Quick Lookup is a simple GTK dictionary application powered by Wiktionary.
This app only supports the English version of Wiktionary. This means that you can lookup all words of all languages and find their definitions and descriptions in English.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Lookup definitions for words or phrases using the Wikimedia REST API of Wiktionary.
- Choose language by entering language name or ISO-639-1 code (e.g., “English” or “en”).
- Open internal links within the app.
- Go back to previous page with the back button.
- Look up selected text from any app by setting a keyboard shortcut to launch this app with the –selection command line option.
Website: github.com/johnfactotum/quick-lookup
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Developer: John Factotum
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Quick Lookup is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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