FreeShow (broadcast slideshow software for churches)

Created on 2024-08-18T21:58:22-05:00

Basically PowerPoint but for churches.
Has specific tools to pull bible scripture.
Has specific tools to convert pasted song lyrics in to a slideshow.
Designed around an operator picking or editing slides while broadcasting a separate output to stage or a stream.
Interface felt kind of fiddly and bad. Showing images bypasses the tools to prevent accidental slide switches. Using arrow keys doesn't move between slides, so you can't drive everything with a presentation clicker.
Slides are HTML5 pages with some basic elements. You can get an external URL to show the active slide via a web browser on another computer or in a computer graphics system.