Syng is a free, open source, cross platform Chinese to English dictionary and study toolset made for the desktop operating systems.




Pleco is described as 'The ultimate Chinese learning companion - an integrated Chinese English dictionary / document reader / flashcard system with fullscreen handwriting input and live camera-based character lookups, from a company with 15 years' experience making mobile Chinese learning' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pleco for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Windows and iPad apps. The best Pleco alternative is Syng, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pleco are Hanzio, Hanzi Deck, MDBG English to Chinese dictionary and wenlin.
Syng is a free, open source, cross platform Chinese to English dictionary and study toolset made for the desktop operating systems.




Hanzio is the Chinese dictionary that turns vocabulary into long-term memory. Whether you're starting from zero or pushing toward HSK 9, Hanzio fits your day in short, focused sessions.




Hanzi Deck is a Chinese character learning app designed to help you master strokes writing, memorize, and build vocabulary at your own pace and choice.




This website offers more than just a dictionary, it offers various tools such as: flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input and more. The MDBG dictionary is used in many schools and universities all over the world, discover why!.

Wenlin software makes learning Chinese easier and more interesting, for begining students, life-long speakers, and scholars alike. It combines a comprehensive Chinese dictionary, a Unicode text editor, and flashcards. For MS-Windows and Macintosh.
Mandarin learning with fun and engaging stories. Receive in your inbox a daily Chinese graded reader story with new characters, one-click dictionary, professional audio, etc.


Youdao is a search engine released by Chinese internet leviathan, NetEase in 2007. It is the featured search engine of its parent company's web portal, 163.com, and lets users search for web pages, images, news, music, blogs, Chinese-to-English dictionary entries, and more.




Chinese language has and does deserve its notoriety for heartbreaking difficulty. If that wasn’t bad enough, most of the resources available for learning Mandarin Chinese are expensive, and time-consuming.




HSK University is a free app for learning Mandarin Chinese and passing the official HSK exam, with an AI voice tutor, SRS flashcards, full mock exams, community and mock podcasts section.




DimSum: a program designed to help you learn and use Chinese.
Many people have requested versions of the tools on this website that can be run locally. DimSum is the answer to these requests. Im currently integrating most of the tools on the website into one package: DimSum. Ri.

Hanping is Android & iOS's most user-friendly offline dictionary for learning Chinese. Includes handwriting recognition, native speaker audio, stroke animations, hanzi decomposition, AnkiDroid integration, tablet support and much more. A Cantonese variant is also available.




English Chinese dictionary, help learning Chinese language, Chinese character, and Chinese pinyin. Dictionary with Chinese handwriting recognition, pinyin translation, audio Chinese words pronunciation and mandarin MP3 making.

I am a Linux user and interested in Chinese (TCM) language. So, for Linux the best Pleco alternative.