Logos 8 Features
Logos 8 is here! It’s available in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Chinese 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.
Here’s an overview of what features come with Logos 8. Not all of these are in every package. Check out the feature comparison chart for a breakdown. Some of the items below were available in a subscription before but are now part of our ownable feature upgrades for the first time.
Features
Desktop
- Bible Browser: We’ve added support for several new datasets in Bible Browser, enabling even richer searching: (1) Angels, Demons, and Deities, (2) Commands in the Bible, (3) Messianic Prophecies, (4) Prophets, Priests, Regents, and Judges, (5) Questions in the Bible dataset, (6) Promises in the Bible, (7) Source Criticism, (8) Systematic Theology, and (9) Theophanies.
- Canvas: Visualize your Bible study. Add info cards (Word Study, Lemma, and Dictionary cards) to your Bible passages. Use special highlights and hand-drawn shapes to make your canvases look beautiful.
- Concordance guide section: See all occurrences of particular tagging in your passage. You can quickly see, for example, all the questions in your passage.
- Docs: The Documents menu is now the Docs panel. Open the menu as a full panel to give you more room to see the new faceted browsing sidebar, which exposes document metadata, making it easy to find just the right documents. A new Public view allows you to discover documents shared by other users. Integrated sharing makes it easy to share your documents with others.
- Faithlife Assistant: Use Ctrl + Spacebar to open Faithlife Assistant, and type or speak to get help finding things in Logos like verses on hope or who was Ambrose?
- Faithlife Music guide section: Find music on your passage, topic, or theme from Faithlife Music.
- Go Box: The Homepage Go Box was merged with the Command Box, making it easier to do more from one place. We also added and improved some of the keyboard shortcuts, making it easier to launch into searches.
- Guides: The refreshed Guides menu makes finding your favorite guides easier than ever. Type to find what you're looking for, and pin your favorites to the top for quicker access. Guides are now easily editable. Open individual guide sections as standalone guides for the times when you have a specific need and don’t need a full guide.
- Guides Editor: Quickly and easily build guide templates to customize your study, and share them with others.
- Homepage: A responsive, cross-platform Homepage with a Dashboard and new cards for layouts, learning plans, and workflows helps you keep track of your study. The Explore section introduces you to new content and tools.
- Important Passages guide section: See all the most discussed passages related to your passage.
- Important Words guide section: See all the most discussed original language words related to your passage.
- Lemma in Passage guide section: Jump into your commentaries to see where they discuss key original language words from your passage.
- Library: A faceted browsing sidebar makes it easy to quickly find what you’re looking for by Author, Subject, Type, and many other facets, including a new Added facet that captures how recently books were added to your library.
- Media: Upload and store your own media for use in Sermon Editor and Visual Copy. Enjoy access to a wide variety of new media sets (details below).
- Notes: A brand new, cross-platform Notes system stores all your notes and highlights in one place, making it create, find, and share with others.
- Resource panel: A Notes & Highlights faceted sidebar allows you to filter down your resource to just the places you took notes and highlights. An improved user interface and toolbar buttons make your favorite features easier to use. A new Media visual filter shows you where you have Atlas maps, Verse of the Day graphics, and other media.
- Search: New search templates make the power of advanced searching accessible to everyone. Easily favorite a search, so you can come back to it again later. A new Headword search extension allows you to search for terms or references within articles on a particular topic, a new systematic theology search extension does the same for systematic theology, the Morph Query Engine no longer requires a subscription, and indexing and searching are both faster compared to Logos 7.0.
- Sermon Outlines guide section: See how others have outlined a passage of Scripture, and get help building your own sermon outline.
- Theology Guide: The Theology Guide introduces a new ontology of 234 systematic theology topics, with new Topic, Theologically Related Passages, Recommended Reading, and Systematic Theologies sections.
- Tools menu: A refreshed tools menu makes it easy to find what you’re looking for using the find box or by pinning your favorite tools to the top.
- User Interface: Logos 8 has a familiar but fresh look and feel, and it’s almost identical to the new Logos 8 web app. Most panels have a sidebar menu on the left (☰) and a panel menu on the right (⋮), creating a consistent experience across the app.
- Workflow Editor: Build and share your own workflow templates with others with the Workflow Editor.
- Workflows: This flagship feature of Logos 8 guides you step by step through a variety of kinds of study, handholding you and directing you to the right tools and content each step of the way. As a new kind of guide, you’ll find Workflows in the Guides menu. All of your insights are captured in the new Notes system, which means your content is all stored in one place and easily sharable with others.
To learn more, see the Logos 8 Features page.
Web
See what’s new on the Logos 8 web app.
Mobile
See what’s new on the Logos 8 mobile app.
Content
Workflows
- Basic Bible Study
- Biblical Topic Study
- Biblical Person Study
- Biblical Place Study
- Devotional
- Expository Sermon Preparation
- Inductive Bible Study
- Lectio Divina
- Passage Exegesis
- Praying Scripture
- Word Study
Datasets
- Accents in the Greek New Testament Dataset
- Angels, Demons, and Deities in the Bible Dataset
- Commandments of the Law Dataset
- Commands in the Bible Dataset
- Important Passages Dataset
- Important Words Dataset
- Jesus' Fulfillment of Messianic Prophecy Dataset
- Lexham Hebrew Bible: Cantillation Analysis Database
- Lexham Hebrew Bible: Cantillation Analysis Graphs
- Lexham Hebrew Bible: Cantillations Analysis Dataset
- Noncanonical Texts' Use of the Bible
- Parables of the Bible Dataset
- Promises in the Bible Dataset
- Prophets, Priests, Regents, and Judges Dataset
- Questions in the Bible Dataset
- Sentence Types of the Old Testament Dataset
- Source Criticism of the Bible
- Speech Acts of the Old Testament Dataset
- Syllables in the Greek New Testament
- Text Comparison Interlinear Deuterocanon Dataset
- Text Comparison Interlinear Old Testament Dataset
- Theophanies in the Bible Dataset
- Weights and Measures in the Bible Dataset
Reverse Interlinears
- The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear Christian Standard Bible: New Testament (CSB)
- The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Christian Standard Bible: Old Testament (CSB)
- The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Holman Christian Standard Bible: Old Testament (HCSB)
- The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament New American Standard Bible: Paragraph Version (NASBPARA)
- The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament New American Standard Bible: Paragraph Version (NASBPARA)
- The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition: Deuterocanonical Old Testament (RSV2CE)
- The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition: Deuterocanonical Old Testament, Variant Alignments (RSV2CE)
- The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition: New Testament (RSV2CE)
- The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition: Old Testament (RSV2CE)
- The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear Revised Standard Version: Deuterocanonical Books (RSV)
- The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear Revised Standard Version: Deuterocanonical Books, Variant Alignments (RSV)
- The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Revised Standard Version: Old Testament (RSV)
Interactives
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Listen and Learn: Greek
Media
- Animated videos (Biblescreen Animations, Sermon Animations, etc.)
- Author Slide Templates
- B. B. Warfield Media
- BibleScreen Animations
- Curated Online Video
- Daily Audio Bible Video Collection
- DeSilva Teaching Materials, Volume 2
- Irenaeus Media
- Jonathan Edwards Media
- Lexham Bible Dictionary Videos
- Lexham Survey of Theology Videos
- Lexham Systematic Theology Ontology Media
- Logos Media Archive, vol 2
- Logos Stock Images, vol. 2
- Mars Hill Media Collection
- Martin Luther Media
- Proclaim Starter Media
- Proverbs Verse Art
- QuickStart for Logos 8 Training Videos
- Visual Copy Templates
Resources
- B. B. Warfield: A Guide to His Life and Writings
- Irenaeus: A Guide to His Life and Writings
- Jonathan Edwards: A Guide to His Life and Writings
- Martin Luther: A Guide to His Life and Writings
- Composite Gospel: Parallel Passages (coming soon)
- Lexham Survey of Theology
- Lexham Geographical Commentary on Acts through Revelation (partially available)
- Patrologia Graeca, vols. 1–18 (partially available)
See the library comparison chart to explore more library resources.
Documentation
- Accents in the Greek New Testament Documentation
- Angels, Demons, and Deities Dataset Documentation
- Commands in the Bible Dataset Documentation
- deSilva Teaching Materials, Volume 2 Documentation
- Lemma in Passage: Dataset Documentation
- Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Dataset Documentation
- Lexham Hebrew Bible: Cantillation Analysis Documentation
- Logos Curated Online Video Documentation
- Noncanonical Texts’ Use of the Bible: Dataset Documentation
- Parables of the Bible: Dataset Documentation
- Prophets, Priests, Regents, and Judges Dataset Documentation
- Syllables in the Greek New Testament Dataset Documentation
- Theophanies in the Bible Documentation
For the complete list of features, datasets, interactives, and more in Logos 8, check out the Logos 8 Full Feature Upgrade. Toggle "All" to "New to You" to see only the items you don't yet have.
Comments
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Great job team. Looking forward to the launch.
Using adventure and community to challenge young people to continually say "yes" to God
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Thanks, Bruce!
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Thank you.
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How do I remove unwanted items from desktop?
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Whyndell Grizzard said:
How do I remove unwanted items from desktop?
Wow - what a nightmare just to remove unwanted items from homepage- still haven't achieved anything- what a mess [:(]
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Whyndell Grizzard said:
How do I remove unwanted items from desktop?
Currently you can only remove cards from the Dashboard. The remaining content cannot be edited in the current release.
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Whyndell Grizzard said:
How do I remove unwanted items from desktop?
Whyndell, I assume you are referring to the Explore section of the new home page. If so, we are actively working on that feature and hope to ship it in an upcoming release. Thanks for your patience.
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Thanks Alan and Fred- I have eliminated the Homepage- I'm opening to a layout instead- releaves the tension.
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Whyndell Grizzard said:
I have eliminated the Homepage
Some of us have another approach - we have enough activity on our Dashboard that the Explore Section is not visible. [:)]
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Initial thoughts are much better than some previous launches. As with any release there are always tweaks that need to be made and glad to see that these are in process.
I agree with MJ if you have lots of activity on the Dashboard the Explorer is pretty hidden. It's nice being able to move the cards, but it would be nice to have an easier way to delete a card.
Granted only had an hour or so to play around with it last night. Looking forward to having more control over the Home Page and digging into more of the tools.
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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Ken Shawver said:
but it would be nice to have an easier way to delete a card.
You should be able to remove a card by clicking the three icons at the top right of a card
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Graham, thanks, but I am fully aware of that. But it can be a bit sensitive - in my opinion - that can cause it to open instead of allowing you to delete it if you don't click it just right.
I didn't mean you couldn't delete it, as I have deleted some, but I think there could be away to make it easier so you don't accidentally open it when trying to delete.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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Hello...
Just upgraded to L8. Let's see, what word to describe this software that's great.
OK, can't find a word to describe this awesome software. I love it.Now, the software engineers in Logos did a wonderful job. Congrats to all at Logos.
Now, the confusing part. How is it that such brilliant software engineers designed such a wonderful tool, did not include "BOOKMARKS" for reading the vast amount of books in a large library???????
I can't seem to figure out why Logos does not employ bookmarks....
Can someone in Logos please give a justified reason why bookmarks are not included???? [:(]Otherwise, thank you for your inspirations in adding real practical tools.
Thank you...
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They thought of Bookmarks too!
Favorites
BookmarksFavorites
Bookmarks are quick-access temporary favorites that can be called up with a keystroke.Favorites
You can have up to nine bookmarks at a time.Favorites
1. In the lower third of the Favorites panel are a set of nine bookmark placeholders.Favorites
(If you do not see numbers 1-9, and the double arrows next to Bookmarks are pointing to the right, click to expand that section.)Favorites
2. Click on an available Bookmark to set the active resource at its current location.Favorites
You can also drag the resource tab down to an available bookmark number or press the corresponding shortcut keys to set it.Favorites
3. Click on an assigned bookmark to open the resource, document, etc. to the saved location.Favorites
4. To remove a bookmark, right-click on it and choose Clear, or click on the X next to it.0 -
Hi Al,
The bookmarks are in Tools and select Favorites:
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Al,
Faithlife provides up to nine bookmarks. You must open the Favorites Panel. (Look under the Tools Menu). At the very bottom of the Favorites panel you'll see the word Bookmarks. Click on it if it is not open.
To assign a bookmark, click on the resource you want to bookmark and use the keyboard combination indicated in the Bookmarks section.
I actually use another method that uses the Favorites Panel, as I also use a mobile device and there is no bookmark option there. In the mobile device I have just one option, "Add to Favorites". It adds the location to a Favorites folder called Mobile Favorites. This is how I bookmark on the mobile device. I send the current location to the Mobile Favorites folder.
That folder is available on my desktop Favorites Panel. When I want to 'bookmark' on the desktop, I drag the tab at the top of the resource panel to the Mobile Favorites folder on the Favorites Panel and drop it. Now I can access that bookmark on my mobile device and I can have as many 'bookmarks' as I want.
Pastor, North Park Baptist Church
Bridgeport, CT USA
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Yes, I am aware of this type of bookmarks. It was my fault for not being more specific.
I'm looking more toward the right click within the book: Add Bookmark. That's it.Using favorites, I have to move away from the book I'm reading.
I understand that I have to go to the Favorite Panel.How about:
Right Click
Add Bookmark (within the book resource or any resource).And that's it. Two clicks or moves. I don't have to move outside of the book I'm reading to a Favorite panel.
No keyboard combinations. Just two clicks.
But, this is what it is, no problem. Thanks all of you for responding. Maybe I'm lazy or just used to doing two clicks in other platforms.
I've been looking for this type of bookmark now for over 25 years in Logos!! Maybe I should give up...Thank you all...
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My opinion is that every single resource should have capability for a few bookmarks. For example, sometimes my wife and I are both reading the same book at the same time. Other times I want to reference a few locations all in a big hurry. Better Bookmarks would do that.
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GaoLu said:
My opinion is that every single resource should have capability for a few bookmarks. For example, sometimes my wife and I are both reading the same book at the same time. Other times I want to reference a few locations all in a big hurry. Better Bookmarks would do that.
You are right.
Pastor, North Park Baptist Church
Bridgeport, CT USA
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GaoLu said:
My opinion is that every single resource should have capability for a few bookmarks. For example, sometimes my wife and I are both reading the same book at the same time. Other times I want to reference a few locations all in a big hurry. Better Bookmarks would do that.
We have a spec for bringing Favorites (and History, too) into the left sidebar of resources as a new tab, similar to what we do on mobile. Would that meet your needs?
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Hello Phil,
Having some kind way to bookmark the several resources I sometimes have open, within the resource would help, of course. My point is that in today's technology in software development, and in book platforms, bookmarks (within the resource), should be an elementary capability of the software platform. What is a book platform without bookmarks?Like a cheese burger without the cheese...!!
OK, that said, what do you mean by "a spec for bringing Favorites (and History) into the left sidebar or resources as a new tab"...?
Is this part of an upgrade for L8?
In case you wonder why the issue with me with bookmarks, I sometimes have 10 to 20 books open. Nine bookmarks don't make it for me. Sometimes I have the same book open in different places, for research. Then I have to jump windows. Nine bookmarks is not an answered prayer!!
Let's get the cheese in the cheese-burger, and book marks for books.
Thank you.
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Exactly...
Thanks
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I agree there are just too many for me and I look forward to being able to customize my desktop to view what I choose and not what FL wants me to see. Currently there are too many overlaping tiles with repeated ads and links (advertising) and I feel like I will never get to the bottom of it. I love everything else though.
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Phil Gons (Faithlife) said:GaoLu said:
My opinion is that every single resource should have capability for a few bookmarks. For example, sometimes my wife and I are both reading the same book at the same time. Other times I want to reference a few locations all in a big hurry. Better Bookmarks would do that.
We have a spec for bringing Favorites (and History, too) into the left sidebar of resources as a new tab, similar to what we do on mobile. Would that meet your needs?
That is great news and would be helpful. I may not be visualizing the full potential of what Favorites and History could do, but imagine these limitations:
1. Favorites would have to be arranged by Book into folders and that would quickly become immense. Bookmarks within a resource would prevent the necessity o having 100's or even 1000's of Folders with bookmarks to wade through. Open a book and voila! Internal bookmarks can be accessed. Favorites are still needed. I have a lot of those!
2. History - I sometimes use another phone app that has a good history system. I carefully open all the locations I will want for teaching and then they show up in recent history, It works...but, is a pretty hokey way to get the job done.
Summary: From what I know of Favorites and History, they will replace internal bookmarks. But I sure would be happy to give it a try. I like what you are suggesting and it should be a good step.
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[Edit of above--READ THIS INSTEAD: Sorry for this, But I have recently been unable to edit my posts and am prone to initial errors]
That is great news and would be helpful. I may not be visualizing the full potential of what Favorites and History could do, but imagine these limitations:
1. Favorites would have to be arranged by Book into folders and that would quickly become immense. Bookmarks within a resource would prevent the necessity of having 100's of Folders with bookmarks to wade through. With Bookmarks, open a book and voila! Internal bookmarks can be accessed.
2. History - I sometimes use another phone app that has a good history system. I carefully open all the locations I will want for teaching and then they show up in recent history, It works...but, is a pretty hokey way to get the job done.
Summary: From what I know of Favorites and History, they will not replace internal bookmarks. But I sure would be happy to give it a try. I like what you are suggesting and it should be a good step, but I don't think it would replace internal Bookmarks.
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Al Sosa said:
what do you mean by "a spec for bringing Favorites (and History) into the left sidebar or resources as a new tab"
a "spec" is (more or less) a set of mockups of how something would look along with descriptions of how it would work. This spec was done for L8 but time didn't allow for getting it done.
Take away: it was planned but not promised. It's still not promised, but...!
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That's OK, I've only been waiting for 25 years...
When Jesus returns, maybe Logos might consider it. But... too late...Really... I don't see the problem with adding a feature like bookmarks within every resource.
If Kindle can do it, why not Logos?Thanks.
Al
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Will separate (or not included) workflows be available to purchase without having to buy a whole new package? I like the inductive workflow that came with the version I upgraded to and I would like the expository one as well.
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jedi008 said:
Will separate (or not included) workflows be available to purchase without having to buy a whole new package? I like the inductive workflow that came with the version I upgraded to and I would like the expository one as well.
You should have a workflow titled "Expository Sermon Preparation" in the workflows menu. Also keep in mind that you can create your own custom workflows.
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Fredc said:jedi008 said:
Will separate (or not included) workflows be available to purchase without having to buy a whole new package? I like the inductive workflow that came with the version I upgraded to and I would like the expository one as well.
You should have a workflow titled "Expository Sermon Preparation" in the workflows menu. Also keep in mind that you can create your own custom workflows.
Fred, the Expository Sermon Preparation workflow requires either the Full Feature upgrade or a Faithlife Connect subscription so may not be available to jedi008.
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