Companion Panel
Ten study modes alongside your Bible text
The Companion Panel occupies the right half of the Desk tab. A header bar at the top reads COMPANION PANEL, and a row of mode tabs below it switches between the ten available views.
Tabs at a glance
| Tab | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Commentary | Commentary entries for the current chapter, scrolling in sync with your selected verse |
| Strong's | Strong's lexicon entry for the last word you tapped, with the Hebrew or Greek definition |
| Dictionary | Plain dictionary lookup and cross-reference module picker |
| Encyclopedia | Bible encyclopedias and handbooks for looking up people, places and topics |
| Interlinear | Word-by-word Hebrew or Greek text with transliteration and Strong's numbers |
| Notes | All your notes, searchable, with quick access to verse-linked notes |
| Timeline | Biblical timeline anchored to the current book |
| Maps | Bible atlas and geographic place lookup backed by a locally installed atlas module |
| Web | Embedded browser for Blue Letter Bible, Biblehub, or your own sites |
| brIΛn | AI study assistant — ask questions about the passage using Claude, Ollama, or Apple Intelligence |
Opening the panel
The Companion Panel is always visible in the Desk tab. It cannot be hidden — this ensures verse taps and word lookups always have somewhere to display immediately.
Tapping a verse
Tapping a verse number in the Bible panel switches the Companion Panel to Commentary and scrolls it to that verse. Cross-references for the verse also load in the background and are available when you switch to the Notes tab.
Tapping a word
Tapping any word in a Strong's-tagged Bible switches the Companion Panel to the Strong's tab and displays the lexicon entry for that word.
Tapping the note icon
If a verse has notes, a small note icon appears to its right. Tapping it switches the Companion Panel to the Notes tab and shows all notes linked to that verse.