Online Dictionary
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App summary
The online dictionary application explains the meaning of words based on English, Italian, French, Portuguese, German and Spanish Wiktionary. Light and free application without any ads!
Features
♦ Multi-language dictionary:English, Italian, French, Portuguese, German and Spanish
♦ Bookmarks and search history
♦ Themes with user defined text color
♦ Random search button (shuffle)
♦ Optimized for tablets and phones
♦ Read aloud option
♦ Search with wildcards * and ?
♦ Backup and restore of bookmarks and settings on local storage and on Google Drive, Dropbox and Box clouds (available only if you have installed these applications on your device and configured with your own account)
♦ Configurable Floating Action Button (FAB) for voice search, random word, bookmarks, history and share activity
♦ Configurable shake gesture for voice search, random word, bookmarks, history and share activity
♦ Personal notes, write your own text
♦ Organize words in bookmarks and notes using user defined categories. Users can create, edit, and delete categories as needed.
♦ Camera search via OCR Plugin, available only on Android 4.2 or later devices with back camera. (Settings->Floating Action Button->Camera). The OCR Plugin has to be downloaded from Google Play.
In case you need offline dictionary, please download the other Livio dictionaries in Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=pub:Livio
Note that this application is not a translator.
Acknowledgements, comments and useful suggestions are welcome.
You can listen to the word pronunciation, provided that voice data have been installed in your phone (Text-to-speech engine).
You can improve the base dictionaries by adding the definitions in the site http://wiktionary.org
Permissions
This application requires the following permissions:
♢ INTERNET - to retrieve the definition of words
♢ WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (aka Photos/Media/Files) - to backup configuration and bookmarks
User reviews
- Very useful dictionary for all people
- Great app with a simple and customizable UI
- Helpful for language learners with detailed definitions
- No ads, providing a better user experience
- Lack of more languages like Hindi and other European languages
- Need for a pop-up option that is available in other dictionaries
- Offline mode needs improvement
- Poor voice clarity in pronunciation
- Request for more languages
- Overall user satisfaction with app functionality
- Desire for additional features like pop-ups and offline improvements
User reviews
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