Sikher is a free, open source and cross-platform desktop program, designed to search and display the Sikh scriptures in multiple languages.

Sikher 1.0 Features

• Cross-platform desktop program which works with Windows, Linux and Mac
• Search Sikh scriptures including the Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 5 Daily Banis and Ardaas
• Sikh scriptures translated and transliterated into 5 languages: English, Spanish, Russian, French and German
• Advanced searching capabilities in Gurmukhi and other languages, including by letters, words, phrases, melody, author, page and scripture
• Customisable slideshow feature showing each line of Gurbani, translation and transliteration in Microsoft PowerPoint or OpenOffice
• Project feature allowing a user to save many different hymns in one handy file
• Akand Paath feature which allows for the continuous reading of the Sikh scriptures
• Hukamnama feature which takes the reader to a random page in the Sikh scriptures
• Export feature which allows a user to export hymns in a variety of formats including text, HTML and PDF

Here are additional technical features of Sikher:

• Open Source program which is community driven
• Built in Java to ensure cross-platform operability
• XML database for its flexibility and platform independence
• Internationalised (i18n) program which can have its user interface translated into multiple languages
• Unicode fully compliant program which renders all characters perfectly, allowing for a truly multilingual application