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GoldenDict vs Ciyue: catalog facts
GoldenDict	Ciyue
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; AI translation uses your own provider.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux, Android
Reads StarDict, Babylon, Lingvo and Dictd dictionaries Combines offline and online dictionaries in one search	Opens MDX and MDD dictionary files Searches multiple dictionaries at once
Development is slower than the GoldenDict-ng fork No official prebuilt releases on the repository	You supply the dictionary files yourself AI translation depends on a third-party service
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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