Quick Installation onto Multiple MacsQuick Installation onto Multiple Macs
Logos and Verbum application releases prior to 7.18 cannot login to Faithlife servers as of 10 Dec 2018
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Logos Desktop
See Also
Logos Help Center
Installing and Updating (Desktop)
Verbum Help Center
Installing and Updating (Desktop)
Install in different folder or drive
Keyboard Shortcuts For Mac
Logos Release History
Logos Downloads Archive
macOS Troubleshooting
OS X Troubleshooting
Page Contents
Disk Utility Restore (Supported – saves all downloading and indexing)
Time Machine Duplication (Supported – saves all downloading and indexing)
Copy Logos Resources to macOS (Supported – saves resource downloading)
Duplicate Logos Mac Installation (Not Supported – may save all downloading and indexing)
NOTE: These instructions only apply to Mac’s.
Dave Hooton,
Yesterday 21:52
Logos 5.2a SR-1Logos 5.2a SR-1
New Features
My Library
The distinction between User/Community tags has been reworked in the tag editor: (See this thread.)
Angela Murashov,
2014 April
Logos 6.10This enables searching for LSGNT data in other Bibles.
Steve Workman,
2016 March
Logos 7.0 SR-1On the Courses Tool homepage start the desired course, return to the homepage and on the courses card displayed on the courses homepage click on the button with downward pointing arrow, choose “Import Reading Progress”.
Philana R. Crouch,
2018 November
Logos 9.1 Beta 3Added a right-click context menu to the Factbook button in the main window toolbar.
Philana R. Crouch,
2021 January
Keyboard Shortcuts For MacKeyboard Shortcuts For Mac
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General, Logos Desktop
See Also
Logos Help Center
Keyboard Shortcuts
Verbum Help Center
Keyboard Shortcuts
Logos Help includes Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac) and Verbum Help includes Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)
Sign In tip: launch Logos, then quickly press and hold command key until Sign In appears (release command key), then click “Work Offline” OR Sign in (opens to blank layout)
Right Click option: while pressing Control key, Click (or tap track pad), then release Control key
Logos specific Shortcuts
Shortcut Action
Backspace Clear Page in Presentation Mode
Left arrow Previous Resource
Right arrow Next Resource
Command-D Add current location to Favorites
Command-F Find (in this panel)
Command-K Apply Highlighting
Command-L Show Library
Command-P Print/Export
Command-R Read Aloud (Toggle start – stop)
Command-W Close current panel
Command-[ Back in History
Command
Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :),
2023 January
iOS Reader 8.5.0.0165iOS Reader 8.5.0.0165
New
Use resource font in reference popups
Improved
Move Reference Scanner button to the right of the screen on iPad devices
Fixed
Add Layout button to Reading Plan panel
Fix low light view of media screen
Kevin Byford (Faithlife),
2019 June
Logos 6.5 Beta 2Inline Search
Added the ability to see search history for inline searches just like in the search panel.
Angela Murashov,
2015 July
Logos 6.9 Beta 4New Features
My Library
Added support for “Updated Date” in Library Catalog query.
Steve Workman,
2016 January
Logos 4.5b Beta 3‘Show details’ will be enabled by default for new Syntax Search documents.
Bradley Grainger (Logos),
2017 August
Logos 4.6c Beta 2This folder will be located in the Documents folder on Windows and the Home folder on Mac.
Tonya J Ross,
2013 March
Logos 23.0UI Changes
Sermons
Renamed the “Publish” button to “Export”.
Ali Pope,
2023 February
Logos 8.4 Beta 4My Library
Fixed a crash when entering {Collection a} into the My Library filter box.
Philana R. Crouch,
2019 April
Logos 34.0 Beta 3Mac Bug Fixes
Library & Search
The caret icons will no longer be cut off from the filter side panel.
Matt Mattox (Faithlife),
April 30
Logos 4.2a SR-1Library
Fixed crash that could occur after prioritizing resources and applying advanced priortization limits to them.
Melissa Snyder,
2011 March
Logos 32.0Smart Search
Smart Search is a new online-only search engine that uses AI to return highly relevant results without requiring any additional syntax.
Savanna Lineberger,
March 11
Logos SpeaksLogos Speaks
or
Faithlife Speaks
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Forum: Home, General
This page is a repository for important posts by Faithlife employees on the Logos forums.
Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :),
2019 June
Logos 7.9Search
The preferred Bible section of an Everything search will display the Bible verse for reference searches such as “Gen 1:1” or “<Gen 1:1>.”
Philana R. Crouch,
2017 September
iOS Reader 8.13.0 (17)iOS Reader 8.13.0 (17)
Fixed
Fixed an issue when searching the library in Chinese.
Todd Diehl (Logos),
2020 June
Logos OT Hebrew Core CollectionForget frustrating help file indices, now you can search your entire user’s guide for all occurrences of any word or subject.
Todd Phillips,
2010 August
Logos 4.6a Beta 3New Features
Synchronization
Implemented sync v2 for Highlighting and Visual Filters
Bug Fixes
Library
Fixed bug which prevented download management from displaying check boxes properly.
Brisa Davis,
2012 October
Free Logos BooksFree Logos Books
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Forum: Home, General
Publishers and Faithlife offer many free books, which can be used in Faithlife apps, applications, and web sites.
Jan Krohn,
February 07
Logos 8.8 SR-1Bug Fixes for Mac
Tabs
Fixed a bug that removed the tab-overflow scroll buttons.
Philana R. Crouch,
2019 October
Logos 6.0b Beta 2Guides
Guides now use the new Autocompleter, which had been implemented elsewhere such as in Search and Factbook.
Dylan Rondeau,
2014 December
Logos 9.1 Beta 1Home Page
Added a new card for upcoming sermons.
Philana R. Crouch,
2021 January
Logos 6.0 SR-4Basic Search
Fixed bug where labels added in reverse resource order (e.g.
Lawrence Rafferty,
2014 November
Bug: Short DescriptionObserve notice in search window “Some search results may be missing or incorrect while yoru library is being indexed.”
4.
Melissa Snyder,
2011 March
Filtros VisualesFiltros Visuales
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Forum: Home, General
See Also
Extended Tips for Visual Filters
Using Passage List to limit Visual Filters
Finding Highlighted Text
Custom Highlighting: OL (for Visual Filters)
Video: Visual Filters for Imperatives
Por favor, vea el video de capacitación Filtros Visuales Visual Filters
Filtros Visuales realizan una búsqueda en el texto y luego aplican un resaltado o cambian el color de los resultados de la búsqueda.
Admin,
2022 April
36.0.0 (1360000857)Help Center
Improvements to the buttons
Android Bug Fixes
Fixed a crash when highlighting or adding a note for some users.
Ali Pope,
August 14
iOS Reader 9.10.0 (39)Library search when using quotation marks for an exact match, i.e.
Todd Diehl (Logos),
2022 January
Logos 36.0 Beta 1Smart Synopsis*
Smart Synopsis collects answers from your top results in Smart Search and uses AI to combine them into a single response, with supporting citations to Logos books.
Andrew Batishko,
July 31
Android Reader 5.2.1Android Reader 5.2.1
New
Audio playback speed setting (Android 6 only)
Line spacing setting
Audio-only resource position syncing
The app locale will match the device locale (for supported languages)
Chinese (Hong Kong) and Korean locale support
Improved
Audio-only resource list view
Prayer Lists can now be renamed
Scrolling view is now the default on phone devices
Updated fonts
Fixed
Two-finger scrolling now works when scrolling up
Highlight dialog buttons are now in the correct order
Missing localization strings
Kevin Byford (Faithlife),
2016 April
Logos 5.0a Beta 2Fixed crash when searching for persons in Spanish while in the Spanish UI.
Brisa Davis,
2012 November
Android Reader 5.12.3Android Reader 5.12.3
New
Clippings tags are now synced from Desktop
Improved
Library Book Cover resolution
Fixed
Crash when opening Search
Bible Word Study pronunciation
Bible Word Study word graph results
Custom resource names in reader view and resource specific highlight documents
Reading Plan progress indicator
Korean Bible text justification
Minor localization fixes
Notification fixes
Various bug fixes and improvements
Kevin Byford (Faithlife),
2017 February
Android Reader 8.3.0.0039Android Reader 8.3.0.0039
New
Layouts will sync between devices on the same Operating System
Anchored Note support for remote resources as well as downloaded resources
Added additional English, Hebrew and Greek fonts (in View Settings)
Improved
Note indicator size now scales with text size
Fixed
Fixed Add Range in the Search Panel
Fix long press on reference links
Fix issue of pasting content into a note
Library filter improvements
Kevin Byford (Faithlife),
2019 May
Logos 4.5c Beta 1Library
Fixed bug which caused multiple titles to display using the ‘selected’ text color in the Tile view.
Bradley Grainger (Logos),
2012 May
Smart TagsSmart Tags
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
Page Contents
What are Logos Smart Tags?
Dave Hooton,
January 21
Logos 6.1 Beta 6New Features
Home Page
Clicking on “Catch up” option for a Reading Plan will now leave Today’s reading unread.
Angela Murashov,
2015 February
Logos 4.6a Beta 5Tags are searchable using the ‘My Tag’ search field.
Tonya J Ross,
2012 October
GesturesGestures
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
What is a Gesture
Executing a Gesture
Gestures Quick Summary
Gestures for Navigating a Resource
Toggle Contents Pane ON / OFF
Go Back / Go Forward
Previous Article / Next Article
Gestures for Reading Assistance
Reading View / Escape Reading View
Start Read Aloud / Stop Read Aloud
Gestures for Managing Tabs and Adding to Favorities
New Tab / Close Tab
Add current location to Favorities
What is a Gesture ?
Admin,
2022 April
Android Reader 5.12.4Android Reader 5.12.4
New
Clippings tags are now synced from Desktop
Improved
Library Book Cover resolution
Fixed
Crash when opening Search
Bible Word Study pronunciation
Bible Word Study word graph results
Custom resource names in reader view and resource specific highlight documents
Reading Plan progress indicator
Korean Bible text justification
Minor localization fixes
Notification fixes
Various bug fixes and improvements
ilian,
2017 March
Android Reader 9.3.0.0040Android Reader 9.3.0.0040
New
- Library facets for Recently Added and Updated
- Save search results as a passage list
- “Today in Christian History” homepage card (requires Today in Christian History dataset)
Improved
- Reading Plans toolbar display
- Support for new resource types
- Highlight colors in Dark mode
Fixed
- Navigation back to Prayer list retains position
- Missing Verse picker column on Onyx devices
- Hidden Passage List Verse picker row
- Passage List options menu position
Jeff Moore (Faithlife),
2021 February
Logos 7.3 RC 2New Features
About Page
Added new information about current ownership of Application, Library, and Feature Set to About panel.
Philana R. Crouch,
2016 December
Logos 4.3 Beta 13Additional information will appear on the info panel of the book and in the ‘Edition’ column of the detailed library view.
Tonya J Ross,
2011 July
Android Reader 22.0.0.0069Improved the performance of reference detection in the notes tool
Increased the number of Bibles searched when using All Bibles
Fixed
Fixed an issue where a line break in Notes would go to the wrong location
Fixed an issue where signing in with another account would show error message
Fixed an issue where the “Read Later” toast was showing up in the middle of the screen
Fixed an issue where the text in a Note would become illegible when deleting
Remove “Save as Passage List” button from the Search tool when there is nothing entered
“Follow Only” link set setting is retained when loading a saved layout
Sign in issue with multiple apps installed
Fixed an issue that prevented offline lexicon lookup in word info
Occasional sync issue
Duplicate note anchors in some places in the CSB
Fixed an issue where swiping to turn pages in paging mode wasn’t working
Fixed an issue where text selection was offset from the text on tablets
Ali Pope,
2023 January
Logos 2.0 Level 3Ruger and other scholars on the basis of the Leningrad Public Library manuscript B 19A Copyright 1984 by the United Bible Societies.
Admin,
2022 April
37.0.0 (129)These questions come from Bible Study guides from the user’s library, and users can choose to generate more questions using AI if they wish.
Brandon Adent (Logos),
October 21
Android Reader 8.1.1.0003Android Reader 8.1.1.0003
New
Updated UI
Change the drawer layout to come in from the right
Added the Store to the Verbum app
Improved
Remember previously used search options
Multiple words in offline search are now AND’d
Changing an offline search now cancels the previous search
Prevent many user collections slowing search initialization
User collections in the Search filter are now sorted
Show all user collections in Basic Search
Update Search filter list if user collections change
Fixed layout issues in the Search Passages screen
Improved Low Light mode
Open “Faithlife Groups” drawer menu item in Faithlife app or play store
Add “Sync your Data” to the Drawer menu to “sync now”
Fixed
Fixed reference tab navigation popup
Fixed missing book covers in the Library
Display keyboard when using resource input popup
Search history is now retained across restarts
On the Text Comparison screen the verse picker is now on the left
Resource line height changes take
Kevin Byford (Faithlife),
2019 January
Logos 4.3 SR-8Logos 4.3 SR-8
Bug Fixes
Information
Fixed crash when clicking Settings button in Information panel.
Kevin Byford (Faithlife),
2011 December
Logos 4 COM APILogos 4 COM API
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Logos 4 exposes a limited COM API to support third-party programs that need to interact with the desktop software.
Dave Hooton,
2013 February
Logos 8.10 RC 1Panel Linking
Search Panels that are in a link set now respect the Prefer Lemma setting when set to No.
Philana R. Crouch,
2019 December
Finding the right datatype name and referenceFinding the right datatype name and reference
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
See also
Personal Books
List of Datatypes
Bible Datatypes
Author Datatypes
Logos Personal Books Tool
If you are creating a Personal Book, you will probably need to specify milestones and datatype links.
Dave Hooton,
2021 December
Creating your own Custom Go BoxCreating your own Custom Go Box
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Forum: Home, General
This page is obsolete
Idea replaced by Home Page Layouts
Dave Hooton,
2018 November
Android Reader 8.2.0.0058Android Reader 8.2.0.0058
Fixed
Fixed notes navigation crash
Fixed back button issue in Reading Panel
Fixed verse picker back button for book titles with a space
Fixed potential crash when using the back button
Make video resume from previous position after a device sleep
Fixed Verbum Store URL
Kevin Byford (Faithlife),
2019 February
iOS Reader 9.1.0 (24)Improved
Increased the tap target of some buttons in the tab editor view.
Logan Ash,
2020 November
Logos 7.13Logos Now
Sermon Editor
Added a Send-to-Sermon option to the context menu for images in Media Resources, Factbook, and Media Search.
Philana R. Crouch,
2018 February
Logos4 BasicsLogos4 Basics
or
Logos Basics
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Forum: Home, General
This page is obsolete
Its content is incorporated in Getting Started and Home Page Visual Glossary
Dave Hooton,
2018 November
Android Reader 6.4.0.0102Android Reader 6.4.0.0102
Fixed
Audio menu order
Community Notes panel back button
Bible Word Study graph word expansion
ilian,
2018 May
Logos 2.0 Old Testament Hebrew Core CollectionDesign Personal Topical Indices
Create Multiple Notes & Cross References
Browse Context Sensitive Online Help
Export Verses to Your Favorite Word Processor
Copy to any Windows Application
About the Logos Library System
All book collections/Bible software built with the Logos Library System have the same powerful set of features.
Todd Phillips,
2010 August
Logos 9.8 SR-1Fixed a bug that disabled the edit button on resource clipping blocks.
Philana R. Crouch,
2021 November
Logos 6.10 Beta 1Morph Search
Morph searches are no longer constrained by a single morphology.
Bradley Grainger (Logos),
2016 February
4.0c Beta 6Notes
“Sort” button has been moved to the Notes panel menu.
Melissa Snyder,
2010 May
4.0b Beta 8Search modifiers for markup (e.g.
Melissa Snyder,
2010 February
Metadata correction proposalsData Errors
General
running a search on Œhypocrite¹ and found the following: ³Search ALL TEXT in NIV ³APPLICTION² instead of ³Application²
Please add common abbreviations in parenthesis after publisher names (JPS, PBI...).
Dave Hooton,
2016 June
Logos 5.0b SR-4Logos 5.0b SR-4
Logos 5.0b SR-4 includes all the features of Logos 5.0b, Logos 5.0b SR-1, Logos 5.0b SR-2 and Logos 5.0b SR-3 with the following additions:
Bug Fixes
My Library
Fixed bug which caused a sync error triggered by tagging some resources.
Kelly Flones,
2013 May
Logos 4.2a Beta 2Home Page
Release Notes should actually show on the home page now
Fixed a bug that would occasionally prevent the home page from rendering
Media Resources
Separated title from description column flow so that when a second column is visible it doesn’t wrap to the top of the text area.
Melissa Snyder,
2010 December
Logos 7.14 Beta 4Bug Fixes
Atlas Tool
(Mac only) Fixed an issue with a missing tooltip for the map list button.
Philana R. Crouch,
2018 March
iOS Reader 25.0.0 (23)iOS Reader 25.0.0 (23)
Fixed
Fixed a crash in the reading plan completed readings screen
Fixed an issue preventing selection of multiple verses in Passage/Exegetical guides on phones
Fixed an issue where text in a Factbook selection card was sometimes cut off
Fixed a regression that removed Bible Word Study from selection menu action buttons
Ali Pope,
2023 April
Logos 9.8 Beta 3Logos 9.8 Beta 3
Version: 9.8.0.0003
Released: September 07, 2021
Bug Fixes for Windows
Tabs
Fixed a bug that required hitting the tab button more than once to return focus to the panel navigation box.
Philana R. Crouch,
2021 September
Logos 9.3 Beta 4Logos 9.3 Beta 4
Version: 9.3.0.0033
Released: February 16, 2021
New Features
My Library
The Library panel now defaults to the Yours tab when opened.
Philana R. Crouch,
2021 February
Android Reader 30.0.0.0000Improved
Fixed an issue navigating to ref.ly URLs,
Rearranged the top toolbar buttons.
Todd Diehl (Logos),
2023 November
Some Tool ComparisonsSome Tool Comparisons
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
This was originally prepared for Logos 4 by TC Black & Kevin Becker
John Fidel spent some time reviewing Mark Barnes video series on sermon preparation, and consequently put together a chart outlining what various tools (in Logos 4) are available to gather, save and retrieve information in Logos.
Admin,
2022 April
37.0.0 (1360000111)These questions come from Bible Study guides from the user’s library, and users can choose to generate more questions using AI if they wish.
Ali Pope,
September 12
Logos 5.1b SR-1Bug Fixes
Bible Sense Lexicon
When searching for ‘to destroy (damage)’ the Derived subpanel of the Bible Sense Lexicon is now showing the correct results.
Angela Murashov,
2013 October
Sympathetic highlightingSympathetic highlighting
(Now renamed)
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Forum: Home, General
See Visual Filter Menu
Dave Hooton,
June 10
Logos 4.6b RC 2Bug Fixes
My Library
Fixed bug which prevented LigonierRSB app icon from displaying in mobile download management settings.
Tonya J Ross,
2013 February
iOS Reader 8.13.0 (22)iOS Reader 8.13.0 (22)
Fixed
Believe we fixed an issue where the “Study” button in word lookups would sometimes stop responding to taps.
Todd Diehl (Logos),
2020 July
Android Reader 9.9.0.0026Android Reader 9.9.0.0026
New
- Restore audio player state after restart
Improved
- Audio player skip/seek button navigation
- Audio buttons are easier to press
- Audio read-a-long text synchronisation
Fixed
- Crashes in Passage Lists, Guides, Chromecast, pop-ups, and during start-up
- Closing audio notification now closes audio
- Various other fixes
Martin Denham (Faithlife),
2021 October
Logos 4 Keyboard Shortcuts For MacLogos 4 Keyboard Shortcuts For Mac
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
This page is obsolete
See Keyboard Shortcuts For Mac
Dave Hooton,
2018 November
Logos 4 Keyboard Shortcuts For WindowsLogos 4 Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
This page is obsolete
See Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows
Dave Hooton,
2018 November
Sync User DataSync User Data
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
Please watch Logos tutorial video Sync User Data
Dave Hooton,
2013 February
Logos 6.5 Beta 1Your Documents Search Results
Search results in the “Your Documents” section of Basic Search can now be expanded to show previews of the search hits.
Angela Murashov,
2015 July
Right Click MenuRight Click Menu
and Selection Menu
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
Video
Context Menu
Updated for Logos 24+
Page Contents
What is the Right Click Menu?
Mary Jahnke (Faithlife),
May 21
Building a Custom Guide ExampleBuilding a Custom Guide Example
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
See also
Customizing the Passage & Exegetical Guides
Guides
Superseded
Dave Hooton,
2017 November
Copy Bible VersesCopy Bible Verses
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
See also
Logos Copy Bible Verses
Updated for Logos 10+
Page Contents
How to Use Copy Bible Verses
Copying Multiple Verses
Copying a single Verse from a Bible
Copy Bible Verses Styles
Copy Bible Verses Syntax
Example Copy Bible Verses Syntax
How to Use Copy Bible Verses
Use the Copy Bible Verses tool to copy Bible text from any Bible version in your library, and paste it in a Word processing document with a choice of styles.
Dave Hooton,
2023 September
Logos 7.3New Features
About Page
Added new information about current ownership of Application, Library, and Feature Set to About panel.
Philana R. Crouch,
2016 December
Delete Unlicensed ResourcesDelete Unlicensed Resources
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
See also
Desktop Commands
Goal
To free up disk space that is used by resource files where a user formerly had a license but this is no longer the case (e.g. temporary license has run out, resources have been given back to Faithlife).
Dave Hooton,
2023 February
Logos 8.3 Beta 3Added Previous/Next Annotations navigation buttons to resource panels.
Philana R. Crouch,
2019 February
Fixing Logos 4 folder OwnershipFixing Logos 4 folder Ownership
Wiki: TOC, VTOC, Home
Forum: Home, General
This page is Obsolete
These instructions were created using obsolete versions of Logos and Windows
Dave Hooton,
April 03
Logos 2.0 Level 4Ruger and other scholars on the basis of the Leningrad Public Library manuscript B 19A Copyright 1984 by the United Bible Societies.
Admin,
2022 April
iOS Reader 30.0.0 (29)Fixed
Bible button in tabs view properly opens or navigates to preferred bible.
Matt Mattox (Faithlife),
2023 November
Logos 9.6 Beta 1Library
Added a link to the online store when there are no results in the Store tab.
Philana R. Crouch,
2021 June
Logos 4.6b Beta 1Graph Bible Search Results
Fixed bug which caused crash when query was too large.
Bradley Grainger (Logos),
2012 December
Logos 5.1a Beta 2Bug Fixes
Home Page
Fixed crash when opening the Home Page.
Angela Murashov,
2013 July