&app; is a Bible study and research tool based upon the "SWORD Project" libraries and the GNOME Desktop libraries. You can use &app; to do the following:

- View your favorite Scripture verse

- Make sermon or personal notes on selected passages

- Automatically follow Bible footnotes and cross-references

- Compare translations in parallel

- Work in original language study using the available Hebrew and Greek translations

&app; aims to provide a simple and clean user interface while providing a powerful tool allowing a personalized Bible study environment.

# The SWORD Project logo

The SWORD Project logo

"The SWORD Project" is based at http://www.crosswire.org. Other applications under the same banner are The SWORD Project for Windows (aka BibleCS or WinSword), MacSword for the Macintosh, BibleDesktop, a Java application, and BibleTime, another Linux program.

# GnomeSword in action

GnomeSword in action

&app; is currently in development, so this manual may not reflect the program as you see it. If it does not, please file a bug at the project website, or email gnomesword-developers@lists.sourceforge.net. All help is appreciated, as it will improve the software.