The SWORD Project is an effort to create an ever expanding software package for research and study of God and His Word.
The SWORD Engine is a software framework that allows research manipulation of Biblical texts. There are a number of projects that use The SWORD Engine, including Bibletime, and GnomeSword.
Sword is a cross-platform library. It provides a common, open module format with hundreds of texts.
Key Features
- Removes the burden of designing Bible software by providing a lot of the underlying functionality, such as:
- Searching.
- Verse reference parsing.
- Markup format interchange.
- File access.
- Offers advanced features such as regular expression searches, ICU library to access phonetic and scholarly transliteration facilities.
- Supports General Bible Format, Theological Markup Language, and Open Scriptural Information Standard.
- Add-on modules:
- Bible texts.
- Commentaries.
- Lexicons.
- Dictionary in a number of different languages.
- Easy to learn API.
Website: www.crosswire.org/sword
Support: FAQ
Developer: Many individuals
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Sword is written in Java and C++. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Bible Software | |
|---|---|
| The SWORD Project | CrossWire Bible Society's free Bible software |
| Ezra Bible App | Modern and user-friendly Bible software |
| BibleTime | Qt based Bible study program |
| Xiphos | Offers a rich environment for reading, study, and research |
| Alkitab Bible Study | Offers rich and user friendly Bible study tools |
| UniqueBible | Cross-platform bible application |
| Bible Desktop | Easy to use study tool |
| Unbound Bible | Multilingual Bible-reader software |
| bibref | Discover internal references in the Bible |
| BPBible | Flexible study tool |
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