Yomitan AlternativesDictionaries and other similar apps like Yomitan

Yomitan is described as 'Turns your web browser into a tool for building language literacy by helping you read texts that would otherwise be too difficult to tackle in a variety of supported languages' and is a Dictionary in the web browsers category. There are nine alternatives to Yomitan for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Mac apps. The best Yomitan alternative is Jisho, which is free. Other great apps like Yomitan are 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp), Yomichan, rikaikun and Memento Video Player.

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  1. Jisho icon
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    Powerful and easy-to-use online Japanese-English dictionary with words, kanji and example sentences, among other features, like sentence parsing and inflection info.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Jisho is the most popular Web-based alternative to Yomitan.

    • Jisho is the most popular free alternative to Yomitan.

    • Jisho is Free and ProprietaryYomitan is Free and Open Source
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    Look up Japanese words with the hover of a mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Thunderbird
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Edge
     
    • 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) is the most popular Open Source alternative to Yomitan.

    • 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) is Free and Open SourceYomitan is also Free and Open Source
  3. Yomichan icon
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    Yomichan turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you to decipher texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. Inspired in part by Rikaichan, it stands apart as an all-encompassing learning tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
    • Yomichan is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Yomitan.

    • Yomichan is Free and Open SourceYomitan is also Free and Open Source
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    Memento is a free and open source, mpv-based video player that makes studying Japanese easier with a built in popup dictionary, Anki integration, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    Rikaichan is a popup Japanese-English/German/French/Russian dictionary tool for Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Thunderbird
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
     
  6. ReadNihon icon
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    Browser plugin for Japanese site simplification by JLPT level.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Japanese-English popup dictionary that lets you look up Japanese word definitions without leaving your current screen! Look up Japanese words simply by copying to the system clipboard, from anywhere, including web browsers, PDFs, ebooks and emails.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Popup Japanese Dictionary is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Yomitan.

    • Popup Japanese Dictionary is the most popular commercial alternative to Yomitan.

    • Popup Japanese Dictionary is Paid and ProprietaryYomitan is Free and Open Source
  8. gengo.app icon
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    Gengo is a manga, light novel reader with an integrated OCR Dictionary and tools, designed for effective Japanese learning. The project drew strong inspiration from AJATT and other immersive language learning methods, as well as the 'Kaku' android app, which lacked a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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