Workstation

Quick start

1. Open Settings → Workstation (/settings/workstation). Church admins only. Pair the desktop app here before you add outputs on Screens.
2. Download WorshipDeck for Windows or WorshipDeck for Mac from the card at the top of this page (the matching installer opens for your computer).
3. Install and open the app on the presentation computer. The home screen shows a six-character pair code.
4. Click New workstation.
5. Enter a Nickname (for example Sanctuary or Kids room), an optional Location, and the pair code, then click Claim workstation.
6. The desktop status bar changes to Online. Displays, Presentations, and Services unlock in the app. Presenter is the operator console — it opens only when you click Present on a card (or Join if the church is already live).

You should see a card for the claimed workstation with nickname, online status, app and version, and last-seen time.

Deep dive

Workstation vs screens

Concept	Where	What it does
Workstation	This page	Claims a WorshipDeck desktop install to this church (booth / console)
Screen	Screens	Names a physical output (projector, TV, or local monitor)
Pair display	Screens	Binds a display-role output to a specific screen

Do not enter a workstation pair code in Pair display. Display codes still pair under Screens.

You can claim more than one workstation — for example one computer in the sanctuary and another in a kids room. Each install has its own pair code and card.

Download and claim

The same Windows and Mac installer cards that appear on Screens also appear here, filtered to your operating system. Use this page to install the host, then claim it.

New workstation opens a dialog (the pair code is not on the page). Nickname is required; location is optional. After a claim, the pair code is cleared and that install stays attached to this church until you unpair it.

Cards, online status, and version

Each claimed booth is its own card:

• Nickname and Online / Offline
• Location (if set), Windows app or Mac app, and the reported app version
• Last seen

Online follows the desktop heartbeat, the same way remote displays show presence on Screens. When a newer installer is available than the version the booth reports, the card shows Upgrade to v… with a download link.

Use the pencil to edit nickname and location. Unpair returns the desktop app to its home pairing screen and locks Displays, Presentations, and Services again.

Presentations, Services, and Presenter

After the booth is online:

• Windows File (or Mac Window) opens Displays, Presentations, and Services. Those catalogs are read-only pickers and show Ready offline or Needs sync for each item.
• Click Present on a card to open Presenter — preview, Start/End, the filmstrip, and the local-only badge. Presenter is not in the File or Window app menus.
• If another booth already went live, the library shows a banner (for example Morning Worship is live) with Join or Stay. Join opens Presenter on that item. Stay leaves you in the catalog.

Prepare the booth for offline presenting

Keep the workstation online long enough for library sync to finish before the gathering. The desktop app downloads presentation and service details, media, and the output pages required by its paired monitors.

• Ready offline — the presentation can start without the server. A service receives this status only when every presentation in its setlist and all required output pages are ready.
• Needs sync — the item is incomplete, changed after the last download, or is missing content for a paired output. Leave the app online and let sync finish before relying on it.

After a completed sync, reopen the app without internet and click Present on a ready item. Presenter starts it locally, including after an app restart, and drives this workstation's paired monitors. The status changes to Local only because cloud sync is paused.

Offline presenting does not extend to browser editing or browser present mode. First-time workstation pairing, library sync, unsynced changes, and remote Android or Fire TV outputs require connectivity. If the connection returns after the booth and cloud positions diverge, the desktop app pushes the booth's current position back to the cloud and resumes normal synchronization.

Next steps

After the workstation is online, add outputs on Screens and build templates on Screen layouts.