# ChurchApps/FreeShow

FreeShow is a free and open-source, user-friendly presenter software.

Repository: https://github.com/ChurchApps/FreeShow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freeshow
Homepage: https://freeshow.app
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: presenter, lyrics, show, media, church, text, easy-to-use, free
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:47:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1853, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 16.5, "n_releases_24m": 39}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1267, forks 285 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.270160+00:00)

## What it is
FreeShow is a free and open-source presentation program for displaying lyrics, text, and media on a big screen, aimed especially at churches. It supports slide editing, themes, stage display, remote control, multiple outputs, NDI, MIDI, and media playback.

## Use cases
- project song lyrics on a church screen
- free alternative to ProPresenter
- show slides with media backgrounds during a service
- display countdown timers before a service starts
- control presentation slides remotely from a phone
- output presentation over NDI for streaming
- show Bible verses and chords on stage display

## When to choose
- you need a free, easy-to-use church presentation tool
- you want stage display, remote control, or NDI output without paying subscription fees
- you run small to large venues and need lyrics/media projection

## When to avoid
- you need deep integration with commercial church management suites
- you require advanced features only found in paid tools like Planning Center sync at full parity
- you need a general-purpose office presentation tool like PowerPoint

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, video-processing, audio-processing, templating
- domain: developer-tools, media, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: presentation-software, church-presentation, lyrics-projection, stage-display, ndi, midi-control, slideshows, electron-app, media, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- ChurchApps/FreeShow (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.270160+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:40.974643+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ChurchApps/FreeShow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.270160+00:00, sha dd4e13e3a1fe)
  - homepage: https://freeshow.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:15:29.066605+00:00, sha fd38e66ec771)
  - site_page: https://freeshow.app/features (fetched 2026-08-29T12:15:29.069158+00:00, sha 086003092402)
  - site_page: https://freeshow.app/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:15:29.071159+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.