Praisenter

Spec sheet

Purpose

Praisenter is free, open source presentation software focused on churches and worship services.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Platforms

The site lists Windows 10 x64 or higher, Ubuntu 22.04 x64 or higher, and macOS Catalina 10.15 or higher.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Support

The maker directs users to its manual, GitHub discussion board, and issue tracker for help and technical problems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Default assets

Praisenter includes only a few slide templates, a sample Bible, and sample song lyrics as default assets.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Editing and search

The software includes bulk editing for Bibles and songs, Bible searching, notification overlays, slide queuing, and text scaling.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Intended audience

The manual says Praisenter can fit the needs of small to medium sized churches, while noting it does not offer complete feature parity with other options.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Languages

Bible verses and song lyrics can be presented in two languages or versions side by side.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

License and warranty

The manual says the application is free software with no device or user-count restrictions, and is provided as-is without guarantee or warranty.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Local storage

The privacy policy says presentation content and configuration are stored locally, with no cloud uploads, cross-device synchronization, or remote backups.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Local workspaces

A workspace is a folder on the user’s computer for settings, Bibles, lyrics, videos, and other content; multiple workspaces can be used on one computer.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Media formats

Praisenter can import hundreds of media formats and convert them to an optimized form during import.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Media imports

Praisenter can import hundreds of media file formats and convert them to an optimized form, which users can change or turn off.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Minimum requirements

The manual lists Windows 10 x64 or Ubuntu 22.04 x64, at least 4 GB of memory, a recent multicore CPU, and at least two video outputs as minimum requirements.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Multiple displays

It can send different content to each display, with the number of displays depending on the computer’s video outputs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

NDI

The manual includes instructions for adding an NDI display.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

NDI and OBS

Praisenter can send video and audio over an NDI network output for use by applications such as OBS.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Presentation content

It can display Bible verses, song lyrics, pictures, videos, custom slides, and notifications.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Presentations

It presents Bible verses, song lyrics, pictures, videos, custom slides, and notifications.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Slide creation

Users can create slides with backgrounds, text, dates, countdowns, pictures, and animations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Song imports

Supported song lyric import formats include OpenLyrics, ChordPro, SongSelect, and ChurchView.Read 7 Oct 2026 · manual.praisenter.org

Workspaces

Workspaces collect Bibles, lyrics, videos, pictures, and other assets in separate locations for different services or events.Read 7 Oct 2026 · praisenter.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Church Presentation Software#9 of 358.3