The Best Open Source e-Sword AlternativesTop Bible Study Tools and other similar apps like e-Sword

The best open source alternative to e-Sword is Xiphos. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to e-Sword and 14 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to e-Sword are BibleTime, AndBible: Bible Study, The SWORD Project and Eloquent.

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  1. Xiphos icon
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    Xiphos (formerly known as GnomeSword) is a Bible study tool written for Linux, UNIX, and Windows under the GNOME toolkit, offering a rich and featureful environment for reading, study, and research using modules from The SWORD Project and elsewhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
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  2. BibleTime icon
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    BibleTime is a completely free Bible study program. The programs user interface is built with Qt framework, which makes it run on several operating systems including Linux, Windows, FreeBSD and Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Qt
     
  3. Bible Study app by And Bible Open Source Project is a powerful, yet easy to use, offline Bible study application for Android. The app is developed by Bible readers for Bible readers. It does not aim to be simply a Bible reader, but focuses on being an advanced tool to do...

    58 AndBible: Bible Study alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  4. The SWORD Project is the CrossWire Bible Societys free Bible software project. Its purpose is to create cross-platform open-source tools-- covered by the GNU General Public License-- that allow programmers and Bible societies to write new Bible software more quickly and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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  5. Eloquent icon
     3 likes

    Eloquent is a free & open-source application for research and study of God and His Word. It is developed specifically for Macintosh computers running Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. The Light icon
     2 likes

    Bible multi languages, free, offline, no advertising. Contains Bible Audio, Reading plans, Cross references, Harmony of Gospels, Random verses, Interlinear, Lexicals.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  7. Bible lexicon icon
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    Bible lexicon (Bible study) is full-featured off-line Bible study tool. Internet connectivity is only requierd for downloading new modules. Once modules are downloaded, they're available entirely off-line without any internet connection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. Parabible icon
     3 likes

    Read and search the Bible in the original languages with morphologically parsed and tagged Greek and Hebrew. Lookup words, compare LXX with BHS, search on morphological features (lexeme, stem, tense...) in syntactical ranges (phrase, clause...).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Ezra Bible App is a modern and user-friendly Bible app focussing on topical study based on keywords/tags. This program can help you to easily manage your topical verse lists and verse-based notes on your desktop or tablet computer.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. Bpbible icon
     6 likes

    BPBible is a free, flexible Bible Study tool. It is designed to be easy to use.

    Bible application BPBible has many of the features you would expect in a Bible application – Bible, Commentary, and Dictionary support, Bible Search, Scripture tooltips, etc. Cross verse searching BP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  11. Bible.rs icon
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    I've often found myself studying the Bible and wanting to simply "find that one verse." There are numerous Bible apps and websites that are powerful, full-featured, and helpful; yet I seldom need most of these features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Sefaria icon
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    Sefaria provides a free living library of Jewish texts and their interconnections, in Hebrew and in translation. With these digital texts, we can create new, interactive interfaces for Web, tablet and mobile, allowing more people to engage with the textual treasures of our...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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