Read with context
Gurmukhi, Roman transliteration, Devanagari, English translation, and Punjabi arth can be shown per line.
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ ॥
POTHI
ਪੋਥੀ ਪਰਮੇਸਰ ਕਾ ਥਾਨੁ ॥
A free, offline-first Gurbani and Sikhi learning app for reading, searching, listening, saving, and learning with satkar.
POTHI is out on iPhone, iPad, macOS, Android and Windows, and runs in your browser at pothi.site/app.
Every feature, and how to use it · See what Pothi does on Windows
Free seva
No ads, no account, no paywall on Gurbani.
Offline core
SGGS, Nitnem, search, and saved reading on device.
1 to 1430
Full Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ang reader.
29 banis
Nitnem and Sundar Gutka banis bundled.
The app experience
Built like a respectful daily companion.
POTHI opens around daily practice: Today, Nitnem, Khajana, Learn, and My Pothi. The website mirrors that same structure so sangat can understand the app quickly.
Understand word by word
Tap a Gurmukhi word for Mahan Kosh meaning, with graceful source-aware lookup states.
Listen with attribution
Live Sri Darbar Sahib kirtan and Hukamnama audio connect directly to SGPC sources.
Return to your place
Bookmarks, continue reading, saved shabads, Hukamnamas, posters, and searches stay local to the device.
What POTHI includes
The full POTHI app, explained screen by screen.
The website copy comes from the app itself: the shipped reader, search, audio, saved library, learning, privacy, and maryada surfaces.
Full SGGS
Read Ang 1 to 1430 with previous and next navigation, raags, authors, sections, and source browsing.
Nitnem and Gutka
All 29 Nitnem and Sundar Gutka banis are bundled for offline daily paath.
Offline search
Search Gurmukhi, English, first letters, Ang references, banis, sakhis, Learn pages, and app destinations.
Daily Hukamnama
Daily Hukamnama text, SGPC audio, archive, respectful sharing, and saved Hukamnamas.
POTHI Radio
Live Darbar Sahib kirtan, POTHI Radio channels, mini player, background audio, and lock-screen support.
Reader controls
Line, larivaar, paragraph, and gutka-page reading modes with text size, line spacing, bold, and source toggles.
My Pothi
Bookmarks, saved lines, shabads, quotes, Hukamnamas, posters, history, backup, and restore.
Sikh reference
Rehat Maryada, 52 Hukams, key literature, history timeline, library links, and source-aware reference pages.
Family learning
Kids and family paths, Sikhi course, read together mode, Punjabi and Gurmukhi course, quizzes, and practice sheets.
Same theme, changeable
The website inherits POTHI's reading themes.
Royal navy and gold are the default, matching the app icon and splash. Visitors can switch the website to Light, Dark, Midnight, Paper, or High contrast, just like the reader's accessibility-first design.
ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਇਸੁ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਕਰਮਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
Gurbani is the light to illuminate this world. By His Grace, it comes to abide within the mind.
ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਇਸ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਵਿਚ ਆਤਮਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਚਾਨਣ ਹੈ।
Make something to share
Turn any Gurbani into a poster.
The daily Hukamnama, a whole shabad, a single tuk, or one word with its arth. Pothi lays it out, credits the ang, and gives you a picture to save, print, or send. Everything is drawn from the bundled database, so the line on the poster is the line in the granth.
Your own wordsAdd a gurdwara name, a heading, a caption, or the date. Or take them off.
FramesSeventeen gold borders, ornate to plain, or none at all.
ThemesSeventeen colourways, from royal navy to forest, ruby, sky and blush.
TextChoose the Gurmukhi font, the size, and which translation layers ride along.
Four shapes9:16 for a phone, 4:5 and 1:1 for a post, 16:9 for a screen.
Save as PNG or JPGPNG to print, JPG for a screen or a slideshow.
Share anywhereStraight to WhatsApp, Instagram or anywhere else your device shares to.
Copy the imageCopy the picture itself, not just the text, and paste it where you need it.
For a gurdwara, a class, or a room
Put Gurbani on the wall.
The cast button in the reader sends what you are reading to a screen. Three kinds of screen, all showing the same slide: the phone itself, a television or projector, and any browser on the same Wi-Fi. The whole bani goes across, not just one line, so it is stepped through from the phone while the sangat sees only the slide.
A television or projectorAirPlay, HDMI or Miracast. Only the slide goes to the big screen.
A browser on the Wi-FiPothi serves a page on the network. Nothing to install on the computer.
Up to three screensEach with its own slide and its own name, so a hall and a foyer can differ.
Joins mid-shabadA screen plugged in part way through opens on the tuk already up.
Quick slidesMool Mantar, Japji's closing salok, Anand Sahib, the four Lavan, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ. One tap each.
Prose fits itselfA sakhi or a topic is broken into as many screens as its size needs, cut where the writing breaks.
For children, parents, beginners, and sangat
Learning is built in, but framed gently.
POTHI supports families without turning Gurbani into a game. The app avoids streaks, ads, and locked scripture, and keeps learning respectful.
Punjabi and Gurmukhi
A 21-level path from no Punjabi at all to reading Gurbani: 408 lessons, games, and quizzes.
Sakhis and values
1,372 trilingual Guru stories, Sikh history, life lessons, quizzes, and family practice prompts.
Sikh reference
Rehat Maryada, the 52 Hukams, the Ardas, a history timeline, and a guide to Sikh literature.
Gurmukhi basics
35 akhar, laga matra, pairin akhar, pronunciation, counting, and read-together mode.
Explore on the web
Browse the app's content right here.
The sakhis, quotes, learning course, and reference guides are all readable on the website too, in English, Punjabi, and Hindi.
1,372 Sakhis
Guru stories, Sikh history, martyrs, women of courage, and moral cards.
899 Historical Gurdwaras
Takhts and Guru-period sites, grouped by Guru, with history, timelines, and sources.
10,000 Quotes
Ranked Gurbani quotes across 14 themes, each with its meanings and Ang.
POTHI Radio
40 live kirtan and Gurbani channels, curated with source attribution.
Posters & wallpapers
Turn the Hukamnama, any shabad, or any tuk into a share-ready poster or wallpaper.
Learning course
21 levels from no Punjabi to reading Gurbani: 408 lessons and games.
Sikh reference
Rehat Maryada, the 52 Hukams, the Ardas, a timeline, and literature.
Pothi Library
10,000+ free-to-read Sikh books, the curated POTHI collection plus verified public shelves, all linking out to their original sources.
About POTHI
Mission, credited sources, contact, terms, and how to support the seva.
Maryada and trust
Free access, careful sources, and a privacy-first promise.
POTHI is offered as seva. It is a learning aid, not a replacement for santhya, sangat, Gurdwara learning, Panthic maryada, or guidance from knowledgeable Gursikhs.
Read privacy policy
Support the seva
Optional support helps keep POTHI free.
Support can help with app maintenance, content improvements, audio work, translations, children's learning material, server costs, and long-term updates. Supporting POTHI does not unlock features, rewards, premium content, or special access.
Where POTHI is going
The roadmap protects trust before adding louder features.
Accuracy and maryada come first, especially before putting Gurbani on widgets, posters, audio sync, presenter views, or other shareable surfaces.
Reliability and corrections
Reader snapshot tests, CI gates, report-correction flow, source provenance, and crash reporting.
Gentle reminders
Opt-in daily Hukamnama and Nitnem reminders for Amrit Vela, Rehras, and Sohila.
Practice companion
Sehaj Paath tracker, bookmark folders, notes, tags, encrypted export, and Simran mala.
More learning surfaces
Vocabulary flashcards, Nanakshahi reminders, widgets, Gurmukhi course depth, and optional cloud sync.
Questions
Common answers for sangat.
Is POTHI free?
Yes. POTHI is offered as seva. Core scripture, search, reading, learning, and daily practice are not gated behind payment.
Does POTHI need an account?
No. The app does not require login, name, email address, phone number, or a profile.
What works offline?
Core reading and learning work offline, including the full SGGS, Nitnem, search, word lookup where bundled, saved reading, bookmarks, and settings.
What needs internet?
Online features include daily Hukamnama fetching, live kirtan, online audio, external source links, contact links, and store links.
Where can I get POTHI?
The website lives at pothi.site, and POTHI Web, the full app in your browser, is live at pothi.site/app. The iPhone, iPad and Mac app is on the App Store, the Android app is on Google Play, and the Windows app is on the Microsoft Store. The Pothi on Windows page lists everything the desktop app does, with how to use each part, and Pothi on Device does the same for every page of the app.
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