Study the Qur'an
with academic depth.
Morphology, manuscripts, recitation, translations, publishing, and scientific computing — in one private desktop workspace.
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
AI in every editor. Highlight text to Paraphrase, Elaborate, Shorten, Prompt, or Ask AI.
Encrypted by default. Chats are encrypted on your device before they sync. Even AyahLab can't read them.
Everything you need to study deeply
Six powerful tools in one cohesive desktop experience.
Qur'an Reader
The reader displays the full Qur'an with morphological annotations on every word. Click any Arabic word to open a popup showing root, part of speech, and complete grammar details.
- Full Qur'an text with clickable morphology on every word
- Root, part of speech, and grammar details per word
- Adjustable font size and family (Scheherazade New or Amiri Qur'an)
- Navigate between surahs with Prev / Next buttons
Manuscript Viewer
Browse high-resolution images of early Qur'anic manuscripts from the Corpus Coranicum project — covering archives worldwide, with metadata, zoom, and download.
- High-res manuscript images from Corpus Coranicum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy)
- Per-ayah manuscript lookup with date-sorted manuscript list
- In-panel zoom up to 8× with pan and fullscreen mode
- Download full-resolution folios to your device
- Images cached locally for instant re-access
Recitation Player
Listen to the Qur'an with world-renowned reciters. Download surahs for offline use, follow highlighted ayahs during playback, and use playlist mode after search.
- Multiple reciters including Mishary and Saad Al-Ghamdi
- Ayah-synchronized highlighting during playback
- Download surahs for offline listening
- Playlist mode after search — cycles through all matched ayahs
Surah & Translation
Navigate all 114 surahs with a scrollable picker. Choose from more than 30 translations in multiple languages, with word-by-word meanings and transliteration support.
- 114 surahs with full navigation
- Dozens of translations across multiple languages
- Tafsirs spanning at least 20 languages
- Word-by-Word (WBW) meanings under each Arabic word
- Transliteration for pronunciation guidance
Bookmarks & Search
Save ayahs with personal notes, highlight Arabic text, and perform full-text search across the Qur'an in Arabic or any loaded translation. Jump straight to any verse by typing <surah>:<ayah> — for example, 2:255 for Surah 2, Ayah 255.
- Bookmark any ayah with an optional personal note
- Highlight and save Arabic text selections
- Full-text search in Arabic and translation
- Jump to any verse by entering <surah>:<ayah> (e.g. 2:255)
- Search results load as a filtered multi-surah view
Study with an AI that understands
Upgrade to Pro and bring AI directly into your workflow — grounded in the exact ayah, root, or manuscript you're reading.
AI toolbar in every editor
Paraphrase, Elaborate, Shorten, or Prompt on any selection — right inside Lexical, Typst, and Julia.
Ask AI on anything
Question any selection, ayah, morphology entry, or manuscript and get answers grounded in your study context.
In-app AI chat
A full chat assistant that sees what you're studying, with encrypted history synced across devices.
Watch the tutorial
See AyahLab in action — a walkthrough of all the core features.
Your data stays with you
AyahLab was built with privacy as a core principle, not an afterthought.
Your data never leaves your device.
AyahLab is a fully offline desktop application. There are no accounts, no telemetry, and no analytics of any kind. Your notes, bookmarks, and settings are stored entirely on your local device. The author has absolutely no way to see, access, or collect any of your data.
No accounts
No sign-up, no login on the Free tier. Open the app and start studying immediately. Nothing is tracked or tied to an identity.
Zero telemetry
No crash reports, usage analytics, or any background network activity. The app never phones home.
Minimal network use
The only network requests are: manuscript images from Corpus Coranicum (on demand) and recitation audio (when explicitly downloaded). No personal data is included.
Encrypted before it ever leaves your device.
Pro adds an account so your AI chat history syncs across devices. That history is the only thing we store — and it's encrypted on your device first, so AyahLab's developers cannot read it.
Account required
An account is needed so your AI conversations are tied to you — and only you — across devices. No social graph, no profile data.
Chat history only
We sync only your AI chat history — encrypted on your device before upload. Notes, bookmarks, and editor files stay local.
Delete anytime
Clear individual chats or wipe all history from inside the app. Deletion removes the encrypted records from our backend immediately.
Three editors. One workspace.
The Editor Panel adapts to your study style — from rich notes to published papers to live code.
Lexical — Rich Text & Julia Notebooks
A rich text editor for free-form study notes and commentary — and a Julia notebook environment in the same surface. Capture translations and reflections, or interleave prose with live Julia code cells alongside the Qur'an reader.
- Headings, bold, italic, bullet lists, numbered lists, inline links
- Julia notebook mode — executable code cells interleaved with prose
- Ideal for personal commentary, cross-reference notes, and reproducible analyses
- Files persist automatically between sessions
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Built on open, scholarly datasets
All data is bundled locally with the app — no internet connection required for core features except for image data of early manuscripts.
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