Look up dictionary by using Right Click

Right click on text and show contextmenu to call external dictionary by using Uri scheme. dict:/// Uri scheme is supported by default on macOS. However, you can use a simple script to translate the Uri scheme for other dictionaries on other OS.

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2022-12-23 GanJingWorld Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
2021-03-26 Damon Works well on MacOS when others don't. Many thanks to the developer.
2020-04-08 nebulabox
2019-10-27 songyanyang
2019-08-25 Firefox user 14314266 it was simple useful plugin, but it does not work anymore (FF 68). The contextual menu disappears after first usage. Something has been broken and is awaiting fix.
2018-09-06 jsmithson Unfortunately, "Look up dictionary by using Right Click" is not very useful on my Mac. The first word I select for lookup works fine. However, after that, the contextual menu item disappears, and the only way to look up another word is to reload the page, at which point the contextual menu item reappears for one more lookup. BTW, I tried the "dict://test" suggestion of another reviewer (which I was not familiar with), and that test works fine on my Mac. I have no idea why this extension only works for a single lookup, but that makes it non-useful in my opinion.
2018-05-12 AnotherPersona
2018-02-28 cam8001 Works well in Firefox Quantum on macOS High Sierra. To ensure the dictionary was set up correctly, I entered "dict://test" into the location bar and associated the native macOS dictionary with "dict//" links. After that, all good. Thanks for the great extension!
2018-01-10 Nathan Works as advertised! It is now possible to lookup words in the macOS dictionary app. I'll second the surprise that this extension is necessary. In Safari and Chrome it is a native feature.
2017-11-15 leeopereira Works as promised :) Such a weird thing that Firefox actually needs this extension, though.