The latest version of PocketBible for macOS (version 3) is available for those who want to give it a try before we formally roll it out. Download link is below. But first, here are a few things you might want to know.
- Version 3 requires a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, or M4 processor). With Apple quickly abandoning Intel, it’s unlikely we’ll do a version of PocketBible 3 for Intel processors.
- This new version is built from the same code that powers PocketBible 3 for Windows.
- Version 3 can be installed alongside the current version (1.4.2) of PocketBible for macOS. The two versions don’t interfere or cooperate with each other. They are entirely separate apps.
- Your Advanced Feature Set subscription for PocketBible 1.4.2 for macOS will enable the Advanced Feature Set in PocketBible 3.
- If you have the “Legacy AFS for PocketBible for macOS” (purchased before the AFS became a subscription), almost all the AFS features in version 3 will be enabled. The exception is the ability to view HTML documents that link to PocketBible.
Click here to download the DMG. Launch it and drag the app to your Applications folder. The icon (left) looks different than the version 1 icon, so you should be able to tell them apart.
If you want to keep your old PocketBible 1.4.2, just answer “Keep Both” when macOS warns you that you already have an app called “PocketBible”. It will add a number onto the name of the app, so it will likely be called “PocketBible 2”. That’s not a version number; it’s just means it’s the second app called “PocketBible” that you installed.
If you run into any problems, just report them to tech support. Let them know you’re running version 3.
Woohoo!!! Excited to try this. Thank you so much