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A free alternative to EasyWorship

EasyWorship is a well-known program in many churches, and Himnova Live works the way it does: pick something, check it in preview, and only then send it live. The difference is the price: EasyWorship is a subscription per location; Himnova Live is free and open source. Here they are side by side, including what Himnova Live can’t do yet.

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Side by side

EasyWorship 8.1 as its maker describes it on its own site, checked on November 11, 2026.

  • Price

    Himnova Live
    Free on every computer: no licenses, accounts or subscriptions.
    EasyWorship
    A subscription per location (every computer at one site): from US$210 a year (Basic) or US$330 (Premium), depending on weekly attendance. A 30-day trial.

  • Source code

    Himnova Live
    Open, under the GPL-3.0: anyone can read, change and share it.
    EasyWorship
    Closed.

  • Systems

    Himnova Live
    Windows 10 and 11, macOS 13 or later on Apple Silicon, and Linux (.deb and AppImage).
    EasyWorship
    Windows 10 or later and macOS 14 or later. No Linux version.

  • Account and internet

    Himnova Live
    No account. It works offline; with a connection, it only checks for a new version when it opens, and that can be turned off.
    EasyWorship
    Runs offline to present; a connection is needed for SongSelect, streaming features and updates.

  • Presentations

    Himnova Live
    PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx), Impress (.odp) and PDF, with no PowerPoint installed; hymnal decks keep each slide’s timing and their music.
    EasyWorship
    Plays PowerPoint natively.

  • Video and cameras

    Himnova Live
    Any video or audio, AVI, WMV and ProRes included, through its own engine, with nothing converted. No cameras or capture cards yet.
    EasyWorship
    Video, plus live inputs: capture cards (Blackmagic, Magewell, AJA) and NDI sources.

  • Bible

    Himnova Live
    Nine free versions included, the KJV, ASV and WEB among them; others are imported from a file. Two versions side by side.
    EasyWorship
    99 translations: 40 free, the others US$29 each (NIV, ESV, NKJV…), licensed per church site.

  • Songs and CCLI

    Himnova Live
    Imports from EasyWorship 6, OpenLP, OpenLyrics, SongSelect (.txt) and ChordPro; a CCLI usage report as CSV; lyrics in two languages at once.
    EasyWorship
    SongSelect built in, with CCLI reporting done automatically (with your own CCLI subscription).

  • Screens and streaming

    Himnova Live
    The projector, a stage screen for the musicians with the chords, and NDI output with sound for OBS or vMix.
    EasyWorship
    Three outputs: main, alternate and stage; NDI output for OBS or vMix.

  • Planning and control

    Himnova Live
    A presentation clicker works without installing anything. No Planning Center, phone app or MIDI.
    EasyWorship
    A free remote app for iOS and Android, MIDI and Stream Deck. No Planning Center.

  • Languages

    Himnova Live
    English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
    EasyWorship
    English.

  • Support

    Himnova Live
    From the community: an online guide and bug reports on GitHub.
    EasyWorship
    From the company: by phone, email and screen sharing.

Which one fits your church

EasyWorship is the better choice if…

  • You put cameras or capture cards on the screens.
  • You need a second output with a different look, besides the stage.
  • You want a phone remote, MIDI or Stream Deck.
  • You use a licensed Bible such as the NIV or ESV.
  • You want a company’s support over the phone.

Himnova Live is enough if…

  • You already work the EasyWorship way (preview, then live) and want the same without a subscription.
  • Your songs are in EasyWorship 6: Himnova Live imports its song database (EasyWorship 7’s should read the same; not yet tested).
  • You run PowerPoint hymnals (.pps, .ppt) with their timing and music, or PDFs.
  • Your volunteers work in Spanish, Portuguese or Italian.
  • There’s no budget for a subscription, or one of your computers runs Linux.

EasyWorship facts come from its maker’s pages, checked on November 11, 2026: pricing (opens in a new tab), trial (opens in a new tab), system requirements (opens in a new tab), features (opens in a new tab), its comparison with ProPresenter (opens in a new tab), Bibles (opens in a new tab), CCLI reporting (opens in a new tab), release notes (opens in a new tab), trademarks (opens in a new tab).

EasyWorship is a trademark of Softouch Development, Inc. Himnova Live is an independent open-source project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Softouch Development.