SIL Language Technology

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Recent Posts

FieldWorks
10 April 2026

FieldWorks Version 9.3.8

Release Date: Apr 10, 2026 For more specifics about version 9.3 and the changes included in it, see the Beta Release notes. If all goes wwell, we bill be reclassifying this as a stable release soon.… read more

Scripture Forge
7 April 2026

Improved error handling and clearer error messages

Improvements: Better error messages are now shown when importing questions from spreadsheets that are missing required columns. Bug Fixes: The formatting options button no longer appears on the draft … read more

Scripture Forge
31 March 2026

Sign-up form now hosted on the Scripture Forge site

New Features: The sign‑up form for draft generation is now hosted directly on the Scripture Forge site rather than linking to an external Smartsheet form. Source and reference projects can now be sele… read more