The study app is now fully open source
The IQ Bible reading app is on GitHub under the MIT license — fork it, self-host it, or read it to see how the API fits together.
The IQ Bible study app now lives in the open. The full source is on GitHub under
the MIT license, and it runs entirely on the public API — there is no private
backend, no server to stand up, and no build step. It’s plain HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript; clone it and open index.html.
What it is
It’s a full study reader, not a bare verse viewer. The same screen gives you the passage text, a persistent study drawer (cross-references, commentary across hundreds of sources, original-language text with per-word Strong’s lookup, dictionary search), a context rail (chapter illustration, timeline placement, tagged topics, a Bible-character lookup), an audio mini-player, and tap-and-drag verse selection with highlight, bookmark, note, copy, and share. Beyond reading there are sections for search, parallel translation compare, twelve curated datasets, a places map, study tools, reading plans and devotionals, and a local library of your bookmarks, highlights, and notes.
Every one of those features is backed by a public IQ Bible API endpoint. Nothing in the app talks to a private service.
Why
Two reasons. First, people building on the API kept asking how we use it in practice — the app is the reference implementation. If you want to see real request patterns for passage loading, the cross-reference graph, audio streaming, or lexicon popovers, they’re all right there in the source. Second, biblical technology should be inspectable. If the tools that shape how people read Scripture are closed, that’s a problem.
What you can do with it
- Fork it as a starting point for your own reader.
- Self-host it on any static host, pointed at your own API key (entered in
Settings and kept in
localStorage— there’s no embedded key). - Read it to see how the endpoints fit together in a real product.
Contributions are welcome. The issues list has a few good first tasks tagged.
