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New Version - v.15.0

MySword 15.0's features include Current verse highlight customization, Highlight improvements and Reader's Edition (no verse numbers and other annotations).

Please note that only the Free version is available in Amazon (also previously in Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store) while the one available from this website can be upgraded to Premium or Deluxe version. The website version can always be installed over the Store version by enabling "Allow from this source" for the particular app that will open the APK (Chrome or any File Explorer/Manager) for new devices.

If your device is not Google Play Store enabled or you can't download the app from Google Play, in your Android device's browser, click either of the download links below.

Download MySword latest versionLatest MySword for Android v.15.0 - 15 March 2024

Download MySword stable versionOlder version of MySword v.14.8 - 16 February 2024

Note: When you download using Google Chrome in your Android device, a message will appear saying:

This type of file can harm your device. Do you want to keep mysword4android-{version number}.apk anyway?

This is just a generic warning from Google Chrome (other browsers may say a similar warning) because you are downloading an APK outside Google Play. Just tap OK.

Please also note that the latest version of MySword (MySword 11.1 and higher) requires Lollipop (Android 5.0) or higher. If your device is ICS (Android 4.0) up to Kitkat (Android 4.4), please download the older version MySword 11.0 below. If your device is Gingerbread 2.3.1 or Honeycomb, please download the older version MySword 9.1.2 below. If you still have Eclair or Froyo, please download an even older version of MySword 7.4 below.

Download MySword stable versionOlder version of MySword v.11.0 - 11 March 2020 (ICS, Jellybean, Kitkat)

Download MySword stable versionOlder version of MySword v.9.1.2 - 2 June 2018 (Gingerbread/Honeycomb)

Download MySword stable versionOlder version of MySword v.7.4 - 6 December 2016 (Eclair/Froyo)

 

For MySword to be properly installed in your Android device, make sure the Unknown Sources setting is checked in Settings->Applications.

  1. Installation Instructions
  2. What's new in Version 15.0
  3. What's new in Version 14.8
  4. Bugs Fixed in Version 14.8
  5. Change Log of MySword - Old Versions to latest

Installation

After the download and you are prompted to Open, tap Open then select Package Installer if asked. If Chrome asked:

For security, your phone is not allowed to install unknown apps from this source.

Tap Settings, then make sure you enable installation by tapping Allow from this source. Then tap Back (or the top left arrow). Then tap Install.

If you missed tapping the Open and the dialog was closed after the download, you can still install via your File Manager/Explorer. Locate the downloaded APk file then tap it to install.

After successful installation, run MySword. For newer devices, the following message will appear:

Storage permission (access to files on your device) is required for downloaded modules like Bibles for MySword app to work. Please grant the permission on the next confirmation box.

Tap OK. Then tap Allow when this confirmation box appears:

Allow MySword Bible to access photos, media and files on your device?

You will then be asked to specify a folder in your SD card (or internal storage) as a place for the Bible, Dictionary and Commentary modules. You may choose to use the Default. After specifying that folder, you will be asked to download modules so that you can use MySword. You can choose the suggested modules (includes some popular English Bibles, Strong's dictionary and TSK commentary) or add more modules by tapping Bible, Commentary or Dictionary buttons and selecting modules).

You can also manually install any modules by downloading the GZip files from this site, unzipping them and copying them into the storage folder you had specified.

Enjoy God's word!

What's new in Version 15.0

  1. Current verse highlight customization under Other Look and Feel:
    1. Option: none, highlight (default), underline, box, left bar, right bar, top bar, bottom bar, left text.
    2. Verse bar size (px) default to 7.
    3. Verse left text default to ★ but can be changed to emoji. The text is placed before the verse number so when the left text option is selected the underline on the link is removed.
    4. Option also to change line or box color via Color Theme (Current verse alternate, .currentx in CSS).

    It's now possible to have both the current verse highlight and user highlight on the same verse provided they are not the same background highlight. The left screenshot shows Left bar while the right one Box.
    Current Highlight Left barCurrent Highlight Box

  2. New Display Preference: option to use icon for Navigation links. It's also available in Bible View Preferences.
  3. Editor improvements:
    1. Long tap Copy verse from split pane and Paste verse range with text (from Hyperlink or Search) will now show Range dialog even if it's the last verse so that Copy settings will be used like formatting.
    2. New journal entry change date from the current date will now automatically change the Id as well.
  4. Show notes date unchecked will now also hide dates in other notes in case of multiple notes but those with similar verse (range) will now have the Bible reference shown as a separator.
  5. Reader's Edition view where verse numbers are not shown aside from annotations. Can be enabled in the Bible View Preferences (Bible with Gear button).

    The left screenshot shows paragraph mode (Premium/Deluxe) while the right one verse mode.
    Readers Edition Paragraph modeReaders Edition Verse mode

  6. Highlight improvement for Deluxe:
    1. Added Bold, Italic and Underlined.
    2. Option to add Color for text or bar available via the Menu.
      1. Show colors to show the color selection to the right of highlight colors.
      2. Color mode: text color (default), left bar, right bar, top bar, bottom bar.
      3. Color bar size (px) default to 7.

    Note that old MySword can't display highlights with bold, italic, underline and color. Also, Current verse highlight will take precedence in case of conflict.

    The left screenshot shows color mode as text color while the right one right bar. Both also shows verse 6 in bold. (The magenta left bar in verse 1 is current highlight as left bar.)
    Highlight ColorHighlight Right bar

  7. New preference for Popup in Split windows (Deluxe): Popup select current window (use current or active split window).

What's new in Version 14.8

  1. Compare/Parallel option to Use full name or title instead of abbreviation.

    Bible Compare

  2. Notes and Journal popup: option for Edit.
  3. Visual Color Theme Editor (Premium) improvement: Commentary (embedded) and Tag text/link font style can now be changed.
  4. Tag (Deluxe) improvement: added Edit date useful for Own Pace Reading Plan notes stats.

Bugs Fixed in Version 14.8

  1. EasyEnglish has a new abbreviation in Compare, EEB, but can't be tapped to open the EasyEnglish in whole chapter mode. (This may also be experienced with WEBME and WEBBME if the latest updates on the Bibles were not downloaded.) Reverted to old EasyEnglish abbreviation.

Enjoy God's word even more!