the SWORD Project

The SWORD Project is the CrossWire Bible Society free Bible software project. Its purpose is to create cross-platform open-source tools that allow programmers and Bible societies to write new Bible software more quickly and easily. We also create Bible study software for all readers, students, scholars, and translators of the Bible, and have a growing collection of over 200 texts in over 50 languages.

Current News

BibleTime 2.9.1

Posted 9:37AM on Monday, February 13, 2012 by Jaak Ristioja

The BibleTime team is proud to announce the availability of BibleTime version 2.9.1 released on December 22, 2011. Version 2.9.1 is the second full release in the stable 2.9 series of BibleTime.

Changes since 2.9.0:

  • Fixed Portuguese translation not being included.
  • Updated British translation.
  • Updated handbooks.

The source code for BibleTime and binaries for Mac and Windows can be downloaded from our SourceForge project page

BPBible 0.5.1 released

Posted 7:21PM on Sunday, February 12, 2012 by Jon Morgan

BPBible 0.5.1 has been released. This is principally a bug-fix release. It can be downloaded here.

See here for more details of the changes included.

PocketSword for iPad

Posted 5:53PM on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Nic Carter

PocketSword v1.4.1 has been released today with the following additions:
  • iPad version!
  • addition of multitasking support, so you can continue downloading your modules while the app isn't the active app
  • addition of modules with alternative versification (Apocrypha, Synodal, etc.)
  • more fonts for displaying more Asian language scripts
  • minor improvements and bug fixes
  • added Thai, German & Portuguese localisations

Portuguese Capuchine Bible translation released

Posted 3:45PM on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 by refdoc

Today we released 2 modules (NT and complete Bible) of the Capuchine Bible in Portuguese. The Capuchine Bible is a modern Portuguese translation. You can read more about the text here.

MacSword renamed to Eloquent, release of version 2.3

Posted 8:29AM on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 by Peter von Kaehne

Renamed MacSword to Eloquent Various bug fixes, several improvements to the module installer and fullscreen view

Alkitab Bible Study 2.6.1 released

Posted 1:10AM on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 by KIYUT

We just released Alkitab Bible Study 2.6.1. An open source and free desktop Bible study software. It supports parallel view, commentaries, dictionaries, lexicons, daily devotions, with powerful search capability.

For full details and downloads, please check the Alkitab Bible Study website.

Alkitab Bible Study 2.6 released

Posted 11:48PM on Monday, November 8, 2010 by KIYUT

We just released Alkitab Bible Study 2.6. An open source and free desktop Bible study software. It supports parallel view, commentaries, dictionaries, lexicons, daily devotions, with powerful search capability.

For full details and downloads, please check the Alkitab Bible Study website.

Alkitab Bible Study 2.6-beta1 released

Posted 2:03AM on Monday, October 11, 2010 by KIYUT

We just released Alkitab Bible Study 2.6-beta1. Note: this is a beta/unstable release, so if you found any bug or regression, please do not hesitate to drop us a note, so that we can fix it before final release.

For full details and downloads, please check the Alkitab Bible Study website.

Alkitab Bible Study 2.5 released

Posted 11:01PM on Monday, June 28, 2010 by KIYUT

Alkitab Bible Study 2.5 has been released. This release improve startup speed, ui, workflow, and minor bug fixes. For full details and downloads, please check the Alkitab Bible Study website.

The Lexham English Bible

Posted 2:01AM on Thursday, March 25, 2010 by Osk

We are happy to announce the immediate availability of the Lexham English Bible. This new English translation is provided by Logos Bible Software. One of the LEB's nicest features is the clear identification of idioms in the Bible, along with their literal meanings. For more information about the LEB and how it can enrich your Bible study, see www.LexhamEnglishBible.com.