Scripture editing made simple
Scribe is an open-source and freely available desktop and web-based application. It assists users with various tasks that are carried out in separate 'modes' within the application. Currently includes Text (USFM) Editor, Audio Recorder and OBS (Open Bible Stories) editor modes. Scribe is open-source and freely licensed and supported by the community members of Bible technology ecosystem. Contributions welcome!
Scribe is available both as a desktop application (Windows, Linux and MacOS) and as a website so that you can work from anywhere.
Scribe's User Interface is localized into Hindi, Nepali, French and Russian - Numerical support for Farsi. (Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish have not started the localization)
Scribe has shown great success in being used on the field for translation projects using the Church Centric Bible Translation paradigm.
The application is built from the ground up to get you started with little or no training while enabling both beginners and veterans to their best work!
We use the latest technology to maximize performance and provide you with an uninterrupted work flow.
In collaboration with multiple technologists we develop a simple (WYSIWYG) text editing experience forUSFM
A flexible audio recording mode that has been successfully used for completing multiple drafts of OBT projects on the field.
A simple and quick way to translate theOpen Bible Stories
Safely and quickly backup your text content on thecloud
Sync your text projects across multiple collaborators using thecloud
The application is designed from the ground-up to work well with other applications by supporting theScripture Burrito
Transparent development and licensing supported for and by the members of the open Bible technology community.
Get started with your project right out of the browser!
The application is designed to be extensible to support newer modes easily.