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Dictionaries vs Easydict: catalog facts
DictionariesEasydict
Freemium

Free download, with a paid purchase offered on the site.

Free

Free to download; some translation services such as OpenAI or DeepL may need your own API…

macOS macOS
  • Works inside any app through macOS Look Up
  • Over 80 languages with pronunciation audio
  • Compares results from many dictionary and translation services side by side
  • Offline OCR for translating text from images
  • Translations are to and from English
  • macOS only
  • macOS only
  • Much of the documentation and interface text is in Chinese
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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