SilverDict
Modern web dictionary application, a replacement for GoldenDict. Supports DSL, StarDict, and MDDict Various formats such as full-text search, lexical analysis and Anki learning mode are available. The interface is simple and beautiful, cross-platform support, and can be self-hosted and deployed.
SilverDict is a modern Web dictionary application that serves as an alternative to GoldenDict. Supports multiple dictionary formats and provides powerful word search and learning functions. ** Important note **: SilverDict itself ** does not contain any dictionary data **, you need to upload the dictionary file yourself to use it. ###Step 1: Add a dictionary 1. ** Click the "Library" icon on the left menu **(or "Library") 2. Enter the dictionary management interface 3. ** Click "+ Add Dictionary 4. Select your dictionary file to upload to the lazy cat file, for example: The uploaded files are available at: App Data/cloud.lazycat.app.silverdict/silverdict/source/3100 Glossary Concise Dictionary.mdx File name: ~/.silverdict/source/Concise Dictionary of 3100 Glossary.mdx 5. Wait for the index to complete (depending on the size of the dictionary, it may take seconds to minutes) ###Step 2: Start looking up words 1. Return to the "Search Words" interface (first icon on the left) 2. Enter the word or phrase to query in the search box 3. Select Dictionary Group (top drop-down menu) 4. View interpretation results --- ##Gettingdictionary files ###Supported formats SilverDict supports the following three dictionary formats: | format| description| file extension| |------|------|-----------| | **DSL** |ABBYY Lingvo Dictionary Format| `.dsl`, `. dsl.dz`| | **StarDict** |Star Translation King Dictionary Format| `.ifo`, `.dict`, `.idx` | | **MDict** |MDDict Dictionary Format| `.mdx`, `.mdd` | ###Dictionary source suggestions 1. ** FreeMDDict Forum ** - Website: forum.freemdict.com/ - Contains a large number of high-quality community-produced dictionaries 2. ** Dictionary conversion tool ** - Use [PyGlossary](https://github.com/ilius/pyGlossary) to convert other format dictionaries - You can convert Babylon BGL, XDXF and other formats to StarDict 3. **GoldenDict Dictionary ** - The original GoldenDict's dictionary can be used directly ###Recommended Dictionary (First Use) - ** English-Chinese Dictionary **: ECDICT (approximately 800,000 entries) - ** English-English Dictionary **: Webster 1913, WordNet - ** Professional Dictionary **: Dictionary in medicine, law, computer and other fields
