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Wordbook is a dictionary application built for GNOME.
Wordbook
Lookup definitions of any English term
Wordbook is an offline English-English dictionary application built for GNOME using the Open English WordNet database for definitions and the reliable eSpeak for pronunciations (both audio and phoneme).
Features
- Fully offline after initial data download
- Random Word
- Live Search
- Double click to search
- Custom Definitions feature using Pango Markup or an HTML subset for formatting
- Support for GNOME Dark Mode and launching app in dark mode.
Screenshots
Requirements
- GTK 4.6+ [Arch:
gtk4] - libadwaita 1.1.0+ [Arch:
libadwaita] - Python 3 [Arch:
python] - Standalone WordNet Python module [Arch AUR:
python-wn] - Python GObject [Arch:
python-gobject] - eSpeak-ng (For pronunciations and audio) [Arch:
espeak-ng]
Installation
Using Flatpak
Using distro-specific packages
Right now, Wordbook is only packaged for Arch through the AUR as wordbook.
From Source
To install, first make sure of the dependencies as listed above.
make setup
make install
For a local build with debugging enabled:
make setup
make develop
make run
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