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Menus, buttons, and labels — everything except the Bible text above.
About IQ Bible
A free, open-source Bible reader — and a worked example of building a real app on the IQ Bible API. Every feature here comes from a real API call.
What It Demonstrates
Version / book / chapter nav
1,000+ languages
Full-text search
Inline illustrations
Audio narration
Cross-references
Commentaries
Original-language lookups
Bible atlas
Reading plans
It runs as a plain static site with zero backend of its own — no server, no build step, no framework, just HTML/CSS and a handful of vanilla JavaScript files. On the hosted instance at app.iqbible.com you can start reading straight away; self-host a copy and each visitor supplies their own free API key, stored only in their browser.
Open Source
MIT-licensed and open on GitHub. Fork it, self-host it, or use it as a reference for your own app on the API.
github.com/IQ-Bible/iqbible-app
Get an API Key
Free, no card required. You only need one to self-host — app.iqbible.com includes a shared key, so you can start reading right away.
developer.iqbible.com
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How can we help you read?
Everything below is a real feature, one call away from the IQ Bible API. New here? The tour walks you through the app in about two minutes.
Getting Started
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Pick a translation
1,000+ translations across hundreds of languages, from the version picker in the top bar.
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Choose a book and chapter
Navigate from the left rail, or deep-link straight to a verse like /gen/1/1.
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Go deeper on any verse
Tap a verse for cross-references, commentary, original languages, notes and more.
Explore the Features
Read
Version, book and chapter navigation across 1,000+ languages.
Search
Full-text search across the whole Bible, any version.
Explore
A Gospel harmony, topic browser, Bible atlas, genealogy explorer and curated collections.
Study Tools
A Strong's word study, a cross-reference graph, per-book guides and NT textual variants.
Share Tools
Turn any verse into an image, link or embeddable card.
My Library
Notes, bookmarks, highlights and history, all in one place.
My Progress
A streak calendar, read counts and your active plan's progress, all in one place.
Reading Plans
Build or import a plan and track it day by day on a calendar.
Devotionals
A new reading each day, with its own progress tracking.
Settings
Font size, illustrations, book icons and other reading preferences (plus your API key, if you self-host).
Frequently Asked
Do I need an account or an API key?
No. At app.iqbible.com there's nothing to set up — just start reading. If you self-host your own copy, you'll add a free API key in Settings, stored only in your browser.
Why is a feature missing something I expected?
Every feature here is a direct call to the IQ Bible API — if the data isn't in the API's response, it isn't shown.
Does this include audio narration?
Versions with narration available show an inline player above the reading text — a caret next to it lets you pick a different narrator when a version has more than one recorded.
What are the cards next to the reading pane?
Per-chapter context, pulled live for whatever chapter you're reading — places (with maps), people, prophecy fulfillments and a timeline.
Can I use this on my phone?
Yes, the reader is fully responsive; the side rails hide below about 1180px wide.
Is my data backed up anywhere?
Notes, bookmarks, highlights and progress live in local storage on this device only — export from My Library to back them up.
Is this open source?
Yes, MIT-licensed — see the About page for the repository link.
Can I run my own copy?
Yes — it's a static site with no backend. Fork it on GitHub, add a free API key, and host it anywhere. The README has the details.
Verse Tools
Choose a tool above.
Set your API key in Settings to start reading — get one free at developer.iqbible.com. Want to see what the API can do first? Learn more at api.iqbible.com.
Choose a translation
Choose a book
Choose a chapter
Book
Choose a voice
Font Size
API Error
Term
Places
Timeline
Prophecies
People
Original Language
Welcome to IQ Bible
Want a two-minute tour of what's here — search, reading plans, notes and more?
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Highlight, bookmark, notes, cross-refs, and more — see what each button does, one at a time.