Aug 26, 2009 if you think accordance is the program for you and you have a pc, know that you too will need additional software. Bibliographic citations friday, november, 2009 at 1. Feb 24, 2017 recently, oak tree software released accordance 12, a small upgrade to their powerful bible study program for both mac and now windows. I see people agonise over the decision of whether to get accordance or logos, and spend. You have to get a second mortgage to bring accordance up to par with scholar gold. Logos has overtaken accordance for good logos bible. Logos has helped me finish two masters degrees and preach and teach for the last 20 years.
Accordance bible software logos bible software forums. Logos, commendably, was the first to develop both win and mac versions. Weve intentionally been quiet because we wanted our next announcement to be more than just a minor progress report. May 08, 2016 accordance is really a mac only product. Library accordance includes a huge library of bible study tools that offer competitive prices and their tagging is often superior to logos. Oct 31, 2018 logos shows how any word is used across the whole bible. Okay, that is a provocative title for what is intended to be an irenic post. Accordance is so incredibly fast and sleek that it will run even on older computers. The mobile version of accordance lands firmly in our list of top mobile apps for advanced bible study while mobile. System resources macpc logos has so many neat books and modules, but they use every bit of your computers resources they can get. Its been more than a year since weve shared any official news about logos bible software for mac here on the blog. These all run on both mac and windows, although the last two use emulation. Mac is empowering diversity and individuality of every human beings. Logos notes are a little easier to begin working with over accordance s, but accordance s are more reliable.
Logos calls it morph search, and its handsdown the most useful feature of this bible software. Jan 06, 2019 i would have to say bibleworks 9 or higher was absolutely the best. After years of dabbling in logos, the new version, version 6, finally convinced me to make the leap. If youre not into computers, well say accordance would be like a car going 6 times as far on the same tank of gas. Logos establish relations, and help viewers create a connection between a company and its product it is essentially a simplified ad. Accordance also seemed more powerful in some of its research capabilities than olive tree. Like logos, accordance has discounts available, but many pastors and students could find it outside their means. Depends on your need, but if you are a mac user and want speed and value. No native mac app the companys mac app is a wine port. Accordance also has a buffet style catalog, which is a strength from one perspective and a. Although not as expensive as logos, price is still a weakness for accordance. Logos is generally considered the best overall, but is the most expensive and has a steep learning curve bibleworks is excellent for original language studies. We will do our best to insure compatibility of bibleworks 10 with future mac os changes but the situation is more complex than with the pc platform. As a point of comparison, accordance runs well on the same machine and returns search results quickly.
Logos for mac forum threads export to word 2011 and camp logos 2 live for mac issue. The program is entirely windowsbased and is not available as an app, although it can be used on a mac with an installer or other workaround, and it. Bibleworks bible software with greek, hebrew, lxx, and. Accordance launches faster than logos and is lightning fast at searches, as well as its parallel panes feature is excellent for biblical language studies since i can fit more on the screen cleanly than i can logos. Logos bible software is the leading provider of multilingual tools and resources for bible study on mac, windows, and mobile devices.
If you own accordance and also own libraries in logos bible software and wordsearch bible software, theres a way to use your books in accordance. Well take a look at the user interface and new features and see what makes accordance 12 different than the other poweruser bible programs available. Logos is excellent, and i use it for all my studies. I will not address the platform issues of which is better pc or mac but when you compare the content available for accordance vs logos i think it is clear you get a lot more bang for thebuck going with logos. With some limitations, it has been possible all along to run accordance on a pc using the basilisk emulator and to run bibleworks or logos on a mac using one of the windows emulators. Getting a critical apparatus for the greek nt text is, well, critical, and the most useful one is the na27 apparatus. Logos for windows on a mac and to top it off, there was talk of logos releasing a native mac version. It can be run on a mac by using software such as parallels desktop, but ideally, it could be offered in both a pc and mac version.
I run logos 6 on an early 2008 imac, but with a hard drive thats been replaced in the last year. However, i will say that the new internet search results of manuscripts in logos 6 are handy. By comparison, the same search in accordance was nearly instantaneous and returned the same number of hits. The message tells us that mac can be used by everyone regardless of their skin tone, ages and gender. Every program that i have been using on the mac has an obviously userfriendly interface that is intuitive. Mac and pc user interface differences logos bible software. Quick installation onto multiple macs logos bible software. To be a scribe or pharisee you, of course, use a mac with accordance. With the help of capterra, learn about logos bible software, its features, pricing information, popular comparisons to other worship products and more. Ill show you how to create a simple workspace in accordance to use the two web apps in the program. John, the presenter, did a good job, and i like technological tools so i enjoyed his presentation very much.
Mccain noting the release of an alpha version of logos for the mac. It brings with it some new features that might make users want to upgrade. There are lots of choices but im going to narrow down to two major competitorsaccordance and logos. I understand that you can run accordance on windows now via an emulator, per the above link, but that its not 100% functional in the same way accordance on mac is. Bibleworks updates for the pc will also work on the mac platform.
I have logos installed on my school owned windows box in my study at the seminary, but rarely use it its too slow and the interface does not see at all. If we are simply talking about the mac platform, i believe accordance is larger than logos. Jan 15, 2015 i have written about logos bible software a number of times over the years, and would like to return to it today. L5 is the first somewhat stable product logos has created for the mac platform. Logos 6 feels very macnative as well, but since accordance has been building on the mac for years, it still has the edge of feeling the most macnative. It will cost you, however, and is only available as the mac studienbibel for accordance or the sesb package for logos. I currently have the biblical language package with logos and have been interested. I should note that i am an entering seminary student, and the use of a robust bible studies program is very important, especially biblical languages. I was wondering to hear from those who have one or more of these so give me some of your impressions on them. Now that theyve closed shop its use is problematic. Logos notes performance tends to bog down and crash the. Top 10 most widely used logo maker for mac guaranteed to. Jan 02, 2010 i was just wondering if anyone has a suggestion regarding mac based bible software. I havent used accordance and logos to the extent that ive used bibleworks, so clarifications and corrections are welcome, but my impression is that logos and accordance have a different purpose than bibleworks.
The same goes for the very nice iphone app, which easily bests the logos and accordance offerings from a usability standpoint. For most users the real choice is between logos and accordance so ill keep my comments to those two. Logo is a popular language used to teach simple programming by guiding the progress of a turtle which moves around a graphics screen. Today, im seeing many more mac users, so the issue has become more complicated. At this logos site, you can view a short video of the alpha in action.
I have to say though the the accordance bible interface is quick clean and useful. The visual studio for mac debugger lets you step inside your code by setting breakpoints, step over statements, step into and out of functions, and inspect the current state of the code stack through powerful visualizations. Logos 8 platinum is a great entry point for academic study or more advanced exegesis and sermon prep. It includes every bible study tool weve created, plus a library of over 900 scholarly works, including academic reference works and original language resources like bdag. One of the common questions that we hear from students and customers in the. The program is entirely windowsbased and is not available as an app, although it can be used on a mac with an installer or other workaround, and it can be used on windowsbased tablets. Oct 14, 2005 there is no comparison between accordance and logos for an intuitive feel. Logos 8 makes your study of the bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. Accordance mobile, the ios and android version of the great accordance bible software brings bible study to the iphone, ipad and android phone, tablet, or chromebook using accordance books.
Dec, 2011 the difference between logos and accordance is not in the magnitude of the libraries you can obtain through them. Aug 07, 2009 the second comparison between libronix for the mac and accordance focuses on the printing capabilities of both programs. Yes, when i installed accordance i had a learning curve that took some getting used to but i now realize that it was the windows programming in my brain. Dan, pastor, seminary graduate, logos user since 1992 i use logos every day as. Whether it is for business or for personal use only, logo making has proven to.
Logos offers more than accordance, but accordance offers more than youre ever likely to need or find time to use, so the difference between the two is of little importance. Logoss lack of comparative speed on a mac even newer ones improved between logos 4 and 5. I love being able to take all my commentaries with me on my ipad. Accordance also has a buffet style catalog, which is a strength from one perspective and a weakness from another.
Can anyone tell me the benefits of accordance over logos. So you know my perspective, ive used accordance on mac for many years prob. Logos are the symbol, or face, of the organization. Ive realised there was something missing from this article, perhaps the most important thing. Logos shows how any word is used across the whole bible. Jul 20, 2016 unlike accordance and logos, bibleworks comes in just one package, though addon modules can be purchased. Bibleworks is also good, i use it for searches and some original language stuff. Various attributes of the logo can be customized to suit individuals requirements. There are lots of choices but im going to narrow down to two major competitors accordance and logos.
Read read the bible and follow along with a commentary or your own study notes compare two bible translations side by side that will scroll in sync with one another follow a bible reading pla. Primary user interface differences are screen layout and icon colors. It lets me search the bible for any greek or hebrew word, which is super helpful. Logos s lack of comparative speed on a mac even newer ones improved between logos 4. Accordance is silky smoothif i may call a bible software program that. Accordance is a fast and powerful bible study app that lets you read, search, and explore the bible. With accordance adding windows to their product line, i believe things are going to become very interesting. A few hours using the logos app one evening was a maddening experience that had me thinking about breaking a. Logos on the mac and i go back to the original mac release has a cycle.
For bibleworks, the library of resources is secondary. Mike meiser there are two software packages that i would recommend for any scholar or serious student of the biblical text to purchase. Accordance can show your logos and wordsearch books. Common experience logos for mac and logos for pc share code base most items function identically on both platforms including right and left mouse click options in file, guides, and layouts menus. At first glance, the accordance mobile app on ios or android looks. I do so after making the rather momentous decision to commit to itto stop collecting printed commentaries and theological works and to focus on collecting these in logos instead. Unlike accordance and logos, bibleworks comes in just one package, though addon modules can be purchased.
A new version of logos bible software for mac is now available for download. In other words, i cant launch logos on my mac or on my phonetablet during the 25 days. Accordance 11 is the most macnative feeling application of the two ive heard the windows app is pretty good as well. Also, logos s updates seemingly never end and take up oodles of hard drive space, all while taking an eternity to index. Professional biblical studies programs biblical christianity. I know of accordance, which is the leader in mac bible software, but i am intrigued what logos 4 will bring about when they release the final version for the mac. I currently have the biblical language package with logos and have been interested in purchasing accordance. Logos this week at the seminary i attend we had a rep from logos come and demo their bible software. This blog post, one of our most popular, was updated on march 29th, 2019 to include even more info and examples of icons, logos, and wordmarks oh my. Accordance has been the best for mac, and just added a windows version. If youre a mac user and you want a variety of choices, then accordance bible.
Well, since were posting with a title logos bible software for mac, we must. Oct 27, 2014 i run logos 6 on an early 2008 imac, but with a hard drive thats been replaced in the last year. Logos has radically simplified the task of bible study for me. I also have experience with bibleworks and several other various applications. Overview compare books compare features choose tradition. Everyone running safari 4 whether youre using snow leopard or not should. Recently, oak tree software released accordance 12, a small upgrade to their powerful bible study program for both mac and now windows. However, the logos users now have iron, and by the hand of their mighty god yhwh they have defeated the philistines and driven them from the face of the electronic land. Accordances pc and ios interfaces are a little lacking in fit and finish, but they are superior to the messiness of logos.
Whether youre looking for free bible software programs or investing in a digital. I have written about logos bible software a number of times over the years, and would like to return to it today. These software packages are bibleworks 8 and accordance 8 scholars collection. There are few times i use logos without putting this tool to work for me. Accordance users are like the philistines who at one point had better technologyironand were able to defeat the israelitesgods peoplebecause they only had bronze. I think theres a category difference to be aware of. Popular alternatives to bibleworks for windows, mac, iphone, android, ipad and more. Its an important question for the student of the bible, especially if she or he is on a limited budget.
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