EBDic

EBDic Free App

Rated 4.51/5 (132) —  Free Android application by tinenwei

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About EBDic

(There is no dictionary in EBDic. It is just a viewer)

* The viewer application supports EPWING, StarDict and MDict dictionary format.
* The support of notebooks. Notebooks allow you to add/delete/tag a word.
* The notebook uses pages to show your words and use a db file as a notebook. (you can classify your words into different db files)
* Export words of the notebook to AnkiDroid. (for version >= AnkiDroid2.5)
* The support of web service. Web service let your device become a server.
You can use a browser to do searching on your android device via wifi.
* TTS(text-to-speech) support.



Stardict/MDict format dictionaries support glob-style pattern matching in any search method:
- "*" is a wildcard standing for "any string of characters".
- "?" stands for one character.
- For StarDict, use the leading "/" or add "/" to the end of word in order to use fuzzy search.

MDict:
- The path of phonetic symbol font file is "[sdcard path]/ebdic/fonts". After putting fonts, restart app. The path can be changed in settings.
- The path for MDict audio db file (.mdd) is "[sdcard path]/ebdic/audio". After putting files, restart app. These files is used to play voices (long press list items).The path can be changed in settings.

Full Search:
- Full Search supports logical operators: & (AND), | (OR)
example: "full & search" or "full | search"
- In search methods dialog,long press some search method button to do seaching temporarily in the pecified method. (Full search will show the groups dialog)

Dictionaries groups:
- Long press the methods button in main screen to show "Dictionaries groups" dialog.
- In the menu of dictionaries order screen, select "Select a group" and long press list item to delete the group.

Search idiom or phrase:
In 'begin' method for mdict and stardict,
if input contains ' '(space), then replace ' ' to ' *' and append '*'.
ex: 'set store' => 'set *store*' (to use original begin method: 'set store*')

Content search:
- If input contains '@' or '#' (keyword@content_keyword or content_keyword#keyword),
then use exact method to search by 'keyword' and the item will match if the content contains 'content_keyword'.
- content_keyword may contain * (wildcard).
- Use 'gesture setting'-> 'Next emphasized word' to scroll to the matched 'content_keyword'.
ex:send@flying , flying#send, moon@over*moon and over*moon#moon.


Tips:
1. Use left/right swipe or press left/right arrow on the multiple Lists to show the list of the previous/next dictionary.
2. Long press search button to show recent words
3. Long press list items in notebook mode to play the voice of the word.
4. Long press on search results to select text and click search button to search selected word (or click selected text).
6. Double-tap search results to show soft keyboard
7. In search mode, double-tap the candidate list to show dialog for showing search results of one dictionary.

Changelog:

The features of version 1.33:
1. Toolbar Customization:
Use "User Interface settings" in the main menu.

The features of version 1.26:
1. Search idiom or phrase
2. Content search

The features of version 1.24, 1.25:
1. Full Search
2. Dictionaries groups:
3. Multi Search and Image Menu for epwing format.
4. Click to Search

The features of version 1.23:
1. Add support for MDict data format.(.mdx .mdd).
2. Add "English word stems search" in more settings.

The features of version 1.22:
1. Content gesture(Single tap,double tap and long press)
2. Remote device

The features of version 1.17:
1. Support the StarDict dictionary format.
2. Long press on the list item to use TTS (text-to-speech).
(Double tapping on the list item to show checkboxes in notebook mode)

The features of version 1.15:
1. Long press on the list item for pronunciation sound of NHK dictionary if there is.
(Double tapping on the list item to show checkboxes in notebook mode)

How to Download / Install

Download and install EBDic version 1.37a on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.twn.ebdic, download EBDic.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
1. Add color themes and background color to user interface settings.
2. Add background color to custom toolbar.
3. Select text and click the sound button to speak selected text.
4. long press on the right icon of input field :
- Search related words by wordnet (wordnet can be downloaded in more settings)
- or search suggested English words from spell checker.
Version update EBDic was updated to version 1.37a
Version update EBDic was updated to version 1.36
More downloads  EBDic reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
Version update EBDic was updated to version 1.22

What are users saying about EBDic

D70%
by D####:

A very good alternative to Mdict or Eudic. I actually ditched the latter two after I discovered EBdic and customized to my needs. It really makes a nice complement to GoldenDict on my MacBook. I hope the author will continue to support this project. Thank you sincerely!

D70%
by D####:

Excellent dictionary viewer. Feature-rich, and on top of that, it's completely free. Truly deserves 5 stars. The only thing I can complain about this app is that the options are a bit confusing.

Q70%
by Q####:

Best app for viewing stardict dictionary files. Can customize, create dictionary groups, change theme, edit on network... Impressed so much that I was frustrated to not find donation button.

D70%
by D####:

It is good. To be better, I suggest adding two important features. 1. automatically invoke the keyboard just after it's started. 2. put an 'Exit' button on the toolbar. BlxxDict has got features like these to keep users using it, even it is an ad-version.

D70%
by D####:

In some Russian dictionaries, words begin with a capital letter (A). If you type in a search with a small letter (a), the application does not find a word in such type of dictionary.

S70%
by S####:

Bit the original MDict, wich is long due to update.

D70%
by D####:

Automatically add to Anki is really useful. Also, tab-showing different dictionaries is neat and easy to navigate too. Thanks for the great work.

D70%
by D####:

Wonderful app for stardict, it is smooth and fast. I am surprised to see so many hidden options! Thank for the great work.

Z70%
by Z####:

Search word problem (BUG)!

B70%
by B####:

Please add an option to open the keyboard while opening the app... BTW this is the best mdict reader dictionary of the world... Thanks

D70%
by D####:

Love it, it's fast and free, without floating annoying ads while you're using it

D70%
by D####:

Export to ankidroid automatically, cool

W70%
by W####:

Excellent app for startdict.

D70%
by D####:

very good !

Q70%
by Q####:

It is really good and customizable. It will be much more better if I could see all the translation in one page not in different tab...

D70%
by D####:

设置略复杂,但功能强大。

A70%
by A####:

Great function. unfortunately the terrible UI made it almost unusable.

X70%
by X####:

Good and free dictionary app. Plz add popup when using in reading apps

M70%
by M####:

good .

T70%
by T####:

Incredibly awesome but there's a big problem when I search a word the dictionary shows some other words also that star with the specific word i searched , i tried all of searching modes

T70%
by T####:

Superb app. Tricky ,but once configured it's the best I've found for Stardict handling.Does it all!!

T70%
by T####:

设置略复杂,但功能强大。

T70%
by T####:

Looks promising.

T70%
by T####:

Better than ebdict

T70%
by T####:

dictionary group (Using multiple dictionaries) not working in version 1.35

K70%
by K####:

bug: sony z5p: NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典の音声ができない。 同じ辞典には、sony z2 Tabletで音声ができる。

P70%
by P####:

Congratulations!!! Differently from ALPUS, FORA, etc, etc, this dict gives us an infinite options for adding stardict dictionaries. It has many options of the display. The only problem is that, sometimes, it... CRASHES suddenly. But I do understand the developer is still working on it. Anyhow, it deserves five (5) stars to be frank and not lying as ALPUS et caterva!!!

B70%
by B####:

Great function. unfortunately the terrible UI made it almost unusable.

T70%
by T####:

The interface is horrible, that reminds me of android 2. Even the icons are pixelated. And finding commands is really a hard task.

T70%
by T####:

BEST OF BEST

T70%
by T####:

comparing to Mdict or at least Bluedict it's too poor and weak to be used, it really needs improvements.

K70%
by K####:

Please fix, crash when searching. Maybe not support over a number of dicts.

Q70%
by Q####:

良いと思います。見やすいですし、メニュー検索も出来ますし、普通にファイルを本として読むのにも適していると思います。辞書内のリンク先にも跳べますし、自分の使っているファイルでは音声も普通に出ています。まだ使ってませんが、Wifi越しにPCのブラウザから直接内容を検索出来る機能もあるようです。今現在、広告もありません。ただ、検索フォルダに辞書が大量にあると、検索と同時にアプリが止まっていました。しかしそれも個別にフォルダを指定して問題無く使えています。(このバグはその後のアップデートで直ってるかもしれません) あと、文章の上にある3つのスイッチ。時間が経つと半透明になるようにできますが、違うとこにあるか、消せると良いかもしれません。


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