Bible Translators’ Software Resources

Software

Adapt It (for related-language Bible translation adaptation) home page
Adapt It — a tool that assists in translating the Bible from one dialect or language to another — from SIL
Bibledit — free and open source Bible editing software
translation Studio — free and open source Bible editing software from Door43
Microsoft Keyboard Layout Generator (free download)
Keyman keyboard layout software
Sample keyboard layouts for MSKLC and Keyman (free)
Haiola Scripture typesetting project
Paratext Software displays several Bibles in parallel, allowing you to edit a new on and has good checking features
SIL Software
Gentium Unicode font

Documents

How to Translate the Holy Bible
Bible File Encoding for Bible Translators, Publishers, and Software Developers
Bible File Format Philosophies
Bible for the future project (closed text, limited access)
Unicode and Bible Translation (PDF, 268 KB)
What is the Dvorak Keyboard Layout?
Unified Standard Format Markup (USFM)
USFX (an XML version of USFM)
General Bible Format definition
Bible links

This page is maintained by Michael Paul Johnson.