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 Linux alternative is Artha, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to WordWeb and three of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WordWeb are Gnome Dictionary and WordNet.

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WordWeb is an international English dictionary and thesaurus program for Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android and Mac OS X. Available for download online, the program is partly based on the WordNet database.

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WordWeb alternatives page was last updated Mar 23, 2024
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    Artha

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    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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    It's good better for fast searching of a meaning of a word. Almost like the world wide web.

    Positive comment •Dec 25, 2017
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    • Almost everyone thinks Artha is a great WordWeb alternative.

    • Artha is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to WordWeb.

    • Artha is the most popular Open Source alternative to WordWeb.

    • Artha is Free and Open SourceWordWeb is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Gnome Dictionary

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

    21 Gnome Dictionary alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    Gnome Dictionary Features

    1.  Thesaurus
    Adding a new dictionary database
    Choosing a dictionary
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    can't find words from anywhere like wordweb

    Negative comment •Oct 22, 2020
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    • Gnome Dictionary is Free and Open SourceWordWeb is Freemium and Proprietary

  4. WordNet

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    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.

    6 WordNet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    WordNet Features

    1.  Thesaurus
    Discontinued

    The most recent Windows version of WordNet is 2.1, released in March 2005, and version 3.0 for Unix/Linux/Solaris/etc. was released in December 2006.

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