow you to quickly start creating professional presentations. Optional ProCloud enables you to sycnhronize an unlimited number of machines over the Internet. Edit on one machine and present on another. Available in English, Spanish, Korean and Portuguese.

• • Dynamically project Text (lyrics, scripture, etc.), Videos, DVD, Audio, Graphics, Websites, Countdowns, Nursery Calls, scrolling text, instagram and Twitter feeds with incredible ease (identical interfaces and features on both platforms)
  • Animated Text Fly-ins and Individual object transitions for exciting presentations that allow text and pictures to be separately cued
  • Built-in Scripture engine with fast look-up and custom display (over 50 Bibles available)
  • Telestrator feature allows presenter to use pen tool to live draw on screen during presentation
  • Song Select and Planning Center On-line integration for fast song look-up and importing
  • Advanced, customizable Stage Display (confidence monitor) for Pastor and band / choir to see slides, notes, clocks/timers, custom messages and preview window
  • Easy import and playback of both PowerPoint and video clips with support for DVD bookmarking and ripping
  • Optional Cloud feature for synchronization and collaboration over the Internet making media and song management simple across all systems
  • iOS/Android app interface which allow remote control of ProPresenter or a wireless version of the Stage Display over WiFi
  • Optional modules to extend functionality with advanced capabilities such as multi-screen display on 2 or 3 screens, Alpha Keyer, HD/SDI output, Edge Blending, Bezier line tool and control of multiple systems from one main computer

One of the most popular worship software packages used by churches. This company has a free trial version to download.

The publisher reports these features:

• Dual monitor support: Control the presentation completely independent of the projector display.
• Site license install on as many computers as you need.
• Rich media support: Display Song lyrics, Bible verses, announcements, sermon points, PowerPoint, pictures, video clips, audio clips, DVDs and DVD clips, CD tracks play-lists and random play, and Shockwave/Flash movies, all in one easy to use interface.
• CD player, DVD player, and video clip player all have full control including volume.
• Easily import songs from CCLI Song Select online, CCLI Song Select software, and Integrity Worship Software 3.0-3.5. Also features advanced whole-song-paste for importing songs from Word documents, text files, etc.
  

Church presentation software for both Windows® and Macintosh® OS X platforms. LiveWorship's has a graphical interface. Drag and drop controls. It's non-linear control uses slide thumbnail images that display with one click. A flexible database keeps all of your song lyrics, backgrounds, Bible translations, video, and music at immediately available. You can edit presentations "on-the-fly" so you never have to interrupt your presentation to add slides, change slides, fonts, backgrounds, and more.

Includes "genlock" feature to allow switching overlay. Multiple Output Sources: enables users who have more than one output source (such as a video projector combined with monitors) to get the optimal picture on every screen, not just the "main" screen. Lots of song search features. This company has a trial version to download. Version 4.4 is now out.

PowerSong is completely free and open source unlike most other church presentation software.

This is a special add on for PowerPoint users. Features:

• Special support for non-English fonts!
• Quickly find hymns by number, topic, alphabetical index, and keyword
• Customize appearance of all hymns by simply editing one template
• Export All hymns to regular PowerPoint files with embedded fonts

Designed for worship bands. Music is displayed on screen instead of having to search through music books and folders. There is a foot pedal available for turning pages, which is done by one click. It can display sheet music, chord sheets, or both. Play lists can be set up. Audio files and performance notes can be attached to each song. Features include:

MediaShout Version 4 combines time-saving tools and a streamlined workspace with the comprehensive list of features you've come to expect from a premier ministry presentation system used by over 50,000 organizations. From basic worship presentations to intricate multimedia experiences, Version 4 connects your creativity with powerful tools to communicate life's most important message.

• The Basics: Song Lyrics, Bibles, Text, Audio, Graphics, Video, DVD, PowerPoint & more.
• Simple Workspace: Create, Edit and Present with a streamlined interface perfect for volunteers & experts.
• Drag-and-Drop Formatting: Easily change text margins and background placement.
• Stage Display: A third display of large-format text perfect for your on-stage team.
• PowerPoint Import: Convert PPT slides to formatted lyric, text and graphics.

MediaShout for Mac is the highly-anticipated release from the makers of one of the most popular ministry presentation software on the Windows platform. MediaShout for Mac doesnʼt simply copy the interface from one OS to the other, but combines the features you need with the familiar interface and unique tools made just for Mac OS X, including built-in iTunes & iPhoto access, Quicklook previews & Spotlight searches.

• The Basics: Song Lyrics, Bibles, Text, Audio, Graphics, PDF, Video, DVD, Keynote &more.
• Simple Workspace: Designed exclusively for Mac OS X with Finder-based Decks, & preview monitors.
• Drag-and-Drop Formatting: Easily change text margins and background placement.
• Stage Display: A third display of large-format text perfect for your on-stage team.
• iLife Integration: Direct access to your iTunes and iPhoto libraries..

SlideGen makes it easy to create your Song Service presentations.  It differs from other presentation software in that the end-result of using SlideGen is a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.  So if you are currently using Microsoft PowerPoint in your live church environment and you don't want to re-train your computer operators, SlideGen is the software for you.  Simply use SlideGen before the worship service (at home or at church) to create your PowerPoint file, then show the PowerPoint file as usual during the worship service (using Microsoft PowerPoint or PowerPoint V

According to the press release, this software is now free. The press release states: ". . . software that enables projection of songs, scripture, texts, etc, for all your meetings. And now we are giving it away! . . . "

This software comes with 1200 public domain songs when you register the free version and you only pay if you want the two monitor version. This software is based in the UK. If you have used this "free" software then please contact me with comments about your experience.

SongPro is a windows based song lyric and Bible display presentation system, designed to give ease of use and convenience in the planning and running of services. This software can be used in single screen or dual screen modes and has a non-linear control system - even follow the speaker's Bible references on the fly. SongPro features:

Display song lyrics, scriptures, videos, announcements, and nursery alerts using multiple screens while simultaneously teleprompting and running foyer announcements. Features:

• 1600+ preloaded songs.
• 7 Versions of the Bible Including Spanish.
• Nursery Alerts.
• Separate Channel Teleprompting.

With Freepath, increase the impact of your message to your congregation through dynamic, rich media presentations. Simply drag your PowerPoint slides and easily show them with music, video, images and websites. No need to create, upload or convert files.  A free trial is available. Features include:
 

• Drag, drop and show!
• Use your content "as is"
• Easy to use
• Play videos with PowerPoint
• Autoplay and looping video

This company has a free demo version. This is one of and maybe the most popular worship software packages available. This software supports dual displays. It allows you to choose from over 100 great, smooth transitions. It really is fairly easy to use. The product is well designed. It comes with the King James and American Standard versions for automatically displaying scriptures on the fly. It also comes with a variety of nice graphic backgrounds. The program automatically sizes the song lyrics and Bible text to best fit the screen and allows you to add font shadows and other features.

Worship software specifically designed for planning and organizing your worship service.  This is not song display software.  “Planning Center Services” allows you to schedule workers and volunteers as well as do CCLI reporting.  A particular nice feature is the ability to store files online for everyone on your team to access.  This is an online subscription service with the key being that your whole team can stay better connected and organized.  All they need is a web browser and an internet connection.  For those that don’t have this you can print out what you need for them.  Online collaboration is the future of worship planning.

The company reports these features:

• Planning Matrix – See all of your upcoming services side by side so that you will be able to see the songs, people and notes for each service and edit them with ease.
• Online File Sharing – With up to 15 GB of storage you may easily distribute your music, sermon notes, PowerPoint and any other files that your team needs without worry about e-mail size limits
• Chord Chart Transposing – Just copy and paste your chord charts into your song and identify what keys you want it in and they will automatically transpose it and generate a PDF for you.
• Customizable – There are several places within Planning Center Online that you can customize to fit the needs of your church
• Easy To Use – Elegant, easy, and web-based. You don't need to download, install, or configure anything (no IT department required!). All you need is a web browser and an internet connection.
   

Includes a Song List Editor and Multiple Monitor Support.  Bookshelf component is used to manage, add and edit songs and groups of songs called books.  Songs are simply text files with a few special indicator flags to mark the beginning of new verses and the chorus.  Optionally, songs can include Guitar Chords.  Marietta allows for changing fonts and colors.   A free trial version is available.

Free song display software from Great Britain. They have a free trial version.

A new PowerPoint based worship software product that projects both words and notes on the screen. They have over 900 songs available but you must supply your own CCLI license.

This is a powerful presentation software for Apple Computers. Not specifically a worship software product.

Free Worship software from Sweden. Download and run!

Worship software with the special feature of being able to smoothly scroll text.

If your church is committed to using PowerPoint and has hundreds or thousands of slides, this product is designed to create an automatic searchable database of your slides and then allows you to drag and drop the slides into your presentation. This software is not specifically designed for churches but has an obvious use for churches that have put all their song and scripture slides on PowerPoint and now have lots of slides. It is a PowerPoint plug-in and adds right into your PowerPoint menu bar.

VerseVIEW is a free Bible verse presentation software showing multiple verses side by side on a project screen. It is also useful for people reading Bible in multiple languages.