Dictionary Universal
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Description
Dictionary Universal is iPhone, iPod touch and iPad application for viewing StarDict dictionaries and dictionaries in Lingvo DSL format ¹. Many of these dictionaries are available on the Internet for free ². Features: * Very fast. After dictionary is indexed, minimal time is required to start before you can type text. List of matches appears without delay while you type. * Supports morphology for English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. * Fuzzy search. This functionality will help you find words if they are misspelled or when you don't know how to type word correctly. Just type in the text and hit Search button on the keyboard. * Pronunciation support. * Searching text in currently displayed article. * Profiles group dictionaries, pronunciation and morphology for quick switching. Useful if you work with several languages. * Favorites and Search History. * Ability to lookup word in clipboard when switching to the application. Copy word to clipboard and switch to Dictionary Universal to see translation. * Most complete StarDict format support in the AppStore (including images, synonyms, and various dictionary formats). * Color highlighting for better text readability (when supported by dictionary format). * Arbitrary word lookup. Tap any word in article to lookup it in loaded dictionaries. * Full screen mode support. * Compressed dictionaries and resources support. * Embedded web browser for downloading dictionaries from the Internet. ¹ Lingvo DSL format is a text format with dictionary source code. Dictionary Universal does not support compiled Lingvo dictionaries (LSD format). ² No dictionaries are bundled with the application. You will need StarDict or Lingvo DSL dictionaries to use them with the application.
What's New
v8.6.2 * Minor fixes v8.6.1 * Fixed issues with handling some types of archives v8.6 * Improved compatibility with some StarDict dictionaries * Added support for compressed synonyms (.syn.gz and .syn.dz files) in StarDict format. * Dictionaries can be exported and shared via AirDrop: open list of dictionaries in Settings and press ⓘ to open dictionary information page, where sharing option is available.
Details
- Developer
- Dmitry Zhuk
- Main Category
- Reference
- Version
- 8.6.2
- Version Release
- 2025-08-19
- Initial Release
- 2009-04-29
- Size
- 2 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 5.99
- Languages
- EN, RU
- Bundle ID
- com.eldev.Dictionary
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.69 (26)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-07-19
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User Reviews
안드로이드에서 쓰던 컬러딕트 파일을 같은 파일들을묶어서 zip 파일로 압축해주고 Dictionary universal 에서 import 해주면 사전 인식됩니다. 같은이름을 가진 파일들을 한 압축파일로 만들어 주면 됩니다. 예를들어 영한사전.ifo 영한사전.dict(이나 .dict.dz) .idx .syn 파일들을 영한사전.zip 파일로 압축해주면 잘 인식됩니다. 아 그리고 정말 중요한 것은 icloud로 파일들 업로드한 후 거기서 아이폰으로 파일들 압축해서 사전앱으로 불러오기 하세요. pc에서 압축해 가져온 것은 가끔 에러뜨면서 안되더군요. 이 앱은 그저 한줄기 빛입니다.
need to enhance legibility in dark mode
정말 좋습니다 사전파일 구해서 잘쓰고 있습니다. 편리하게 되어있네요 검색도 그렇고 안드로이드나 윈도우 맥에서는 GoldenDict이라는 프로그램이 있는데 IOS에는 없을까 검색하다가 찾았습니다~ 감사합니다. plz, I need split view mode !
We really need "split view" for ipad with DU.
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After the update, the top buttons with which I can go back to the index page does not work. It just shows dictionaries I can choose. In conclusion, the latest update makes DU a useless one-time dictionary. It’s a disaster!
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With iPad 1(iOS 5.1.1) Can't use landscape mode. Always in protrait mode. Even though I manually set interface orientation to landscape mode in app setting, it's still stuck in portrait mode. It used to work well. Please fix this :)
Its awesome!! Im so happy to use your app. Bless your company !! Thank you x10000000
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