Paratext 8 was released in April of 2017, almost 5 years ago. It was a radical change. Every project needed to be migrated in a joint effort of all the team members. It took a long time for people to complete the migration to Paratext 8, and no doubt these same people are wary of future upgrades. The major change between 7 and 8 was hard not only on field teams, but also on those of us providing support. That is why we’ve done everything possible to avoid this scenario again, going forward.
We made sure that the move from Paratext 8 to 9 required no migration, and even assured that you could continue to work in 8 or 9 on the same data. Paratext 9 has been appreciated by many, and continues to make improvements to the tasks that translators do on a regular basis. It has seen upgrades to 9.1 and 9.2, all while continuing to work with Paratext 8. …
Many printed Bibles use small bits of explanatory information in cross-references and footnotes to make them more helpful for the reader. Some examples of these are LXX, Septuagint, Original text, Greek version, See, See note in verse, Compare, and Verse. Many more are possible. Paratext has a way to help you be consistent in your use of these small bits of information. For instance, you would want to use either LXX or Septuagint as a cross reference label in your project, but not both. Paratext calls these small bits of explanatory information “Extra Material.” In this article, we will talk more about Extra Material, including how to reference it properly in Paratext.
If extra material is defined correctly in the Scripture Reference Settings then they will pass Paratext’s Scripture reference checks. …
It is our great privilege to announce the release of Paratext 9.2! On behalf of the entire development team, we hope that this software is a blessing to you in your work.
Follow the download link or keep reading below to learn What’s New in Paratext 9.2.
Paratext 9.2 includes major feature upgrades for Study Bible Authoring. Older Study Bible projects can be migrated to the new, greatly improved, Study Bible Additions (SBA) project type. The new improvements add greater versatility, fix many old bugs, and provide much greater performance than the older Study Bible project format. We think you will love it! Detailed SBA improvements are linked below.
In Paratext 9.2 (and later), there are three types of Study Bible projects: …
We’ve picked some of the most important things for you to know about Paratext and included them in this article. Read below for helpful info, tips, and tricks!
There are currently 9801 active Paratext users, coming from 390 organizations.
The Paratext Registry now contains projects in a total of 3,160 languages.
We are working hard to remove barriers to using Paratext. In the soon to be released Paratext 9.2, the Greek and Hebrew texts have been made available to ALL users. That means that anybody can install Paratext and gain access to 277 open access resources and the original language texts. You can now offer Paratext to Bible students and seminaries to help with their research and learning!
We also encourage anyone who wishes to translate Scripture into a minority language to apply for the Translator Tier of Paratext, provided they commit to translating in a way that is clear and accurate. …
Please read our important announcement for Paratext 8 users. Ongoing support for Paratext 8 ended on Dec 31, 2021. Paratext 8 will continue to work with Paratext 9, but our focus is now on improving Paratext 9.
We hope you are able to upgrade to Paratext 9 soon.
