Dictionary

A web dictionary reader

🔗 Offline Mode

If you have already downloaded these files, you could use this dictionary offline.

Press upload
Select your dictionary files. It should consist of more than 3 files. See here for more information
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🌐 Online Mode

It is also possible to store dictionaries on your server and download them when loaded. To install custom dictionaries:

Install a web server, I recommend XAMPP which includes Apache
Clone this project and extract to web root
Sort your dictionary files like this

dictionary
├── YourDict1
│   ├── YourDict1.dict.dz
│   ├── YourDict1.idx
│   └── YourDict1.ifo
└── YourDict2
    ├── YourDict2.dict.dz
    ├── YourDict2.idx
    └── YourDict2.ifo
    └── YourDict2.syn

Open data.js. It contains a single object called "languages". Change the key to your language, and the dictionary name (i.e. YourDict1) to its value so it looks like this:

const languages = {
    English: "YourDict1",
    French: "YourDict2",
}

Add "?lang=English" or whatever language name you put in data.js at the end of the URL. If you are hosting the file locally, the URL should be something like

http://localhost/dictionary/?lang=English

It might take a while to load as dictionaries can get pretty big

🕮 StarDict

We use the StarDict format to parse dictionaries. The StarDict format is an open source format created by StarDict, and consists of 3 or 4 files: dictionary.dict.dz, dictionary.idx, dictionary.ifo and optionally dictionary.syn. I have included some dictionaries but it wouldn't be of much use unless you study classics

English: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Latin: A Latin Dictionary, Lewis & Short
Ancient Greek: A Greek–English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott

Credits

Many thanks for those who made the following libraries. This project wouldn't be possible without their hard work.

stardict.js - @tuxor1337
dictzip.js - @tuxor1337
pako - @nodeca
favicon.png - GoldenDict icons
Latin & Greek dictionaries & Perseus Digital Library