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GoldenDict-ng

GoldenDict-ng is a dictionary, available on Windows and Linux: full-text search, themes and dark mode.

Completely free
Windows and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: GPL-3.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub · Windows: Winget
Publisher: The GoldenDict-ng Community
Latest version: 26.11.0 (23 October 2026)
Latest activity: 25 October 2026
Source code: github.com/xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng

Overview

GoldenDict-ng is a dictionary, available on Windows and Linux.

Features described on its official website, in its Winget manifest and in its GitHub repository: full-text search, themes and dark mode.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Advanced dictionary lookup program” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Full text search” — Winget, 10 November 2026
“On macOS with dark reader mode and native system dark theme” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

GoldenDict-ng is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

GoldenDict-ng is an advanced dictionary lookup program, supporting multiple dictionary formats and features.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 7 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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