Dictionary Tools

charcoal – command line dictionary

charcoal is a command lien dictionary that’s an alternative to wudao-dict.

charcoal caches up your queries, both text and audio. While it’s nice for repetitive queries, it takes up some space.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Colorized output.
  • Optional speech.

Website: github.com/LighghtEeloo/charcoal
Support:
Developer: LighghtEeloo
License: MIT License

Available commands

charcoal is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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