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Empowering Communities Through Technology

We provide the technical foundation and linguistic expertise for every community to flourish in the digital age.

Language Equity

People flourish when they can communicate in their own language. We build the tools to make that possible.

Local Partnership

We equip communities with the technical tools they need to reach their own language development goals.

Global Infrastructure

We share expert data and open-source resources to help every language community reach its full, God-given potential.

Document & Translate

Publish & Distribute

Write & Communicate

Software & Standards

We rely on open tools and processes to develop and support over 50 linguistic and translation products, including:

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Recent Posts

Reading App Builder
28 July 2026

Reading App Builder 14.3.1 Released

Reading App Builder 14.3.1 has been released. Please refer to the Release Notes for more details.… read more

Scripture App Builder
28 July 2026

Scripture App Builder 14.3.1 Released

Scripture App Builder 14.3.1 has been released. Please refer to the Release Notes for more details.… read more

FieldWorks
24 July 2026

FieldWorks 9.3.10

Release Date: July 24, 2026 For more specifics about version 9.3 and the changes included in it, see the Release notes.… read more