Mouse Dictionary
Super fast dictionary
Mouse Dictionary: A Super Fast Firefox Add-on Dictionary
Mouse Dictionary is a Firefox add-on aiming to expedite language translation tasks. Exquisitely designed for English-Japanese, Japanese-English, and English-English language pairs, it also supports other language pair functionalities. The Add-on stands out with its swift responses, bespoke phrase detection, data import capabilities, and customized view options. Its use isn't confined to HTML documents, but also extends to different document types like PDFs, YouTube captions, input elements, and textareas.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 40
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- activeTab
Size: 3.68M
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Quick and efficient translations when hovering over words
- Supports local PDFs and works seamlessly while reading
- No significant delay in dictionary responses
- User-friendly for English to Japanese dictionary access
Cons
- Not very intuitive, requires time to figure out usage
- Lacks regular updates for the Firefox version compared to Chrome
- Some users found the functionality unclear or confusing
Most mentioned
- Users appreciate the speed and efficiency of translations
- Desire for more regular updates and features
- Navigation and setup can be non-intuitive for new users
User reviews
テクノロジーブログをよく読みます。単語がすぐ判ります。localのPDFの単語も判ります。マニュアルを読むときに便利です。
by yoo413, 2025-03-05
by 全民三退解体中共邪教, 2025-02-13
Super excellent dictionary, thank you. For those having some trouble getting the english-english dictionary to work: here's some more info for mouse dictionary for firefox:
follow all the links, all the information is there.
info for the english-english dictionary is at the bottom of the page.
Download the whole lot, i.e. the zip file
Unzip on your hard drive.
To import the dictionary data, choose the following options:
Character set of dictionary data: UTF-8
Format of dictionary data: JSON
Choose file: dictionary.json
Plus, in the browser extensions navigate to: Manage Extension Shortcuts
to select what keys to activte the plugin, (ALT+Z is suggested)
the shortcut activates it and de-activates it too. Good luck, it's worth the work :)
by PeterZ, 2025-02-03
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Mouse Dictionary does not require any sensitive permissions.
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