Dictionary Universal 8.6.2 - App Store

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About Dictionary Universal

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: *...

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.

Version History 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. 8.6.2 08/19/2025 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. 8.6.1 08/15/2025 * 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. 8.6 08/13/2025 * Improved support for latest iOS versions. * Dictionaries can now be imported from local uncompressed files - just select dictionary files to install it. * Appearance preferences - it is possible to use light or dark appearance independent from system appearance settings. * Font selection improvements - more fonts are available in preferences. 8.5 08/04/2024 * iOS 13 support * Dark mode support (iOS 13) * Shortcuts integration * Dictionaries and pronunciation can now be installed from file browser 8.4 02/10/2020 Bug fixes and performance improvements 8.3.1 11/16/2017 iOS 11 compatibility iPhone X compatibility 8.3 11/10/2017 New in 8.2.1 Fixed crash on iOS5-7. New in 8.2 * Added dictionary extension to translate text from other apps. "Assistant" is not available in iOS9 due to restricted clipboard access for apps running in background in iOS9. * Minor fixes Slide Over and Split View multitasking is not supported in this version, support will be added with the next update. 8.2.1 03/15/2016 This version can crash on iOS5-7. Please wait for the next update if you use these iOS versions. * Added dictionary extension to translate text from other apps. "Assistant" is not available in iOS9 due to restricted clipboard access for apps running in background in iOS9. * Minor fixes Slide Over and Split View multitasking is not supported in this version, support will be added with the next update. 8.2 03/08/2016 Dynamic Type support in iOS8 Minor fixes 8.1.1 05/04/2015 * Added support for iOS 8 and iPhone 6 and 6 Plus * Context Search - attempts to find collocations in context of selected word in article. For example, touching word "rain" in "heavy rain" would match terms "rain" and "heavy rain" if they present in dictionaries. 8.1 02/03/2015 * Added implementation of Lingvo DSL format * Asian languages support improvements 8.0 05/27/2014 * iOS7 support. * Improved searching multiple terms. Now you can enter a whole sentence or paragraph of text and the app will suggest translations for each word it could find in the text. * User stylesheets support for articles presentation customization (visit our web site for details). 7.0 11/11/2013 * Assistant displays translation in notification, when text is copied to clipboard, without switching to the application. * Quick profiles switching. Touch and hold on search tab to display menu. * Searching text in currently displayed article. * Export for Favorites and History. * iOS6 and iPhone 5 support. 6.0 09/28/2012 New in 5.0.1: * Application content is available via iTunes File Sharing and will no longer be removed by iOS when device runs out of free space. * Preference to enable content backup (requires iOS 5.0.1 or later). * Increased number of items stored in history. New in 5.0: * iOS5 compatibility. * Morphology support. Word forms are taken into account when searching. And it works fast, as everything else. - Type a term and use Search button on keyboard to see morphology based suggestions if there are any. - Check for morphology suggested terms at the bottom of articles. English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish morphology can be installed within the application. * Profiles added (allow quick switching between different sets of dictionaries). * Improvements for 3rd party apps integration (x-callback-url support). 5.0.1 11/18/2011 * iOS5 compatibility. * Morphology support. Word forms are taken into account when searching. And it works fast, as everything else. - Type a term and use Search button on keyboard to see morphology based suggestions if there are any. - Check for morphology suggested terms at the bottom of articles. English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish morphology can be installed within the application. * Profiles added (allow quick switching between different sets of dictionaries). * Improvements for 3rd party apps integration (x-callback-url support). Please note, that due to changes in Apple policies related to iCloud, application data will not be available via iTunes File Sharing and will not be included in device backups after you install this update. However, you can continue using iTunes File Sharing for installing content as usual. If you need to make a backup copy of your dictionaries, please copy all the data you need using iTunes File Sharing before installing this update. 5.0 10/11/2011 * iPad support with user interface specifically designed for large screen. * Quick dictionary switching: touch article title to see list of dictionaries. * "Look Up" context menu for selected text when viewing article. * XDXF format improvements: images, embedded sounds, colors are now supported. * Removed limit on number of simultaneously loaded dictionaries. * Landscape mode. * Fixed playback of some pronunciation files. 4.0 05/13/2011 * iOS4 support: - Adding dictionaries and pronunciation from iTunes - Fast task switching * Retina display support * Option to look up text from clipboard on startup * Powerword dictionary markup support * Fixed an issue with indexing large archives with pronunciation data. Files up to 4Gb are supported now. 3.1 08/27/2010 * Pronunciation support. * Compressed dictionary resources support. * Viewing articles in full screen mode. * Multitouch gestures support: - swipe horizontally to switch between dictionaries; - swipe with two fingers from left to right for navigating to previous article; - tap with two fingers when viewing article to toggle full screen mode. 3.0 06/04/2010 * Favorites and History. * Compressed dictionaries are fully supported. Use dictionaries with dict.dz data format to save storage space on your device. * Dictionaries with Pango markup data are supported now. * Minor fixes. 2.1 01/22/2010 Fuzzy search. Installing dictionaries over USB cable. Visit our web site for manuals. Dictionary information editing. Resumable downloads. 2.0 09/15/2009 Improved loading speed for dictionaries with images. Minor fixes. 1.2 07/17/2009 1.1 06/15/2009 1.0 04/29/2009

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Dictionary Universal since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-02 05:11:54. The latest version is 8.6.2 and it was updated on 2026-06-21 08:21:36. See below the changes in each version.

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