By sewhite
Windows
Windows 8 or later with 8GB of RAM. (Paratext will run with 4GB RAM or even less, but it would be better not to run other programs at the same time.)
Linux
Paratext 9 can be installed in an Ubuntu or Wasta Linux LTS (long-term support) version.
For info, see packages.sil.org
By sewhite
Paratext 9 version numbering works like Paratext 8 numbering – 9.0.x.y
If x is between 1 and 49, it is an alpha. Alpha versions are for early adopters only and are usually not fully featured or fully functional. They should not be used with live project data.
If x is Between 50 and 99 it is a beta. Beta versions are more functional, more feature-complete and stable than an alpha and may be appropriate to use with live projects. Sometimes a beta is offered as a “release candidate” to indicate it is a relatively stable beta version. Release candidates are the final beta versions before stable release versions. … read more
By sewhite
No. Paratext 8 and Paratext 9 share the same data structure, so projects won’t require migration from Paratext 8 to Paratext 9. Members working on a shared project can use Paratext 8 or Paratext 9 and share changes with each other.
By sewhite
Yes, anyone can download, install, and use Paratext, but registration is mandatory. For people who are not vetted as having a role in Bible translation there are limitations, explained on the registration page of this site.
By sewhite
A lot of the functionality in Paratext 9 is the same, but there have been significant changes to the menus, how windows work and how to open things. Paratext 9 also includes Enhanced Resources, texts with information about the underlying Greek or Hebrew words.
An awkwardness of using Paratext since it began is how the menus change or apply depending on what your active project is. How often have you gone looking for a command, or realized you just ran a check or tool on the wrong project because you forgot what you’d last clicked in? In Paratext 9, this confusion is minimized because the menu commands applying to specific projects are launched from that project window. Menus for global Paratext functions are launched from the top left icon. Menus are not displayed when not needed, giving you more room for text. … read more