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Presentation Software
That might be used in a church.
Data collected by Designs and Ideas, Inc.

If you wish, there is a printable version in PDF format.

If you don't find what you need here, there is another site that has a list of software.

All the data here is from our experiences (quite limited) and from information on the authors' web sites.

So, on to the details of how to read the table.

The name of the product is in a middle column. This is because the table is too wide to fit on most screens. That way (hopefully!) it is visible even during left-right scrolling.
A "Y" in the box means, so far as we can tell, the product will do it.
A "n" in the box means the author's information clearly stated the product could not do it, or we have tested it ourselves and seen that it doesn't do it.
A blank box means we have no conclusive data. You're on your own here!
"Other" - Features we found significant that didn't fit any other catagory.
"Play PPT" - Can it play a Microsoft PowerPoint file?
"Slide loop" - Can I choose a set of slides and tell the program to play that set over and over?
"Database function" - Can I do search, sort, etc. functions on song lyrics, titles, etc.? If the authors claimed their product could do a search it got a "Y" in this column but some products can do a whole lot more.
"CCLI auto display" - Will the product automatically display my CCLI info at the end of the song? CCLI provides a way to use many copyrighted songs lawfully. Visit CCLI's homepage for more information.
"Bible" - Does it have Bible text built in?
"Nursery Page" - Can it display, usually small and in a corner, a number (nursery pager number) or announcement?
"Size" - How big is the download file?
"Price" - The purchase price in USA dollars
"License" - Briefly, what style license does it have.
"More notes" - If "Y", there is more info that doesn't fit on the chart.

For more information on any of the products, visit the author's web site. Many of them have an e-mail address for questions and help.

Other

Dual monitor

Text over still

Text over motion

Slide loops

Play PPT

Movies

Database functions

CCLI auto display

Product

Bible

Nursery Page

OS

Size

Download

Price

License

More Notes

Website

Adoration

Win?

23M

Y

$75

www.media4ministry.com

will sell turnkey system

Y - up to 4

ChurchView

Y

Y

Win

8M

Y - Demo

$199-$1299

www.churchview.net

Y

Y

DigiSing

Win 95+?

3.3M

Y - eval

$99

www.digising.com/home.htm

Dual-language support, uses dotNET2, chords

Y - up to 3

Y

Y

Y

Y

n

Y

Easislide

Y

Y

Win98+

3.7M

Y

$0 - free

www.easislides.com

no spellcheck

Y

Y- outline

Y - XP only

Y

Y

Y - search title

Y

EasyWorship

Y

Y

Win 98

20M

Y

$399

site

easyworship.html

www.easyworship.com

Really just presentation control for misc. media

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

Freepath

Win XP

18M

Y

$249

www.freepath.com

Domain dead.

Y

Y

FreeWorship

Y

Y

Win 98

3.5M

Y

$0 for non-profit

www.contactshare.com/vps

Y

Herald

Win 95/98/NT

8.6M

Y

members.rogers.com/herald/index.htm

Domain dead. Words and notes. $5 per song. Req. PowerPoint

Inspirational Worship

www.inspirationalworship.com

Other

Dual monitor

Text over still

Text over motion

Slide loops

Play PPT

Movies

Database functions

CCLI auto display

Product

Bible

Nursery Page

OS

Size

Download

Price

License

More Notes

Website

Y

Y

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

Y

LiveWorship

Y

Mac OS X, Win 2K/XP

20M, 16M

Y

$299

site create, 1 show

www.liveworship.com

display server/client option

Y

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

Y

Luminous

Win 2000, XP

3.3M

Y

www.kevin.chong.id.au/luminous

Y

Lyrics

Win 98

3.5M

Y

$0, with reg.

use

www.dgssoftware.com/products/lyrics.asp

MySQL and Perl

Y?

Y

Lyricue (was LDS)

Y

*nix, Win, etc.

1.5M

Y

$0 - free

GPL

www.adebenham.com/lyricue/

spell check

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

MediaShout

Y

Y

Win 98

n

$399

mediashout.html

www.mediashout.com

Y

Y

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

OpenLP

Y

Win98+

5M

Y

$0 - free

GPL

www.openlp.org

Lead-sheets - multi-lingual

Y

Y

n

Y

n

Y

OpenSong

Y

Win, Mac OSX, OS8

3.5M-5.5M

Y

$0 - free

GPL

www.opensong.org

Service material database + proj. out

Y

Y

Y

Y

Paraclete

Win

9M

Y

$99

www.hollandsoftware.com/Paraclete.htm

Powerpoint helper

Y - Req. PP

PowerWorship

Win

3M

Y

$0 - free

www.powerworship.com

Y - up to 3

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Presentation Mgr

Y

Y

Win 98

13M

Y

$195-$950

4 user

www.presentationmgr.com

Other

Dual monitor

Text over still

Text over motion

Slide loops

Play PPT

Movies

Database functions

CCLI auto display

Product

Bible

Nursery Page

OS

Size

Download

Price

License

More Notes

Website

foldback

Y - up to 4

Y - outline

Y - 2000

Y

Y

Y

Presenter

Y

Win 95

1.3M

Y

$160-$295

www.discoverysystems.com.au/presenter/default.htm

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

ProPresenter

Mac OS X

18M

Y

$400

www.propresenter.com

Musical chords and words

ScoreChart

dotNet2

www.scoresoft.us

RS-232 Projector control

Y

Y- outline

Y?

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

Show2class

Y

Y

Win 98

13M

Y - eval

creationsoftware.com/show2class.htm

Y

Y?

ShowNak

Y

Y

Win 95

2.5M

Y

$69

site create, 1 show

www.shownak.com

n

Y - Req. PP

Sing and Read 1

Y - Online

Win 95

2.5M

Y

$0 - free

www.softwareforworship.com

Y

Y - Req. PP

Sing and Read 2

Y - Online

Win 98

$149

www.softwareforworship.com

RS-232 Projector control

Y

Y- outline

Y?

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

SongPro

Y

Y

Win 98

15M

Y - eval

$340

1 show, 1 prep

creationsoftware.com/songpro.htm

Y

Y

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

Y

SongScreen Liquid

Y - NIV incl.

Y

Win 2000, Mac OS X

43M, 11M

Y

$575

site create, 1 show

www.songscreen.com

spell check - print "playlist"

Y

Y

Y - pip

Y

Y

Y

SongShow

Y

Y

Win 98

42M

Y

$499 and up

site create, 1 show

www.songshowplus.com

Other

Dual monitor

Text over still

Text over motion

Slide loops

Play PPT

Movies

Database functions

CCLI auto display

Product

Bible

Nursery Page

OS

Size

Download

Price

License

More Notes

Website

Y

Y

Y - inside box

Y

Y - Win only

Y

SundayPlus

Y

Y

Win 98

Y

$399-$599

site

sundayplus.html

www.sundayplus.com

Bundled with SongBase

Y

Y

Y

Y?

VideoPresenter

Y

Y

Win

25M

Y

$250

www.songbase.com

Y

Y

Y

VideoPress

Win 98+, VB5

1M

$0 - free

GPL

tobias.blom.org/VideoPress

multiple outputs

Y

n

Y - outlined

Y

Y

Words of Worship

Win 98, 2000

2.2M

Y - eval

$365

www.wordsofworship.com

Controller for Micosoft Office

Y

Y

Y - Req. PP

Y

Y

WorshipBuilder

Y

Y

Win (95), 98+

48M

Y

$395

www.worshipbuilder.com/worshipbuilder.htm

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

WorshipCenter Pro

Y

Win?

5.3M

Y

$100

www.media4ministry.com

spell check - RS232 Proj. remote

Y - Win98+

Y - outline

Y

Y

WorshipHim

Y

Y

Win 95

11.4M

Y

$149.95

site

www.worship-him.com

I have tried to be thorough and accurate. However, I am not responsible for any problems caused by any typos or incorrect data on this page.

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