[request] NIV bible program for Mac

[mikemaste1]

Use Glo Bible

You can download a free version of Glo Bible software, and you get the NIV, fair warning its just the NIV, but if you like it so much you can buy the premium version on the mac app store, but to get the free lite version with the NIV go to www.globible.com

 

[shellglow]

Thankyou MikeMaster, as the earlier posts are several years old most those link had expired. Glo Bible looks good

 

[gkendric]

i am going to go through a course of bible study, and the used bible version is NIV. sometime, but rarely King James version is used, but that is very unlikely. i have been searching for a week for a good free program that lets me read the bible digitaly on my ibook. i came across these: http://www.crosswire.org/jsword/
http://www.macsword.com

but it has tons of versions that i have never heard of but it dosen't have NIV! so, is there one? even just a txt file? currently i use www.biblegateway.com but it's only accesible online and i don't want to copy and pase every chapter in the bible so. any recomendations?

As for myself on the Mac or Windows I prefer WordSearch Bible. They are very customer friendly and if you purchase a library of material then it transfers free of charge so you can access and use it on Windows, iOS, OS X. I also have an iPad Mini and use three applications quite often. I really like the NIV Study Bible by Tecarta. As for convenience and easy operation while being very powerful I like Mantis Bible best. It's an android and iOS app only although they did consider trying Windows and Mac versions but that hasn't gone very far. I like it best for many reason one of which the ability to store, on their website, my bookmarks and notes that I took and can download them and use them across the various versions. As for Mac OS x I prefer WordSearch even though it's written for Windows and there is not a native Mac version. The one they have for the mac works very well just not as fast as the native Windows version.

 

[chscag]

As for myself on the Mac or Windows I prefer WordSearch Bible. They are very customer friendly and if you purchase a library of material then it transfers free of charge so you can access and use it on Windows, iOS, OS X. I also have an iPad Mini and use three applications quite often. I really like the NIV Study Bible by Tecarta. As for convenience and easy operation while being very powerful I like Mantis Bible best. It's an android and iOS app only although they did consider trying Windows and Mac versions but that hasn't gone very far. I like it best for many reason one of which the ability to store, on their website, my bookmarks and notes that I took and can download them and use them across the various versions. As for Mac OS x I prefer WordSearch even though it's written for Windows and there is not a native Mac version. The one they have for the mac works very well just not as fast as the native Windows version.

All of what has been mentioned are good lay study programs. However, for the serious Bible student there are really only two programs worth looking at: Logos 6 and Accordance. Both programs require a heavy investment in time and dollars although there are starter versions which are less expensive.

 

[sracer]

All of what has been mentioned are good lay study programs. However, for the serious Bible student there are really only two programs worth looking at: Logos 6 and Accordance. Both programs require a heavy investment in time and dollars although there are starter versions which are less expensive.

The software that one gravitates towards is a reflection of how that person works... that results in different recommendations.

I own Logos and have used Accordance. I was not impressed with Accordance. Logos is fine but extremely expensive... even for the "serious" Bible student. As a study library, Logos content is great. But it has a very archaic interface for actually reading Scripture and other reference material.

For Scripture-centric study, I prefer using eSword X (from the developer of the Windows version). Plenty of free add-on resources, and many of the others are reasonably priced. For less than the cost of the entry edition of Logos (1/2 the price) a person could get a nice library started in eSword X (which, like Logos, is also cross-platform: Windows, iOS, OSX)

The bulk of my Bible study and sermon prep is done in eSword X, with Logos providing a supporting role. But as I mentioned earlier, that is a reflection of how I work.

Still, it's pretty amazing to have this wealth of a resource available in ANY form.

 

[matzie]

Has anyone already mentioned Olivetree's products? Free apps for iOS, OSX, Android and Windows, once you buy a book it's available to you on all platforms, and no being forced into picking some huge "edition" like with Logos. A basic NIV or NRSV is $10, there are great Greek NTs and tools for not much more, and at the other end of the scale, there are a full range of resources for academics - BDAG and HALOT, TDNT, AYB...

All their expensive resources are regularly on sale (e.g. the complete 86 vols of the Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries are usually $1499 but currently $749... (as of today, 2015-11-18). As far as I can tell the only way to get that with Logos is in the eye-watering "Collectors' Edition" ($9,179.96) and in Accordance it's currently $1499 reduced from $4458.

I did use Bibleworks a few times many years ago but I never miss it and having such a huge library in my pocket or on my mac is brilliant.

Worth a look I think!

 

[sracer]

Has anyone already mentioned Olivetree's products? Free apps for iOS, OSX, Android and Windows, once you buy a book it's available to you on all platforms, and no being forced into picking some huge "edition" like with Logos. A basic NIV or NRSV is $10, there are great Greek NTs and tools for not much more, and at the other end of the scale, there are a full range of resources for academics - BDAG and HALOT, TDNT, AYB...

All their expensive resources are regularly on sale (e.g. the complete 86 vols of the Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries are usually $1499 but currently $749... (as of today, 2015-11-18). As far as I can tell the only way to get that with Logos is in the eye-watering "Collectors' Edition" ($9,179.96) and in Accordance it's currently $1499 reduced from $4458.

I did use Bibleworks a few times many years ago but I never miss it and having such a huge library in my pocket or on my mac is brilliant.

Worth a look I think!

Good call on OliveTree. They've been around on mobile platforms since before the PocketPC days. They have hands-down THE best Bible Software for Windows RT. I use it regularly on my Surface 2. It'll also run on the 1st gen Surface (RT).

Off-topic: OliveTree + MS Office RT makes a great combo. With the prices for a Surface RT/2+keyboard at $100-150 (full MS Office comes preloaded, full license) it makes a terrific tablet for mobile study.