Yomitan

Powerful and versatile pop-up dictionary for language learning used by 60,000+ language learners.

Yomitan: Pop-Up Dictionary for Language Learning

"Yomitan" is a versatile pop-up dictionary that helps you decipher texts in over 20 languages, making language learning easier. Featuring an interactive popup window for definitions, native audio pronunciation, and offline functionality, it also supports Anki flashcard creation and custom dictionary sources, all while being completely free and open-sourced. Perfect for language learners looking to enhance their skills! Learn more at https://yomitan.wiki.

Add-on stats

Users: 11,515
57
Rating: 4.95
(43)
Version: 24.12.12.0 (Last updated: 2024-12-20)
Creation date: 2023-12-08
Weekly download count: 430
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • clipboardWrite
  • unlimitedStorage
  • declarativeNetRequest
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 10.91M

Other platforms

Yomitan Popup Dictionary (v24.12.12.0)
4.94 (88) 50,000
Not available on Android
Yomitan Popup Dictionary (v24.12.10.2)
5.00 (1) 1,537
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Add-on summary

Yomitan helps you to decipher texts in 20+ languages which would be otherwise too difficult tackle.

Yomitan provides powerful features not available in other browser-based dictionaries: šŸ’¬ Interactive popup window for displaying dictionary definitions. šŸ” Search page for easily looking up words. šŸŒŽ Support for more than 20 languages ranging from Japanese to Spanish to Arabic. šŸ”Š Play native pronunciation audio from multiple sources with the ability to add your own custom audio sources. šŸ“ Automatic flashcard creation for the Anki flashcard program via the AnkiConnect plugin. šŸ“š Add multiple dictionaries from recommended and custom sources. Slang, kanji, and pronunciation dictionaries. There are thousands of available dictionaries online ā˜ļø Works fully offline. No internet connection needed. šŸ’² Completely free! We don't track your data and we're completely open-sourced.

More info: https://yomitan.wiki

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
  • Incredible tool for learning Japanese
  • Great community support
  • Very useful for finding unknown words
  • Easy to create Anki cards
  • Works well in Firefox for Android
Cons
  • Some scanning issues with certain words
  • UI can be confusing and needs simplification
  • Recursive search may not be supported like in Yomichan
  • Anki mobile compatibility issues
Most mentioned
  • Scanning issues with certain words
  • Great for learning Japanese
  • Community support and contributions
  • Ease of creating Anki cards
User reviews

by Rayonii, 2024-11-07

Yomichan passed the torch onto Yomitan, which went onto surpass it. Incredible tool for learning japanese. Highly recommend you combine it with a tool like ASBplayer to get even more out of it.
by RetroDec, 2024-11-03
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