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A free alternative to ProPresenter

ProPresenter is a good program and the standard in many churches, paid as a subscription per computer. Himnova Live is free and open source, made for church services. Here they are side by side, including what Himnova Live can’t do yet.

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Side by side

ProPresenter 22 as Renewed Vision describes it on its own site, checked on November 11, 2026.

  • Price

    Himnova Live
    Free on every computer: no licenses, accounts or subscriptions.
    ProPresenter
    A subscription per computer: US$29 a month or US$289 a year for the first one; on a yearly plan, US$189 each for the 2nd to the 4th and US$149 from the 5th to the 10th. A 14-day trial.

  • Source code

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

  • Systems

    Himnova Live
    Windows 10 and 11, macOS 13 or later on Apple Silicon, and Linux (.deb and AppImage).
    ProPresenter
    macOS 14 or later and Windows 10 (version 1903) 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.
    ProPresenter
    Output without a watermark needs a signed-in Presenter seat. Internet to install it; not to run it.

  • 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.
    ProPresenter
    Imports .pptx without PowerPoint since version 21, as editable slides or as images; not the older .ppt.

  • 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.
    ProPresenter
    Video and audio, plus live inputs: USB and SDI capture cards, NDI and, on a Mac, Syphon.

  • 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.
    ProPresenter
    Over 130 translations, installed over the internet: some free, others US$15 each, per computer.

  • 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.
    ProPresenter
    SongSelect built in, with usage reported to CCLI automatically (with SongSelect Advanced and a CCLI license).

  • 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.
    ProPresenter
    Up to 8 outputs; stage displays with custom layouts; NDI output with audio.

  • Planning and control

    Himnova Live
    A presentation clicker works without installing anything. No Planning Center, phone app or MIDI.
    ProPresenter
    Planning Center Services (a separate subscription), the ProPresenter Remote app for iOS and Android included, and MIDI, DMX and broadcast protocols (on Windows, MIDI only).

  • Languages

    Himnova Live
    English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
    ProPresenter
    Ten, English, Spanish and Portuguese among them; not Italian.

  • Support

    Himnova Live
    From the community: an online guide and bug reports on GitHub.
    ProPresenter
    From Renewed Vision, the company that makes it.

Which one fits your church

ProPresenter is the better choice if…

  • You need more than one projector output.
  • You put cameras or capture cards (USB, SDI) on the screens.
  • Your team plans the service in Planning Center.
  • You want a phone remote, MIDI or DMX, or a company’s support.
  • The budget covers a subscription for each computer.

Himnova Live is enough if…

  • Your service is lyrics, slides, the Bible, videos and timers on one projector, with a stage screen and a stream over NDI.
  • You run PowerPoint hymnals (.pps, .ppt) and need them to keep their timing and music.
  • There’s no budget for a license per computer, or one of them runs Linux.
  • Your services are bilingual: two Bible versions side by side and songs with their translation.
  • You’d rather nothing depended on an account or a subscription.

ProPresenter facts come from Renewed Vision’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), signing in (opens in a new tab), PowerPoint (opens in a new tab), video input (opens in a new tab), Bibles (opens in a new tab), SongSelect (opens in a new tab), product page (opens in a new tab), all features (opens in a new tab), Planning Center (opens in a new tab), Remote (opens in a new tab), communication devices (opens in a new tab), languages (opens in a new tab).

ProPresenter is a trademark of Renewed Vision, LLC. Himnova Live is not affiliated with or endorsed by Renewed Vision.