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Jisho vs GoldenDict-ng: catalog facts
Jisho	GoldenDict-ng
Free Free to use online.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Kanji lookup by radicals or handwriting Searches words, kanji, sentences and names at once	Reads MDX, DSL, StarDict, Zim and other formats Shows several dictionaries' results on one page
Works only online Japanese-English only	Dictionaries must be obtained and added separately Many options to configure for a new user
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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