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5 Best Free and Open-Source Bible Study Programs for Linux and Windows

Submitted by ingram on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 11:27am
Free and Open-Source Bible Study Programs

While there are many commercial Bible study programs available, there are also several very excellent free and open-source Bible study applications. They have many of the same features as their proprietary counterparts, yet they are available for free thanks to the many great open-source programmers. Below are 5 of the best open-source Bible study applications available.

Click on each one for more info, screenshots, and installation instructions for Windows and Linux (Ubuntu and openSUSE).

  1. Xiphos [1] - Currently at version 3.1.5, Xiphos is one of the most feature rich and functional open-source Bible study applications available.
  2. BibleTime [2] - At version 2.9.1, BibleTime is built using the SWORD programming libray to provide 200+ free Bible texts, commentaries, dictionaries and books.
  3. BPBible [3] - A great program which includes a unique proximity search.
  4. Bible Desktop [4] - Bible Desktop is a java application, currently at version 1.6.
  5. Diatheke [5] - Geared more toworads developers, Diatheke is a command line Bible study program that is very powerful.

If there is an open-source program you would like to see added to this list, feel free to leave a comment below. Or if you know of a free, but proprietary program, please comment as well.

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