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{{Short description|Religious electronic publisher}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Olive Tree Bible Software
|logo =
|foundation = {{Start date|2000}}
|location = [[Spokane, Washington]]
|genre = [[e-book]]s, [[digital library]], [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]]
|industry = [[Software]]
|products = Bibles, commentaries, devotionals, Greek and Hebrew tools, Bible dictionaries, Christian eBooks for computers
|homepage = {{URL|www.olivetree.com}}
}}

{{Infobox software
| name = The Bible Study App
| logo =
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| author = Olive Tree Bible Software
| developer =
| released =
| latest release version = 6.0.16.1875
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2015|09|15}}
| latest preview version =
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| programming language =
| operating system = Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, iOS, Android
| platform = [[Windows 10]], [[Mac OS X|Macintosh OS X 10.10]], [[iPhone]], [[iPad]], [[iPod Touch]], Android Tablet/Phone, Kindle Fire
| language = English
| genre = [[Biblical software]]
| license = Olive Tree License
| website = {{URL|olivetree.com}}
}}

'''Olive Tree Bible Software''' creates [[Biblical software]] and [[mobile app]]s, and is an electronic publisher of [[Bible]] versions, study tools, [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]] tools, and Christian eBooks for mobile, tablet, and desktop devices. The firm is headquartered in [[Spokane, Washington]] and is a member of the [[Evangelical Christian Publishers Association]] (ECPA). Olive Tree currently supports [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iPad]], [[iPhone]], [[Macintosh]], [[Windows]], and personal computer devices.

==History==
In 1984, Drew Haninger began development via a student project on a [[monochrome monitor|monochrome]] personal computer.

During the 1980s and 1990s, engineering was focused on a multilingual word processor and programs for searching the [[Bible]].

In August 1998, the first BibleReader(TM) was released for [[Palm OS]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bible Tree Software History|url=https://www.olivetree.com/press/history.php|accessdate=28 Sep 2015}}</ref>

In 1999, the BibleReader for [[Pocket PC]], running the [[Windows Mobile]] operating system, was released.

The company continued to grow and, in 2000 assumed the name Olive Tree Bible Software.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Bible Tree Software|url=https://www.olivetree.com/press/|accessdate=28 Sep 2015}}</ref>

As the mobile device market continued to expand, the BibleReader was released for [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[BlackBerry]], [[iOS]] ([[iPhone]], [[iPod Touch]], [[iPad]]) [[Smartphone]]s, and [[Symbian]] operating systems.

{{As of|2011}}, Olive Tree had over 20 employees. In November 2011, Olive Tree announced the release of BibleReader for Mac. In December 2011, the Windows PC version was released.

On 5 May 2014, [[HarperCollins]] announced it had acquired Olive Tree, with Drew Haninger moving to an advisory role.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barto|first=Jolene|title=HarperCollins Christian Publishing acquires Olive Tree|url=http://www.harpercollinschristian.com/2014/05/harpercollins-christian-publishing-acquires-olive-tree/|accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref>

On 11 September 2020, Gospel Technologies, owned by Olive Tree's Vice President of Operations Steven Cummings, acquired Olive Tree from HarperCollins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gospel Technologies LLC Acquires Olive Tree Bible Software|url=https://www.olivetree.com/press/pressrelease09112020.php|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Olive Tree Bible Software|language=en}}</ref>

==Bible+==
Olive Tree is best known for its Bible+ application<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bible Study App|url=https://www.olivetree.com/bible-study-apps/|accessdate=28 Sep 2015}}</ref> (formerly called BibleReader), a software tool designed for reading and searching electronic books. Recent enhancements include bookmarks, personal notes, highlighting, and auto-scrolling. Font sizes, colors, and the application display can be customized. Bible+ uses a markup language called Olive Tree Markup Language (OTML).

==Bible resources==
Olive Tree Bible Software provides a broad catalogue of over 1000 Bible resources, including audio Bibles, Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, devotionals, ebooks, multimedia, and Strong's numbering system. Some of the most notable resources include the [[Amplified Bible]] (AMP), [[Authorized King James Version]] (KJV), [[Darby Bible]] (DBY), [[English Standard Version]] (ESV), The [[ESV Study Bible]] (ESVSB), [[Holman Christian Standard Bible]] (HCSB), [[New American Standard Bible]] (NASB), [[New International Version]] (NIV), [[New King James Version]] (NKJV), [[New Living Translation]] (NLT), [[NLT Study Bible]], and [[New Revised Standard Version]] (NRSV).

===Languages===
Bibles are also available in various languages, including English, French, German, and Spanish. Ancient language resources include: the [[Novum Testamentum Graece]] (NA27) Greek New Testament with morphological information and UBS dictionary; the [[Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia]], the Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament/Hebrew Bible with the Groves-Wheeler Westminster Hebrew Morphology and an abridged BDB dictionary; the [[Qumran]] (non-biblical) texts with morphological information, lexical glosses, and an abridged BDB dictionary; and the [[Septuagint]] with morphological information and the LEH dictionary. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

===Publishers===
Olive Tree has continued to work with several Christian publishers, such as [[AMG International]], [[Baker Publishing Group]], [[Eerdmans]], [[Good News Publishers]], [[Moody Publishers]], [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]], and [[Zondervan]].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

===Authors===
Olive Tree offers resources by several recent authors, including [[Gary Chapman (author)|Gary Chapman]], [[Mark Dever]], [[Wayne Grudem]], [[John F. MacArthur]], [[Beth Moore]], [[John Piper (theologian)|John Piper]], [[R. C. Sproul]], [[Chuck Swindoll]], and [[Rick Warren]], and the classic authors [[John Calvin]] and [[Matthew Henry]].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.olivetree.com}}

===Reviews===
* [http://zacharyklein.blogspot.com/2011/01/biblereader-5-on-iphone-take-1.html Introducing BibleReader 5]
* [http://biblische.blogspot.com/2011/01/now-released-biblereader-50.html Hebrew screen shots from BibleReader ]
* [http://www.richimages.net/?p=3580 Overview of Olive Tree’s BibleReader 5.0 App for iPad, iPhone]

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[[Category:Electronic Bibles]]
[[Category:Digital library software]]
[[Category:Christian publishing companies]]
[[Category:Publishing companies established in 2000]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Companies based in Spokane, Washington]]

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