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# Pastors Sermon Pro 📖✨
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**Version 1.1.7**
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## ✨ What's New in V1.1.7
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- **Dynamic Theming Engine**: Complete support for Light and Dark modes across all components (Bible Reader, Sermon Builder, Search, etc.).
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- **Integrated Model Downloader**: Background downloading of AI models from HuggingFace with status bar progress tracking.
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- **Enhanced Bug Reporting**: Added screenshot capture and automated debug.log attachment for faster troubleshooting.
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- **Hardware-Aware AI**: Smart recommendations for AI models based on your system's RAM and GPU specs.
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## ✨ What's New in V1.0.7
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- **Audio Optimization:** Reduced default video volume to 40% to prevent distortion and speaker crackling on some systems.
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- **Improved Multimedia:** Finalized FFmpeg dependency bundling for stable video playback.
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- **Enhanced Settings:** Added version tracking and manual update controls.
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## ✨ What's New in V1.0.3
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- **Smart Updates:** The app now correctly compares version numbers to only notify you of truly newer updates.
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- **Intro Video ESC:** You can now press ESC to exit full screen mode during the introductory video.
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- **Improved Startup:** Essential library and resource folders are now automatically created on first launch.
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- **Expanded Library:** Includes "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan as a default library resource.
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[](https://git.linology.tech/michael/PastorsSermonPro)
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[](https://git.linology.tech/michael/PastorsSermonPro)
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[](https://git.linology.tech/michael/PastorsSermonPro)
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**Pastors Sermon Pro** is a comprehensive desktop suite built specifically for sermon preparation and deep theological research. Designed to be a pastor's primary workspace, it centralizes Scripture, reference materials, and manuscript writing into one powerful, distraction-free environment.
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---
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## 📚 Core Features
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### 📖 Extensive Bible Library
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- **Multiple Translations:** Instant access to over 25 Bible versions with full formal names (ESV, NASB, NKJV, NIV, etc.).
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- **Side-by-Side Comparison:** Compare different translations in a parallel view for deeper linguistic insight.
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- **Instant Search:** Lightning-fast search across the entire canon of Scripture.
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### ✍️ Professional Sermon Builder
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- **Manuscript Editor:** A rich-text editor tailored for sermon writing, allowing you to focus on the message.
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- **Workflow Persistence:** Pick up exactly where you left off. The app remembers every open tab, document, and Bible passage from your last session.
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- **Flexible Export:** Export your finished manuscripts directly to `.odt` or PDF.
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### 🏛️ Integrated Reference Tools
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- **Theological Lexicons:** Built-in access to Easton's Bible Dictionary and Thompson Chain Topics.
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- **Personal Library Manager:** Add your own PDF and ePub study materials to your local library and read them alongside your notes.
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### 🤖 AI Assistant (Optional Tool)
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Pastors Sermon Pro includes an **optional** AI assistant designed to help with brainstorming, outlining, and cross-referencing. It is an *added tool* to assist your study, not replace it.
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- **Privacy First:** Choose **Local Mode** to run AI models directly on your hardware with no data ever leaving your machine.
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- **Hybrid Choice:** Use **Online Mode** via API for high-speed assistance without needing to download large local models.
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## 🚀 Installation
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### 🪟 Windows
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1. **[Download the Latest Release](https://git.linology.tech/michael/PastorsSermonPro/releases)**
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2. Run the `PastorsSermonPro_Setup.exe` installer.
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3. **Optional AI:** During setup, you can choose to download the offline AI model. This is purely optional; the core Bible study features do not require it.
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## 🛠 Development
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Built with **C++ 17** and **Qt 6**.
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### Prerequisites
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- CMake 3.16+
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- Qt 6 (Core, Gui, Widgets, Xml, PrintSupport, Network)
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- A working C++ compiler
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### Build Instructions
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```bash
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cmake -B build -S .
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cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
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```
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---
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## 📬 Updates
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The application checks this repository for updates to ensure you have the latest theological tools and software refinements.
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---
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*Developed by Michael Howard | Sponsored by [614ministries.org](https://614ministries.org)*
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