Open Source Dictionary Software

Arabic WordNet: A multi-lingual concept dictionary with mappings between word senses in Arabic and those in the Princeton WordNet (English) v2.0. Supports searching and browsing of Arabic and English terms.

Chinese to English electronic dictionary for desktops and laptops. Runs under Linux, Mac, and Windows (requires java). Add your own definitions and submit them for inclusion in future dictionary versions.

Compact English-Russian-English dictionary Hint: press and release a CTRL key while the balloon is being shown to open the Dictionary window.

This is a Esperanto dictionary. Simple and portable. Its Português/Esperanto - Esperanto/Português If you have some other languages and want it inside the dictionary, send me :)

Mojibake is a Japanese-English dictionary program for Unix/Linux systems. It ranks the results, so the best matches come first.

Lexhoard is a dictionary tool for storing words in different languages with the ability to link entries (or 'translate') from one language to others. This php version is a very simple implementation created over a weekend. It can use either a mysql or a sqlite database (other databases may be used, in theory, as all db access is done with PDO).

Cornucopia is an Offline Dictionary for Mobile Phones/PDAs and similar resource constrained devices. It works on anything that supports MIDP 1.0 (j2me) or above.

This software is specifically intended to french islamic translators. However, it can, and maybe would, be adapted to other languages in a near future. It gather a set of tools that can be usefull for arabic-french islamic translators.

A small dictionary for mobile phones. It can run almost on every Java-enabled cell-phone. It uses J2ME Polish to maintain a good and compatible UI and uses the same dictionaries used in StarDict so it's multilingual.

A dictionary protocol server implementation written in Python. The goal is to create a full-featured dictionary protocol server, which makes the retrieval of word definitions from any source and in any language easy.

Type a word then listen to a definition or synonyms. Choose from the dictionary or thesaurus. You can edit also with automator.

Dvt:: is a Dictionary and Vocabulary Trainer. Main focus lies in the support of the different languages' grammer, which means that Dvt:: also takes care of declined nouns/adjectives and conjugated verbs in different tenses.

The basic principle behind this program is 'Learning by Doing'. The user is encouraged to extend a database with acquired information about Chinese characters and Japanese Words. This information may turn out useful in the integrated text editor, for both reading and writing. So there are multiple different uses for this program: - Learn about Chinese characters. Gain, store and memorize knowledge about specific characters and words. - Input devices for Chinese (and Japanese) characters. For use without much prior knowledge. - Working with Japanese text, with powerful help. Input devices based on visual similarities and pure ASCII readings. Automatic space insertion before dictionary words and word highlighting. Compact info display in 'Trading Card' style. Currently the example database contains over 95.000 readings, including readings for more than 4500 of the most common Kanjis. A youtube tutorial shows how to extend the database.

FlashDict is a .NET client application which provides access to publicly-available dictionary resources. Word searching and flashcards are its primary functions. Language study and translation dictionaries are the primary focus of the initial version

DiCT try to establish a well known dictionary web service, it will publish web service (WSDL) definitation for both content provider and end-user to follow. it will base on DICT protocol ( RFC2229) . Some applications will be provided

J3's mainstay is a mutlilingual dictionary program with some cool utilities - and maybe games - for an international milieu. It is written in Java and is localizable (l10n) to work in any natural language, with minimal mucking about.

A keyboard based dictionary/translator wich use simple text files as Database. Words are searchable in freeform at the whole Wordbook. Results are highlighted and may be browsed. Contains the English/German word list 1.4 2004-04-28 from Frank Richter.

Tool for making queries to the RAE (Real Academia Española) online dictionary. It works as a spanish dictionary. It requires the KDE3 libraries.

A KDE dictionary application that can read, add, modify and download various dictionaries.

A flash card application written with Qt and inspired by KanaTest. Custom csv files or similarly formated files can be imported and used as a dictionary, a preset Japanese katakana and hiragana dictionary is included.

App for studying vocabulary flash cards on a Windows mobile device plus a Japanese->English dictionary. A timing algorithm determines which word to show next and at what time. Has been tested with databases up to 10000 words large.

LamaDict is englist to czech and czech to english dictionary for mobile phones. It is written in j2me. Word database is taken from http://slovnik.zcu.cz

Laex tries to be a smart combination of a dictionary and a vocabulary trainer!

Translate Chinese to English using CEDICT (cantonese dictionary). Demonstrate the speed of C# and Linq. Copy the chinese text from any browser/application to Windows clipboard and see the translation.

Dictionary app for Android with Linux related terms and expressions. This app is mainly focused on absolute beginners it can also be handy for the more advanced Linux users. The first version is in Dutch (Nederlands) but there will be a universal release as soon as version 1.0 has been reached.