Themes

A theme controls how song lyrics and Bible verses look on the projector: typography, size, color, alignment, background, text shadow. EFA Projection ships with several pre-built themes and lets you create your own.

Static vs. animated themes

There are two categories:

• Static themes — a fixed background (solid color, image) with configurable typography. This is what other software usually calls a “theme”.
• Animated themes — looping video backgrounds underneath the text. EFA Projection ships with a curated collection (gradients, particles, scenery). They download on demand and stay cached.

Both are managed from the Themes tab in the sidebar.

Apply a theme

1. Sidebar → Themes tab.
2. Click the theme you want.
3. It applies immediately to the projection window and stays put while you project different items.

To remove the theme and return to the default background, click Clear theme.

Create a static theme

From the Themes tab → + button or New theme:

Available settings

Property	Options
Typography	Any system font or Google Font
Size	In px or percentage of screen height
Text color	Color picker (hex or visual picker)
Alignment	Left, center, right
Vertical position	Top, center, bottom
Background	Solid color, gradient, or image
Text shadow	Color, blur, offset (X, Y)
Text outline / border	Color and thickness
Line spacing	Multiplier of the base line
Letter spacing	In px

Tip: readability

For the text to read well on any background:

• White text with a black shadow (offset 2px, blur 4px) is the most universal preset.
• Black text on light backgrounds has better contrast.
• Avoid decorative fonts for songs — people have to read quickly and from a distance.

Preview

To the right of the editor you see a preview with sample text and the applied theme. Move the sliders and the changes are reflected live.

Duplicate an existing theme

If you want a theme similar to an existing one, right-click → Duplicate. A copy is created that you can edit without affecting the original.

Default themes

EFA Projection comes with several ready-made themes:

• Classic light — black text on a white background.
• Classic dark — white text on a black background.
• Subtle — white text with a soft shadow on a blue gradient.
• Cinema — white text with a black outline, positioned at the bottom (subtitle style).

These can’t be deleted but can be duplicated for customization.

Animated themes (video backgrounds)

The animated background collection downloads from EFA Projection’s CDN:

1. Themes tab → Animated section.
2. Click a background. The first time it downloads (you see a spinner with a percentage), after that it stays cached.
3. The background is applied behind the text of the active theme.

Some plans limit how many animated backgrounds can be active at once. See Plan and subscription.

Important

• Animated backgrounds don’t include audio — their videos are muted. If you want music, add background audio.
• They’re infinite-loop videos — they don’t draw attention at the cut.

Solid color as a quick background

For a color background without building a full theme, use the solid color picker:

• From the preview → palette icon → pick a color.
• Or from the mobile remote control → “Set solid color”.

This overrides the current theme’s background until you clear the solid color.

Apply a theme to a specific item

By default the active theme applies to the whole program. If you want a specific item to use a different theme:

1. Right-click the program item → Item theme.
2. Pick the theme for that item.

When you project that item, its theme is applied; when you move to the next item, it returns to the global theme.

Delete a custom theme

Right-click the theme → Delete. Default themes can’t be deleted.

Next step

To understand how all this is applied on the projector screen, Projection window.