StagelightTerms of use and privacy
- Stagelight is free to use. It comes as-is, with no guarantees.
- Stagelight collects nothing. Your songs, Bibles, media and settings stay on your own computer.
- You're responsible for having the right to show what you show (song licences, Bible translations, videos).
- Test it before you rely on it, and keep a backup plan for live events.
Terms of use
1. Using Stagelight
Stagelight is made and owned by Lord-Raven1 ("we", "us"): © 2026 Lord-Raven1, all rights reserved. It is free to use, but it is not open source. You may install and use it, for free, on as many computers as you like, for yourself, your church or your organisation.
Please don't sell Stagelight, pass it off as your own, modify it, or share modified copies of it. The full licence spells this out. To share Stagelight with someone, send them the link to this website or the official download page, so they always get a genuine, up-to-date copy.
2. No warranty
Stagelight is provided "as is" and "as available", without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty that it is fit for a particular purpose, free of errors, or will work without interruption.
We work hard to make it reliable, but software can crash, projectors can disconnect and updates can change things. Try Stagelight before you depend on it, and keep a simple fallback for live events (for example, printed lyrics or a second copy of your slides).
3. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from using, or being unable to use, Stagelight. That includes lost data, interrupted services or events, and any indirect or consequential loss.
Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under law that can't be limited, including under South Africa's Consumer Protection Act where it applies.
4. What you show is up to you
You are responsible for the songs, scripture, images, videos, music and web pages you show with Stagelight, and for having any licences they need. For example, many churches need a licence such as CCLI to project song lyrics, and many Bible translations are copyrighted. Stagelight doesn't include or grant any of these licences.
5. Other services
Some features open other services, each with its own terms and privacy policy: YouTube and other websites you add as links, GitHub (downloads, updates and feedback), WhatsApp (sharing scripture), and Ko-fi or PayFast (tips). Using them is between you and that service.
6. Tips are gifts
Tips are voluntary and don't buy anything: no features, support or guarantees. They're a thank-you that helps keep Stagelight going, and they aren't refundable through us. (Your card provider or the tip service may have its own rules.)
7. Updates and changes
Stagelight updates itself when a new version is released. We may change, pause or stop Stagelight or these terms at any time; the date at the top shows the latest version of the terms. If you keep using Stagelight after a change, the new terms apply.
8. The law that applies
These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
Privacy
What Stagelight collects
Nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. We never see your songs, Bibles, media, services or settings.
Where your data lives
Everything you put into Stagelight is stored only on your computer, in %AppData%\Stagelight. Uninstalling Stagelight leaves it there in case you reinstall; delete that folder to remove it completely. Whoever uses Stagelight on a computer is responsible for what they store in it (for example, names in an alert message).
The phone remote
Your phone talks directly to the laptop over your Wi-Fi or the laptop's own hotspot, not over the internet. Only phones that scanned the laptop's QR code can control it.
When Stagelight uses the internet
- Update checks: Stagelight asks GitHub whether a new version exists, and downloads it if so. Like any website visit, GitHub sees your computer's internet address. No information about you or your content is sent.
- YouTube and web links: if you add a YouTube video or web page to a service, it loads directly from that site, which sees your internet address as with any visit.
- Feedback, sharing and tips: these open GitHub, WhatsApp, Ko-fi or PayFast. Anything you send there is handled by that service. Feedback posted on GitHub is public; if something personal is posted by mistake, we'll remove it when we see it, or ask us to.
If you leave a tip
When you leave a tip, Ko-fi or PayFast may share your name, email address and message with us. We only use them to say thank you, and never share them or add you to any list.
This website
This website uses no cookies, no analytics and no tracking scripts. It is hosted by Render, whose servers, like all web servers, may keep short-lived technical logs (such as internet addresses) to run and protect the service.
Questions
For questions about these terms or your privacy, open an issue on GitHub. Please don't include anything private, as issues are public.