Guides to everyday StarDict tools: how to look up a word, what happens at startup, how scan selection works and what the notification area icon does. News, FAQ and Q & A pieces answer common questions, including how collation and account levels work.
StarDict is a free, open-source dictionary program created by the Chinese developer Hu Zheng, and “StarDict dictionaries” are the word lists saved in its file format: a small set of files ending in.ifo,.idx and.dict. Star Dictionary is an independent words…
StarDict is a free, open-source dictionary program. Its developers, led by Hu Zheng, look after it on their own project pages. Star Dictionary is an independent words and language reference and is not part of the StarDict project. This guide…
StarDict is a free, open-source dictionary program. It runs on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Windows, and it reads dictionaries saved in its own three-file format. This site is Star Dictionary, an independent reference for word meanings, origins, idioms and translations.…
In StarDict, scanning means the desktop dictionary program watches for text you highlight in any application, looks the text up automatically and shows the result in a small floating window. StarDict is an open-source program maintained by its own developers.…
On a desktop computer, the notification area icon is the small StarDict symbol that sits next to the clock. You can use it to hide and show the dictionary window, turn word scanning on or off, look up selected text,…
In StarDict, the free desktop dictionary program, you look up a word by typing it into the Search box. The program shows a definition as soon as it finds a match, and runs a fuzzy query when it can’t find…
StarDict is a free, open-source dictionary program for Windows and Linux. Its main developer, Hu Zheng, still maintains it through the project’s own SourceForge homepage and GitHub repository. Star Dictionary is a separate words and language reference under unrelated ownership.…
StarDict is a free, open-source dictionary program created by Hu Zheng. It is still maintained by its own developers on SourceForge and GitHub, and its latest stable release, 3.0.7.1, came out on 2 October 2023. Star Dictionary is an independent…
StarDict is a free, open-source dictionary program for computers. Its original author, Hu Zheng, still develops it, but not here: this site, Star Dictionary, is an independent reference for word meanings, origins, idioms and translations, and has no connection to…
