PocketBible for Windows

FREE

Click here to log into your account (or create an account if you don't already have one). Then you can download the installation program for PocketBible for Windows Desktop. After the download is finished, run the program and follow the on-screen instructions.

Description

PocketBible for Windows Desktop is Bible software designed to make your Bible study easier, more convenient and more productive on your Windows 7 (or earlier) computer (though it runs fine on Windows 10 if you prefer it over PocketBible for Windows Store, which was designed for that platform).

This edition of PocketBible allows you to open and compare multiple Bibles on the screen, perform complex searches, take notes, highlight Bible verses, and set bookmarks. Copy and paste text into your word processor or any other app. And expand your library from our large selection of add-on Bibles and reference books.

Features

Fast and Easy Navigation of your Bibles and Books

Whether you're a "mouse" or a "keyboard" person, PocketBible features a variety of "no-nonsense" ways to navigate through your Bibles and books.

• "Type-n-go" keyboard commands
  • Just type a Bible reference to go there.
  • Type find and a word to find everywhere that word occurs.
  • Type lookup and a word to look up its definition.
  • Type copy and a Bible reference to copy that verse to the clipboard.
  • And more!
• Context menus - Right-click on a verse to see all the things you can do with that verse.
• Customizable toolbar

Powerful Searching

PocketBible acts like a concordance to help you find anything in the Bible by word or phrase. You can also search reference books and your own notes in the same way.

• Instant Find - Right-click on any word or phrase you see on the screen and choose "Find" to see everywhere that word or phrase occurs.
• Boolean Searches - Find a passage even if you only remember a few words. Use AND, OR, NOT and XOR to perform searches like:
  • "Jesus AND Peter" to find everywhere Jesus and Peter are mentioned in the same verse.
  • "Paul OR Saul" to find references to the Apostle Paul under either name.
• Phrase Searches - Find any phrase ("John the Baptist") or combine phrases with words using Boolean operators.
• Wildcard Searches - Find words with any ending ("bapt*"), any prefix ("*ful") or any characters in the middle ("un*ness"). Use ? to match a single character ("?aul" for "Paul" or "Saul").
• Narrow your searches by specifying highlight colors or bookmark categories you've created.

Built-in Study Tools

PocketBible makes short work of common Bible study tasks.

• Organized workspace - PocketBible assigns types of books to specific windows (i.e. Bibles, Commentaries, Dictionaries, Devotionals and other). You can have up to 16 books of one type open in each window. Open books are indicated with tabs so you can quickly move between titles. PocketBible keeps your windows "tiled" at all times so you will never have one book partially obscured by another book. Spend your time studying, not managing your Bible software.
• Parallel Bibles - view multiple Bible translations side by side. Keep reference material open and synchronized with your Bibles.
• Instant cross-references - Hover over any Bible reference included in the text to view the text of that verse.
• Quick lookup - right-click on any word to do a quick search of the current book or look up a definition.
• Word study - add one of our Bible translations with Strong's numbers and simply hover over any Strong's number with your mouse to view a transliteration and definition of the original language word. You can use Strong's numbers in your searches.
• Track daily Bible reading - track your progress through Bible reading plans and daily devotionals. Instantly reschedule if you fall behind.
• Copy Passage to Word Processor - Easily copy verses or passages to your word processor or other program using the right-click menu or keyboard commands.

Personalize PocketBible with Notes, Bookmarks and Highlights

PocketBible gives you powerful tools for recording your thoughts and keeping track of what you learn.

• Annotations
  • Add your own notes to any verse, or any passage in a reference book.
  • Use straight text or HTML commands to format or add pictures, tables, etc.
  • Bible references in your notes are automatically linked to the Bible text.
  • Instantly view a list of all your notes.
  • Search your notes for any word or phrase.
• Bookmarks
  • Add a bookmark to any passage to make it easier to find later.
  • Categorize bookmarks using any number of user-defined categories.
  • Include bookmark categories in any search.
  • Instantly view a list of all your bookmarks.
• Highlights
  • Use color highlights, underline or strike-through to mark any text. 16 colors available.
  • Instantly view a list of all verses you have marked.
  • Optionally use marks to focus your searches.

Easily Download Bibles and Books From Your Cloud Library

NEW! The Cloud Library app that is installed alongside PocketBible gives you easy access to your entire PocketBible library.

• View the entire list of books and Bibles you own and see which have been installed.
• Easily select books to download or remove.
• See which books have been updated since you last downloaded them.
• Identify and remove duplicate installations.

Customize your PocketBible Workspace

Adjust PocketBible settings to make reading and studying easier, just the way you like it.

• Format appearance on a book-by-book level
• Words of Christ in red - turn on or off where available for the translation.
• Translator footnotes and cross-references - where available, turn on or off or expand in the text.
• Fonts and colors - changes fonts, colors (text color, background color, active text and active background), and other styles book by book.
• Set Preferred Books - specify default Bible, English dictionary, devotional, Greek dictionary and Hebrew dictionary.
• Personalize your Personalization window - changes fonts, colors (text color, background color), and other options for the window that displays your bookmarks, notes, highlights and searches.

Take your PocketBible Library With You!

PocketBible is USB flash drive compatible. Install the program and any Bibles and books you purchase to a USB flash drive and you can take PocketBible with you wherever you go. PocketBible is uniquely designed to run from a flash drive so you can take the program to any computer, stick the flash drive in and have access to your entire library with all your notes, highlights, and bookmarks.

Enjoy extensive help as you use the program. Tap the '?' icon on the main toolbar for concise but thorough help on all aspects of the program.

System Requirements

Requires Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 or later. Download size: 8.125 MB.