Last Updated on April 20, 2026
Lute (Learning Using Texts) v3, a Python/Flask tool for learning foreign languages through reading. It’s a standalone web application that you install on your computer and read texts with.
Lute contains the core features you need for learning through reading:
- defining languages and dictionaries
- creating and editing texts
- creating terms and multi-word terms
In addition, Lute has features missing from other tools:
- Defining “parent terms”. For example, for Spanish, hablar (to speak) is the root form of habló (he spoke). In Lute, you can set a root form as the Parent Term, and the definition for that root form is available for all child terms. Also, when you ask Lute for sample sentences using a term, it includes sentences for all related terms as well.
- Adding word images. This helps learning, and is more interesting and entertaining than adding reams of text.
Website: github.com/LuteOrg/lute-v3
Support:
Developer: Jeff Zohrab
License: MIT License
Lute is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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