Psalmcast 1.0.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Psalmcast are listed here. The format follows
Keep a Changelog and versions follow
Semantic Versioning. Settings → About shows the section of the
running version; the release workflow uses the same section as the GitHub release notes.

When releasing, rename "Unreleased" to the new version and date (for example
## [1.1.0] - 2026-12-01) and start a new empty "Unreleased" section above it.

[Unreleased]

[1.0.0] - 2026-11-01

The first public release of Psalmcast, church presentation software for Windows, macOS and
Linux. It runs entirely offline: a dropped internet connection never stops a service.

Downloads

• Windows: per-user installer, no admin rights needed.
• macOS: universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
• Linux: AppImage and .deb packages.

Plans

• Free never runs out. You get the full library (songs, Bibles, hymns, services, media,
  themes and presentations), presenting on one output, every import, local backups and all
  the guides. A small "Psalmcast Free" watermark appears in a top corner of the projector. It
  never covers lyrics or Bible text.
• Pro removes the watermark and adds multiple outputs and the stage display, the Scripture
  Listener, the phone remote and follow-along page, OBS/vMix control and NDI output, Planning
  Center import and cloud backup.
• 30-day Pro trial for every church. No card is needed; you sign in with an email code.
  Pay in naira (Nigeria) or US dollars through Paystack. A licence check or network problem
  never interrupts a live service.

Songs, hymns and Bibles

• Song library with full-text search (title and lyrics), sections and arrangements,
  favourites and recent songs, and paste-a-lyric-sheet import.
• Import a whole library from EasyWorship, ProPresenter, OpenLP, OpenLyrics, SongSelect,
  ChordPro or plain text, with a preview, duplicate detection and a per-song choice (skip,
  replace or keep both). Export to OpenLyrics.
• Hymnals: find a hymn by number or title, import a hymnal, or add your own songs to one.
• Bible lookup and search with bundled public-domain translations. Short words are searched
  as text, and the box shows whether your input reads as a reference or a search.
• Scripture Listener (Pro): finds verses as the preacher reads them ("John three
  sixteen", "Romans 8 verses 28 to 30", "the twenty-third Psalm") and suggests them or puts
  them live. Speech recognition runs on your computer, with no internet needed.

Planning a service

• Service planner with drag-and-drop ordering, autosave and a details panel for each item.
• Songs, scripture, notices, images, videos, audio, PowerPoint and PDF presentations, web
  pages, YouTube videos and live NDI camera/OBS feeds in one running order.
• Reusable themes (text style, background, layout, footer) for songs, scripture, single items
  and outputs.
• Auto-advance and looping slides for announcements before the service.
• Pre-service check that warns about missing media, offline feeds and other problems.
• Planning Center import (Pro), and service packages (.cpservice) for moving a service with
  its media to another computer.
• Printing of running orders and lyric sheets.

Going live

• Live page with Preview and Live panes; Black, Clear, Clear all and Logo; clicker and
  keyboard shortcuts; quick search for anything mid-service; Quick View of your favourites.
• Cut, fade, crossfade, slide and zoom transitions that never flash to black.
• Scrolling alerts that crawl across the screen.
• Multiple outputs (Pro): projectors, side screens, a foyer TV or a lower-third feed, each
  with its own display, layout and optional blackout. Unplugging one never affects the others.
• Stage display (Pro): current and next slide, a clock, countdown/count-up timers and
  stage messages for the band and preacher.
• Show slides on a Chromecast or Google TV over Wi-Fi.
• Show log and CCLI song-usage reports.

Phones, streaming and production

• Phone remote (Pro): control slides from a phone over the church Wi-Fi, show a stage view
  on a tablet, and offer lyrics on the congregation's phones. Off by default and protected
  with a PIN.
• Use any output as an OBS/vMix browser source, including a transparent version.
• OBS and vMix control (Pro): switch scenes for each service item and react to Black.
  NDI output where the NDI runtime is installed. A disconnected streaming PC never
  affects the projector.
• Live Production: switch cameras, stream to YouTube or Facebook, and record.

Safety and backups

• Local database with automatic startup backups, an integrity check at startup and full
  backup/restore to a folder (for example a USB stick).
• Cloud backup (Pro): scheduled backups to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox (through their
  synced folder) or S3-compatible storage.
• Deleted songs, services and media go to a Trash, where you can restore them.
• Deleting the service that is on the Live page leaves the projector showing its slide.
• Automatic updates download in the background and install when you close the app. They never
  restart Psalmcast while an output is open.
• Optional crash reports, off by default, with no personal data.

Known issues

• Psalmcast is a new app, so Windows may not recognise it yet and can show "Windows protected
  your PC" when you install it. Click More info → Run anyway. The warning stops as
  more churches install it.
• Smart TV casting finds Chromecast and Google TV only; AirPlay and DLNA are planned.