GoldenDict-ng is a feature-rich dictionary lookup application based on the original GoldenDict.
It supports a wide selection of offline dictionary formats and can combine results from multiple dictionaries in one interface. Websites, external programs and collections of audio files can also be used as dictionary sources.
GoldenDict-ng modernises the original application with Qt6, Xapian-powered full-text search, improved high-DPI support and optimisations for very large dictionary collections.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports many offline dictionary formats including MDict, DSL, StarDict and ZIM.
- Combines results from multiple dictionaries.
- Full-text search powered by Xapian.
- Scan popup for looking up selected text.
- Anki integration.
- Hunspell-based morphology, stemming and spelling correction.
- Transliteration and character conversion.
- Websites, external programs and audio collections can be used as dictionary sources.
- Supports dictionaries larger than 4GB.
- Optimised for dictionaries containing millions of headwords.
- Qt6 interface with high-DPI and dark theme support.
Website: github.com/xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng
Support:
Developer: The GoldenDict-ng Community
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
GoldenDict-ng is written in C++ and JavaScript. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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