Purple Dictionary AlternativesDictionaries and other similar apps like Purple Dictionary

Purple Dictionary is described as 'Dictionary from the Elementary project' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Purple Dictionary for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Purple Dictionary alternative is Wikipedia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Purple Dictionary are Google Translate, GoldenDict, Wiktionary and Encyclopædia Britannica.

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  1. Wikipedia icon
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    Free content, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system.

    69 Wikipedia alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • MediaWiki
    • OpenAPK
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  2. Google Translate icon
     702 likes

    Instantly translate text in real-time across over 100 languages using Google Translate. Features include voice input on mobile, offline translations, and integration with Google services. Available for free with no registration, it offers transliteration, pronunciation guidance, and more.

    134 Google Translate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Docs
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  3. GoldenDict icon
     215 likes

    GoldenDict is an open-source dictionary program for PC computers that gives translations of words and phrases for different languages. It allows use of several popular dictionary file formats simultaneously.

    63 GoldenDict alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  4. Wiktionary icon
     89 likes

    Wiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in 158 languages. Unlike standard dictionaries, it is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians", using wiki software, allowing articles to be changed by...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
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  5. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a privately-held company. The articles in the Britannica are aimed at educated adult readers, and written by a staff of about 100 full-time editors and...

    26 Encyclopædia Britannica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  6. WordReference icon
     65 likes

    WordReference is a free online Oxford dictionaries for Spanish, French, Italian, German and more.

    54 WordReference alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Alfred
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  7. Tatoeba icon
     56 likes

    At its core, Tatoeba is a large database of example sentences translated into several languages. Search example sentences translated into many languages. Add and translate your own sentences. It's collaborative, open, free, and even addictive.

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    • Online
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  8. Dictionary.com icon
     86 likes

    The free Dictionary.com app delivers content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, including nearly a million words and definitions and 90,000 synonyms and antonyms. No internet required!

    110 Dictionary.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  9. WikiSpooks.com icon
     29 likes

    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

    79 WikiSpooks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  10. Linguee icon
     44 likes

    Linguee is a new kind of dictionary app for French-English, Spanish-English and other language pairs. You will find reliable translations in the shortest time, even when you're offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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