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System Requirements

What you need to run Church Presenter

Quick minimum specs for each platform. Focus on CPU, RAM, disk, display, and installer details that most users ask about.

Platform-specific requirements

Item macOSWindowsLinux
OS version macOS 11 Big Sur or later (Apple Silicon and Intel supported)Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or later (or equivalent glibc 2.31+)
Architecture arm64 (M1/M2/M3/M4) and x86_64 (Intel)x86_64 (64-bit)x86_64; arm64 and armhf also supported
CPU Modern 64-bit dual-core CPU
RAM 512 MB free heap (1.5 GB recommended, 2+ GB total system RAM)
Disk ~300-500 MB for the app + space for Bible databases and media files
Display 1280x720 or higher; secondary display recommended for presenter output
Video playback VLC must be installed (brew install --cask vlc)VLC must be installed (https://www.videolan.org)VLC must be installed (sudo apt install vlc)
Display server --X11 or XWayland
DBus --Required for native file chooser (pre-installed on all major distros)
Optional hardware

DeckLink video output: Blackmagic DeckLink card + DeckLink drivers installed

Multiple displays: Recommended — one for operator, one (or more) for projection

Mobile app requirements

Item iOSAndroid
OS version iOS 16.0 or laterAndroid 7.0 (API 24) or later
Architecture arm64 (iPhone 8 or later)arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Storage ~50 MB
Network Wi-Fi on the same local network as Church Presenter desktop