SACRED v0.2.3

SACRED v0.2.3

Personal Bible study app with rich text notes, commentary, and sermon management.

Downloads

• SACRED-*-arm64.dmg - macOS Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
• SACRED-*-x64.dmg - macOS Intel

Requirements

• macOS 10.12 or later
• ESV translation requires API key (get one at https://api.esv.org/)

Notes

• Database stored in ~/Library/Application Support/sacred/sacred.db
• App is not code-signed; you may need to right-click → Open on first launch

SACRED v0.2.2

SACRED v0.2.2

Personal Bible study app with rich text notes, commentary, and sermon management.

Downloads

• SACRED-*-arm64.dmg - macOS Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
• SACRED-*-x64.dmg - macOS Intel

Requirements

• macOS 10.12 or later
• ESV translation requires API key (get one at https://api.esv.org/)

Notes

• Database stored in ~/Library/Application Support/sacred/sacred.db
• App is not code-signed; you may need to right-click → Open on first launch

SACRED v0.2.1

SACRED v0.2.1

Personal Bible study app with rich text notes, commentary, and sermon management.

Downloads

• SACRED-*-arm64.dmg - macOS Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
• SACRED-*-x64.dmg - macOS Intel

Requirements

• macOS 10.12 or later
• ESV translation requires API key (get one at https://api.esv.org/)

Notes

• Database stored in ~/Library/Application Support/sacred/sacred.db
• App is not code-signed; you may need to right-click → Open on first launch

SACRED v0.2.0

SACRED v0.2.0

Personal Bible study app with rich text notes, commentary, and sermon management.

What's New

• Scroll-to-Match Navigation: Search results now scroll to matched content with highlight animation
• Sermon Series Management: Full support for grouping sermons into series with sidebar browser
• Inline Clear Buttons: Remove topic, tags, and series assignments without opening dropdowns
• Alphabetical Topic Sorting: Topics sorted A-Z with locale-aware internationalization
• Illustration Duplicate Detection: MD5-based detection of reused illustrations across sermons
• Token-Efficient MCP Tools: New metadata-only tools to reduce token usage

See CHANGELOG.md for full details.

Downloads

• SACRED-0.2.0-arm64.dmg - macOS Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
• SACRED-0.2.0-x64.dmg - macOS Intel

Installation Note

The app is not code-signed. On first launch:

1. Right-click the app → Open, or
2. Run xattr -cr /Applications/SACRED.app in Terminal

Requirements

• macOS 10.12 or later
• ESV translation requires API key (get one at https://api.esv.org/)
• Database stored in ~/Library/Application Support/sacred/sacred.db

SACRED v0.1.0

SACRED v0.1.0

Personal Bible study app with rich text notes, commentary, and sermon management.

Features

• ESV and WEB Bible translations (WEB available offline)
• Rich text note editor with verse attachments
• Systematic theology integration with doctrine linking
• Topic taxonomy for organizing notes
• Inline tags (illustrations, applications, quotes, etc.)
• Dark/light theme support

Downloads

• SACRED-0.1.0-arm64.dmg - macOS Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
• SACRED-0.1.0-x64.dmg - macOS Intel

Requirements

• macOS 10.12 or later
• ESV translation requires API key (get one at https://api.esv.org/)

Notes

• Database stored in ~/Library/Application Support/sacred/sacred.db
• App is not code-signed; you may need to right-click → Open on first launch

v0.0.9 - Note Search, Study Sessions & Sermon Prep

What's New

Note Search

• Full-text search across all note titles and content
• Keyboard shortcut: Cmd+Shift+F (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+F (Windows)
• Instant results with highlighted matches

Study Session Tracking

• Auto-logs Bible chapters, doctrines, and notes viewed
• Builds context for Claude to understand your study patterns

MCP Tools for Claude (7 new tools)

Study History:

• get_recent_sessions - Recent study sessions
• get_study_summary - Aggregated statistics
• find_related_sessions - Related sessions by book/doctrine
• get_last_studied - When you last studied something

Sermon Preparation:

• get_similar_sermons - Find past sermons
• compile_illustrations_for_topic - Gather illustrations
• generate_sermon_structure - Generate sermon outline scaffold

Fixes

• Sidebar collapse now properly fills space

Downloads

• SACRED-0.0.9-arm64.dmg - Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
• SACRED-0.0.9.dmg - Intel Macs

v0.0.8

What's New

Added

• Note Type Indicators in Right Panel: Visual indicators showing note type (note, commentary, sermon) in NoteCard and NoteEditor
  • NoteCard: Shows type icon badge and colored left border accent
  • NoteEditor: Shows type badge with label in header
  • New reusable NoteTypeIndicator component
• Systematic Theology Backup/Restore: Full data management in Settings
  • Export: Download all doctrine data as JSON
  • Import: Load doctrine data from JSON file
  • Delete All: Remove all doctrine data with confirmation
• Resizable Sidebar: Drag handle to resize sidebar width with persistence

Fixed

• Scripture search now accepts book names without chapter (e.g., "John" → John 1)

Downloads

File	Architecture
SACRED-0.0.8-arm64.dmg	Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
SACRED-0.0.8-x64.dmg	Intel

SACRED v0.0.7

What's New

Systematic Theology Backup/Restore

• Export: Download all doctrine data as JSON
• Import: Load doctrine data from JSON file
• Delete All: Remove all doctrine data with confirmation (warns about annotation loss)
• Separate from Notes backup for cleaner data management

Bug Fixes

• Scripture search now accepts book names without chapter (e.g., "John" → John 1)

Downloads

File	Platform
SACRED-0.0.7-arm64.dmg	Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
SACRED-0.0.7-x64.dmg	Intel Mac

Installation

1. Download the DMG for your Mac type
2. Open the DMG and drag SACRED to Applications
3. On first launch, right-click → Open (to bypass Gatekeeper)

v0.0.6 - Visual Distinction & Mac App Fixes

What's New

Added

• Visual Distinction for Note Types: Color coding and icons to distinguish notes, commentaries, and sermons
  • Sidebar tree: Each note shows a colored icon badge (blue pencil for notes, green book for commentaries, purple microphone for sermons)
  • Section tabs: Active tab displays type-specific color and icon
  • Colors adapt to light/dark theme
• Developer Experience: npm run dev:all script to start both servers with auto port cleanup

Fixed

• Import failing with "413 Payload Too Large" for larger backup files (increased limit to 100MB)
• Notes now sorted by verse range in NotesPanel (was incorrectly sorted by last updated)
• Sidebar, Bible reader, and Notes panel now scroll independently
• Mac app: Window can now be dragged by header, hamburger menu moved away from traffic lights
• Mac app: Import backup now works (was missing body size limit in Electron server)

Downloads

• SACRED-0.0.6-arm64.dmg - Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
• SACRED-0.0.6.dmg - Intel

v0.0.5 - Inline Tagging System

What's New

Inline Tagging System

• Highlight text within notes and apply semantic tags
• 5 default tag types: Illustration, Application, Key Point, Quote, Cross-Reference
• Create custom tag types with name, icon, and color
• Tag dropdown in editor toolbar

Browse by Tag

• New section in Topics sidebar
• View all tagged content grouped by type
• Search within tagged content
• Click to navigate directly to note

Highlight Visibility Toggle

• Eye icon in header to hide/show inline tag highlights
• Distraction-free reading mode
• Preference saved to localStorage

Backup System

• Export now includes custom inline tag types (v3 format)
• Import restores tag types and syncs tag index
• Backwards compatible with v2 backups

Bug Fixes

• Fixed note editor content mixing when switching notes
• Fixed Electron build (jsdom → cheerio for CommonJS compatibility)
• Added missing routes to Electron server

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Full Changelog: v0.0.3...v0.0.5