Scripture Burrito Specification

Status:

Working Draft

Date:

09 July 2026

Scripture Burrito is a standard for exchanging Bible translation projects between tools. At the core is a metadata file — the burrito — that describes every file in a project: what it contains, what part of Scripture it covers, and what role it plays. The same burrito can be stored as a zip file, a directory, a GitHub repository, a database, or delivered via API.

All burritos share a common structure — see Scripture Burrito Structure. Flavor-specific fields are documented below.

This Scripture Burrito specification defines these flavors:

• Scripture Text — USFM, USX, or USJ text translations [Specification | Tutorial | Example]

• Scripture Audio — recorded audio translations [Specification | Tutorial | Example]

• Alignment — word-level or timecode alignment between two texts [Specification | Tutorial | Example]

• Wrapper — groups related burritos together, such as a text and audio burrito for the same translation [Specification | Tutorial | Example]

Any flavor can also be extended:

• Derived — burritos produced from other burritos, such as back-translations and publication artifacts [Specification | Tutorial | Example]

• Custom — defining your own nonstandard flavor using the x- prefix [Specification]

The following beta flavors are defined in Scripture Burrito v1.0.0. When a beta flavor reaches release status, it will be added to this specification.

• Scripture Print (beta)

• Scripture Sign Language (beta)

• Scripture Braille (beta)

• Scriptural Text Stories (beta)

Documentation

• Overview
• Scripture Burrito Structure
• Tutorials
• Schema Documentation
• Flavors
• Examples
• Glossary