What OpenScripture actually does

OpenScripture is a customisable, translation-aware Bible app. It shows where published translations agree, where they differ, and where source-language or manuscript data can help you read more closely.

The reader now has full text for the current reader-visible catalogue. Two layers are still filling in: the explanations behind translation differences, and word-by-word links to the Hebrew and Greek. Where a chapter has no data yet, the app shows nothing rather than a guess.

Circled numbers mark places where translations diverge in meaning. They help protect against unnoticed bias by showing when one familiar wording is not the only responsible way the passage has been rendered.

Publisher footnotes stay visually separate: each translation's own letters, numbers, or symbols appear inside a small muted square. You should never have to guess whether a mark is a comparison cue or a publisher note.

Textual certainty markers introduce scholarly-level manuscript data into everyday reading. Where imported scores exist, OpenScripture marks wording that rests on more debated manuscript evidence.

Stable readings stay quiet. More uncertain places become visible at the level you choose in Reading Options, so the reader remains useful for devotional reading and serious study.

Four reading modes let you choose how much comparison sits in front of you for supported passages. Composite is the flagship: one smooth reading surface shaped by Verse Locks and Word Locks while the rest follows your baseline translation.

Published mode reads one translation as originally published. AI Translation currently explains the replacement AISE Bible (Study Edition), AIRE Bible (Reader Edition), and AIDE Bible (Dynamic Edition) taking shape; no AI Bible wording is published there yet. Interlinear aligns Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek script with transliteration and English where word data exists.

The Verse Drawer groups reader-visible published translations by tradition — Protestant, Ecumenical, Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, and Independent — with a count badge on each tab. The demo below shows a sample; the app has more. When a passage matters to a specific tradition, you can jump straight to those voices without scrolling past the rest.

AI editions will appear in comparison only after a named, versioned edition has completed its independent review and publication process.

Learn the original languages as you read. Where word data exists, tap a word to see its original form, transliteration, Strong's number, morphology, concise definition, and frequency across Scripture.

You can also open the same entry in Blue Letter Bible or BibleHub when you want a fuller article or parallel translations on those sites.

Verse Locks let you choose the published rendering you want for a verse and keep it inside a smooth, translation-aware Composite reading flow.

Word Locks are a language-learning tool. Tie one source-language word (by Strong's) to your chosen rendering across aligned Composite verses, then keep seeing that vocabulary choice as you read.

Free and Guest mode include two active Word Locks and five Verse Locks. Guest locks stay on that device and do not sync anywhere; signed-in Free accounts sync the same allowance.

A Word Lock can show transliteration (logos), original script (λόγος), or English. When both lock types apply to the same verse, Word Lock first is the default; you can switch to Verse Lock first under My OpenScripture → Lock Appearance.

A Personalised Bible is a named setup that saves your Verse Locks and Word Locks together. Switch profiles from the header when you want a different teaching context or reading habit.

Over time each profile becomes your own curated text — always marked so you can tell publisher wording from choices you applied at verse level and word level.

Bookmarks a chapter in named, colour-coded collections — for example sermon prep, family devotionals, or language study tracks.

Bookmarks are universal by design. A saved chapter remains visible in every reading mode and every Bible, while notes and highlights can still carry their own scope.

Collections stay yours and sync across devices when you are signed in.

The app is in active development and free to try today. The core reader features shown here are live where their supporting data is available, with translation-difference and word-alignment coverage continuing to expand.