Getting started

This guide takes you from DMG downloaded to verse on screen in about five minutes.

1. Install the app

Download BibleCast.dmg from the home page, open the DMG, and drag BibleCast.app into the Applications folder. Eject the DMG when done.

The first time you open it, macOS may briefly show a verification dialog — BibleCast is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so the app launches normally after that one check. No System Settings detour, no "Open Anyway" — just click Open if prompted.

2. Install your translations

The app ships with a single translation: KJV 1769 (English). Everything else — dozens of free translations across several languages — installs after launch: in the left panel, next to the Bible Version heading, click the Manage button — that opens the Translations Manager. From there you can install modules directly (with internet) or sideload a .pack file from a USB drive. Alternatively, download the files from the Translations page for an offline Mac.

3. Put a verse on screen

Open the app. The left panel is for navigation; the middle panel is the preview; the right panel handles themes and history.

  1. Top left, pick a translation (e.g. KJV).
  2. In the Reference field type John 3:16 and press Return.
  3. The verse shows up in PREVIEW. Press Return to move it to LIVE — onto the projection screen.
  4. → = next verse on output. ← = previous. Esc = hide everything. (Everything you did with PageDown/PageUp in BibleShow still works here — same actions.)

4. Connect a second display

Plug a projector or TV in via HDMI. macOS detects it automatically. In BibleCast, open Display Settings(the icon in the top toolbar). Assign the external screen to the Audience role and press Save. From there, anything you send LIVE appears on the chosen screen.

You can run up to four outputs at once: Audience, Stage (for the preacher), and two Broadcast NDI outputs (for livestream / recording). See Multi-display for details.

Two buttons, two jobs: Display Settings (top toolbar) is for configuring — assign screens to roles, change themes, tweak the layout. The Outputs ▾ button at the bottom of the window is for monitoring — it pops up a thumbnail row showing every active output live, so you can see what the audience, stage, and broadcast are getting without alt-tabbing between windows.

5. Tune the interface

The top toolbar has two controls that change how the operator interface looks (not what the audience sees):

  • / — toggles dark and light theme. Most booths are dark, so dark is the default; light is handy when you're working in daylight.
  • Aa ▾ — sets the UI text size: Compact, Normal, or Comfortable. This only affects labels and buttons inside the app — verses on the output are unchanged.

Both preferences save into your active profile, so exporting a profile to another Mac carries the look with it.

Next steps

That covers a typical service — one verse, one screen. To customise further, see:

  • Shortcuts — every key combination, including what's new compared to BibleShow.
  • Themes — backgrounds, fonts, alignment, lower-third.
  • Profiles — save an entire configuration and move it to another Mac.