Correction…python and C++ maybe? It may be beyond my ability, but still, if/as 
I have time, I may pick through it.

 

From: sword-devel <[email protected]> on behalf of "Troy A. 
Griffitts" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from "applications"page

 

I've imported Nic's bitbucket repo to CrossWire at added his family's obituary 
here:

https://git.crosswire.org/main/pocketsword

I've updated the applications/handhelds list to note the passing of Nic, the 
unsupported status of the application and added a link to the source, in case 
anyone would like to pick up the project.

I am happy to make Bishop look and feel more like Pocketsword-- it seems people 
enjoyed the application.

Lord Jesus, thank You for Nic and the time You blessed us with sharing in 
service together with him.  Thank You for the others we've lost recently, 
including Chris Little.  May we all look forward with excited to the day we see 
You face to Face.

 

On 12/5/25 7:21 PM, Kahunapule Michael Johnson wrote:

I have given up hope of resurrecting PocketSword. Nic Carter did some wonderful 
things, and blessed us all with some fine Bible study software for a while. I 
trust he is doing well with our Father in Heaven.

 

I have made 3 attempts at resurrecting PocketSword. The first two were foiled 
not just by the learning curve of taking over someone else's code, but by some 
serious blocks in the Apple App Store. Because of iCloud entitlements of the 
app, we could not update the software without Nic's action, which he didn't 
have the time & energy to take. While we could fork & rename the project 
theoretically, the third attempt with a new volunteer will be a restart using 
fresh, modern multi-platform tools. We are still in the brain storming, design, 
and study stage. Lots of ideas are on the table. The first question is whether 
or not we really need a new and/or improved FLOSS Bible study app. I think that 
the answer is "Yes".

 

In the mean time, it pains me to say it, but please remove PocketSword from the 
Crosswire software page. For now, I heartily recommend Bishop. And I hope to 
have something more cheerful to announce later.

 

On 12/5/25 05:50, Chad Uretsky wrote:

I am very saddened to hear that. May God bless his family. The Sword Project 
has been a blessing to me for a couple of decades now, and I am truly thankful 
for all who work on it.

 

 

From: sword-devel <[email protected]> on behalf of David Haslam 
<[email protected]>
Reply-To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
To: sword-devel mailing list <[email protected]>
Cc: Kahunapule Michael Johnson <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from "applications"page

 

Sad to report that PocketSword developer Nic Carter died on 25 October 2025. 

 

Maybe Michael Johnson can find someone to revive the project?

 

Your brother in Christ 

 

David

 

Sent from Proton Mail for iOS

 

 

On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 15:00, Chad Uretsky <[email protected]> wrote:

I’d love to see PocketSword come back. It was a great tool, and there are few 
others out there (if any) that measure up to it. 

  

From: sword-devel <[email protected]> on behalf of Karl 
Kleinpaste <[email protected]>
Reply-To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
To: sword devel <[email protected]>
Subject: [sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from "applications" page 

  

PocketSword has fallen off the iOS/iPadOS support wagon due to being too old of 
a build.
But PS is still listed on the applications page as the first element for 
handhelds. It should be removed. 
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