Ordböcker: Learn Swedish, Norwegian & Danish version history - 25 versions
Ordböcker: Learn Swedish, Norwegian & Danish by River Young
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Latest version
Version 9.2.0
Released Nov 12, 2026 - 2.94 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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 23, 2026 - 2.95 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
- Make your own dictionaries: a new dictionary editor in the options page, no more
Version 8.1.3
Released Oct 7, 2026 - 3.22 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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 8.1.1
Released Sep 18, 2026 - 3.19 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 8.1.0
Released Sep 3, 2026 - 3.19 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Added multi-dictionary context menu option for quick access to specific dictionaries.
- Fixed word capitalization preservation when looking up in dictionaries.
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Version 8.0.1
Released Aug 26, 2026 - 3.19 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Refined handling of stop-response button for AI dicts.
- Added
aiResponseLanguagesupport in prompt. - 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.5.1
Released Jul 13, 2026 - 3.18 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Fixed word context when exporting to Anki.
- Fixed bing dict margin top.
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Version 7.4.0
Released Jun 14, 2026 - 3.18 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.3.5
Released May 5, 2026 - 3.18 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.3.4
Released Apr 15, 2026 - 3.3 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.3.2
Released Apr 6, 2026 - 3.28 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.3.0
Released Feb 12, 2026 - 3.29 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.2.1
Released Jan 30, 2026 - 3.29 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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 - 3.29 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Removed Captionz from 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 58.0 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
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 7.0.0
Released Dec 31, 2025 - 3.29 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 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.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 6.4.3
Released Dec 8, 2025 - 3.37 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Fixed the translator's font size on websites with low
remunit settings. - Fixed the translator's
z-indexto prevent overlapping issues on some websites. - Removed the upfront privacy consent dialog.
- Added the ability to close the translator by pressing the
ESCkey.
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- Fixed the translator's font size on websites with low
Version 6.4.2
Released Dec 1, 2025 - 3.37 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Added more fallback voices for speech synthesis on different operating systems.
- Fixed speech synthesis voice selection on macOS.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 6.4.1
Released Nov 29, 2025 - 3.37 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Added option to show text selection bubble only when a modifier key is pressed.
- Added survey prompt on extension uninstall.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 6.4.0
Released Nov 24, 2025 - 3.37 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Introduced PNL Translator: select any text on any website to translate.
- Improved some minor UI regarding the bubble position and styles.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 6.3.1
Released Nov 22, 2025 - 3.33 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Improved TTS player by implementing lazy loading, ensuring compatibility with all websites (e.g., Epic Games login page).
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Version 6.3.0
Released Nov 21, 2025 - 3.33 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Introduced TTS Pro: select any text on any website to read aloud.
- Added TTS helper speaker to select dictionaries (e.g., Glosbe (Sv-En)) for reading example sentences.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 6.1.0
Released Oct 19, 2025 - 4.35 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Enabled cloud sync for dictionary collections (Pro users).
- Fixed parsing of accent/diacritic marks for languages like Thai during lookups.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 6.0.0
Released Oct 6, 2025 - 4.35 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Introduced PNL Pro.
- Enabled cloud sync for local history (Pro users).
- Automatically remove oldest history items when exceeding chrome storage quota.
- Added
dblclickoption: trigger lookup only on double-click if enabled. - Improved word validation checks.
- Expanded unit test coverage.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only
Version 5.8.0
Released Sep 2, 2025 - 4.34 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- Added Ukrainian language support.
- Introduced a warm welcome message and initial setup dialog for new users.
- Improved German, French, and Italian dictionary lookups for broader word coverage.
- Migrated all CoffeeScript files to JavaScript for better maintainability.
- Expanded and improved unit test coverage.
- Bring Exporting to Anki Integration to SidePal.
- Ordböcker supports Norwegian & Danish.
Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0 only