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, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome 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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Yomitan 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.

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Yomitan alternatives page was last updated Aug 31, 2024
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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.

    14 Jisho alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Jisho Features

    1.  Tagging

    Jisho VS Yomitan

     
    • 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.

    9 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) VS Yomitan

     
    • 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.

    9 Yomichan alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Discontinued

    Discontinued and GitHub repository archived. Source: https://foosoft.net/posts/sunsetting-the-yomichan-project/

    Yomichan VS Yomitan

     
    • Yomichan is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Yomitan.

    • Yomichan is Free and Open SourceYomitan is also Free and Open Source
  4. rikaikun icon
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    Translate Japanese by hovering over words.

    8 rikaikun alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Google Chrome

    rikaikun VS Yomitan

     
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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.

    7 Memento Video Player alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Memento Video Player VS Yomitan

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

    10 rikaichan alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Thunderbird
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox

    rikaichan VS Yomitan

     
  7. ReadNihon icon
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    Browser plugin for Japanese site simplification by JLPT level.

    5 ReadNihon alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    ReadNihon VS Yomitan

     
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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.

    5 Popup Japanese Dictionary alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Popup Japanese Dictionary VS Yomitan

     
    • 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
  9. 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...

    14 gengo.app alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Built-in Dictionary
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  OCR
    5.  No registration required

    gengo.app VS Yomitan

     
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