# Online Dictionary

> The online dictionary application explains the meaning of words

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/livio.dictionary](https://chrome-stats.com/d/livio.dictionary)

## Overview

- **ID:** `livio.dictionary`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Livio
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 470,512
- **Rating:** 3.94 / 5 (1,858 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.0.3-1qlyy
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-11
- **First published:** 2011-11-22
- **Publisher country:** IT
- **Size:** 3.37 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.dictionary)
- **Website:** [https://thesaurus.altervista.org/dictionary](https://thesaurus.altervista.org/dictionary)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://thesaurus.altervista.org/android-privacy-policy.html](https://thesaurus.altervista.org/android-privacy-policy.html)

## Description

The Online Dictionary Chrome extension is a versatile and lightweight tool that provides word meanings from multiple languages including English, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, and Spanish, using Wiktionary as the source. It is a free, ad-free extension designed to optimize your vocabulary learning experience with features like bookmarks, search history, and personalized themes with custom text colors.

Additional functionalities include a random word search, voice search, read aloud option, and wildcard search for flexible querying. Users can organize words and notes in customizable categories and leverage cloud backup options such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box for data safety. Enhanced with a floating action button and shake gestures for quick access to main functions, it also supports camera-based word search via an OCR plugin on compatible Android devices. This extension is an excellent multi-language dictionary tool ideal for casual users and language learners alike, ensuring an engaging and efficient study experience.

## Rankings

- #103,298 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `livio.dictionary.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its thorough, cited definitions, broad multilingual support with preloaded languages, and a simple, customizable UI that aids language learning. There are recurring requests for expanding language options and language pairs, and some dissatisfaction with offline mode performance and occasional English clarity. Overall, the app is valued for depth and language coverage, with common feedback focusing on offline improvements and broader language support.

### Pros

- Thorough, detailed definitions with relevant citations
- Wide language coverage with preloaded languages across multiple languages
- Simple, clean, and customizable UI
- Helpful for language learning and study (e.g., French)
- Offline availability with room for improvement

### Cons

- Offline mode needs improvement / is not fully functional in lighter versions
- Occasionally unclear or lower-quality English content
- Requests for more languages and language pairs (e.g., Hindi, Dutch, Romanian, Polish) indicate gaps in language coverage

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