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Welcome to the CrossWire Developers' Wiki

Be sure to check out our current projects page to see how you might use your skills here at CrossWire.

Please look at our general volunteering page, the bugs database and/or assist end-users in the forums.

Also, we have pages describing the purpose of our work and the CrossWire Bible Society itself.

You can even come and chat with SWORD developers on IRC: #sword on FreeNode.

Newcomers should take note of the difference between SWORD as a back-end, and the SWORD Project as a front-end application for Windows.

SWORD Modules

• List of Known Module Repositories
• Information about Unicode Fonts
• Module Requests
• BibTeX entries

Front-end Applications

• Choosing a SWORD program
• A Front-end Features Wishlist
• Front-ends no longer being actively developed

SWORD based front-ends

• The SWORD Project for Windows – last updated in 2008.
• Eloquent (formerly named MacSword)
• Xiphos (GTK) (formerly GnomeSword)
• BibleTime (see also Kio-Sword)
• BibleTime Mini (for mobile devices, cross-platform)
• BPBible (wxPython)
• SwordBible
• The Bible Tool – server application using ORBit
• PocketSword (for Apple iOS)
• Dexios Bible Study Tool
• Katana (for maemo Internet tablets)
• Diatheke (CLI)
• xulsword & phpsword

JSword based front-ends

• BibleDesktop
• FireBible – Firefox Add-on (with Ubiquity support)
• Alkitab Bible Study
• GSword – CCIM Online Bible Studio
• And Bible – for Android OS
• STEP Bible – developed at Tyndale House

Other CrossWire Applications

• Go Bible – mobile phone Bible viewer for Java ME

Development Tools

• SWORD Engine (C++)
• JSword (Java)
• Code Examples
• Tutorial:How SWORD works
• Tutorial:Compiling & Installing SWORD
• International Components for Unicode (ICU)
• CMake & Bindings for SWORD – experimental

Module Development

• How to Create SWORD Modules
• How to Create Module .conf Files
• A Basic OSIS Tutorial
• Guide to Writing OSIS Bibles
• Guide to Writing OSIS Commentaries
• Guide to Writing OSIS Genbooks
• Guide to Writing ThML modules
• Guide to Writing TEI Dictionaries
• Guide to Converting SFM Bibles to OSIS
• About Personal Commentaries
• About Alternate Versification
• OpenOffice Export Filter for Genbooks
• File Formats and related Utility Programs
• Unicode Text Editors
• Testing status of Beta modules
• Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Module Repository
• Non-CrossWire Text-Development Projects

Public Relations, Website, User assistance

• FAQ
• Project websites and domains
• Getting help, joining mailing lists and reporting problems
• Copyright policy and lobbying copyright owners
• CrossWire on Twitter and Facebook
• SWORD CD

Getting Started in Wiki Collaboration

A Wiki is a place to share documentation and development information.

• New user account requests are now moderated.
• Anyone who has been a member for at least 4 days can edit a wiki once they have logged in.
• If you are new to Wikis, consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
• MediaWiki FAQ
• You may experiment with Wiki using our Sandbox.
• Another way to navigate the Wiki is to click on Special pages in the toolbox, and then select Categories, or just go directly to Category:Categories.