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This page contains a list of Bible software which might be worth the time to evaluate it.
Here is a page which has many reviews: http://www.bsreview.org/. Very recommended reading.
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Cross-Platform
Commercial
Non-Commercial
Open Source
- BibleDesktop
- Footnotes display in a separate column, reducing visual clutter.
- BPBible (using crossplatform wxPython, may not work on all platforms)
Closed Source
Windows
Commercial
- BibleWorkshop
- Libronix
- BibleWorks 4.x
- QuickVerse. Mac version also.
- PDF Tutorial with screenshots
- "Essentials" pack, quick to read feature list
- nice reviews for an older Mac version: http://www.cmug.org/articles/QuickVerse.html, http://www.cmug.org/articles/QuickVerseReview.html
- Logos 3
- Video tutorials might be useful for feature planning
- About the underlying technology
- WORDsearch
- SwordSearcher (30-day shareware)
Non-Commercial
Open Source
Closed Source
- eSword
- Probably the most famous free application - watch this closely and make sure BT can do all which this can but better :)
- Quite clean interface
- but some clumsyness: popup notes, distracting strong's, some non-intuitive or hard to use features
- Features:
- Study notes and Topic notes (i.e. edit your own commentary and dictionary)
- Bookmarks
- Highlight texts (but how does it work???)
- Parallel Gospel Harmony
- Analyze verses (counts the words in a verse range)
- OnlineBible
- The Word
- v.3 beta1, see especially "What's new" and "Resources".
- Many features which we want
- Good example of how to give users freedom and features
- But very good example of BAD usability design (e.g. 9 visible widgets/buttons/links for Bible navigation, config options for everything - i.e. the developer has not made any good decisions)
- MyBible
- Seed Master
- Free edition of Bible Explorer!
