Best Desktop Dictionary Apps

Best Desktop Dictionary Apps compared. Indie picks from founders building right now, plus the established options.

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ABBYY Lingvo is a desktop and mobile dictionary covering many language pairs.

Babylon offers desktop translation and dictionary lookup with one-click activation.

GoldenDict is an open-source dictionary lookup tool supporting many formats.

Lingoes is a free dictionary and translation app with cursor word capture.

TheSage is a comprehensive English dictionary and thesaurus for Windows.

WordWeb is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.