Bible Study Software
We have an abundance of applications, available to support you in your Bible studies on many different platforms. Several of these applications are cross platform. All applications in this section use the same module library and most store their library in the same place on your computer. All are based on The SWORD Project You can therefore try several and see which one you end up liking best:
Look at the whole range of applications or choose the icon for your platform:
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Bible Software for Laptops and Desktop Computer
Xiphos
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Bible Study Software, runs on Linux, Windows (Windows 2000 upwards), Solaris and all BSDs. Xiphos is a mature programme with all relevant features. Unique for Xiphos is its fully integrated and versatile ability to create your own commentaries, journals and other content. Xiphos is translated into (currently) 11 languages, including Hebrew, Farsi and German. Jump to Xiphos's website. |
BibleTime
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BibleTime is a Bible study application with a long history on Linux/Unix. Now built with the Qt framework, it runs on
Linux/Unix and Windows. Its window layout is very versatile, and BibleTime makes working with even large numbers of text modules easy. Jump to BibleTime's website. |
MacSword
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Eloquent brings the power and versatility of the SWORD Project to users of MacOS X, along with a beautiful Aqua interface. Jump to the Eloquent website. |
BibleDesktop
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BibleDesktop is a powerful Bible study application based on Java technology with a unique layout. BibeDesktop lets you study several translations and commentaries in parallel and without artificial chapter/passage length limitations. The search facility is fast and powerful. Translated into English, German, Chinese and Farsi. Jump to BibleDesktop's website. |
BPBible
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BPBible is Bible software which is flexible and user friendly, and empowers the user. With a wide variety of available Bibles, dictionaries,
commentaries, and other books, it could easily become your first point of call for Bible Study. It has features usually found only in expensive
commercial software, such as a word proximity based cross-verse search, and is available in Vietnamese and English. It works well under both Windows and
Linux, and is also an official PortableApp. Jump to The BPBible website. |
AlKitab for Java
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Alkitab Bible Study is an open source and free desktop bible study
software. It supports single/parallel view, commentaries, lexicons,
dictionaries, glossaries, daily devotions, etc. It also comes with
powerful search capability. It features rich and user friendly bible
software study tools. Alkitab is translated into English and
Indonesian. Jump to Alkitab's website. |
FireBible - a Bible toolbar for Firefox
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FireBible is a toolbar for your Firefox browser. Easy to install - read your Bible from the comfort of your web browser. Works on all platforms. Jump to FireBible's website. |
The SWORD Project for Windows
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The SWORD Project for Windows is a full featured Bible study package for the layman and exegete alike. For many years it was our flagship application, offering many features even expensive programs did not have, under a simple and intuitive user interface. BibleCS is translated into Afrikaans, Czech, German, Finnish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Polish, Portuguese and Slovakian. Jump to The SWORD Project for Windows' website. |
LCDBible for low powered computer and non techie users
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SwordBible, a simple front end for Windows
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A simple front-end based on the sword engine. It supports single/parallel view, user notes, commentaries, lexicons, dictionaries, glossaries, daily devotions, verselists, daily reading plans, etc. Jump to the SwordBible website at: www.swordwarrior.net |
Bible Software for Handhelds and Smartphones
PocketSword for iPhone and iPod Touch
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PocketSword is a SWORD frontend for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It requires OS 3.0 or later and is now available in the AppStore Jump to the PocketSword website. |
AndBible for Android
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And Bible is a JSWORD frontend for Android. It is available in Android App Market. Jump to the And Bible website. |
SwordReader for PocketPC
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SWORDReader For The PocketPC A basic SWORD reader for use on PocketPC handhelds like the HP iPAQ. Jump to the SwordReader website. |
BibleTime Mini for Windows Mobile
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BibleTime Mini is a SWORD frontend for Windows Mobile touchscreen phones. Jump to the BibleTime Mini website. |
Rapier for Nokia Internet tablets
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Rapier is a Bible Study application developed for portable devices running Maemo. Jump to Rapier's Page |
QPSword for Qtopia handhelds
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Qtopia frontend for The SWORD Project. This is an arm binary for use on iPaq and Zaurus handhelds running Qtopia. These packages may work on other arm handhelds as well. This reader should work with any SWORD module. Enjoy! Jump to QPSword's Page |
Dagger for OPIE handhelds
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Dagger is a Bible Study application developed for portable devices running Opie. Jump to Dagger's Page |
Bible Study on your Mobile Phone
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Go Bible is a small J2ME application which runs on most modern mobile phones. Study the Bible while on the train, waiting for the doctor or in a traffic jam. Send SMS with Bible verses to your friends. Search for that elusive verse. Jump to GoBible's Page |
Software recommended for Palm PDAs
In absence of any software produced by CrossWire we recommend these programmes to you:
UniBible - Multilingual Bible Reader for the Palm
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UniBible is a multilingual Bible-reader program for the PalmOS platform. It is Unicode enabled which allows it to display Bible texts in various languages. UniBible is completely free to download and use, courtesy of Biola University. Jump to UniBible website. |
PalmBible+ Reader for PalmOS
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PalmBible+ is a free (GPL-licensed) Bible reader for Palm OS now maintained by Yih-Chun Hu, but originally derived from BibleReader by Poetry Poon. BibleReader was previously hosted at SourceForge, and was open-source under the GPL. Since then, Mr. Poon has taken his project commercial, allowing him to sell copyrighted versions (such as the NIV), but also preventing others from fixing or adding features to his latest project. PalmBible+ can be found here and a nice starter pack has been collected and posted by Tyndale House here.
Jump to PalmBible+ website. |
Web based software
SWORDWeb
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Do you want to have a fully functional and powerful Bible study tool right on your church's or organisation's website ? SWORDWeb is a ready to install web application, easily adapted to your organisation's needs. Jump to SWORDWeb's website. Also, be sure to try SWORD Online Jump to The Bible Tool website. |
Other Projects by CrossWire Bible Society
Many other small and large projects have kept us busy over the last few years. If you or your organisation has a special need which fits into our remit, please contact us!
FlashCards
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FlashCards is a simple tool to help with memorization. The package includes a quizzer and a lesson editor. Keyboard input methods include Greek, Hebrew, and Latin.
Jump to the FlashCards page. |