Babylon Alternatives for Linux
Babylon is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. 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 25 alternatives to Babylon and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Babylon are dict.cc, Tagaini jisho, StarDict and dictd.
Babylon alternatives are mainly Dictionaries but may also be Translators or Text to Speech Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Babylon.- Freemium • Proprietary
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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.
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GoldenDict vs Babylon opinions
xahkyenAmazing. GoldenDict can index the Babylon .BGL and many other dictionary files.
ushabuntuDoes the job, indexes .BGL files like a boss, and can add more sources (Wikipedia) or dictionaries.
Goldendict is good, but is not the same as Babylon. Babylon is strictly a translator and not trying to be like wikipedia.
- Free • Proprietary
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81 alternatives to dict.cc- Mac
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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.
Tagaini Jisho is a free to use Japanese dictionary. It is available in several languages such as german or french.
StarDict is a Cross-Platform and international dictionary Software. It has powerful features such as "Glob-style pattern matching", "Scan selection word," "Fuzzy query," etc. Stardict Version3.
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DiscontinuedThe project seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.0.6, released in January 2015, but it can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
Client/server software, human language dictionary databases, and tools supporting the DICT protocol (RFC 2229).
Dictionary from the Elementary project.
DiscontinuedThis project has been replaced by https://launchpad.net/lingo-dictionary. Lingo is fully backwards compatible and will be available in Luna.
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.
DiscontinuedNote: Babiloo development is inactive, thanks to all the developers and translators. We recommend the use of
GoldenDict from now on.