Ninjawords AlternativesDictionaries and other similar apps like Ninjawords

Ninjawords is described as 'Ninjas are three things: Theyre smart, theyre quick, theyre deadly accurate—Ninjawords is a dictionary for the iPhone built on these principles. We made it because we saw that the low-cost dictionaries on the App Store are slow, cluttered, and all use the same bad data source' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ninjawords for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Windows and Linux apps. The best Ninjawords alternative is GoldenDict, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ninjawords are Wiktionary, WordReference, Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster.

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Ninjawords alternatives page was last updated May 6, 2023
  1. GoldenDict icon
     209 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.

    65 GoldenDict alternatives
    A feathery thing

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    GoldenDict Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Website Translation
    3.  Standalone
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    • GoldenDict is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Ninjawords.

    • GoldenDict is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ninjawords.

    • GoldenDict is Freemium and Open SourceNinjawords is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Wiktionary icon
     79 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...

    72 Wiktionary alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android

    Wiktionary Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Built-in Dictionary
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    • Wiktionary is the most popular Web-based alternative to Ninjawords.

    • Wiktionary is Free and Open SourceNinjawords is Paid and Proprietary
  3. WordReference icon
     57 likes

    WordReference is a free online Oxford dictionaries for Spanish, French, Italian, German and more.

    56 WordReference alternatives
    Homepage

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Alfred

    WordReference Features

    1.  Spanish
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    • WordReference is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Ninjawords.

    • WordReference is Free and ProprietaryNinjawords is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Dictionary.com icon
     82 likes

    The free Dictionary.com app delivers content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, including nearly a million words and definitions and 90,000 synonyms and antonyms. No internet required!

    112 Dictionary.com alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Dictionary.com Features

    1.  Definitions
    2.  Thesaurus
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  5. Merriam-Webster icon
     40 likes

    Free online dictionary, thesaurus, spanish-english and medical dictionaries, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games, and many more high-quality Merriam-Webster language resources.

    84 Merriam-Webster alternatives
    Homepage

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Merriam-Webster Features

    1.  Thesaurus
    2.  Spanish
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  6. Google Dictionary icon
     91 likes

    Google's dictionary extension on Google Chrome. With it, you can double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble, or search the complete definition of any word or phrase using the address bar dictionary.

    51 Google Dictionary alternatives
    Google Dictionary screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Google Dictionary Features

    1.  Alphabetical pronunciation
    2.  Multiple languages
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  7. GoldenDict-ng icon
     6 likes

    The Next Generation GoldenDict.

    53 GoldenDict-ng alternatives
    GoldenDict-ng screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GoldenDict-ng Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for Themes
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Text to Speech
    9.  Portable
    10.  Online translation
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  8. 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.

    27 Artha alternatives
    Artha screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com

    Artha Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Synonyms
    3.  Portable
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Thesaurus
    6.  WordWeb
    7.  Support for regular expressions
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  9. Apple Dictionary icon
     28 likes

    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...

    51 Apple Dictionary alternatives
    Apple Dictionary screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Apple Dictionary Features

    1.  Synonyms
    2.  Thesaurus
    3.  Definitions
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  10. StarDict icon
     35 likes

    Cross-platform and international dictionary.

    78 StarDict alternatives
    dictionary window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • AmigaOS

    StarDict Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Ad-free
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.0.6, released in January 2015, but it can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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  11. The Free Dictionary icon
     18 likes

    Online Dictionary - Multiple dictionaries including: English dictionary, medical dictionary, legal dictionary, financial dictionary, computer dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations, dictionary of idioms, thesaurus, Columbia encyclopedia, Wikipedia...

    76 The Free Dictionary alternatives
    The Free Dictionary screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet

    The Free Dictionary Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Thesaurus
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  12. Glosbe icon
     13 likes

    Glosbe is a platform providing free dictionaries with in-context translations (translated sentences - the so-called translation memory). You will find here:

    87 Glosbe alternatives
    Glosbe screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Glosbe Features

    1.  Online translation
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