LlamaPresenter - Migrate from ProPresenter

LlamaPresenter reads song lyrics from ProPresenter .pro documents and .proBundle exports. A single .pro file is useful for trying one song; a bundle lets you bring several songs across together. In ProPresenter, select the songs you need and export a presentation bundle from File → Export. Depending on the version, the option may be named Bundle or Presentation Bundle.

In LlamaPresenter, open Lyrics and choose the Import button beside Library. Select your exported files, or drag and drop them anywhere on the Lyrics tab. The importer extracts the lyric text into song cards, giving you a library you can work with straight away.

The working rhythm will feel familiar: find a song in the library, organize the service in a playlist, and select its slide cards to present the lyrics. You can prepare content while keeping the live output preview in view. Familiar panel roles and a similar overall arrangement help an experienced ProPresenter operator learn where things live.

The preview has Projector, Stream, and Stage tabs, plus a screen selector when you have several outputs. Choose the destination you want to inspect before changing its layout. In the example below, Projector and the Audience screen are selected, and the lyrics use a black-on-white strip design.

Treat this as a familiar workflow to learn rather than a promise that every control or shortcut is identical. Rehearse selecting a slide, checking another output, and clearing a layer before your first live service.

If you know ProPresenter’s screen configuration, the Display window will be recognizable. LlamaPresenter groups outputs under Projector, Stream, and Stage on the left. Select a screen to configure its destination, size, placement, and picture settings on the right.

Use the plus button beside a group to add the outputs your service needs, and give them practical names such as Audience, Lobby, or Stage. In Signal, choose Sends to and the Format or pixel dimensions for that screen. Check the result on the actual destination before moving on to the next output.

The supplied screenshot shows a placeholder destination while preparing in the browser. Connected physical displays are available in the desktop app, so finish that assignment on the computer you will use for the service.

Looks carry the same useful idea you know from ProPresenter: a named preset decides which content belongs on each output. Open the Looks menu and choose Edit Looks… to create presets for moments such as Pre service, Worship, and Sermon.

Each screen has a column. The Presentation, Scripture, Lyrics, Media, and Camera rows let you choose which content types are visible there. Theme selections choose the Scripture and Lyrics layouts for each output. This makes it easy to prepare full-size room lyrics alongside a different stream treatment.

The layout editor will also feel recognizable: arrange text, shapes, and pictures, then adjust their position, size, and appearance. Build the designs your church needs in LlamaPresenter and test them with both short and long lyric slides. Choose Make Live when the Look is ready to use.

LlamaPresenter uses the same broad layer idea: several independent pieces of content can contribute to one output. A camera can sit behind media, lyrics or scripture can appear above the background, and Props and Messages can remain visible while the main content changes.

For the normal projector composition, the stack runs from Screen color at the bottom through Camera, Media, Lyrics / Scripture, Presentation, Props, and Messages at the top. An opaque upper layer can cover content below it. That is useful to remember when a full-screen presentation hides the lyrics underneath.

Clear the layer that has finished instead of removing everything. For example, clear a Message after its notice has been read while leaving the active lyrics and background running. Looks control which supported content types appear on each screen; Props and Messages have their own destination choices.

Props follow the familiar overlay idea: save a church logo, countdown design, or supporting graphic once, then show it above the live content when you need it. Several Props can be live together, so the logo and a countdown do not have to become one permanent slide.

Open Props, create the design in its editor, and choose the projector or stream screens where it should appear. Click its tile to show or hide it. Rebuild your most-used Props first and check their size and placement over real service content.

If your ProPresenter workflow uses Macros, look for Actions in LlamaPresenter. A saved Action combines ordered steps into a named, colored button. The familiar goal is to run a service cue with one click.

Open Actions from the lightning-bolt control, create a new Action, and use Add step to build its sequence. For a Service starting cue, you might clear old Messages, start a timer, show a welcome Message, and select the required Look or Stage layout. Put clearing steps before showing new content so a later clear does not remove what you just put up.

Save the Action and click its tile to rehearse it. You can also right-click a song or presentation slide, open Actions, and attach a saved Action to run when that slide goes live. Your ProPresenter Macros are a useful plan for these cues; recreate their supported steps and verify the result on each output.

Choose the active Lyrics, Scripture, or Presentations workspace before setting its transition. Use Cut for an immediate change or choose a fade or another effect in the picker, then set its duration. You can override transitions for content that needs different movement, so start with the timing your operators are already comfortable using.

Messages are another familiar concept: show a notice or speaker name independently of the current slide. Each saved Message has its own theme and can target projector or stream screens, use variables or live timers, and remain visible until cleared or dismiss after a chosen time.

Recreate one common notice and one countdown Message, then practice showing, flashing, and clearing them while a song stays live. Use the separate Stage message controls for a private cue to the band or speaker.

The easiest first step is one service you already know. Import its songs, arrange the playlist, prepare the Bible passages and presentations, and recreate only the recurring cues that service needs. This gives the team a complete workflow to learn without having to rebuild the whole library at once.

Run the service from start to finish with an operator who knows ProPresenter. Check the room screens, stream, and stage; switch Looks; show and clear Props and Messages; and trigger the saved Actions. Familiar concepts make the learning easier, and rehearsal confirms that the new setup behaves as your team expects.