macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install swordlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install swordMacPorts ports tree · textproc/sword/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install sword with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Cross-platform tools to write Bible software. Version 1.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install diathekeDebian stable package indexes · diatheke · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install perl-swordFedora Rawhide package metadata · perl-sword · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#swordnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sw/sword/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S swordArch Linux sync databases · sword · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsword-1_9_0openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsword-1_9_0 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Cross-platform tools to write Bible software
Project links
Commands and aliases
- diatheke
- emptyvss
- imp2gbs
- imp2ld
- imp2vs
- installmgr
- mkfastmod
- mod2imp
- mod2osis
- mod2vpl
- mod2zmod
- osis2mod
- tei2mod
- vpl2mod
- vs2osisref
- vs2osisreftxt
- xml2gbs
history
Project history and usage
SWORD is CrossWire Bible Society's open-source Bible software engine and command-line/module toolchain. In package-manager terms it is both a library package and a collection of utilities, including diatheke, installmgr, osis2mod, mod2osis, and other import/export tools used to build and manage SWORD modules.
Project history
CrossWire describes SWORD as a free Bible software project whose purpose is to create cross-platform open-source tools that allow programmers and Bible societies to write Bible software more quickly. The developer page calls the SWORD Engine a software framework for research manipulation of Biblical texts and points developers to source checkout, compile, install, and module download workflows.
Adoption history
SWORD is used as a back-end engine for multiple front-end Bible applications listed by CrossWire, including BibleTime, Xiphos, PocketSword, The Bible Tool, Eloquent, and Ezra Bible App. The input package facts show distribution across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu via diatheke, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE package names.
How it is used
Developers and module maintainers use the engine and utilities to create, convert, install, inspect, and serve Bible text modules. CrossWire's developer quick start documents checking out source, building the engine, installing configuration, and placing downloaded modules under a SWORD module directory.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care because SWORD is a long-lived example of a domain-specific content engine exposed through Unix-style tools and packaged under several ecosystem names. The Homebrew formula pulls in a set of command-line converters and install tools that are useful even when the end-user front ends ship their own copy of the engine.
Timeline
- 2020: CrossWire's developer page lists SWORD Engine/API v1.9.0 as the current release dated November 4, 2020.
- 2023: CrossWire's developer wiki main page was last modified on August 11, 2023 and lists SWORD back-end tools, module development, and front-end applications.
- 2026: CrossWire's SWORD home page continues to show current project news, module downloads, and active front-end releases.
Related projects
- Related SWORD front ends include BibleTime, Xiphos, PocketSword, The Bible Tool, Eloquent, Ezra Bible App, and The SWORD Project for Windows. Related standards and tools include OSIS, ThML, GBF, JSword, installmgr, and the CrossWire module repositories.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./sword.conf~/.sword/sword.conf/etc/sword.conf./mods.d$SWORD_PATH/mods.d~/.sword/mods.d/
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
diatheke | cli | global executable | |
emptyvss | cli | global executable | |
imp2gbs | cli | global executable | |
imp2ld | cli | global executable | |
imp2vs | cli | global executable | |
installmgr | cli | global executable | |
mkfastmod | cli | global executable | |
mod2imp | cli | global executable | |
mod2osis | cli | global executable | |
mod2vpl | cli | global executable | |
mod2zmod | cli | global executable | |
osis2mod | cli | global executable | |
tei2mod | cli | global executable | |
vpl2mod | cli | global executable | |
vs2osisref | cli | global executable | |
vs2osisreftxt | cli | global executable | |
xml2gbs | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.9.0
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/index.jsp
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.crosswire.org/sword/index.jspnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sword |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sword |
| Homepage | https://www.crosswire.org/sword/index.jsp |
| Repository | https://github.com/crosswire/sword |
| Upstream docs | https://wiki.crosswire.org/Main_Page |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://www.crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/source/v1.9/sword-1.9.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:33:03-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | sword |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
diatheke 1.9.0+dfsg-7+b2
command line bible browsing and search tool
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install diatheke- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Debian apt95%
libsword-common 1.9.0+dfsg-7
common settings and module repository for libsword
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword-common- Section: devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sword
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Debian apt95%
libsword-dev 1.9.0+dfsg-7+b2
Development files for libsword
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Debian apt95%
libsword-utils 1.9.0+dfsg-7+b2
conversion utilities for bible documents in SWORD supported formats
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword-utils- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Debian apt95%
libsword1.9.0t64 1.9.0+dfsg-7+b2
API/library for bible software
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword1.9.0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Debian apt95%
python3-sword 1.9.0+dfsg-7+b2
Python 3 bindings for the SWORD bible library
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install python3-sword- Section: python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Nix95%
sword
nix profile install nixpkgs#sword- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Ubuntu apt95%
diatheke 1.9.0+dfsg-6build2
command line bible browsing and search tool
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install diatheke- Section: universe/web
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Ubuntu apt95%
libsword-common 1.9.0+dfsg-6build2
common settings and module repository for libsword
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword-common- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sword
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Ubuntu apt95%
libsword-dev 1.9.0+dfsg-6build2
Development files for libsword
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Ubuntu apt95%
libsword-utils 1.9.0+dfsg-6build2
conversion utilities for bible documents in SWORD supported formats
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword-utils- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Ubuntu apt95%
libsword1.9.0t64 1.9.0+dfsg-6build2
API/library for bible software
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install libsword1.9.0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-sword 1.9.0+dfsg-6build2
Python 3 bindings for the SWORD bible library
https://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo apt install python3-sword- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sword
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
dnf95%
perl-sword 1.9.0-41.fc45
Perl bindings for Sword
http://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo dnf install perl-sword- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND Zlib AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (0BSD OR MIT-0 OR MIT)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sword
- 12 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
dnf95%
python3-sword 1.9.0-41.fc45
Python bindings for Sword
http://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo dnf install python3-sword- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND Zlib AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (0BSD OR MIT-0 OR MIT)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sword
- 8 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
dnf95%
sword 1.9.0-41.fc45
Free Bible Software Project
http://www.crosswire.org/sword/
sudo dnf install sword- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND Zlib AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (0BSD OR MIT-0 OR MIT)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: sword
- 9 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sword
source trail
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- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment