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# Reading Plans
> Follow a structured multi-day Bible reading schedule, or generate a custom plan on any topic with AI.
Reading plans give you a structured schedule for working through scripture. You can create your own plan, import an existing schedule, generate one with AI, or follow plans shared by other users.
## Create a reading plan
From the **Studies** tab, tap **Reading Plans** (calendar icon).
Choose **Create manually** to build a plan yourself, **Generate with AI** to have the app create one for you, or import a spreadsheet template.
Enter a title, optional description, and the number of days. For AI generation, also describe the topic or theme (e.g., "30 days through the Psalms" or "Study on forgiveness").
For each day, add one or more Bible passages. Use the passage picker to select a book, chapter, and optional verse range, or use **Add passage range** for one continuous same-book range.
Tap **Save**. Your plan appears in the Reading Plans list. Tap **Start** to begin Day 1.
### Every plan needs at least one day
A reading plan cannot be saved with no days, whether it is private or public. Saving an empty plan is blocked with a message asking you to add a day first.
| What you do | What happens |
| - | - |
| Save a new plan with no days | Blocked, private or public |
| Turn on **Public** before adding a day | The toggle refuses, and the save is blocked too |
| Remove the last day from an existing plan and save | Blocked — add a day back, or delete the plan |
| Generate a plan with AI that returns no days | Refused before the plan is created |
There is no empty draft state. To start a plan and finish it later, add a single day with any passage — you can edit it freely afterwards. To get rid of a plan, delete it rather than emptying it.
## Use a passage range
Use **Add passage range** when one reading day should cover a continuous span, such as `Genesis 1:1–3:7`.
In the day editor, go to **Passages** and tap **Add passage range**.
Choose the book, start chapter, and start verse.
Choose the end chapter and end verse, then tap **Add range to day**.
Seed Scroll expands the range into per-chapter readings. For `Genesis 1:1–3:7`, the day includes `Genesis 1:1` through the end of chapter 1, all of `Genesis 2`, and `Genesis 3:1–7`.
You can mix individual passages and passage ranges on the same day.
Passage ranges are currently same-book only. The ending verse must come after the starting verse.
## Import a reading plan
Seed Scroll can turn structured reading schedules into editable plans. Use this when you already have a church schedule, ministry PDF, spreadsheet, devotional calendar, or personal plan.
Supported import paths include:
| Import type | Best for | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Filled CSV template | Precise day-by-day schedules | Most reliable import path |
| PDF | Existing printable reading schedules | Works best when the PDF has readable text or clear tables |
| Word document | Plans drafted in a document editor | Supports `.doc` and `.docx` imports |
| Plain text or markdown | Copied schedules, outlines, and exported notes | Good for simple day-by-day lists |
| Pasted text | Quick conversion from a website, email, or message | Paste the schedule into the prompt field |
### Import with the CSV template
Use the CSV template when you want the most predictable result.
In the reading plan generator, choose the spreadsheet/template option and download `reading-plan-template.csv`.
Add a plan title, optional description, and one row per passage.
The template includes common book-number examples, such as Genesis `1`, Psalms `19`, John `43`, Romans `45`, and Revelation `66`.
Use the same `day_number` on multiple rows when a day includes more than one passage.
Upload the completed CSV. Seed Scroll opens the plan editor so you can review every day before saving.
CSV columns:
| Column | Required | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `day_number` | Yes | The reading day number |
| `day_title` | No | Optional title for the day |
| `book` | Yes | Bible book number |
| `chapter` | Yes | Chapter number |
| `verse_start` | No | Starting verse for a partial-chapter reading |
| `verse_end` | No | Ending verse for a partial-chapter reading |
| `note` | No | Reflection prompt or day note |
### Import from PDF or document
For PDFs and documents, Seed Scroll extracts the reading schedule and converts it into days.
Good source files usually have:
* one reading day per row or paragraph
* visible day numbers or dates
* clear Bible references
* minimal decorative layout
* readable text instead of scanned images
For complex PDFs, export or copy the table to CSV, text, or markdown first when possible. Table-based text is easier to parse than raw PDF layout.
Always review imported plans before saving or publishing. PDF layouts, scanned documents, and unusual abbreviations can cause missed or incorrect references.
After import, Seed Scroll opens the plan editor so you can correct titles, passages, verse ranges, and notes before starting the plan.
## AI-generated plans
AI reading plan generation is a premium feature. [Upgrade to premium](/account/premium) to use it.
Describe any topic and the AI builds a multi-day plan with curated passages and a brief note for each day. You can edit the generated plan before saving it.
You can also provide source material such as sermon notes, devotional outlines, or a structured reading schedule. The app will try to extract Bible references and build day-by-day entries.
Longer plans take a while to build, and generation runs on Seed Scroll's servers rather than your phone. You can leave the app while it works — a notification tells you when your plan is ready, or if it could not be finished. If you are still in the app, your phone gives a short buzz instead. See [Notifications](/features/notifications).
## Follow a plan
Work through your reading plan day by day:
* Open the plan and tap the current day
* The Bible reader opens directly to the assigned passage
* Complete the whole day or mark individual chapters complete
* Play a day or full plan with the audio player when audio is available
* Add reflections for a reading day
* Your progress is saved so you can pick up where you left off
## Share a plan
There are two ways to get a reading plan to someone else, and they do different things.
### Publish it
Making a plan public puts it on your profile and in the feed of people who follow you, where anyone can find and enroll in it.
A plan must contain at least one day before it can be made public, so only plans people can actually read reach the public directory. See [Every plan needs at least one day](#every-plan-needs-at-least-one-day).
### Send a link
Open the plan and tap the share action. On iOS and Android this opens your device share sheet; on web the link is copied to your clipboard.
A **private** plan can be shared this way as well. That creates a link which works for whoever you send it to, without making the plan public or putting it in anyone's feed — useful for a plan written for one group rather than for everyone. Sharing a private plan requires an account.
Opening a shared link on a phone with Seed Scroll installed takes you straight to the plan.
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