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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 — now including commentary datasets, audio links, and the Tyndale Open Study Notes. 426 commits, 138 stars on GitHub, with active development as of May 2026.

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. Now with nearly 1,900 Smithery tool calls across Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Cursor.

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, file uploads, and unlimited users. Built by Gospel Ambition and deployed by IMB, 24:14, and missions teams worldwide.

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, Semantics UI, and UnoCSS on Bun for approachable, deployable-anywhere development.

Christian Tech Jobs

The go-to job board connecting 37,800+ Christian tech professionals with roles at faith-driven companies, nonprofits, churches, and startups — trusted by YouVersion, BibleProject, Hallow, and 330+ organizations, with salary data, a talent network, premium curated listings from 230+ orgs, and a weekly newsletter to 2,870+ subscribers.

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. Recent versions add an optional AI Assistant with guided prompts, enhanced contents menus, and onboarding screens.

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.

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, managing 31.5M+ people records, with an active 5,000+ member community and product roadmap through v21.

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, Hebrew/Greek dictionary definitions, and a Reference Tagging Tool — built by a Ukrainian developer with a Sola Scriptura conviction, actively maintained with 587+ commits and 122 GitHub stars.

FaithTech

The largest global community for Christians in tech, now active in 56 cities across six continents. FaithTech gathers developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to build redemptive technology together — rooted in Scripture, equipped with the FaithTech Playbook, and producing the Missional Tech Trends research series and a podcast exploring faith, AI ethics, and culture.

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 who now works as Senior AI Translation Technologist at Seed Company.

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 with Paratext file support coming in v2.0. Built by missionaries for missions — localized, strategic, and designed to keep seekers on your site.

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 REST API for developers. Part of the Antioch Tech project family by the creator of Obsidian Bible Reference.

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 stack. Founded by U.S. Army veteran Aron Wagner and actively expanding with a second data center and an MCP Server for AI agents on the roadmap.

Keep in Touch (kit)

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

GitHaven

Free, open-source Git hosting for Christian developers, built on Gitea and actively maintained by Shiloh — a growing Christian tech company also behind Last Hour Hosting, Remnant Chat, the Touch Grass Show, and the annual Shiloh Echo retreat in North Idaho.

Christicons

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. Accepts community icon submissions.

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.

tools.bible - Bible Translation Tools

A centralized, searchable library of 110+ Bible translation tools — built by SIL and Biblica with support from Gloo — helping translators find the right software for every phase of the translation process, from language assessment through publishing, with an AI-powered discovery assistant for personalized recommendations.

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 (5+ years), and fellowship across design disciplines. Founded by award-winning brand/UI designer Brian White in Lawrence, KS.

For All Things Bible

A curated directory of hundreds of Bible websites and apps across 25 collections, operated by the American Bible Society through Bibles.com and the .BIBLE Registry. Community-driven with submissions and upvotes.

The Odin Project

A free, open-source full-stack web development curriculum with nearly 1.8 million learners. Covers HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails through project-based learning and a supportive Discord community. Self-funded by donations since 2023.

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. Free Starter plan for ministry use, with commercial licensing and Pro plans for scaled applications.

Last Hour Hosting

Christian-owned managed hosting, VPS, email, and cloud services by Shiloh LLC — open-source, privacy-focused, with crypto and barter payment options, data centers in Iceland and Netherlands, ADF partnership, and real human support rooted in faith.

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, SXSW 2025 Faith & Tech panelist), with 1.4M+ users across Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro, and more.

fetch(bible)

A free, open-source Bible translations platform by Gracious Tech providing unrestricted access to 1,197+ translations across 962 languages via CDN, client library (v2.0.0), embeddable app, and web enhancer — no API keys, no limits, no registration. Translation count nearly tripled in the past year.

BibleLink

BibleLink is a free, multilingual website plugin by GlobalRize that converts Bible references into hoverable links showing the verse text. Now supports 50+ languages and 80+ Bible translations, available as a WordPress plugin or lightweight JavaScript snippet.

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 2,633 languages. Actively maintained with 21 GitHub repos and comprehensive developer documentation. Free for non-commercial use. Ideal for building multilingual Scripture apps and websites.