Apple Dictionary Alternatives

Apple Dictionary is described as 'Your Mac also comes with a versatile Dictionary application. It also includes to other reference libraries such as thesaurus, Apple glossary, and Wikipedia. With it, you can find definitions, learn of the word's origin, find synonyms and antonyms, or get encyclopedic' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Apple Dictionary for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Linux and iPad apps. The best Apple Dictionary alternative is GoldenDict, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apple Dictionary are Wiktionary, WordReference, Dictionary.com and Wordnote Dictionary.

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  1. Wordo icon
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    Wordo.co is the clean and social dictionary, loved by word-geeks, Wiktionary enthousiasts and students.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Word Awesome icon
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    Comprehensive list of English word tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. QwickUp icon
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    Access all your favorite dictionaries and other lookup services in one place.

    Firefox and Chrome extension are available to easily select and lookup any text in web pages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
     
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    The official Collins English Dictionary online. Comprehensive and authoritative, rely on Collins for up-to-date English with insights into language trends and usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
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    Treegle Dictionary is a new kind of dictionary that arranges definitions in a tree format. With this format, you can see how each component of a definition contributes to the meaning of a word.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Client/server software, human language dictionary databases, and tools supporting the DICT protocol (RFC 2229).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    The Free Online English Dictionary from Macmillan Publishers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. xFarDic icon
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    xFarDic is a comprehensive multilingual dictionary developed using GTK2, wxWidgets, libxml2, under GNU/Linux and relesed under GNU/GPL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Dictionary .NET is a tiny, easy and smart multilingual dictionary translating from/to 65 languages using Googles and Bing services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Onelook Thesaurus and Reverse Dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be anything at all: a single word, a few words, or even a whole sentence.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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