This new application replaces the existing Android Application. The two versions can be installed side-by-side on the same device.

This code is Alpha so has been tested and, in at least one church it is already being used live but there may still be issues with it.

The new version builds on the Android 5 material design theme and whilst will work on a phone, a tablet is the recommended device.

This new version works with OpenLP 2.0 and 2.1.5.

The following functions are supported:

• Select Address and Port of running OpenLP instance.

• Handle user authentication of display changes. - 2.1.5 only

• Support SSL if implemented on OpenLP - 2.1.5 only

• View all items in a service

• Change the slide of a live item

• Make an item in a service live

• Blank the display

• Issue an alert

• Support a graphical main view - 2.1.5 only

The new version can be found at the Google Play Store.

[ Image Credit: Android Lineup - Beige by Rob Bulmahn ]

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,  as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Update: The Windows builds are now available on the Download page.

Another step closer to version 2.2, today we have released version 2.1.5, the second release candidate. This release comes with 7 known bugfixes  as well as a few of other fixes.

The PowerPoint integration has recieved a lot of attention and we hope some of the quirks has been fixed. Thanks go to the OpenLP community for quick feedback while testing the changes.

Here are the bug reports we have fixed:

• #1451237 Remote view: sending image or video live from search results causes traceback

• #1458056 Traceback when importing a Worship Assistant CSV

• #1458672 Import of settings file with non-existing keys causes traceback

• #1460235 Focus doesn't switch to Live when you click in "move to live" button

• #1395848 OSX Menu Bar

• #1449041 Main vebview doesn't mirror PowerPoint when using a single-screen setup

• #1449064 Transitions happens in the same slide

[ Image Credit: Stables by Larry Ewing ]

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:14

I'm glad to announce another release of the upcoming OpenLP 2.2, version 2.1.4 Release Candidate 1. This release comes with 31 known bug fixes, as well as a bunch of other fixes that don't have specific bug reports.

There's also been a renewed focus on Mac OS X, with bugs like the dock icon problem fixed, and the menu bar fix in the works.

Here are the bug reports we have fixed:

• #1419300: OpenLP freezes when double clicking an image in media manager

• #1424297: Renaming a theme causes a crash

• #1247661: Cannot restore OpenLP after minimising on OSX

• #1411433: Media disappears on upgrade

• #1413324: Going live on songs too quickly causes hang

• #1424330: OpenLP Loops Presentations on start up

• #1432418: delete PowerPoint presentation before removing from service

• #1438563: Saving theme with unicode letters in the name causes traceback

• #1441055: Webkitplayer (and video background) doesn't work on Windows and Mac

• #1081807: Inconsistent verse ranges

• #1194847: Clicking on a PowerPoint slide doesn't advance animations on that slide

• #1195694: Presentations error: RPC server is unavailable

• #1389149: Traceback when switching PPT presenter

• #1412216: ccli traceback when the lyrics aren't present

• #1423699: CCLI SongSelect Import - import more logs out

• #1423913: PowerPoint steals focus when a PowerPoint presentation goes live

• #1424555: When editing a single verse, the number is always 1

• #1424972: Powerpoint with unicode characters makes OpenLP crash

• #1425035: Wrong use of translation causes crash in opensong bible import

• #1431476: Exception when playing a mpg file with webkit

• #1431478: Size of media slider should not change

• #1433245: Error message when start playing a video with vlc

• #1437771: CCLISongSelect import saves multiple copies of same song

• #1439311: Print service does not always put a blank line between verses

• #1439671: Edit button on preview toolbar disappears when editing custom

• #1440571: Drag and drop powerpoint file to mediamanager fails to load file

• #1446491: OpenLP shows wrong thumbnail when new and old image has the same name

• #1056652: Service item selection bug in Service Manager

• #1254190: Can no longer add Bible verses

• #1315917: [Web stage] native android web browser causes text to compress affects Android app as well

• #1410774: OpenLP fails to start on first run

• #1414990: Menu - language list

A number of translations have been updated and nearing full coverage.

UPDATE: All the files have been uploaded, and are available on the Download page.

[ Image Credit: Balloon release by Jennie Rainsford ]

Hooray! It's another release of OpenLP!

Brought to you by much blood and sweat and tears (OK, maybe only the sweat part), is version 2.1.3, the 3rd beta in our 2.2 series. As with the previous release, this is a bugfix-only release, with the focus on getting to a 2.2 release.

There are over 30 bugs fixed in this release, including:

• 2.1.2 Traceback on Presentations for MAC

• Remote password protection doesn't work with https off

• OSX: OpenLP does not start without phonon

• Preview media slider repeatedly shows "Error Occurred" dialogue box

• Exception when saving a service

• non-ascii characters in file path of images and presentation causes traceback

• The FTW fails when network is disconnected during download

• Previewing media item interferes with live media item

• Corrupted databases stop OpenLP from starting

• Traceback in czech bible download

• Slide preview viewer pane

• Bible download from crosswalk fails because crosswalk has updated their layout

• Traceback when playing media with no players available/enabled

• Several bibles missing in download.cfg

• Select Translation Dialog missing icon

• No cancel button on FTW "No inetrnet page"

• Bible quick search to end does not work

• Thumbnail of images isn't shown in stage view and remote control

• When deleting a presentation from the mediamanager the cursor remains busy

• Importing certain presentation manager pro files fails

• Consider moving the delete option in the right click menu to the bottom of the menu.

• Some disk errors are not being caught

• Zefania bible imports all books as "Genesis" if book name is missing

• One failed download stops first run wizard

• Remove support for .theme files

• Second Bible verse separation

• Traceback when importing CSV bibles

• Traceback in FTW on download error (404)

• After downloading KJV through FTW, searching in KJV causes traceback

• Double clicking item in preview adds to service instead of sending live

• Alert is displayed on a single screen when "Display on a single screen" is not checked

Welcome to OpenLP 2.2 beta 2, otherwise known as version 2.1.2!

This release comes stuffed full of fixes and enhancements, with 66 bugs fixed, improving the usability of OpenLP.

Some of the most significant changes are:

• First Time Wizard: various improvements to Internet connectivity related issues

• Interface layout improvments

• Updated translations (now is the time to start translating OpenLP 2.2!)

• Improved database upgrade to help with the migration from 2.0 to 2.2 series.

The full list can be found at Launchpad.net

Ever wanted to know how many developers work on OpenLP, or when OpenLP started, or even how many are working on the code at the same time? Well, now you can see this and more with the video above.

Full HD: full screen is highly recommended

This video is a visual representation of the history of changes to the OpenLP source code. Each person floating around is a developer who worked on the code, and each "shot" is a change. Green means they added a file, orange/yellow means a file was modified, and red means a file was deleted (it happens). Each branch is a directory, and each dot is a file.

Enjoy!

Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present to you our first beta release of OpenLP 2.2. This new version,two years in the making, is packed full of new features, bug fixes, and improvements.

We realise that this may not contain all the new features that people are looking for, but we're hoping to speed up the number of releases we make to around two releases per year. We're hoping in this way to be able to include more bugfixes and have a faster and more reliable release schedule. This way you don't have to wait 4 years for every new release, but there will be fewer new features per release in order to achieve this.

One of OpenLP's long-time users and advocates, Wesley Allen, is part of a great podcast/Hangout-on-Air called Theotek. In their most recent episode, they talked about a number of things, including OpenLP. Check out the video below! (The OpenLP review starts at 16:50)

[ Image Credit: JVC HD 250 by Andrew Laparra ]

Yes, you read that right, it's the end of OpenLP 2.0.

No, we're not stopping development. No, 2.2 is still going to be released later in the year. No, OpenLP the project is not coming to a close, don't worry.

We're happy to announce the release of OpenLP 2.0.5, "Proselyte Paulus." This will be the last release in the 2.0 series of OpenLP.

Bugs fixed in this final release:

• Change to BibleGateway URL to use legacy web interface

• Improve PowerPoint Error handling and improve handling for v2013

• Powerpoint with video on first slide causes error

• Issues with Themes when comparing theme files

• Improved error messages with Easy Worship Song Imports

• Allow more than 26 equal verses within a Song

• Handle songs where two optional breaks follow each other

• Improve Database update error handling

As per usual, you can find the release on the Download page. If 2.0.5 isn't available for you, please try again in a day or two, some of the packages take a little while to be processed.

The next release of OpenLP will be version 2.1.1, which will be the first beta version of OpenLP 2.2.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

[ Image Credit: End of the Line by Kevin Gessner ]

OpenLP 2.0.4 has been out for 4 months now, and while there don't seem to be any major issues with it, that doesn't mean there are no more bugs. With this in mind we're going to be releasing version 2.0.5 at the end of this month, June. This will be the last release of OpenLP 2.0.

Once 2.0.5 has be released, we will be gearing up for the release of 2.2. As a part of this we will be starting up the nightly builds again and we will release a beta at the end of August with a view of releasing 2.2 at the end of October.

In order to reduce the time between (major) releases, the OpenLP team has decided to move to a release cycle more like Firefox and Chrome, with short cycles and a smaller number of features in each release. With fewer features in each release there should also be fewer bugs, and a faster cycle should mean that bugs are fixed sooner too.

We have also started writing automated tests for OpenLP, which should help to curb some of the bugs before they make it into our main codebase. Each developer is required to run all the tests against their code before they can submit it, and they are required to write tests for their code. This way our test coverage increases and we are able to prevent regressions (when new code breaks some of the older code).

So while you won't find all the features you want in OpenLP 2.2, we hope to be able to get the features you want out to you sooner in future because we're not spending forever getting all the features developed while you're waiting for a huge release to happen.

[ Image credit: Road to Drakensberg, South Africa by Diriye Amey ]