Open Source WordWeb Alternatives for Linux

WordWeb is not available for Linux but there are a few alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Artha. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to WordWeb and three of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to WordWeb are WordNet and Gnome Dictionary.

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    Artha

     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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    Artha vs WordWeb Comments
    Popol0909
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    Does not work on Debian 12 KDE Plasma. The problem is probably with Plasma. Hot key does not work. And the icon in the "notification area" often time does not respond.

    Guest
    Positive
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    It's good better for fast searching of a meaning of a word. Almost like the world wide web.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Artha is Free and Open SourceWordWeb is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Artha is LightweightWordWeb is not according to our users
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    WordNet

     10 likes

    WordNet® is a large lexical database of English. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms (synsets), each expressing a distinct concept. Synsets are interlinked by means of conceptual-semantic and lexical relations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Gnome Dictionary

     9 likes

    GNOME Dictionary is a simple, clean, elegant application to look up words in online dictionaries using the DICT protocol.

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
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    Gnome Dictionary vs WordWeb Comments
    Guest
    Negative
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    can't find words from anywhere like wordweb

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Gnome Dictionary is Free and Open SourceWordWeb is Freemium and Proprietary
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