Logos 8 Is Here (Official Announcement)!
I’m pleased to announce that Logos 8 is now available for purchase online, over the phone (888-875-9491), and by email (sales@logos.com).
I’m thrilled about what our team has built for you and can’t wait for you to try it. It’s my hope and prayer that you’ll love it and be helped by it in significant ways in your preaching, teaching, education, ministry, marriage, family, personal study, and in all the spheres of influence God has placed you in.
It’s available in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Chinese.
It’s also launching on desktop (Windows and macOS), mobile (iOS and Android), and the web at https://app.logos.com/. Not all features are available on every platform, but we’ve worked hard to deliver a consistent experience regardless of the platform you’re on, making it easier for you to continue your study no matter where you are and which device you have with you.
The goal of Logos 8 is to deliver better Bible study for the whole Church—regardless of your occupation, your role in your church, your progress in your spiritual journey, your needs, your budget, the language you speak, where you live, or what devices you use.
Our mission at Faithlife is to use technology to equip the Church to grow in the light of the Bible, and our vision is to increase biblical literacy and accessibility for every Christian around the world.
It’s my desire and prayer that God would bless Logos 8 in your life and use it to these ends as it pleases him.
Here are some links you may find helpful as you learn about Logos 8 and its new features and libraries:
As you explore Logos 8 and learn the ropes, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us and let us know how we can make your transition as smooth as possible. We’re available to help you through the following channels:
- here on the forums
- by email at cs@logos.com
- over the phone at 800-875-6467
We’re looking forward to serving you.
Phil
Phil Gons
Vice President of Bible Study Product
Faithlife Corporate
Makers of Logos Bible Software
phil@faithlife.com
360-685-2314
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All the best on your launch. I hope it is very successful.
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Congratulations on a brilliant piece of work!
גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה
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What about for Faithlife Connect (Logos Now) subscribers? I got an email about the new features. Thanks! But, what does it mean? Is there an update to the software that comes with the features?
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Bill Cook said:
Is there an update to the software that comes with the features?
Yes - Faithlife Connect subscribers get access to the Logos 8 software when they install it. Details to get it should be in the email you received.
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Email that was sent to Connect subscribers:
Logos 8 is here, and you can start using the new features before anyone else. Click below to add the new features to your account. You’ll be asked to check out, but there will be no charge to you.
A Big Change to Notes
As a Faithlife Connect subscriber, ordinarily you’d get a major update like this automatically. However, there are big changes to the Notes tool in this release, so we’re giving you a chance to opt in to see the improvements we’ve made.We think you’ll agree with one Logos 8 beta tester who said, “I love the new notes system—it is faster, allows you to quickly find and organize your notes, and it's all around more powerful.”
On November 5, we’ll migrate all Connect subscribers to the new Logos 8 features.
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As a connect subscriber I have not received an email and have never received the monthly connect subscriber email even though I am signed up to receive them,
Amy Esary said:Email that was sent to Connect subscribers:
Logos 8 is here, and you can start using the new features before anyone else. Click below to add the new features to your account. You’ll be asked to check out, but there will be no charge to you.
A Big Change to Notes
As a Faithlife Connect subscriber, ordinarily you’d get a major update like this automatically. However, there are big changes to the Notes tool in this release, so we’re giving you a chance to opt in to see the improvements we’ve made.We think you’ll agree with one Logos 8 beta tester who said, “I love the new notes system—it is faster, allows you to quickly find and organize your notes, and it's all around more powerful.”
On November 5, we’ll migrate all Connect subscribers to the new Logos 8 features.
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doc said:
As a connect subscriber I have not received an email and have never received the monthly connect subscriber email even though I am signed up to receive them,
Amy Esary said:Email that was sent to Connect subscribers:
Logos 8 is here, and you can start using the new features before anyone else. Click below to add the new features to your account. You’ll be asked to check out, but there will be no charge to you.
A Big Change to Notes
As a Faithlife Connect subscriber, ordinarily you’d get a major update like this automatically. However, there are big changes to the Notes tool in this release, so we’re giving you a chance to opt in to see the improvements we’ve made.We think you’ll agree with one Logos 8 beta tester who said, “I love the new notes system—it is faster, allows you to quickly find and organize your notes, and it's all around more powerful.”
On November 5, we’ll migrate all Connect subscribers to the new Logos 8 features.
Likewise. I've did not receive an email and have never received an email with information pertaining to me being a Connect User. I do receive other emails from them, but nothing ever about being a Connect User, specifically.
Cynthia
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Does the price I see have the 25 % taken off already??
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The price you see in your check-out cart should reflect the 25% discount for first time upgrader.
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We will check on our end to confirm you are receiving emails. Could you please check your spam and in your account settings make sure you have set to receive emails from us.
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Amy Esary said:
We will check on our end to confirm you are receiving emails. Could you please check your spam and in your account settings make sure you have set to receive emails from us.
HI Amy,
Definitely nothing in my spam folder. Thank you for checking.
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Hi Phil,
What's the plan for people who were on the Bible Works Upgrade package?
I've noticed the packages for people who had bibleworks have been modified, but CS are asking for the same price of the package that people who didn't have BW would have, which doesn't seem right to me.
Fred
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Amy Esary said:
We will check on our end to confirm you are receiving emails. Could you please check your spam and in your account settings make sure you have set to receive emails from us.
Amy, there may be a problem with the settings. A couple months ago I checked my settings. I was receiving Connect emails but the option was NOT checked. I checked that option and the following month I did not receive my Connect email. I did a reset on my settings and re-selected everything and I am waiting to see whether I get anything this month. But the email preference was definitely inverted.
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Amy Esary said:
We will check on our end to confirm you are receiving emails. Could you please check your spam and in your account settings make sure you have set to receive emails from us.
Hello Amy: Sorry...I found mine. I have it set now to make sure they all come in to my main mailbox.
Cynthia
Romans 8:28-38
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Fred said:
I've noticed the packages for people who had bibleworks have been modified, but CS are asking for the same price of the package that people who didn't have BW would have, which doesn't seem right to me.
Have you tried using a different browser (not logged in to your account) to check prices?
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Do all formerly logos now subscribers get the upgrade free? Does this mean that we do not have to pay for the upgrade which gives all of the new features?
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Hi Steve,
See Amy's post above:
Email that was sent to Connect subscribers:
Logos 8 is here, and you can start using the new features before anyone else. Click below to add the new features to your account. You’ll be asked to check out, but there will be no charge to you.
A Big Change to Notes
As a Faithlife Connect subscriber, ordinarily you’d get a major update like this automatically. However, there are big changes to the Notes tool in this release, so we’re giving you a chance to opt in to see the improvements we’ve made.We think you’ll agree with one Logos 8 beta tester who said, “I love the new notes system—it is faster, allows you to quickly find and organize your notes, and it's all around more powerful.”
On November 5, we’ll migrate all Connect subscribers to the new Logos 8 features.
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HI John,
Thanks for the reply.
I have done what you indicated above. I have it on my desktop and laptop.
The question that I want to find out is: If we want to have the features whether we stay with faith life connect or not, as a former Logos Now client, will I still need to pay $133.49 for the full feature upgrade? Another words if I chose not to keep my subscription for faith life connect, would I lose the feature package?
Steve
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Steve
FL Connect provides you your current update to the L8 feature set and will continue to provide additional features as they are developed for L9. If your subscription expires you will lose the use of those features you do not have a permanent license for. If you are not comfortable with subscription services, then purchasing the feature set may be the right decision for you. If you like to see new features as they come out and plan on continuing your subscription, then FL Connect would be the way to go. That decision needs to be yours.
Sometimes there will be a free Logos package, such as basic etc, that has some features included. If you "purchase" that then you can secure some features going forward and probably reduce the feature set prices. L7 had one package that included a smaller feature set, not sure how L8 will work.
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John
Thanks for making this clear.
I am not planning on giving up my FL Connect, I just wanted to know what the options were I appreciate FL Connect providing these features.
Regards
Steve
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John Fidel said:
If you "purchase" that then you can secure some features going forward and probably reduce the feature set prices.
While Logos 8 Basic would provide access to features going forward, its access-only licensing won't affect dynamic pricing, as those features wouldn't be owned.
Thanks to FL for including Carta and a Hebrew audio bible in Logos 9!
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Thanks for clarifying Petah.
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Fred said:
Hi Phil,
What's the plan for people who were on the Bible Works Upgrade package?
I've noticed the packages for people who had bibleworks have been modified, but CS are asking for the same price of the package that people who didn't have BW would have, which doesn't seem right to me.
Fred
Hi Fred,
The intention for the BibleWorks packages was to offer BibleWorks users an opportunity to move to Logos without having to spend a lot of money to replace books they already owned as BibleWorks users.
The assumption is that once a BibleWorks user is on the Logos platform, they would upgrade to a regular base package level.
The current BW package offering is the same library but with L8 features. Again, the purpose is not for people who have already moved over to upgrade within the Logos platform, but to give people still coming from BibleWorks the opportunity to get the libraries with the current features.
Can you clarify what you are referring to regarding CS? Are you saying that you called them to get a price on the BW package and it wasn't the price you were expecting?
If you are looking to move from BibleWorks to Logos, the best way to do that is to call the sales department.
Let me know if that doesn't answer your questions.
Thanks,
Ben
Senior Director, Content Products
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Hey Ben,
I'm not sure I follow you fully. I recently purchased the bibleworks upgrade (As I had BW before they shut down) that package with the launch of Logos8 has now changed fairly significantly.
When I phoned up customer service, they wanted me to buy the full feature set, which is very different from the updated Bibleworks package and so I was seeking clarity about what Logos intentions was for that package, do you expect people who bought the BW Upgrade Package to upgrade again with the release of L8 to get the additional resources and features the package now has? If so how does that reflect the "deep" discounts that were available to people who were previously BW users?
To be clear, the changes to the BW Upgrade package aren't just the L8 Features, there are additional books that weren't in the old package which are there now.
Seems like it hasn't been thought through properly by Logos
Fred
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Fred said:
Hey Ben,
I'm not sure I follow you fully. I recently purchased the bibleworks upgrade (As I had BW before they shut down) that package with the launch of Logos8 has now changed fairly significantly.
When I phoned up customer service, they wanted me to buy the full feature set, which is very different from the updated Bibleworks package and so I was seeking clarity about what Logos intentions was for that package, do you expect people who bought the BW Upgrade Package to upgrade again with the release of L8 to get the additional resources and features the package now has? If so how does that reflect the "deep" discounts that were available to people who were previously BW users?
To be clear, the changes to the BW Upgrade package aren't just the L8 Features, there are additional books that weren't in the old package which are there now.
Seems like it hasn't been thought through properly by Logos
Fred
Hi Fred,
Give our sales department a call. You qualify for dynamic pricing on the BibleWorks packages. Perhaps that is the best way to handle this.
Senior Director, Content Products
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I upgraded yesterday, and I must say I'm very excited about learning all the new capabilities. I think the FL team has once again done a fantastic job keeping our favorite software up to date and powerful. As with any upgrade, some things have changed, so that means there's a learning curve, but that's okay, because that's the price of progress. Ultimately, if Logos helps us get more excited about the Bible (not the Bible software), then its purpose will have been achieved. FL team, thank you for everything you did to get us here!
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I'm surprised (pleasantly!) that it is much faster than 7. Looking forward to exploring more.
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Same here as well.
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Thank you for the wonderful update. I've been a little obsessed lately! It's been awhile since I've used my Logos because the previous one was on my iMac and useless. It froze up so many times that I gave up and stopped using it altogether.
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[Y] Totally agree!!!
In Christ,
Ken
Lenovo Yoga 7 15ITL5 Touch Screen; 11th Gen Intel i7 2.8Ghz; 12Gb RAM; 500Gb SDD;WIN 11
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Logos 8 has some good changes but I am disappointed you didn't keep more of items that were in Logos 7. I see when looking at the list of changes that were made there is the intent to bring those back sometime in the future. I hope that future is not far away. I like having info on upgrades and what they are for as well updates on the library and other features. Thanks for a great start. Cliff S
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I am grateful to see many new added features. I really like Canvas for inductive Bible study. However, I would like to see two features added.
First, I would like to print directly to my printer from Canvas. Secondly, I would like new features or items to be added. It would be greatly beneficial to use charts/tables (similar to what one can find in Microsoft Word) in order to provide a survey of a larger passage of Scripture. See the attachment for an example.
Thank you kindly for your consideration.
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You have taken most things that were in front of our face and hidden or buried it in menus or some kind of list. It is difficult enough to remember all of the features and to know what I have access to without hiding it. I have no idea what gets downloaded or updated because you have hidden inside something else or you don't display it at all. I liked having the updates being displayed at the top. Yes I have watch the tutorials but trying to remember where it is all at is a pain.
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Hi Cliff,
i am in my seventies, don’t like change and finding it increasingly difficult to remember Things.
Nevertheless, (after playing around with Logos 8 for a few weeks, watching videos and perusing these forums) I am now lobing and appreciating many of the chang3s and new features.
My prayer is that you would be able to get used to Logos 8 real quickly brother.
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I am also in my seventies and I have been playing around with Logos 8 also and there are changes I like and think they are big improvement. I was looking around last night and discovered a couple things that had already forgotten about. Hopefully I will be able to recall it in the future. While I know I can search the library for new books I have purchased I would like it to be more apparent that it has been downloade. I very much enjoy Logos and have on my laptop and on my iPad which tend use more due to its convenience. There are aspects of iOS that am not satisfied with either but I have many have the same dissatisfactions. Although its recent updates were a major improvement and make it easier to use. Howver I find that Faithlife is not the only company hiding things deeper into their programs instead of being able to easily see it at the top of the page. Change is a constant in life and in time I will adapt hopefully before they change it again.
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I just found out how to find recent downloads to my Logos Library. Maybe I am getting the hang of it.
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Cliff S said:
I just found out how to find recent downloads to my Logos Library. Maybe I am getting the hang of it.
[Y] Also in my seventies, and getting used to the new normal
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Keep learning - you’ll soon be on top of it!
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I've noticed the packages for people who had bibleworks have been modified, but CS are asking for the same price of the package that people who didn't have BW would have, which doesn't seem right to me.
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I'm presently downloading 1.20 Gigs of updates? Is this normal for an update?
MSI Pulse GL76-12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX3070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home
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It could be. Did you upgrade via free Basic Library? What was downloaded (v8.3 will show you what was downloaded, else look at the Last Updated column in Library)?.
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Sorry for the delayed reply Dave. I always get an email from Logos when a response comes in & for some reason didn't this time around.
I'm not sure what you mean by "via Basic Library." Logos just automatically began downloading. It was 8:3 that came down plus 117 updates & 9 updated Datasets. I'm guessing that indeed accounts for the 1.20 Gigs.
It was downloading when I threw out the question & not remembering a file that large before, it had me wondering what was coming.
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Bootjack said:
I'm not sure what you mean by "via Basic Library." Logos just automatically began downloading.
The question Dave was asking is "How did you acquire the L8 engine?" It should have been via one of three options:
- A FaithlifeConnect subscription
- A purchase of an L8 Library (or feature set)
- The free "purchase" of Logos Basic.
The answer to your question "what is all of this stuff downloading" may be discovered by your answer to his question. I would add a follow up question: When did you acquire L8? The fact that you posted in this thread implies that you JUST did so, which may not be the case.
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Ok, thanks for the clarification. The answer then would be # 1. What originally threw me when it was downloading, was that I didn't recall an update that size before.
As to when I acquired Logos 8, the answer to that would be, when it first appeared on the scene. I suppose I could have put my question up on a new thread, but scanning through this one, I just popped it up here.
This should answer your questions JT. Hope all is well.
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Bootjack said:
The answer then would be # 1. What originally threw me when it was downloading, was that I didn't recall an update that size before.
The general answer to your question is that you did not download a 1GB software update. You downloaded software and resource updates which were that size.
The specific answer to your question is likely that you downloaded the new "faithlife originals" which are a temporary license. FL made a change and no longer provides a code for "1 free original" but rather has provided you access to a larger catalog of resources which you will have access to as long as you maintain your subscription.
If you want to find out exactly what downloaded, you should filter and sort your library for "last updated" and look for that date.
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Thank you for that info JT. That puts a whole different light on things.
MSI Pulse GL76-12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX3070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home
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Just got a new MAC IOS 10. Logos will NOT open. OR better it will appear to open, but the only menu items I have is:Logos and Edit. Under these two menus is simply untitled. Any help would be appreciated.
Rev. Gordon
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