Browser Extension

Inside the popup

Verse A verse from all 31,102 in the Bible, drawn at random every time you click. Copy it, share it or save it. Passage The full passage your verse sits within, in whatever translation you read, right-to-left languages included. History Your last 100 verses, remembered on their own. Revisit any of them. Favorites Save a verse with one click. Connect your account and your saved verses reach your other devices. Extras Search a reference, word or topic, type a Strong’s number for its Greek or Hebrew entry, and read the day’s devotional. Settings The Verse Range slider, notification times, languages, fonts and dark mode, all inside the popup.

What else it does

• 40 languages, 46 versions

  The KJV, BSB, WEB and Geneva in English, and Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Hindi, Swahili and more.

• Compare versions

  Switch the language and the verse on screen stays put, so you can read one verse in any of the 46.

• Verse range

  One slider sets how much of the Bible you draw from: all of it at the left, the 100 best-known verses at the right.

• Verse notifications

  A random verse as a system notification, on an interval or at set times of day, each with its own range.

• Right-click lookup

  Select a reference or a word on any website and look it up from the right-click menu.

• Import from the website

  Bring your saved and recent verses over from trulyrandomverse.com in one tap. Nothing leaves your browser.

• Share anywhere

  Share to X, WhatsApp or Facebook, or copy the verse with its reference and link.

• Dark mode and fonts

  Light or dark, or follow your system, and nine reading fonts that match the website.

Private by design

Version history

v4.5Current

The popup, its settings, notifications and the right-click menu now follow your browser’s language, in 38 interface languages; the Bible version is still the one you choose in the version menu. Keyboard focus is visible on every control, controls are named for screen readers, and animation is reduced when your system asks for less motion. No new permissions and no new data.

v4.4

The mood slider and the “well-known verses only” switch are replaced by one Verse Range slider, the same one the website now has. It runs from the whole Bible at the left to the 100 best-known verses at the right, and the draw stays random within whatever range you choose. If you had well-known verses on, the extension starts you at the 1,000 best known, which is close to what that switch drew from. Notification times can each have their own range.

v4.2

The extension can now connect to your TrulyRandomVerse account, so a verse you save in the popup is the same one you see on the site and on your phone, and removing it anywhere removes it everywhere. Connecting is optional and takes a code you get from Your data and type into the popup; it can be disconnected from either end, and it reaches your saved verses and nothing else. Without it the extension works exactly as before, entirely in your own browser.

v4.1

The extension stopped syncing with the website by itself. It used to merge favorites and history in both directions on every page load, which quietly filled the extension’s History with verses you had only read in a browser tab, and made deleting anything impossible, because the next page load put it back. Now nothing moves unless you press Import from website, it only ever moves one way, and the extension no longer writes to the site’s data at all. Deleting a favorite or clearing your history sticks.

v4.0

Major release. A new Passage tab shows the full passage your verse sits within (synced, in your chosen language, right-to-left aware) alongside random famous passages. Inline Strong’s lookup for any Greek or Hebrew number, a unified search box, and a reorganized Extras tab with the full devotional, article of the day, and quick links. Settings now live inside the popup itself (no separate page), with an optional well-known-verses filter that pairs with the mood slider, and topic tags beneath each verse. Wider, refined layout throughout.

v3.3

Smarter language switching: the verse on screen stays put when you change versions, including multi-verse passages and versions whose verse numbering differs. Nine fonts matching the website, three newly bundled. More reliable favorites sync with the website. First-time installs now open a brief welcome page showing how to pin TRV to your toolbar, plus assorted fixes.

v3.2

Guided Serendipity vibe filter (red-to-blue mood slider). Custom notification schedules with up to 8 time slots, per-slot verse filter, and test notification. Font choice for verse text (sans, serif, humanist). Vibe color dots in verse history.

v3.1

Expanded to 39 languages and 46 Bible versions. Version selector now matches the website with flags, native script names, and translation identifiers.

v3.0

Complete rewrite. Website sync, More tab with devotional and topic of the day, compare versions, context menu search, share dropdown, verse persistence, and a refined UI.

v2.0Public launch

Published to the Chrome Web Store. Favorites, verse history, 28 languages, customizable notifications, and integrated search.

v1.0Internal

Initial release for personal use. Basic random verse functionality and dark mode. Never published.

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