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Offline-first, keyboard-driven, fast.\n\n## Features\n\n- **4-panel reader** — Books, Chapters, Verses, and Scripture in a clean terminal layout\n- **Keyboard + mouse navigation** — Vim-style (`h/j/k/l`) keys and mouse click/scroll\n- **Full-text search** — FTS5-powered search with BM25 ranking via `/` key\n- **Bookmarks** — Save and navigate to bookmarked verses (`b`/`B`)\n- **Highlights** — Color-highlight verses with toggle visibility (`H`/`g`/`G`)\n- **Notes** — Attach notes to any verse with a multi-line editor (`n`/`N`)\n- **5 themes** — Slate, Midnight, Parchment, Gospel, Terminal — cycle with `t`\n- **Help menu** — Tabbed overlay with full keybinding reference (`?`)\n- **Multiple translations** — KJV bundled offline; additional translations via YouVersion API\n- **Animated splash screen** — Ichthys ASCII art with fade-in animation\n- **Random verse** — `r` in the TUI or `selah random` from the CLI\n- **Session persistence** — Reading position, theme, and translation restored on relaunch\n- **Fully offline** — KJV Bible data is embedded in the binary; no network requests at runtime\n- **Cross-platform** — macOS (ARM) and Linux (ARM)\n\n## Installation\n\n### Homebrew\n\n```bash\nbrew tap jeremycastanza/selah\nbrew install selah\n```\n\n### Shell installer\n\n```bash\ncurl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/jeremycastanza/selah/releases/latest/download/selah-installer.sh | sh\n```\n\n### Build from source\n\nRequires the [Rust toolchain](https://rustup.rs) (edition 2024).\n\n```bash\ncargo build --release\n# Binary: target/release/selah\n```\n\n## Usage\n\n```bash\nselah              # launch the TUI\nselah random       # print a random verse to stdout\nselah --no-banner  # skip the splash screen\n```\n\n### Keybindings\n\n| Key | Action |\n|-----|--------|\n| `h/j/k/l` or arrows | Navigate panels and lists |\n| `Enter` | Select / confirm |\n| `/` | Open search |\n| `b` | Bookmark current verse |\n| `B` | Open bookmarks list |\n| `H` | Highlight current verse |\n| `g` | Toggle highlight visibility |\n| `G` | Open highlights list |\n| `n` | Add/edit note on current verse |\n| `N` | Open notes list |\n| `v` | Open translation picker |\n| `t` | Cycle theme |\n| `r` | Random verse |\n| `S` | Open settings |\n| `?` | Open help menu |\n| `q` | Quit (with confirmation) |\n| `Esc` | Close overlay |\n\n## Platform Support\n\n| Platform | Status |\n|----------|--------|\n| macOS (ARM) | Supported |\n| Linux (ARM) | Supported |\n| macOS (x86) | Not built in CI; compiles from source |\n| Linux (x86) | Not built in CI; compiles from source |\n| Windows | Not supported (WSL may work) |\n\n## Additional Translations\n\nSelah bundles the KJV for fully offline use. To access additional translations (ESV, NIV, NLT, etc.), you need a [YouVersion Platform](https://developers.youversion.com) API key.\n\n### Getting a YouVersion Platform App Key\n\n1. Go to [developers.youversion.com](https://developers.youversion.com)\n2. Sign in or create an account\n3. Create a new application\n4. Copy your **App Key** from the application dashboard\n\n### Adding Your Key to Selah\n\n**Option A — In the app:**\n\n1. Press `S` to open Settings\n2. Press `K` to edit the API key\n3. Paste your key and press `Enter`\n\n**Option B — Environment variable:**\n\n```bash\nexport SELAH_YVP_APP_KEY=\"your-app-key-here\"\n```\n\nOnce configured, press `v` to open the translation picker and select from available translations.\n\n## Tech Stack\n\n| Layer | Technology |\n|-------|------------|\n| Language | Rust (edition 2024) |\n| TUI framework | [Ratatui](https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui) 0.29 + crossterm |\n| Data | SQLite via [rusqlite](https://github.com/rusqlite/rusqlite) (bundled) |\n| Bible data | [scrollmapper/bible_databases](https://github.com/scrollmapper/bible_databases) (MIT) |\n| CLI | [clap](https://github.com/clap-rs/clap) |\n| Distribution | [cargo-dist](https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist) + Homebrew tap |\n\n## Docs\n\n- [`docs/architecture.md`](docs/architecture.md) — System design\n- [`docs/decisions.md`](docs/decisions.md) — Architecture Decision Records\n- [`docs/technical/deployment.md`](docs/technical/deployment.md) — Build and release process\n\n## License\n\nGPL-3.0\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fjeremycastanza%2Fselah","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fjeremycastanza%2Fselah","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fjeremycastanza%2Fselah/lists"}