I use notification dictionary and dict.cc which is obviously not open source. For me, it takes too long just to translate a word, or look it up. Do you have a great system?

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[–] 7eter@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Translate You can be a frontend for LibreTranslate, Lingva (Google Translate), DeepL and more.

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

To me, a front end doesn't make the thing open source.

My ibretranslate experience is unfortunately bad :( sometimes it works but most often I have to wait for a couple of seconds and then it doesn't show the word or something wrong. Moreover, oftentimes there are multiple translations for a word and it only displays one.

[–] lanigerous@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use Aard 2 with Freedict & Wiktionary dictionaries which works pretty well for me: https://github.com/itkach/aard2-android

Available on F-droid

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago

Thx. The installation is too difficult for me

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

I also use dict.cc, the app is the developers source of income so no FOSS possible, but it is trustworthy and good software.

You can download the databases and build an own app in theory. But I dont need that.

[–] Supermariofan67@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Goldendict-ng

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll have a look into it, thx! Anki integration sounds interesting

[–] Supermariofan67@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also, if you happen to be learning Japanese, Chinese, or Korean, check out https://github.com/themoeway/yomitan

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

That's nice as well. Not anymore, I don't have a use for it.

[–] halm@leminal.space 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

LibreTranslate? Lingva Translate (Google Translate frontend)?

There are apps for either on F-droid.

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

See here https://lemmy.ml/comment/9847241

[–] michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use QuickDic (f-droid) on Android for dictionaries. Super fast even on potato phone. For translations I use unofficial frontend for Deepl (f-droid).

[–] MSugarhill@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use deepl, but I have no idea if it is open source.

[–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yes at least part of it

[–] IHateReddit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

their GitHub only contains libraries for using the DeepL API. Everything else is closed source.

[–] insufferableninja 1 points 2 years ago

just learn every word and every language, then no need for dictionary or translation software. no problem.