FreeShow vs MediaShout
FreeShow
freeshow.appMediaShout
mediashout.comSide by side
| Figure | FreeShow | MediaShout |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $12.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 14 |
| Spec score · Church Presentation Software | 8.3 (#7) | 8.4 (#6) |
| Founded | 2021 | 2000 |
| Platforms | The documentation says FreeShow is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. | The download page offers MediaShout for Windows and Mac; MediaShout 7 and 7 LE use the same Windows installer. |
| Purpose | FreeShow is an open-source presenter for creating and showing lyrics, slides, scripture, and media. | MediaShout is church presentation software for displaying song lyrics, scripture, sermon points, and visual media during worship gatherings and events. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] and links to GitHub for bug reports and feature requests. | Standard support includes live chat and tickets, and the maker says standard support tickets may take 18–24 hours for a response. |
Plans
MediaShout
- MediaShout 7 Site$599 a month
- MediaShout 7 Essentials$698 a month
- MediaShout 7 Complete$798 a month
- MediaShout LE$198 a year
- MediaShout for Mac Site$499 a month
- MediaShout for Mac Essentials$598 a month
- MediaShout for Mac Complete$698 a month
- Shift Worship Media Plan$150 a year
- MediaShout Plus Membership$199 a year
- MediaShout LE$198 a year
In their own words
FreeShow
FreeShow is free, open-source presentation software for lyrics, slides, scripture, and media, with a focus on worship presentations. Its editor changes text font, size, and color, adds outlines and shadows, and allows edits during a presentation. Slides can autoplay on timers; countdowns and MIDI commands can control slide changes or external actions. FreeShow supports simultaneous output views, web output for mobile devices, NDI output, and mobile remote control. Images and videos can serve as slide backgrounds, and built-in YouTube and Vimeo players are listed. Users can look up scripture passages and create song slides from song-title searches; the features page describes access to over 200 Bibles through API.Bible. The software imports from PowerPoint, ProPresenter, EasyWorship, and OpenSong and exports content in multiple formats. Cloud sync supports collaborative work across computers, covering songs and settings; media uses a repository linked to the local file system. FreeShow runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The project began in late 2021, and its first release was in February 2022.
MediaShout
MediaShout has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.