Dictionariez: Your Dictionary, Your Language version history - 25 versions
Dictionariez: Your Dictionary, Your Language by River Young
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Latest version
Version 9.2.0
Released Nov 8, 2026 - 2.94 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Firefox for Android is now supported.
- The dictionary opens in a new tab, and the definition bubble slides up from the bottom of the screen.
- The options page and the dictionary page are optimized for phones, and settings that need a keyboard or mouse are hidden.
- Anki export isn't available on Android.
- The definition bubble gets themes (Dark, Nordic, Light and Sepia) and adjustable text size, from the new "Aa" button.
- Redesigned with better contrast and more comfortable spacing.
- The dictionary window follows the theme of the options page.
- German definitions for German words: when German is one of your languages, choose "Wiktionary Deutsch" under Settings → German.
- Words that exist in your other languages too, like "also" in English, still get those definitions from the English Wiktionary.
- If a word isn't on the German Wiktionary, it's looked up on the English one as before.
- Fixed stray CSS code in some Wiktionary definitions, and the loading spinner's position near the right edge of the page.
- Under the hood: jQuery has been removed from the scripts that run on web pages.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Older versions
Version 9.1.0
Released Oct 20, 2026 - 2.95 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Make your own dictionaries: a new dictionary editor in the options page, no more
addDictin the console. - Click "New dict" above the dictionaries table, or the edit button on any dictionary to change it.
- Works for both static dictionaries (a search URL with
<word>) and dynamic ones like AI chats (an input box to type into, with your own prompts). - Every field explains itself: a short hint below it, and a help panel with details and an example for the field you're editing.
- Custom CSS with syntax highlighting, tidied up automatically.
- A JSON tab with highlighting too, to paste dictionaries from pnl.dev or edit them as code.
- A Test button saves the dictionary and opens it right away, so you can try it with any word.
- Share your dictionary at pnl.dev in one click, the post is filled in for you.
- More compact history table on laptop screens like the MacBook Air.
- Phrases and proverbs are no longer mistaken for sentences, so they're looked up instead of translated.
- Your corrections of the detected language now apply to lookups as well, not only the translator.
- First-time dictionary sync on a new device always checks for dictionaries saved on other devices first, so they're not overwritten.
- Built-in dictionaries now get all their options from their templates (e.g. ad blocker and dark mode settings).
- Refined the Reverso dictionary layout.
- Ordböcker gets a Nordic deep blue theme.
- Fixed the app icon not showing on the options page in Firefox.
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- Make your own dictionaries: a new dictionary editor in the options page, no more
Version 9.0.0
Released Oct 16, 2026 - 2.93 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- A complete redesign of the options page: a cleaner, faster look that follows Material Design.
- Rebuilt from the ground up with Preact and Beer CSS; Angular, jQuery and select2 are gone, so the page loads faster.
- New side navigation: History, Dictionaries, Settings, Pro Settings, Hotkeys and About.
- A new mobile layout with its own home screen.
- Light, dark and auto themes, switched with one click from the header (this replaces the old Appearance section).
- Larger, easier-to-read text, plus clearer wording and layout in Settings.
- Redesigned dictionaries table, with drag-and-drop reordering rebuilt on SortableJS.
- History: hover a word to see a quick plain lookup, and a friendlier empty state when no words are saved yet.
- Languages are saved straight away, with fewer steps.
- Redesigned welcome dialog for first-time setup.
- New About page with links to Puffins (for your phone), privacy information and more.
- A small prompt at the bottom-right asks what you think of the new design.
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Version 8.1.4
Released Oct 10, 2026 - 3.21 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Increased the retry attempts and refactored the header's css to improve reliability
- Added the Bing dict to the English deault dict list
- Improved css to the translator panel
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Version 8.1.3
Released Oct 6, 2026 - 3.21 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Change the detected source language in the translator
- The "From" language is now a dropdown, so you can fix a wrong detection
- Your correction is remembered per site, and only applies when the same language is detected again
- Text-to-speech in the reader view uses your corrections too, so it picks the right voice
- Translator defaults the target language to English for non-English text
- Not to save the word if 400 errors thrown by the server.
- Fixed the validators when adding dict.
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Version 8.1.2
Released Oct 1, 2026 - 3.21 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Disabled adblocker for the Reverso dict as it prevented some of the elements interaction on the page.
- Fixed the first query on Deepseek.
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Version 8.1.1
Released Sep 12, 2026 - 3.19 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Improved AI dictionary lookups on React-based websites by bypassing framework event interception using native value setters.
- Fixed lookup submission issues on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other React-powered platforms.
- Fixed sending AI response language setting to cloud server.
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Version 8.1.0
Released Sep 2, 2026 - 3.19 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Added multi-dictionary context menu option for quick access to specific dictionaries.
- Fixed word capitalization preservation when looking up in dictionaries.
- Refined handling of stop-response button for AI dicts.
- Added
aiResponseLanguagesupport in prompt.
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Version 8.0.0
Released Aug 23, 2026 - 3.19 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Default dictionary list now automatically adjusts based on user's selected languages.
- Added built-in ad blocker for dictionary pages to remove common ads and improve readability.
- Added automatic dark mode support for dictionary pages that follows system preference.
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Version 7.5.1
Released Jul 13, 2026 - 3.18 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Fixed word context when exporting to Anki.
- Fixed bing dict margin top.
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Version 7.5.0
Released Jul 6, 2026 - 3.18 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Added a chat mode to AI Definition so users can continue the conversation with follow-up questions about the current word.
- Introduced AI quick actions for faster follow-up prompts and smoother continuation of the lookup flow.
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Version 7.4.1
Released Jul 3, 2026 - 3.17 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Fixed on Firefox varient browsers such as Floorp.
- Fixed submit button selection on Google Gemini.
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Version 7.4.0
Released May 20, 2026 - 3.17 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Removed Google as lookup source; Wiktionary is now the default for English.
- Added native speaker audio from Wiktionary for Swedish and other languages.
- Show both native and synthesis pronunciation when audio exists for comparison.
- Visual distinction for native speaker audio (blue highlight).
- Fixed TTS icon click handling in shadow DOM tooltip.
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Version 7.3.5
Released Apr 19, 2026 - 3.17 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Fixed word pronunciations on Anki pages.
- Fixed dict header loading on race conditions.
- Fixed quick lookup result on Reddit.
- Fixed showing wiki result card on some dicts.
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Version 7.3.4
Released Apr 15, 2026 - 3.3 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Fixed breaking on cloudflare's verification page.
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Version 7.3.3
Released Apr 13, 2026 - 3.3 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Fixed looking up words when clicking on the APP icon.
- Fixed looking up words on the examples page.
- Made a webcomponent for the lookup result to have better compatibility on any websites.
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Version 7.3.2
Released Apr 3, 2026 - 3.28 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Try local sythesis voices when reading sentences.
- Put Wiktionary as the first dict.
- Try lowercase when fetching definitions from Wiktionary.
- Fix rotating new crafting articles.
- Filter plain look up result with detected language.
- Save detected language in storage history.
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Version 7.3.1
Released Feb 13, 2026 - 3.28 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Fixed pronunciations in different accent, such HK Cantonese vs Mandarin.
- Changed to open lookup settings when clicking in the plain lookup result.
- Put ChatGPT Definition dict at the end of the list.
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Version 7.3.0
Released Feb 9, 2026 - 3.28 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Added support for Filipino, Cebuano, Malay, Romanian, Hungarian, and Swahili languages in floating definitions.
- Redesigned the floating definitions options interface.
- Added American pronunciation alongside British pronunciation for English words.
- Added Cantonese pronunciation for Chinese words when displaying Traditional Chinese definitions.
- Implemented auto-close for the sentence translator when clicking outside of it.
- Removed the Pro badge from the UI in Pro options.
- Applied minor style improvements to the options page, including aligned shortcut settings.
- Fixed dictionary duplication issue for Pro users during syncing.
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Version 7.2.1
Released Jan 28, 2026 - 3.28 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Fixed floating definition tooltip styles (width, height, toolbar icon margins) on some sites such as jysk.se.
- Fixed navigation to next/previous dictionary or word when the popup dict window is not in lookup mode.
- Fixed adding new dictionary when the popup dict window is not in lookup mode.
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Version 7.2.0
Released Jan 17, 2026 - 3.28 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Removed Captionz from Dictionariez/Ordböcker; now available as the standalone Captionz-ext.
- Fixed the Microsoft Edge extension link.
- Fixed lookup tooltip width on sites like ESPN.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.1.1
Released Jan 8, 2026 - 3.29 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Added toast messages when settings are changed in the options page
- Added a go-to-settings icon in the selection bubble for easier configuration
- Added feedback request in the options page
- Fixed lookup result styles on some sites like lbr.co.uk
- Fixed repositioning the lookup bubble when clicking words inside the bubble itself
- Fixed handling of multiple selections, especially on Firefox
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Version 7.1.0
Released Jan 3, 2026 - 3.29 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Added support for Dutch, Greek, Hindi, and Persian languages
- Fixed lookup of accented English words (e.g., détente)
- Enhanced English definitions to prioritize Wiktionary for German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and French, with Google as fallback
- Improved robustness with additional unit tests
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Version 7.0.0
Released Dec 30, 2025 - 3.29 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- AI Lookup: Get contextual definitions, synonyms, examples, and pronunciations powered by AI.
- Added a setting to customize the response language for AI lookups.
- Enhanced the lookup bubble with quick actions: Switch between dictionary and AI lookup, Open App, Export to Anki, and Go to Settings.
- Added direct Anki export functionality from the main app window.
- Optimized TTS player and translator UI for smaller screens and fixed volume button sensitivity.
- Added support for closing the TTS player with the ESC key.
- Improved the responsive positioning of the lookup bubble on mobile and small screens.
- Added "Help Me Refine" button for selected text in editable fields.
- Implemented caching for recent lookup results to improve performance.
- Enabled lookup on text selection by default.
- Enabled word highlighting with the Meta key by default.
- Improved phrase lookup support (allowing spaces and hyphens).
- Fixed speech synthesis voice loading issues on Chrome.
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Version 6.4.4
Released Dec 21, 2025 - 3.27 MBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later- Disabled the Captionz button on YouTube by default.
- Fixed sentence searching on Captionz.
- Improved lookup accuracy by detecting sentence language.
- Enabled TTS and translations for shorter sentences (minimum 3 words).
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only