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The Odin Project

A free, open-source full-stack web development curriculum with 1.7M+ learners. Covers HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails through hands-on projects and community support.

American Cloud

A cancel-proof, Big Tech-independent cloud provider offering compute, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, storage, auto-scaling, managed WordPress, and colocation — all with zero egress fees, SOC 2 Type 2 certification, and a fully open-source tech stack. Founded by U.S. Army veteran Aron Wagner.

tools.bible - Bible Translation Tools

A centralized, searchable library of 100+ Bible translation tools — built by SIL and Biblica — helping translators find the right software for every phase of the translation process, from language assessment through publishing.

Prayer for Designers

A prayer ministry and Slack community of ~225 Christian designers offering confidential prayer support, Bible verse art for social media, virtual Bible studies, and fellowship across design disciplines.

Bible Brain API

Bible Brain is the free developer API from Faith Comes By Hearing, offering REST endpoints for Bible text, audio, and video in 2,500+ languages. Ideal for building multilingual Scripture apps and websites.

Freedom Stack - Full-stack Web App Starter Kit

A free, open-source full-stack web app starter kit that takes a no-build, Web Standards approach — pairing Hono, Datastar, Bknd, and UnoCSS on Bun for approachable, deployable-anywhere development.

Bible MCP

An open-source MCP server that gives AI chatbots direct access to accurate, freely licensed Bible text — so Scripture is quoted, not hallucinated.

Christian Tech Jobs

The go-to job board connecting 34,000+ Christian tech professionals with roles at faith-driven companies, nonprofits, churches, and startups — trusted by YouVersion, BibleProject, The Chosen, Angel Studios, and 325+ organizations, with salary data, a talent network, and 386,000+ yearly visitors.

Rock RMS

Rock RMS is a free, open-source church management platform by Spark Development Network that handles people management, check-in, giving, communications, digital publishing, engagement tracking, and more — trusted by 10 of the 12 largest US churches and managing 30.5M+ people records.

Parabible

A free, open-source, browser-based Bible study tool that lets you read and search the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic texts with morphological parsing, built by a PhD biblical scholar working in Bible translation technology.

Keep in Touch (kit)

An open-source platform for Christian creators to share project updates, capture email leads, and build in public — with built-in blogging, RSS feeds, and faith.tools integration.

Bible Vector Search

A free, open-source semantic Bible search tool that uses AI embeddings and vector database technology to find Scripture passages by meaning — not just keywords. Built on the BBE translation, with a public API for developers.

Disciple.Tools

A free, open-source WordPress CRM designed for disciple-making movements — track contacts, groups, baptisms, and church health with generational mapping, saturation heat maps, and unlimited users. Built by Gospel Ambition and deployed by IMB, 24:14, and missions teams worldwide.

Free Use Bible API

A free, open-source JSON API by AO Lab serving 1,000+ Bible translations with no API keys, no usage limits, and no copyright restrictions — built on a conviction that Scripture should be freely given.

route.bible

A free tool that turns Bible references into app-agnostic links and QR codes, letting anyone open the passage in their preferred Bible app or browser — ideal for sermons, slides, group chats, and print materials.

YouVersion Platform Services

Free developer platform from the YouVersion/Life.Church team offering REST APIs, SDKs (Swift, Kotlin, JS, React, React Native), fast-track Bible licensing for 1,000+ versions, and a full Bible reader you can embed in any app — all at no cost.

BibleLink

BibleLink is a free, multilingual website plugin by GlobalRize that converts Bible references into hoverable links showing the verse text. Supports 40+ languages and 60+ Bible translations, available as a WordPress plugin or lightweight JavaScript snippet.

Seed Bible by AO Lab

A free, open-source web platform by AO Lab (501c3) that transforms Bible reading into a shared, real-time experience — with immersive 3D reading, interactive games, Scripture playlists, and a free Bible API with 1,000+ translations. No downloads, no paywalls, no ads.

GitHaven

Free, open-source Git hosting for Christian developers, built on Gitea and hosted by Shiloh — a team reforming tech in Jesus' name.

For All Things Bible

A curated directory of 700+ Bible websites and apps across 21 collections, operated by the American Bible Society through Bibles.com and the .BIBLE Registry.

Last Hour Hosting

Christian-owned web hosting, VPS, email, and cloud services by Shiloh LLC — open-source, privacy-focused, with crypto payment options and data centers in Iceland and Netherlands.

FaithTech

The largest global community for Christians in tech, with 50+ city-based chapters across six continents. FaithTech gathers developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to build redemptive technology together — rooted in Scripture and aimed at serving the Church, the marginalized, and the gospel.

Immersed VR

VR workspace app that streams up to 5 virtual monitors from Mac, PC, or Linux into immersive environments. Founded by faith-driven entrepreneur Renji Bijoy (Forbes 30 Under 30), with 1.4M+ users across Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro, and more.

API.Bible

The largest Bible API available — access nearly 2,500 text and audio Bible versions in 1,600+ languages through clean REST endpoints, built by American Bible Society with a free tier for ministry use.

The Bible Plugin

A free, open-source WordPress plugin that embeds a Bible reader into any site, supporting 2,000+ translations via the Bible Brain API. Built by missionaries for missions — localized, strategic, and designed to keep seekers on your site.

Scripture App Builder

Scripture App Builder is a free desktop tool from SIL Global that lets Bible translators create customized Android and iOS Scripture apps with synchronized text and audio — no programming required. Over 2,500 apps in 1,960 languages with 65 million installs worldwide.

fetch(bible)

A free, open-source Bible translations platform by Gracious Tech providing unrestricted access to 444+ translations via CDN, client library, embeddable app, and web enhancer — no API keys, no limits, no registration.

Christicons

A free, open-source library of 56 hand-crafted Christian SVG icons (MIT-0 license) for websites, apps, and ministry projects — created by Dimitri Conejo Sanz, the Catholic developer behind Cathopic and EWTN's frontend team.

Bolls Bible API

A free, open-source Bible API and reading platform offering 100+ translations in 29 languages with endpoints for chapters, verses, search, version comparison, and Hebrew/Greek dictionary definitions — built by a Ukrainian developer with a Sola Scriptura conviction.