Made for study
Double-click a word to open its Hebrew or Greek entry. Cross-references, commentary, notes and bookmarks sit on every verse.
Study the Bible. Present it live.
A free, open-source Bible app for Mac and Windows. Read and search in your own time, then put scripture and songs on the church screen when it counts.
Free and open source, GPLv3 licensed.
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EditPreview Psalm 23:1
Psalm 23:1 · KJV
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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Try
A working demo with 24 verses (KJV). Pick a result, then press Go Live. The app has the whole Bible.
- Freeand open source, MIT licensed
- Mac and Windowsnative desktop app
- KJV includedwith Strong's and cross-references
- Your notes stay yoursstored on your own computer
A Bible app for the whole week. Read, search and study the original languages on Monday, then run scripture and songs on the church screen on Sunday. One free app, built for both.
Made for the screen
A Live Show console with a schedule, a preview and a live panel. Nothing reaches the audience until you send it.
Fast, and yours
One search bar, keyboard-first. Notes, bookmarks and history live in a database on your computer, and installed Bibles read without a connection.
Read the text.
Then the words behind it.
Jump to any verse by typing it. Open the Strong's entry behind a word with a double-click, and switch between the Yarda lexicon, BDB and Abbott-Smith, Thayer and the full LSJ.
- Parallel translations that scroll together
- Commentary, cross-references and notes on every verse
- Focus mode when you just want the page
One bar.
It knows what you meant.
Type a reference to jump, a word to search the text, or a quoted phrase to match exactly. Put nt/ or john,romans/ in front to search only there. Start with a question mark and ask in plain words.
- Filters for testament, books and whole words
- Ask Scripture finds passages by description
- Every search is kept in your history
Sunday morning,
without the stress.
Build the order of service ahead of time. On the day, preview each verse, send it with one key, and cut to black or a standby screen the moment something goes wrong.
- Output window on your projector or second display
- Songs on the same screen, with their own library
- A Customization Studio for the look of the output
Make it look
like your church.
Eight accent colours and light or dark for the app. For the screen, the Customization Studio sets the font, size and spacing of what the congregation sees.
- Light, dark or follow your system
- Text size by keyboard, from 14 to 98
- Replay the built-in tour any time
The same book, read for centuries. Yarda is a new way to open it.
Questions
Is Yarda really free? Yes. It is open source under the MIT licence. Ask Scripture, the plain-words search, uses a free account and has a daily limit.
Which computers does it run on? Macs with Apple silicon (M1 and later) and 64-bit Windows. Intel Macs and Linux are not built yet, and because the code is open you can build it yourself.
Which Bibles come with it? The King James Version installs on first launch, along with the Strong's Greek and Hebrew lexicons and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. More translations, commentaries and lexicons install from the Modules library.
Can I use it in a church service? That is what Presentation mode is for: a Live Show console, an output window for your projector, a schedule, songs, and black and standby screens.
How do I switch between Study and Presentation? Pick one when you first open the app, and change it any time in Settings under General.
What is Ask Scripture? Describe what you are looking for, such as verses about hope, and it suggests passages. Start the search bar with a question mark. It needs an internet connection and a free account.
Does it work offline? Installed Bibles live on your computer, so reading and searching do not need a connection. Installing modules, updates and Ask Scripture do.
Where are my notes kept? In a database on your own computer. Cloud sync is not available yet.
Does it update itself? Yes. Yarda checks for new releases and installs them when you agree.
Is there a tour? The first time you open Yarda it offers a hands-on tour of whichever mode you chose, and you can replay it from Settings.
Something is broken. Who do I tell? Open an issue on GitHub, or use Send feedback in Settings.
Get Yarda
Free for Mac and Windows. Open the installer, then open Yarda. The King James Version installs on first launch.
Latest release on GitHub.