Best Table Tennis Scoreboard Software for Mac

First, decide what you need to show

The right scoreboard depends on where the score has to appear. Most clubs need one or more of these:

• In the hall, on a TV or projector, so players and spectators can read it.
• In a live stream, on top of the camera picture, in OBS.
• On paper or PDF, as the official match sheet.
• In someone's hand, so the umpire can keep score from the table.

What to look for

1. Table tennis rules built in

A generic scoreboard counts points. A table tennis scoreboard should also know that serve alternates every two points, that it alternates every point from 10–10, that players change ends after each game and that a team match has a fixed order of singles. If the software doesn't know the rules, the person at the table has to remember them.

2. Every output from one score

If you use three tools for the hall, the stream and the match sheet, you enter every point three times, or you keep three scores in sync by hand. Look for one app that feeds all of them.

3. Native Mac support

Check the minimum macOS version and that the app is made for the Mac, not a web page you have to keep open in a browser. A native app is usually faster to open and easier to run on a Mac you also use for OBS.

4. It works without internet

Halls often have poor Wi-Fi. Software that needs a cloud account to show a score can fail at the worst moment. Look for a scoreboard that runs on your local network.

5. Remote control

Someone has to add the points. A phone remote that opens without installing anything makes it easy to hand the job to the umpire, and keyboard shortcuts or a Stream Deck help if you also run the stream.

6. Customisation

Your club's crests, colors and sponsors should be on the screen. Check that you can add them without a designer.

7. A free trial and a clear price

You should be able to try it with your own setup, in your own hall, before you pay.

The main kinds of solutions

Where ScoreStudio Pro fits

ScoreStudio Pro is dedicated table tennis software for macOS. It keeps one score and shows it on the venue TV or projector, in your OBS stream, on the umpire's phone and on the match sheet.

• Rules: serve, deuce and change of ends are handled for you, with games to 7, 11, 15 or 21 and best of 1, 3, 5 or 7.
• Team matches: the six singles in the official order, the deciding doubles at 3–3 and a match sheet.
• Venue screen: nine designs for a TV or projector, with your crests, colors and sponsors.
• OBS: five overlays in a single browser source, with automatic screens and sponsor ads. See the OBS scoreboard overlay.
• Control: a phone or tablet remote with a QR code, keyboard shortcuts and a Stream Deck profile.
• Offline: it runs on the venue Wi-Fi with no internet.
• Languages: English, French, German and Spanish.

Where it doesn't fit (yet)

Be sure these limits are fine for you before you download:

• Mac only for now. It needs macOS 15 or later. A Windows version is coming soon. The phone remote works in any phone browser.
• The match sheet has one fixed layout. If your league requires a different sheet, you will need to fill it in separately.
• The manual is in Spanish. The documentation on this website is in English.

How to decide

Make a list of where you need the score (hall, stream, paper, umpire), check which tools cover all of them, and try the one that does with your own setup. ScoreStudio Pro is free for 3 days with every feature, so you can test the venue screen, OBS and the remote at your next match before you pay.

Keep reading

• All the features of ScoreStudio Pro.
• Pricing and what is included.
• Table tennis live streaming setup: the complete guide.