/wiktionary-chrome-extension

A Wiktionary extension for Chrome.

Primary LanguageJavaScriptMIT LicenseMIT

Dictionary (Chrome extension)

Find the definition of any word on a webpage. Searches Wiktionary.org.

Chrome

Features

  • search on highlight
  • pop-up mode (English only)
  • available in 162 languages

Usage

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  • Open the side panel by clicking the extension icon.

    Note: You need to enable the Side Panel feature in Chrome.

  • Once the side panel is open, search Dictionary by highlighting a word.

  • To change the language of Wiktionary, right-click the extension icon and select options.

  • Pop-up Mode: Highlight a word (by double-clicking or dragging) to see its definition(s) in a pop-up. Pop-up mode is only available in English. Alt + P toggles pop-up mode. You can change this shortcut in chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Note: In PDF files, the methods above do not work. Instead, while the side panel is open, highlight a word, right-click it and select Search on Wiktionary.org.

Developer notes

To test new features without having to toggle feature flags manually before/after every commit, enter the following command in project root after a git clone: git update-index --skip-worktree ./extension/feature-flags.js

If you want to commit changes made to this file, do git update-index --no-skip-worktree ./extension/feature-flags.js

You'll still get updates to this file coming in from upstream either way.