Ever finish a Bible study session with scattered notes you'll never find again? Harvous is a purpose-built Bible notes app that gives your study a home — threads to organize related thoughts, automatic scripture text when you type a reference, and search that finds everything when you need it.^1
Created by Derek Castelli, a Christian designer who got saved in 2016 and felt a calling from God centered around Proverbs 25:2 to build a tool with his creativity. Harvous isn't a Bible reader — it's designed to sit alongside your favorite Bible app or physical Bible, giving you a dedicated space to capture, connect, and revisit what you're learning.^1
The app supports seven Bible translations (BSB, ESV, KJV, NKJV, NIV, NLT, and NET), with more planned. Notes are organized into flexible threads (think folders that let one note live in multiple places), and everything is encrypted and private by default — with easy sharing via unique links when you want to collaborate.^1 Spaces let you create separate areas for different study contexts (personal study, small group, sermon notes), and partial offline support means you can keep writing even without internet.^1
Harvous is fully open source under the harvouscom GitHub organization, with over 4,200 commits and active weekly development.^3 Derek runs the project under Testament Made LLC and is also the creator of Here's My Church (an interactive map of U.S. churches) and two macOS utilities — Binky (file sorter) and Dinky (media compressor).^2
Why Christians Love Harvous:
"As someone who has 'freshly' found Jesus, getting into the Word has become such a large part of my life. Harvous makes it so easy for me to be able to get all my thoughts into one space, in a way that helps me to better understand scripture." — Teaella^1
"This is one of the most beautiful pieces of software I've used recently. The friendly, quirky design makes it fun to use and the big buttons make everything very easy to navigate on mobile." — Joschua^1
Platforms: Web (any modern browser, add-to-homescreen for mobile) Pricing: Free with subscription options
