wayneclub/apple-dictionary

Custom Apple Dictionary support dark mode and offline pronunciation

Apple Dictionary

NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

DESCRIPTION

This project provides online dictionaries for convenient offline use, expands Apple's dictionary, and facilitates simultaneous searches across multiple dictionaries. Support dark mode, offline pronunciation, and right-click popup.

Name	Language	Link
Cambridge Dictionary	English-Chinese	Download
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary	English-Chinese	Download
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary	English-English	Download
Oxford Collocation Dictionary	English-English	Download
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary	English-English	Download
Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary	English-English	Download
Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus	English-English	Download

USAGE

1. Download the dictionary, and unzip the file.
2. Put it into the Dictionaries folder on Mac. (Dictionary App > File > Open Dictionaries Folder)
3. Open Dictionary.app, and add a custom dictionary in Preferences. (Dictionary > Settings...)

Build

1. Download Dictionary Development Kit from Additional Tools for Xcode or Additional_Tools_for_Xcode.dmg

2. Open Additional_Tools_for_Xcode.dmg.

3. Create the Extras folder in /Library/Developer/.

   sudo  mkdir /Library/Developer/Extras

4. Copy Dictionary Development Kit into /Library/Developer/Extras.

   sudo cp -r /Volumes/Additional\ Tools/Utilities/Dictionary\ Development\ Kit /Library/Developer/Extras

5. Download OtherResources from releases and put it in the corresponding folder.

6. Open the dictionary folder. (Drag the folder into the terminal)

   cd /Users/xxx/Apple-Dictionary/Cambridge\ English-Chinese\ Dictionary

7. Build and install.

   make; make install; make clean;

EXAMPLE

Normal	Dark Mode

Support & Contributions

• Please ⭐️ this repository if this project helped you!
• Contributions of any kind are welcome!

apple-dictionary's Issues

Does it support Apple M1 (arm)?

Some issue with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

After I unzip and move it to the dict directory, it seems it requires install some kind of system extension? I add the dict in the app and the app stop responding after I click the pronounce for any word. I also got prompt from the Privacy & Security settings that I need to enable system extensions...

Any idea?