FreeShow vs Quelea
FreeShow
freeshow.appQuelea
quelea.orgSide by side
| Figure | FreeShow | Quelea |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Church Presentation Software | 8.3 (#7) | 7.9 (#18) |
| Media | Users can add images and videos as slide backgrounds, and the features page also describes built-in YouTube and Vimeo players. | The home page says Quelea supports video backgrounds as well as colors and still images. |
| Platforms | The documentation says FreeShow is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. | The project lists Windows x64, Mac, Linux, and a cross-platform installer that requires Java. |
| Purpose | FreeShow is an open-source presenter for creating and showing lyrics, slides, scripture, and media. | Quelea is free, open-source software for projecting multimedia content in church services. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] and links to GitHub for bug reports and feature requests. | The project directs users to its community forum for problems and suggestions. |
Plans
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.