Open Source LookUp AlternativesDictionaries and other similar apps like LookUp

The best open source alternative to LookUp is GoldenDict. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to LookUp and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to LookUp are Wiktionary, Tatoeba, Artha and StarDict.

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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.

    62 GoldenDict alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
  3. Tatoeba icon
     56 likes

    At its core, Tatoeba is a large database of example sentences translated into several languages. Search example sentences translated into many languages. Add and translate your own sentences. It's collaborative, open, free, and even addictive.

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    • Online
     
  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.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
  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 .

    30 Aard Dictionary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. GNOME Dictionary is a simple, clean, elegant application to look up words in online dictionaries using the DICT protocol.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  7. Tagaini jisho icon
     27 likes

    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
     
  8. Translate Shell icon
     11 likes

    Translate Shell (formerly Google Translate CLI) is a command-line translator powered by Google Translate (default), Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate and Apertium.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9.  3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. xFarDic icon
     5 likes

    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
     
  11. Tunlookup icon
     3 likes

    Electron-based software designed for efficiency, enabling seamless text and image translation via keyboard shortcuts, and ensuring synchronized operations across multiple devices for diverse needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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