Sfarim · macOS · Windows · Free
The daf as it is printed, with its commentaries.
Tanach, Mishna, Talmud Bavli and Rambam in one tabbed window. The whole library is compiled into the app, so nothing is downloaded, nothing is signed into, and none of it needs a network.
Free. No account, no advertising, no in-app purchase. The texts are provided for non-commercial, educational use.
Sfarim
What it does
The printed page, not a re-typeset text
Each daf renders from its own bundled PDF, with page navigation, zoom, and a panel listing the commentaries for that daf. The layout is the one you already know from the printed volume, rather than a reflowed digital transcription.
Four libraries, one window
Tanach, Mishna, Talmud Bavli and Rambam, each opened from a single home screen. Around 900 MB of text ships with the app, of which the Talmud alone is 846 MB across 40 masechtot.
Nothing to set up, nothing to download
There is no "download the library" step and no account. Once installed the app makes no network requests to read anything — it works the same on a plane as at a desk.
Tabs that keep their place
Several texts stay open at once and switching between them is instant: nothing reloads and nothing loses the page you were on. Each tab names itself after the text it holds.
Hebrew throughout
The interface and all four readers are Hebrew and right-to-left — built for a Hebrew reader rather than translated into Hebrew.
Updates that ask first
On the Mac the app checks for a new version on launch and once a day, verifies it with a cryptographic signature, and installs nothing without your confirmation. The Windows build has no updater yet — a new version means downloading the installer again.
Sfarim
The main screens
- The daf as printed
- Four texts open at once
- Four libraries, one screen
- Tanach
Download
Mac and Windows
macOS
macOS 11 or later, Apple Silicon only — the build will not launch on an Intel Mac. Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens with no Gatekeeper warning. 550 MB.
Windows
64-bit Windows. The installer is not code-signed, so Windows shows a SmartScreen warning on first run — choose More info, then Run anyway. 525 MB.
Both downloads are large because the entire library travels inside the app. That is also why it needs no network afterwards.
Contact
Questions, corrections, and requests
Email reaches the developer directly. Corrections to the text or the gating rules are welcome.
support@bdtech.app