# jjgod/mac-dictionary-kit

Dictionary conversion tool for Mac OS X 10.5 and above

Repository: https://github.com/jjgod/mac-dictionary-kit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mac-dictionary-kit
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/mac-dictionary-kit
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: dictionary-conversion, mac-dictionary-kit
Last push: 2023-04-30T22:36:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6020, "days_push": 1221, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 1744, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.508257+00:00)

## What it is
DictUnifier (Mac Dictionary Kit) is a macOS GUI application that converts third-party dictionary files into the native Mac OS X Dictionary.app format. It is written in C/Objective-C and supports Mac OS X 10.5 and above.

## Use cases
- convert stardict dictionaries to mac dictionary format
- import third-party dictionary files into dictionary.app
- build custom dictionaries for macos
- unify dictionary formats on mac

## When to choose
- you want to use non-Apple dictionary files in macOS Dictionary.app
- you need a native Mac GUI for dictionary conversion

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or Windows
- you need modern dictionary format support beyond what the tool handles
- you need an actively developed tool with recent feature work

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-system, parser, developer-tools
- domain: files, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: dictionary-conversion, dictunifier, mac-dictionary, gui-tool, objective-c, mac-ecosystem, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- jjgod/mac-dictionary-kit (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.508257+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 2026-08-30T03:29:28.831051+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jjgod/mac-dictionary-kit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.508257+00:00, sha 113cecc80371)
  - homepage: http://code.google.com/p/mac-dictionary-kit (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:09.954591+00:00, sha 263c7d771137)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.