xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng

Features

• Digital Dictionary Lookups - Provides a unified interface for searching word definitions across local files, web URLs, and DICT servers.
• Audio File Indexing - Indexes sound files in folders or archives to quickly match and play audio for queried words.
• Text Translation Services - Translates selected text and converts between traditional and simplified scripts for multi-language support.
• Cross-Platform Translation Applications - Provides a cross-platform utility for translating selected text via clipboard monitoring and popups.
• Multi-Source Dictionary Applications - Serves as a comprehensive desktop tool for searching word definitions across local files, DICT servers, and web sources.
• Offline Dictionary Readers - Indexes and queries proprietary and open dictionary file formats for local definition retrieval without internet.
• Dictionary Indexes - Scans local folders to index and include proprietary or open dictionary files for offline searching.
• Full Text Search - Scans the entire body of dictionary entries to find specific words or phrases via full-text search.
• Full-Text Search Engines - Implements a high-performance indexing engine to scan local dictionary files for rapid headword retrieval.
• Search and Indexing - Scans the full text of dictionary articles using flexible search modes and background indexing.
• Unified Multi-Source Queries - Queries various dictionary formats and integrated sources using a unified full-text engine.
• Query Normalizers - Normalizes search queries using stemming and diacritic folding to match simplified input with complex entries.
• Language Learning Workflows - Integrates dictionary lookups with Anki flashcards and organized favorites to facilitate personal vocabulary building.
• Offline Reference Access - Indexes and queries proprietary dictionary file formats to provide instant definitions without an internet connection.
• Dictionary Integrations - Integrates external web dictionaries using URL templates to perform lookups via web addresses.
• Audio Pronunciation Management - Plays audio pronunciations stored in folders, zipped packs, or archives linked to dictionary entries.
• DICT Protocol Integration - Retrieves definitions from remote servers using the DICT protocol with configurable search strategies.
• DICT Protocol Integrations - Retrieves definitions from remote servers using the specialized DICT protocol.
• Remote Dictionary Querying - Provides the ability to retrieve word definitions from online encyclopedias and customizable web URLs.
• Clipboard Monitoring Tools - Provides instant translation popups triggered by selecting text on screen or copying to the clipboard.
• HTML and CSS Rendering Engines - Uses an integrated rendering engine to display dictionary entries with rich HTML and CSS formatting.
• Result Displayers - Displays a floating window with quick definitions when a word is selected in another application.
• Theme Management - Organizes sets of interface and article styles into folders to switch between different visual themes.
• Application Appearance Customizers - Applies custom CSS stylesheets to modify the visual presentation and layout of dictionary entries.
• Interface Style Sheet Customizers - Uses style sheets to tune the appearance of menus and windows via user-defined CSS injection.
• Word Stemming - Analyzes word morphology to suggest correct spellings and find root forms of words for more accurate lookups.
• Screen Text Extractors - Captures text from the screen using optical character recognition to trigger automatic dictionary lookups.
• Text-to-Speech Integrations - Integrates with the operating system's native speech engines to render text as spoken audio.
• Favorite Items - Adds current dictionary tabs to a favorites list for quick access to frequent lookups.
• Metadata-Based Grouping - Categorizes dictionaries into custom groups based on metadata, folder structure, or manual selection.
• Script Transliterations - Maps characters to alternative representations to customize text conversion during lookups.
• Wildcard Pattern Matching - Uses glob symbols to match character patterns for flexible word discovery across dictionary entries.
• Diacritic Normalizers - Folds diacritics, case, and whitespace during searches so simplified input matches complex dictionary entries.
• Chinese Character Simplifiers - Transforms text between traditional and simplified Chinese variants for more accurate lookups.
• Vocabulary Acquisition Tools - Connects dictionary lookup results to Anki flashcard systems to assist in language learning and vocabulary acquisition.
• Interactive Vocabulary Lookups - Facilitates vocabulary learning by connecting lookup results to flashcard systems for memory retention.
• Dictionary Source Management - Jumps between different dictionaries or groups to compare definitions for the same word.
• Audio Playback - Plays local audio files to provide spoken pronunciations for dictionary entries.
• External Application Spawning - Runs local applications to play audio, fetch text, or provide search bar completions based on queries.
• Host Process Spawning - Runs external system applications from a sandboxed environment by spawning processes on the host operating system.
• Favorite Item Hierarchies - Organizes favorite words in a hierarchical folder structure using a drag-and-drop interface.
• Interactive Content Scripting - Runs JavaScript within dictionary articles to enable complex behaviors and interactive elements.
• Lexicon Interface Customizations - Allows users to modify the visual presentation and interactive behavior of dictionary entries through custom CSS and JavaScript.
• Multi-Source Definition Comparisons - Retrieves definitions from various file formats and external sources on a single page for quick comparison.
• JavaScript Injections - Allows users to inject custom JavaScript into the article view to add interactive functionality.
• Cross-Platform Styling - Applies external stylesheets to maintain consistent visual themes across different operating system environments.
• Definition Browsers - Renders dictionary entries using a browser engine to support rich HTML, CSS, and JavaScript presentation.

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