Help
Do I need to install anything?
No. Himnia runs in your web browser (Chrome or Edge work best), so you can prepare and present from any computer — and plan services from your phone.
The optional Himnia Presenter desktop app adds two things: the presentation opens full screen on your projector or TV with no browser bars, and it can send your slides to OBS for live streaming.
How do I show something on the screen?
Click a slide (a song, a Bible verse, an image, a video) and it appears in the preview on the left. Click Go Live and that preview goes to the screen. While live, every slide you click goes straight to the screen.
Blank (B) turns the screen black, Hide text (T) keeps the background but hides the words, and Freeze (F) keeps what's showing while you look for the next thing.
How do I put the presentation on the projector or TV?
Connect the projector or TV to your computer as a second screen. In the Presentation panel, pick that screen as the Monitor and choose the Output: a browser window, or the Himnia Presenter app for true full screen. Then click Go Live.
The band can also have a stage display (the current and next slide, a timer and messages) on another screen.
The first time, your browser asks a few questions (to use your displays, to open the window, to open the Presenter app). The Presentation panel’s “Ready to present” section shows anything that’s blocked and how to fix it, and the “Before your first service” page in Help explains each one.
Can I bring my songs from another program?
Yes. On the Songs tab, Import songs reads files from ProPresenter, EasyWorship, OpenLP, OpenSong, OpenLyrics, ChordPro and plain text, and tells you about songs you already have.
You can also create a song by pasting its lyrics: a blank line starts a new verse, and lines like Chorus or Verse 2 name the part that follows.
Which Bible translations are there?
Complete Bibles are ready to use: in English the King James Version, World English Bible, American Standard Version and Berean Standard Bible; in Spanish the Reina-Valera 1909; in Portuguese the Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial and the Bíblia Livre — and more versions are on the way.
Type a reference like John 3:16, click a verse to put it on the screen (Shift+click another for a range), or add a passage to a service. You can show two translations side by side, and a theme can show the reference and the translation with each verse.
What happens if the internet goes down during a service?
The presentation keeps running. Slides are built on your computer, and media you've already shown is kept on it, so a dropped connection doesn't blank the screen. Only things that need the internet, like loading something you haven't opened yet, wait until it's back.
How do I add my team?
In Settings → Members, invite each person and choose their role: Admin, Operator, Planner (prepares services but doesn't go live) or Viewer. They get the invitation by email, and you also get a link you can send them; they sign in and join your church. Each plan includes a number of people (Free 2, Standard 10, Pro 100).
To schedule people who serve without needing an account, use each service’s Team tab.
What do the plans include, and how do I change plan?
Free, Standard and Pro differ in how many people, venues and screens live at once you can have, the media storage, and the size of images and videos. The Pricing page has the details.
The church's Owner changes plan in Settings → Plan & usage. Payments are handled by Paddle, our reseller. When you move to a smaller plan you just can't add more of something until you're within the new limits — except media: the files added first are kept up to the new plan's storage, and the ones added last are locked and deleted after 30 days unless you choose a plan with enough storage. We email you when that happens.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. You can ask for a full refund of any payment within 20 days of being charged, with no reason needed: use the link in Paddle's receipt email, or contact us. After a refund the church moves to the Free plan; if your media uses more than Free's storage, the files added last are locked and deleted after 30 days. The Refund Policy page has the details.
Can I use my own backgrounds, videos and fonts?
Yes. Upload images, videos, sounds and fonts on the Media tab, then use them as theme backgrounds, slides or service items — you can also keep a PowerPoint, Keynote or PDF file in a service to open at the right moment. Large images are reduced to your plan’s size; a video bigger than your plan allows can’t be uploaded. For fonts and media you didn’t create, make sure your licence allows this use.
Do I need a licence to show song lyrics?
Usually, yes. Most worship songs are under copyright, and churches typically need a licence such as CCLI to project their lyrics. Your church is responsible for having it. Himnia can show each song's copyright line on its slides (the theme's copyright footer) to help you comply.
How do I schedule people for a service?
Open the service on the Planning page and go to the Team tab. Add people with their role, one by one or a whole group at once (people, roles and groups are set up in Settings → Team). They don’t need a Himnia account.
Send the invites: each person gets an email with a calendar invite and can answer “Can you serve?”. Himnia reminds them before the service, and each person has a private page to see their dates and mark when they’re away. The tab also shows which roles are still open, and you can share the schedule as a PDF or send it by WhatsApp.
Can I reuse a service every week?
Yes. Duplicate a service (with its items and team), save it as a template and start new services from it, or create it once and repeat it — every week, every two weeks or every month — up to the date you choose. Services started from a template come with its running order, needed roles, call times and checklist.
My browser blocked something when presenting. What do I do?
Browsers ask a few questions the first time you present, and once someone clicks Block, a site can’t ask again — it has to be allowed in the browser. Open the Presentation panel’s “Ready to present” section: it shows what’s blocked and the exact steps to fix it, then click Check again. The “Before your first service” page in Help explains each question.
Tip: answer them once during the week, not on Sunday morning.
Can I use Himnia on my phone?
Yes, for planning: the Planning page, songs, the Bible and your team work on a phone. Presenting (Go Live) is done from the computer connected to the projector or TV.
How do I download my data or delete my account?
Click your name (top right) → Your account. “Download my data” gives you a zip with your account’s information, and “Delete my account” removes it — if you’re your church’s only Owner, first make someone else Owner or close the church.
A church’s Owner can download all the church’s data, or close the church, in Settings → Church.
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