Releases: digitalpalidictionary/dpd-db
Mobile Database beta testing
mobile-db-20260408 #227 chore: bump db version
2026-04-02
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and in a number of dictionary formats—StarDict, GoldenDict, Apple Dictionary, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub, SQLite, and plain text. It can be used in any application which supports these formats.
It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
DPD is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes. Please report any errors and omissions using the feedback Form
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
GitHub Issues Closed
- #135 Other dictionaries: make a better version of CPD
- #153 DPD Flutter app: beta release
- #216 Apple dictionary: improvements
- #218 Chrome & Firefox browser extensions: update with user feedback
- #219 Grammar table: fix bug in synonyms
- #220 Docs: Add monthly newsletters
- #221 Other dictionaries: compile Monier-Williams directly from source
- #222 Other dictionaries: compile Apte directly from source
- #223 Webapp: icons to hide / show history and settings
- #224 Sets: sort sets in natural order
- #225 Exporters: fix which fields get line breaks
- #226 Deconstructor: go routines and mutex optimization
Dictionary Data Updates
- 88 785 headwords, 49 899 complete, 10 709 partially complete, 28 177 incomplete entries
- 753 roots, 3 356 root families, 36 524 words derived from roots
- 859 920 deconstructed compounds
- 1 483 215 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 219 440 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 314 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-4, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: VIN5
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-4
- Pass2 in progress: SN5
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2026-03-03
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and in a number of dictionary formats—StarDict, GoldenDict, Apple Dictionary, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub, SQLite, and plain text. It can be used in any application which supports these formats.
It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
DPD is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes. Please report any errors and omissions using the feedback Form
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
GitHub Issues Closed
- #75 Feat: Create GitHub repo for other Pāḷi and Sanskrit dictionaries
- #122 Feat: Release Chrome & Firefox browser extensions
- #165 Feat: In GoldenDict, highlight word searched for in inflection table
- #193 Refactor: convert all Mako exporter templates to Jinja2
- #207 Feat: Create Apple .dictionary
- #213 Database: Add 'see' column to lookup table
Dictionary Data Updates
- 88 613 headwords, 48 863 complete, 11 091 partially complete, 28 659 incomplete entries
- 753 roots, 3 356 root families, 36 485 words derived from roots
- 859 852 deconstructed compounds
- 1 480 656 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 206 611 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 314 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-4, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: VIN5
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-3
- Pass2 in progress: SN4
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2026-02-02
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and for StarDict, GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub, SQLite, and plain text or any application which supports these formats. It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
It is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes.
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
GitHub Issues Closed
- #21 English-to-Pāḷi dictionary for Kindle
- #38 Find bold definitions at the end of sentences
- #76 Grammar dictionary: fix sort buttons not working
- #111 Webapp: UI improvements for mobile
- #172 Webapp: variants not showing in some cases
- #200 Refactor: Unified speech marks manager to handle apostrophes and hyphens
- #201 Refactor: rename all ambiguous CSS classes
- #202 Webapp: fix memory overload bug
- #203 Webapp: show a diacritic insensitive dropdown list when searching
- #204 Add TPR deeplinks to webapp and GoldenDict exporters
- #205 Refactor: remove duplicated EPD code
- #206 Webapp: Allow multiple book selection in Tipiṭaka Translations tab
Dictionary Data Updates
- 88 350 headwords, 47 535 complete, 11 472 partially complete, 29 343 incomplete entries
- 754 roots, 3 350 root families, 36 341 words derived from roots
- 858 681 deconstructed compounds
- 1 477 220 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 190 642 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 339 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-4, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: VIN5
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1
- Pass2 in progress: SN2
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2026-01-03
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and for StarDict, GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub, SQLite, and plain text or any application which supports these formats. It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
It is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes.
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
GitHub Issues Closed
- #37 Repo: Make all install scripts universal for Win users
- #71 Docs: Add API Guide for all the Webapp endpoints
- #76 Grammar dictionary: fix sort buttons not working
- #98 Audio: play button to hear pronunciation of all headwords
- #182 Mobi converter adapts to OS
- #186 Sutta tab: Add Buddha Jayanti Tipitaka & SC Express
- #188 Tipiṭaka Translations: add database as submodule
- #189 IPA: use Aksharamukha instead of custom script
- #190 Docs: add developer quick start guide
- #191 Repo: update readme's
- #194 Construction summary: add
+to roots with a double sign
Dictionary Data Updates
- 88 171 headwords, 46 772 complete, 11 867 partially complete, 29 532 incomplete entries
- 753 roots, 3 345 root families, 36 266 words derived from roots
- 858 843 deconstructed compounds
- 1 474 683 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 181 354 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 315 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-4, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: VIN5
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1-3
- Pass2 in progress: SN1
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2025-12-05
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and for StarDict, GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub, SQLite, and plain text or any application which supports these formats. It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
It is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes.
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
GitHub Issues Closed
- #56 Table of sutta data
- #155 Webapp: Add help, abbreviations, EPD, grammar to summary
- #182 Mobi coverter depends on OS
- #185 Add Tipiṭaka Translation tab to webapp
- #187 Export plain .txt file
Dictionary Data Updates
- 87 688 headwords, 46 597 complete, 11 970 partially complete, 29 121 incomplete entries
- 752 roots, 3 341 root families, 36 143 words derived from roots
- 859 562 deconstructed compounds
- 1 466 745 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 169 902 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 291 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-4, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: missing verbal forms
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1-3
- Pass2 in progress: SN1
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2025-11-05
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and for StarDict, GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub and SQLite, or any application which supports these formats. It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
It is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes.
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
GitHub Issues Closed
- #40 Sutta Central: Automate export to final DPD format
- #41 Github Action: Fix deprecation warnings
- #63 Docs: Update degree of completion screenshots
- #69 Bold Definitions: Export to GoldenDict and MDict
- #70 Deconstructor: recognise -ka & -ika, and other improvements
- #106 PDF Exporter: Update colour theme & logo
- #121 Deconstructor: Fix dictzip error, read file error
- #125 Webapp: Refactor URL handling for tabs, browser forward and backward buttons
- #126 Gui2: Add db filter and tests tab
- #130 Deconstrutor: Add 'hi' to automatically recognised sandhi, like api ca ce eva iti etc.
- #132 Webapp: Add a link to get email updates
- #136 Feedback form: add word id to all feeback links
- #139 Grammar tab: show traditional lemma if different
- #140 IPA: use regular /ɐ/ instead of schwa /ə/
- #141 Webapp show / hide sandhi button not working
- #143 Database: Replace all ... with unicode …
- #145 Inflection Tables: gray out words only if not in ALL texts
- #147 Webapp: Highlight word searched for in inflection table
- #148 TBW: Check that api ca ce eva iti are recognised
- #149 GUI2: wordfinder tool to display all texts which contain a word
- #156 WebApp: Save id & lemma to history
- #160 Gui2: sandhi find & replace within bold tags
- #163 Docs: Update Kindle ebook install instructions
- #166 Webapp: capitalised words do not return results
- #167 WebApp: fix root buttons styling
- #169 Webapp: prevent white flash on page load when in dark-mode
- #170 Webapp link in EN app to RU app not working for www subdomain
- #171 Webapp: correct div class for spelling mistakes
- #173 Gui2: integrate tipitaka translations db
- #175 Pass2: add headings from DN and MN
- #176 Pass1: script to find most common missing words
- #177 Update root_has_verb dynamically
Dictionary Data Updates
- 87 551 headwords, 45 563 complete, 12 452 partially complete, 29 536 incomplete entries
- 751 roots, 3 338 root families, 36 055 words derived from roots
- 859 600 deconstructed compounds
- 1 465 562 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 153 119 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 269 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-4, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: missing verbal forms
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1-3
- Pass2 in progress: SN1
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2025-07-09
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and for StarDict, GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub and SQLite, or any application which supports these formats. It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
It is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes.
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Dictionary Data Updates
- 82 908 headwords, 44 429 complete, 12 618 partially complete, 25 861 incomplete entries
- 750 roots, 3 308 root families, 34 444 words derived from roots
- 847 045 deconstructed compounds
- 1 385 847 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 048 456 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 245 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-3, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: VIN4
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1, MN3
- Pass2 in progress: MN2
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2025-06-11
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and for StarDict, GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub and SQLite, or any application which supports these formats. It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
It is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes.
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
GitHub Issues Closed
- #105 fix warnings in the Kindle exporter
- #119 Orientation of baskets names in Frequency on Safari
- #129 Fix deconstructor copy and tarball
Dictionary Data Updates
- 82 674 headwords, 43 379 complete, 13 200 partially complete, 26 095 incomplete entries
- 749 roots, 3 308 root families, 34 321 words derived from roots
- 846 967 deconstructed compounds
- 1 384 228 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 034 803 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 222 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-3, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: VIN4
- Pass2 complete: DN1-3, MN1
- Pass2 in progress: MN2
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback
2025-05-12
Digital Pāḷi Dictionary is a feature-rich Pāḷi dictionary which is available online and for StarDict, GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango, Kindle, Kobo, ePub and SQLite, or any application which supports these formats. It is also built into many popular Pāḷi readers and websites.
It is a work in progress, made available for testing and feedback purposes.
More information about installation, setup and features can be found on the DPD docs website
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Github Issues Closed
- #73 GUI for database tests
- #86 Export DPD lookup for Dhammagift
- #100 New GUI for data creation, adding and editing
- #108 Moving SBS and Russian data out of the repo
- #109 Docs: add other dicts and language switcher
- #112 Handle subheadings in suttas
- #113 Webapp: Correct links in language switcher
- #115 Sutta links in examples are not clickable on dpdict.net
- #116 "No results found" error for terms in uppercase
- #117 Online dpdict webapp: dead link to https://docs.dpdict.net/dpdict.html
Dictionary Data Updates
- 82 477 headwords, 41 798 complete, 14 229 partially complete, 26 450 incomplete entries
- 749 roots, 3 309 root families, 34 206 words derived from roots
- 847 794 deconstructed compounds
- 1 382 314 unique inflected forms recognized
- 2 019 122 cells of Pāḷi word data
- 18 222 cells of Pāḷi root data
- Pass1 complete: VIN1-3, DN1-3, MN1-3, SN1-5, AN1-11, KN1-5, KN8-9
- Pass1 in progress: VIN4
- Pass2 complete: DN1, DN2, MN1
- Pass2 in progress: DN3
- numerous additions and corrections based on user feedback