Gospel Library app for Desktop PC

Is there a Gosple Library application for the Desktop PC yet? I use the Android version all the time, but also have a Netbook that's not connected to the internet all the time. It would be beneficial to access the Gospel Library books from a database on my netbook.
A netbook is very similar in functionality to an Android or Blackberry device. Are there plans for this?

The short answers are no, there is no desktop application like this, and no, we have heard of no plans.

This has been discussed previously in the thread Gospel Library (Local Desktop Client).

The church has LDS View 7.1 which is the scriptures. At http://www.lds.org/manual/epub?lang=eng ,the manuals are available in electronic Epub format. There are free Epub readers available for the PC. My personal choice for the PC is YanCEware desktop. It is available at http://www.yanceydesktop.com/ . The books are available at http://www.thecoffeys.net/ebooks/defaul ... y&type=All . The Coffeys site has both church and non church publications. It is extensive. If you have the Gospelink 2001 collection, those books can be converted to the YanCEware format with YanCElink, a free converter program. I currently have almost 1600 books on my netbook. Reveal Reader is a android app that will read YanCEware format books on your android device. There are a lot of options. Calibre is another option. You can check it out at http://calibre-ebook.com/about .

I just saw this thread, but had posted in another. As I am greatful for LDS View I feel that it in no way is as functional as the Gospel Library Mobile Apps. I'm sure that there are many users who would love to have a desktop version. All the groundwork has allready been laid by the development of the mobile apps. I do not develope software so I can only assume that it wouldn't be extremely hard to port the existing work to another platform. I really appreciate the work that has been put into Gospel Library and would like to voice my need for a desktop version with the same functionality found in the mobile apps (especially sync for notes and cross references). Thanks for all the hard work that has allready been put into making the scriptures so accessible to the masses. Keep up the great work!

ryan.haver wrote:I really appreciate the work that has been put into Gospel Library and would like to voice my need for a desktop version with the same functionality found in the mobile apps (especially sync for notes and cross references).

The original post in this thread was concerned about Gospel Library access when not connected to the Internet, which is a valid use case, but please note that if you do have an Internet connection, the My Study Notebook feature on lds.org (on the Tools menu) gives you much of the same capability. It will sync with your mobile applications.

aebrown wrote:The original post in this thread was concerned about Gospel Library access when not connected to the Internet, which is a valid use case, but please note that if you do have an Internet connection, the My Study Notebook feature on lds.org (on the Tools menu) gives you much of the same capability. It will sync with your mobile applications.

Seriously? That is awesome, what great news! Sorry for the double post. I know that as a moderator it's annoying to have people do that. I never took the time to check out "My Study Notebook" I will now use it daily. I am very impressed with the way the church is advancing with it's use of technology. Thank for the quick response. Have a great week!

jux install blue stack.....it allows u to run andriod app on ur pc and u can get gospel library on ur desktop as far as u hav that software installed

cyrilbrains wrote:jux install blue stack.....it allows u to run andriod app on ur pc and u can get gospel library on ur desktop as far as u hav that software installed

Thanks for the tip. The reference is to BlueStacks, which does seem to let you run many Android apps on Windows or Mac. I tried Gospel Library under Windows and it worked fine.

This also gives you an easy way to do screen shots if you want to report a bug.

With Windows 8 now deployed and the rise of tablet PC's I'm really surprised there hasn't been more interest in this. The website is nice but it is not optimized at all like a dedicated app can be.

Just throwing it out there - you will literally have millions upon millions of people accessing to the new Microsoft store for "metro" apps. If you had Gospel Library and LDS Tools it would be huge. Within a year or two, the install base for Windows 8 will exceed Android and iOS combined.

I'd also point out that accessing lds.org isn't always feasible at Church. We have just installed wifi but access is very limited to select folks. The average person sporting a new Windows 8 tablet wouldn't be able to use lds.org unless they were on a cellular data plan.

@bjcoleman: I am 100% AGREED! Windows 8 is going to revolutionize the way that PC user access apps and I sincerely hope that Gospel Library, LDS Tools, and MORMON CHANNEL will all be given top priority to find their way there. For all of the negative press going around about Windows 8, it still is the standard OS shipping for Windows PCs worldwide as of two days ago. There are going to be MILLIONS of users within the year, no matter how much criticism it receives. And this, I truly believe, is going to push the Windows phone into the open for the first time. This is an emerging market that is going to explode and we can't toy with it anymore and treat it like Microsoft is just going to flop overnight. That is NOT going to happen.

[Disclosure: I work for Microsoft]

In the mobile phone market space I would agree that WP7/8 will likely not catch Android or iOS, at least not in any foreseeable future. The Windows 8 ecosystem will, however, surpass the Android and iOS user base. Windows 8 already has >1% of the desktop market share after ~2 months of release.

The nice thing about the Win8 ecosystem is that your back-end code will work across all platforms, just compile for x86, x64 and ARM. The front-end UI needs a little tweaking for the various format sizes. Makes developing apps from phone thru desktop easier.

Thanks for the tip about bluestacks. May use that until an official Win8 Gospel Library is out.

I have just downloaded BlueStacks on my PC and now have access to Gospel Library and LDS Tools on my PC Win7. It is a Beta site at the moment, but seems to work just fine. It takes a few seconds for either program to load but that is ok. All loads well, sets up well, set me up for new drivers for my Nvideo card, so it works.

I'm not sure how new it is, but I went into the Microsoft Store that comes with Windows 8.1 and did a search and found the LDS Gospel Library, the price was free. It downloaded in less than a minute and works great. The functionality is different from the versions for iOS, but is overall fairly intuitive. It has the feel of a first release, but if Windows 8 or 8.1 is your only OS, you now have another choice. I'm certain it will mature quickly.

This thread is pretty old but the gospel library is available for download. https://tech.lds.org/blog/646-gospel-li ... -available

jj_floreland27 wrote:This thread is pretty old but the gospel library is available for download. https://tech.lds.org/blog/646-gospel-li ... -available

Yes, things have changed in nearly the two years since the prior post.

But before anyone gets their hopes up, it's for Windows 8.1/10 only. There's no plans to make a version available for 7 or XP.

Here is Gospel Library for PC:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/a ... zdncrfj2k4

Compatible only with:
Windows 10
Windows 8.1

Would someone mind calling me about the Gospel Library for PC. I have quite a few questions. Please! Thank
you much.
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tradehead wrote:Would someone mind calling me about the Gospel Library for PC. I have quit a few questions. Please! Thank
you much.

The forum does not offer private support.

jrdurham9 wrote:A netbook is very similar in functionality to an Android or Blackberry device. Are there plans for this?

Devices running Windows 8.1 and above can download and install Gospel Library for Windows from the Windows Store.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p ... zdncrfj2k4

Devices running Windows 10 can download and install Gospel Library for Windows 10 Beta from the Windows Store.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p ... zdncrdfdcd

There are no plans to make the app available on versions of Windows prior to Windows 8.1. Further, the Windows 8.1 version of the app will not be supported for very long after the release of Gospel Library for Windows 10.

Here is the Windows desktop version of LDS Gospel Library, compatible with Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p ... quirements

Maybe this is common knowledge, but I know I just thought to check for a desktop application today. I have used the mobile versions of Gospel Library for many years, as well as the online version at lds.org. The desktop application has the same feel and similar functionality to the mobile version(s).

I agree with many other users. Please make a desktop version of Gospel library. : )

catherinejunelunt wrote:I agree with many other users. Please make a desktop version of Gospel library. : )

There already is a Win10 version of GL. Unlike the Android and iOS versions, this is an all-volunteer efforts. They could probably use more volunteer coders.