Webinars

Over the past two years, the integration of AI-assisted drafting has moved from a conceptual goal to a field reality. Along the way, we’ve discovered a great deal about the technical boundaries of the software and the surprising opportunities for using draft generation much earlier in the Bible translation process than originally anticipated. In this session, we will share how our team's thinking has evolved through rigorous testing and real-world application. We'll also demo the latest UX/UI improvements for both draft generation and community checking.
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Scripture App Builder is used by Bible translation organizations around the world to create contextualised smartphone and web apps (Android, iOS, and browser-based), enabling people to engage with the Bible through text, audio, and video.

This webinar includes an overview of the software, recent examples of innovative apps, and a look at new and upcoming features:

• Enhanced contents menus — new grid and multi-column layouts for more flexible app navigation
• Onboarding screens — welcome screens to guide new users when they first open an app
• Audio preview — preview audio files and adjust timing markers inside Scripture App Builder
• Faster builds — a new option that dramatically reduces build times for minor changes
• News feeds — embed live RSS feeds from websites into your app's contents menu
• Study Bible notes — add Biblica or Tyndale study notes from the Aquifer in multiple languages
• YouVersion Platform integration — fetch Bible texts from YouVersion to package in your app, or let users add Bible versions at runtime

Join us as we dive into the latest features of Bloom, including:

• Redesigned language chooser — a streamlined, improved selection experience
• Image cropping and positioning tools — new overlay controls for greater design flexibility
• Bloom Games — a brand-new suite of interactive learning tools

Plus, get a first look at the upcoming AI Image Editor:

• Revitalize vintage line drawings — breathe new life into older illustrations
• Adjust ethnicities in illustrations — make images locally relevant
• Swap cover text into local languages — instantly replace complex text with local language content

Keyman is a free, open-source multilingual keyboard system that runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web — now supporting over 2,600 languages and 1,550 published keyboards. This webinar covers the latest developments from the Keyman team, including what's new in version 18, what's planned for version 19, and a look at the longer-term roadmap.

• Version 18 highlights — smoother update installation on Windows, Mac stability and performance improvements, iOS keyboard resizing, faster predictive text on Android, and a simpler Linux installation process that no longer requires patching IBus
• CLDR keyboard standard — Keyman's role in developing and implementing the open CLDR/LDML keyboard standard for indigenous and minority language support, with growing engagement from major industry vendors
• Version 19 plans — CLDR keyboard support on mobile devices and web, unified KMX file format for simpler keyboard distribution, autocorrect with automatic corrections, improved keyboard conversion tools, and a refreshed keyman.com interface with multilingual search
• Future roadmap — larger dictionary support, device contacts integration for smarter suggestions, word-break support for Southeast Asian languages, and website localization
• Funding and team update — an honest look at budget cuts, team changes, and the project's ongoing commitment to free access for language communities worldwide

This webinar covers new features in Audio Project Manager (APM) versions 4.2 and 4.3, including:

• Permissions and assignments — control who can work on each step of your oral Bible translation workflow
• Faith Bridge integration — an AI tool that answers Bible translation questions in up to 100 languages using Aquifer resources
• AI tools — noise reduction, voice conversion, and speech recognition
• Bible Brain integration — pull audio scripture with verse-timing alignment into your project
• Akuo publishing — incremental publishing to an audio-first app for non-literate audiences

This webinar demonstrates FLExTrans translating Bible chapters, covers setup for language pairs, discusses ideal use cases, and shares success stories from the Philippines.