YouVersion Alternatives for Mac

YouVersion is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is e-Sword. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Bible by Olive Tree or BibleTime. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to YouVersion and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to YouVersion are The Word, Gospel Library, Bible Analyzer and Step Bible.

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  1. e-Sword icon
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    Free app with extensive Bible study features, including multiple versions, simple search with Strong's numbers, and an editor for sermons and notes, enhancing user experience significantly.

    53 e-Sword alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about e-Sword as an Alternative to YouVersion
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    It has everything I need for my personal study

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • e-Sword is Paid and ProprietaryYouVersion is Free and Proprietary
  2. This Bible study app links your Bible reading with outstanding commentaries, maps, and dictionaries for an in-depth study experience. You can take notes, highlight verses, bookmark passages, and sync all of these things between different devices.

    48 Bible by Olive Tree alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
     
  3. 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.

    39 BibleTime alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Qt
     
  4. The Word icon
     19 likes

    The Word consists of the main program (engine), and a list of add-on modules like Bibles, in different languages, commentaries, dictionaries, books, maps, fonts, different translation files, etc. The Word supports add-on modules in many languages and also supports many different...

    45 The Word alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Gospel Library is the official gospel study app of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Study and teach from the scriptures, general conference, manuals, music, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Online
    • Mac
     
  6. Bible Analyzer Bible Software: Free Bible Study for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux, with Statistics, Word Lists, Audio, Text-to-Speech, and an Extensive Library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Step Bible icon
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    STEP (Scripture Tools for Every Person) is an initiative by Tyndale House, Cambridge to build an online Bible study tool based on The SWORD Project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. Accordance Bible Software is designed to remove every obstacle to effective Bible study. Its fast, efficient, and flexible interface stays out of your way so you can focus your attention on your passage of study.

    41 Accordance Bible Software alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Bible Explorer is the fastest and easiest to use free bible study software. Over 3,400 Bible and Bible reference works available!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. PocketBible icon
     2 likes

    Read, study and enjoy God's Word anywhere you go with PocketBible! For quick Bible reference. For in-depth study. PocketBible is always there to help you learn and live the teachings of the Bible.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
  11. Logos Bible Software is a digital library application for Bible study. In addition to eBook functionality, it includes extensive resource linking, note-taking, and linguistic analysis for study of the Bible both in translation and original languages.

    46 Logos Bible Software alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about Logos Bible Software as an Alternative to YouVersion
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    Logos is wonderful when it works. Installation is problematic on Windows 10. Sad because I have spend a lot of money on it. YouVersion is free and fantastic as a straight multi version Bible study tool, no ribbons and bells.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Logos Bible Software is Paid and ProprietaryYouVersion is Free and Proprietary
    • Logos Bible Software is CustomizableYouVersion is not according to our users
  12. BibleWorks icon
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    BibleWorks is a Bible software program for exegesis and Bible study, with extensive Greek, Hebrew, LXX (Septuagint), and English resources. German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, & Arabic Bibles included. Formerly distributed through Hermeneutika.

    42 BibleWorks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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