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  1. GoldenDict icon
     214 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    A feathery thing
    Chaining dictionaries
    Scan popup in action
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    A mighty animal
    64 alternatives
  2. Wiktionary icon
     88 likes

    Wiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in 158 languages. Unlike standard dictionaries, it is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians", using wiki software, allowing articles to be changed by...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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  3. A simple and elegant notebook to write new words and discover their meanings and synonyms. Open a new note, whether if it's for a specific book or for a new language you're learning, write the word you're looking for and see its definition and synonyms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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  4. Artha icon
     42 likes

    Artha is a handy thesaurus based on WordNet with distinct features like global hotkey look-up, passive desktop notifications, regular expression based search, etc.. Artha may be used as a free open-source replacement to the proprietary WordWeb Pro.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. Aard Dictionary icon
     21 likes

    Dictionary and offline Wikipedia reader.

    "Aard Dictionary is a free, fast, easy to use word lookup program that

    looks up words fast even with huge dictionaries like English Wikipedia looks up words in multiple dictionaries in multiple languages without switching .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    Aardict in Ubuntu "Planck's Law": includes mathematical equations
    Aardict in Windows 7 "Periodic Table": includes tables
    Aarddict on Android: Text lookup
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    Aarddict on Android: Adding dictionaries
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  6. QuickDic offline multilingual translation dictionary.

    • Multi-lingual dictionaries between many language pairs.
    • FREE, ad-free, and open-source!
    • Dictionaries stored on SD card (works offline!)
    • Create your own dictionaries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    18 alternatives
  7. The Dictionary Anywhere extension helps you stay focused on what you are reading by eliminating the need to search for meaning, Double-clicking any word will view its definition in a small pop-up bubble.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  8.  10 likes

    WordNet® is a large lexical database of English. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms (synsets), each expressing a distinct concept. Synsets are interlinked by means of conceptual-semantic and lexical relations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    6 alternatives
  9. Easydict icon
     2 likes

    Une application de traduction de dictionnaire simple et élégante pour macOS. Prêt à l'emploi, prend en charge la reconnaissance OCR hors ligne, prend en charge le dictionnaire Youdao, 🍎 Dictionnaire système Apple, 🍎 Traduction du...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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    15 alternatives
  10. SilverDict icon
     1 like

    This project is intended to be a modern, from-the-ground-up, maintainable alternative to GoldenDict(-ng), developed with Flask and React.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    49 alternatives
  11. OSS-Dict icon
     1 like

    OSS-Dict is an offline dictionary reader. It is fork of Aard 2 with new Material design and updated features

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    5 alternatives
  12.  1 like

    sdcv is a simple, cross-platform, text-based utility for working with dictionaries in StarDict format.

    Name mean StarDictConsoleVersion.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    Output for "life"
    Output for "alternative"
    10 alternatives
  13. TemaTres icon
     4 likes

    TemaTres is an open source vocabulary server, web application to manage and exploit vocabularies, thesauri, taxonomies and formal representations of knowledge.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    5 alternatives
  14. Yomichan icon
     13 likes

    Yomichan turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you to decipher texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. Inspired in part by Rikaichan, it stands apart as an all-encompassing learning tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    UI terms
    UI Kanji
    9 alternatives
  15. Yomitan icon
     1 like

    Yomitan turns your web browser into a tool for building language literacy by helping you read texts that would otherwise be too difficult to tackle in a variety of supported languages.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    Term definitions
    Kanji information
    Dictionary options
    +1
    Anki options
    9 alternatives