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Welcome to the CrossWire Developers' Wiki

Check out our current projects page to see how you might use your skills here at CrossWire. Here is the bugs database.

Please also look at our general volunteering page.

Chat with SWORD developers on IRC: #sword on FreeNode.

SWORD Modules

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

Front-end Applications

• Choosing a SWORD program

SWORD based front-ends

• The SWORD Project for Windows (internally known as BibleCS)
• Eloquent
• Xiphos
• BibleTime
• The Bible Tool – web server application
• PocketSword
• xulsword ("Holy Bible")
• GLosung – Gottes Wort für deinen Desktop

JSword based front-ends

• BibleDesktop
• Alkitab Bible Study
• GSword – CCIM Online Bible Studio
• And Bible – for Android OS
• STEP Bible – developed at Tyndale House

Front-ends no longer being actively developed

Ancillary software

• BibleSync – for Bible software shared co-navigation

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
• Locale Files
• Tutorial:How to set up C# bindings on Windows

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
• Module Development Collaboration
• Testing status of Beta modules
• Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Module Repository
• Non-CrossWire Text-Development Projects
• Notes on specific CrossWire modules

Public Relations, Website, User assistance

• FAQ
• Project websites and domains
• Getting help, joining mailing lists, reporting problems and tracking issues
• 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
• Look to see what might need attention by visiting Wiki Maintenance
• 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.