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Features
A browser extension that displays word definitions and examples on double-click. Save your vocabulary with surrounding context and manage your learning through an intuitive pop-up interface.
- ✅ Choose one of 270 languages as your target one.
- ✅ Double click any word to see its definition and examples.
- ✅ Save the surrounding text and linking to it as an example.
- ✅ Keep dictionary data in the extension local storage.
- ✅ Sorting the dictionary by alphabet, date added and look up frequency.
- ✅ Search saved words.
- ✅ Import/Export the dictionary.
- ✅ No data collection.
- ✅ AI free.
- 🔴 Edit and add new words via visual editor.
- 🔴 Word definitions are displayed in English only, regardless of the target language set.
- 🔴 Does not support phrases and collocation.
- 🔴 A capitalized word in plural form might be not found due to the need to reduce the number of requests to the API.
API Information
This add-on uses FreeDictionaryAPI.com:
- Rate Limits: 1,000 requests per hour per IP address. No API key required.
- Data source: Wiktionary
- License: CC BY-SA 4.0
🛠️ Troubleshooting
1. Error: The operation timed out:
- Check your connection and availability of the API.
2. Error: The word is not found:
- Check the target language in the extension settings.
- This error might occurred for capitalized words in plural form (e.g. "Words").
3. Error 429 (Too Many Requests):
- Wait until API limits will be refreshed (1,000 requests per hour).
4. No data was added:
- Check the importing file extension - it should be .json.
- The data structure is corrupted.
- The dictionary already includes all imported words.