Comparison
OpenLP alternative for your church
OpenLP is free, installed on the computer and works without internet. Worshi also projects without internet, and on top of that it gets the team who plays ready and translates the sermon live. Here's how they compare.
Open the eyes of my heart
EmWho Worshi is for
For churches where the hard part is coordinating the team
If every Sunday someone turns up without the right lyrics, if the guitarist and the keyboard player are in different keys, or if the setlist gets hashed out in a group chat. Everything is prepared on the web during the week, and on Sunday it's projected with the free app for Mac or Windows.
How Worshi really differs
Worshi's difference starts before Sunday: in the chords, on every musician's phone, and in the fact that the song library belongs to the church, not to one computer.
Chords and keys, not just lyrics
Every song stores its chords in ChordPro and transposes by semitones, up or down. Each musician keeps their own key for that song without changing anyone else's.
The band, on their own phones
During the service, every musician follows the lyrics and chords on their phone or tablet, each in their own key and turning their own pages. Works with Bluetooth foot pedals that send the page-turn keys.
Your song library doesn't live on one computer
Your songs are on the web, not on the hard drive of the church laptop. If that computer breaks down or gets left at home, Sunday's setlist is still right where it always is.
Setlist and team, together
Plan the order of service and assign team positions (vocals and instruments) for each service. Invite your team and everyone sees what they're on, with no endless message threads.
Streaming with a URL
The livestream output is a web address with a transparent background: paste it into an OBS browser source and the lyrics appear over the broadcast while you project with the desktop app.
Ready for multilingual churches
The interface is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan, and chords can be shown in American or Latin notation, so every musician reads the ones they use.
Live translation
Everyone in your church understands the sermon, whatever language they speak
Worshi listens to the sermon and, a few seconds later, delivers it translated: as subtitles on the screen and on the stream, and with a voice that reads it in the other language. No interpreter, no special equipment: the computer that runs your projection, with the desktop app, and the audio from your mixer or a microphone.
On the projector and on the stream, with the size, position and background band you choose.
A voice reads the translation through the audio output you choose: speakers in a separate room, or headphones.
The preacher's language is detected automatically: a guest speaker doesn't mean changing anything.
Subtitles in the same language as the sermon, for people who are hard of hearing. Uses half the hours.
Included in Pro and Premium, with hours every month. See pricing →
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Worshi and OpenLP, side by side
Information from OpenLP's official website, checked in October 2026 and reviewed in November. If anything has changed since then, their website always takes precedence.
| Feature | Worshi | OpenLP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free-forever plan; Pro at €19.99 a month, with 2 h of live translation, and Premium at €67.99 with 15 h (VAT included). 15 days of Pro free, no card required | Free: “free to download, free to use”, according to their site |
| Installation | Prepared in the browser; to project, a free app for Mac or Windows | Software installed on Windows, macOS, Linux or FreeBSD |
| Works without an internet connection | Yes: the desktop app downloads your services and projects even if the internet goes down | Yes, everything happens on the computer |
| Interface languages | English, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan | Their homepage doesn't specify interface languages |
| Chords and transposition | Yes, in ChordPro, with American or Latin notation | Not part of what they advertise |
| Musicians follow the lyrics on their phone | Yes, live mode on phone or tablet, in each person's key | Has a stage view from any browser |
| Live sermon translation | Yes: subtitles and translated voice in 78 languages, on screen and on the stream. Included in Pro (2 h a month) and Premium (15 h) | Not part of what they advertise |
| Preparing the setlist with several people | Yes: everything is on the web and everyone signs in with their own account | Data lives on the computer where it's installed |
| Importing songs | By hand in the chord editor; with AI from text, PDF or photos on Pro and Premium | Importers from other presentation software, plus Bibles |
| Stage display | Yes: current slide, next slide, notes and timer, from the desktop app | Yes, built in and accessible from a browser |
| Streaming output | Browser source URL with a transparent background, from the desktop app | Not part of what their homepage advertises |
| Public songbook for the congregation | Yes, every church has its own online songbook with its own URL | Not part of what they advertise |
Frequently asked questions
If OpenLP is free, what does Worshi add?
You don't have to pay to get started: Worshi has a free plan. What it adds compared with software that only projects is the rest of Sunday: chords in each musician's key, the lyrics on their phone during the service, a setlist that several people can prepare together, and live translation of the sermon. Pro, at €19.99 a month, removes the free plan's limits.
What languages is OpenLP available in?
Their homepage doesn't specify interface languages, so the most reliable way to find out is to check their own documentation or the software itself. Worshi is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan, and shows chords in American (C, Dm, G7) or Latin (Do, Rem, Sol7) notation.
Does Worshi work without internet, like OpenLP?
Yes, for projection. The desktop app for Mac and Windows downloads your services to the church computer and projects them even if the internet goes down; anything you change in the meantime syncs automatically when the connection comes back, and the OBS output keeps working over the local network. What needs internet is preparing the service on the web, and live translation.
Can I import the songs I have in OpenLP into Worshi?
Yes, with AI import on the Pro and Premium plans: paste the song text, upload a PDF or take photos of your songbook, and Worshi rebuilds the sections and where each chord goes. It's worth checking the result before saving. You can also type them into its chord editor, in ChordPro.
Which one is easier for someone who's never projected before?
In Worshi, preparation happens in the browser with nothing to install, and when Sunday comes each song already has its slides built from its sections. On the church computer you just install the free app for Mac or Windows, which updates itself, and the manual walks you through every step with screenshots.
Try it with your team
Sign up and start with 15 days of Pro for free, no card needed. Afterwards, your church stays on the free plan.
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