Installation

Bible CLI releases are single-binary archives for macOS and Linux on AMD64 and ARM64. Downloads include checksums for verification and do not require a GitHub account.

Download a release

1. Open the latest release.
2. Download the archive that matches your operating system and architecture.
3. Verify the archive against checksums.txt, then extract it and put bible on your PATH.

See the repository's full installation guide for platform-specific commands, source builds, and checksum verification.

Confirm the installation

$ bible version
$ bible read "John 3:16"

Shell completion

Generate completion scripts directly from the installed binary:

bible completion bash
bible completion zsh
bible completion fish
bible completion powershell

The installation guide has setup instructions for each shell.