Current News

BPBible 0.4.3 has been released. This includes support for Chinese, German and Hungarian in the user interface, as well as some new features, performance improvements and bug fixes.

A full list of changes is available here

The SWORD Project is happy to announce three new works for our Swedish-speaking users. Firstly, Svenska Folkbibeln has graciously made its modern translation available.

Additionally, we are now offering the glossary to the well-respected 1917 Swedish Bible and portions of the historically significant Karl XII:s Bibel of 1703. The latter is part of an ongoing project to digitize Karl XII:s Bibel. See its website for details and to offer your assistance.

Grab the new modules via your favorite front end's module installer or from their download pages:

• SweFolk1998: Svenska Folkbibeln (1998)
• Swe1917Of: Ordförklaringar och sakupplysningar
• SweKarlXII: Svenska Karl XII:s Bibel (1703)

The latest release of Alkitab, based on JSword 1.6, is now available. For full details and downloads, check the Alkitab website.

MacSword 2 has been announced and a beta is available for download. It is not yet feature-complete in comparison to MacSword 1, and it requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. For the full announcement, including links to some screenshots and the download itself, visit our MacSword forum.

GnomeSword has been renamed Xiphos, and the latest version is now available for download directly from the new Xiphos website.

Release notes with a full list of improvements are available at the same, but the biggest new feature is support for Windows XP and later.

Update: Version 3.0.1 has now been released, which fixes some minor issues in Win32 and adds transliteration support in Linux.

Two new Bibles and a commentary are available for our Vietnamese-speaking users:

• VietNVB: New Vietnamese Bible
• VietLCCMN: Lời Chúa Cho Mọi Người
• VietLCCMNCT: Lời Chúa Cho Mọi Người Chú Thích

BibleTime 1.7, for KDE 4, is available for download from the BibleTime SourceForge site. You may also find it in your favorite distro soon. Some of the improvements in the latest edition include:

• Bookshelf Manager installer has been redesigned. It's much easier to use and it doesn't block the rest of the user interface.
• The main Bookshelf panel has been rewritten. It's possible to group the works by Category and/or Language. Rarely used works can be hidden.
• Bookmarks have been moved to another tab. It's possible to move and copy folders.
• Bible and Commentary windows have dropdown lists for book, chapter and verse.
• Search dialog has an option for AND and OR searches.

For complete details, see the BibleTime webpage.

There is a new release of SwordReader, the front end for PocketPCs with ARM processors running Windows Mobile. Smartphone support is planned for the future. More details and the download itself are available at the SwordReader website.

CrossWire is happy to announce the immediate availability of four new books:


• Concord: Book of Concord (Triglot Concordia): The Symbolical Books of the Ev. Lutheran Church
• LawGospel:Walther's Law and Gospel
• Passion:Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
• Imitation:Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis

Many thanks go to the volunteers who produce and submit content such as this.

A full Sword interface that runs inside your Firefox browser, FireBible's latest release is out. Version 0.8 brings support for dictionaries, daily devotionals, and free-form books and works with JSword versions 1.0.7 to 1.6.

Check it out at the FireBible page