StarDict Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to StarDict for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is GoldenDict, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to StarDict and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to StarDict are GoldenDict-ng, dict.cc, Eudic and QStarDict.

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  1. GoldenDict icon
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    GoldenDict is an open-source dictionary program for PC computers that gives translations of words and phrases for different languages. It allows use of several popular dictionary file formats simultaneously.

    63 GoldenDict alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • GoldenDict is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to StarDict.

    • GoldenDict is the most popular Open Source alternative to StarDict.

    • GoldenDict is Freemium and Open SourceStarDict is Free and Open Source
  2. dict.cc icon
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    dict.cc is not only an online dictionary translating from English and German to 21 languages. Its an attempt to create a platform where users from all over the world can share their knowledge in the field of translations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Eudic icon
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    The Eudict is an essential reference software for English learners. It starts quickly, has a full range of features, is ad-free, and provides an uninterrupted experience. With a massive expandable vocabulary library and customizable editing, it supports translations in multiple...

    9 Eudic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. QStarDict icon
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    QStarDict is a free dictionary program written using Qt4. The user interface is similar to StarDict.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Tagaini jisho icon
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    Tagaini Jisho is a free to use Japanese dictionary. It is available in several languages such as german or french.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Multilingual dictionary. The Blueseal dictionary provides translations of words and expressions between German, English, Spanish and French in all possible combinations. It also provides a synonym dictionary for all these languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
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    Client/server software, human language dictionary databases, and tools supporting the DICT protocol (RFC 2229).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  8. Babiloo icon
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    Babiloo is a free open source software developed to read offline dictionaries.

    • Runs on most of the platforms, Windows, Linux, MacOS, Nokia S60 (>1.9).
    • Supports dictionaries in SDictionary, and StarDict formats.
    • HTML displaying for the supported dictionaries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Get a word's meaning from a command line! Languages: english, portuguese, hindi, spanish, french, japanese, russian, german, italian, korean, chinese, arabic, turkish.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Terminal
     
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    With this addon you can translate any text to your own language with one click or hot-key. You can either translate the selected text, this way the translated text will overwrite the original selected text, or you can translate the full page too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
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