# xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng

The Next Generation GoldenDict

Repository: https://github.com/xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/goldendict-ng
Homepage: https://xiaoyifang.github.io/goldendict-ng/
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: dictionary-software, goldendict, qt6, webengine, dictionary
Last push: 2026-08-26T03:17:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1898, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 26}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2952, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:31.933520+00:00)

## What it is
GoldenDict-ng is a next-generation desktop dictionary lookup program forked from the original GoldenDict, rebuilt with Qt6 and WebEngine. It supports many dictionary formats (MDX, DSL, StarDict, Zim), full-text search via Xapian, Anki integration, and popup lookup across Linux, Windows, and macOS.

## Use cases
- look up words in local dictionary files like MDX and StarDict
- search across multiple dictionaries at once with combined results
- full-text search inside large dictionary collections
- pop up a quick word lookup window while reading
- export looked-up words to Anki flashcards
- view dictionaries with modern HTML/CSS rendering on high-DPI screens

## When to choose
- you need a free, cross-platform desktop dictionary reader for formats like MDX, DSL, StarDict, or Zim
- you want to query many dictionaries simultaneously in one interface
- you need full-text search, Hunspell morphology, or Anki integration
- you have very large dictionaries (over 4GB or millions of headwords)

## When to avoid
- you only need a simple web-based translation service rather than local dictionary files
- you want a mobile or browser-only dictionary app
- you need a lightweight CLI lookup tool instead of a GUI application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, gui
- domain: education, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: dictionary, qt6, stardict, mdx, lookup, translation, anki-integration, fulltext-search, natural-language-processing, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:31.933520+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:32:39.222301+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:31.933520+00:00, sha 6dc97a6607c4)
  - homepage: https://xiaoyifang.github.io/goldendict-ng/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:47.074373+00:00, sha 30bfa04b5910)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.