Fora Dictionary

Dictionary viewer

App info

Version :

23.2.8

Category :

Books & reference

Update :

May 30, 2025

Installs :

319,038

Developer :

Ismail Alper Yilmaz

Requires Android :

Android 4.4+

Content Rating :

Everyone

Get it on :

Download APK

App description

Android App Analysis and Review: Fora Dictionary, Developed by Ismail Alper Yilmaz. Listed in Books & reference Category. Current Version Is 23.2.8, Updated On 30/05/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Fora Dictionary. Achieved Over 319 thousand Installs. Fora Dictionary Currently Has 3 thousand Reviews, Average Rating 3.0 Stars

Fora Dictionary is a versatile dictionary viewer.

FEATURES

• Fast and fully offline operation
• Compatibility with StarDict, DSL, XDXF, Dictd, and TSV/Plain dictionaries
• Typing friendly search with case, diacritics, and punctuation tolerance
• Fuzzy search
• Full-text search
• In-page popup translator
• History and word list
• Customization options

COMPATIBILITY

The app is compatible with the following dictionary/file types:

• StarDict dictionaries (*.idx)
• DSL dictionaries (*.dsl)
• XDXF dictionaries (*.xdxf)
• Dictd dictionaries (*.index)
• TSV/Plain dictionaries (*.txt, *.dic)

The app can also view DICT protocol (online) dictionaries.

SETTING UP DICTIONARIES

• Connect your mobile device to your computer.
• Copy dictionary files to the app's documents/files folder on the device. For details, see: https://support.google.com/android/answer/9064445
• Select the dictionary index file as listed in the compatibility section above (or an archive of it) using the "Import" option of the dictionary manager menu.
• Attach resource ZIP files (if any) using the "Attach ZIP" option of the dictionary menu. (optional)
• Create a full-text search index of the dictionary using the "Upgrade" option of the dictionary menu. (optional)
• Create profiles to group and organize dictionaries. (optional)

RESOURCE FILES

Resource files of a dictionary can be put into multiple ZIP files with the following properties:

i) Classic (non-ZIP64) ZIP file type
ii) Flat (no sub-directories) file structure
iii) Maximum 65,535 files per ZIP file

Use "Attach ZIP" from the dictionary menu to copy and attach ZIP files to a dictionary.

FULL-TEXT SEARCH

The app supports searching full-text of all dictionaries for exact matches. The feature requires one-time upgrading of a dictionary which can take a very long time to complete, since every single word anywhere on the dictionary is made searchable during the process.

SYNCHRONIZING BETWEEN DEVICES

Copying/moving dictionaries between devices is done using one of the two available methods:

• "Export" dictionary to a *.zip file on the first device and then "Import" that *.zip file on the second
• Copy/move whole ".fora" folder or individual dictionary folders using a file manager

SEARCH TYPES

There are five kinds of searches you can perform on dictionaries.

• Regular search: Shows results exactly matching the query.
• Extended matching search: Shows results matching the query with case, diacritics, and punctuations ignored. Suggestions include in-phrase and phonetic matches.
• Full-text search: Shows list of articles containing exact matches of the query. The scope of search is not limited to headwords and includes all text in all articles (definitions, synonyms, examples, etc).
• Fuzzy search: Shows list of articles most similar to the query. The search works like a spell checker for words you're not sure how it's written/spelled.
• Wildcard search: Shows list of articles that match the criteria set with a wildcard query.

ANDROID 10+

Shared/external storage mechanism known as the SD-card has been retired starting with Android 10. The operating system now enforces all apps to use it's sandboxed folder for all it's app data. If you upgrade your device to Android 10+, you may need to copy/move and replace ".fora" folder from your device's shared storage to the app's sandboxed folder (typically Android/data/com.ngc.fora/files) using a file manager.

HELP AND SUPPORT

• https://fora-dictionary.com

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What's New

v23.2.8
• Added built-in file manager integration
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

Rate and review on Google Play store

3.0

2,681 total

5 39.5

4 9.0

3 5.9

2 2.9

1 42.6

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Recent Comments

Ken Yeo

Best offline dictionary! I imported many StarDict dictionaries available online, and I can use this app to find word definitions complete with pictures and examples. For instance, try and look up "compass" after importing Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th edition. However, the app can play English sounds perfectly, but can't play Russian sounds well. For example, it says "Davaz" when I ask it to say "давай."

Dan Beale Cocks

This is a great programme that you can use with a variety of dictionaries. It can be tricky to load the dictionaries because of Android permissions - I find it easier to use my computer to put the files in the right location in the SD card. But once you get that done it's a great way to have access to a range of dictionaries. One thing I'd like to see is a "random" button that takes you to a random entry in one of your dictionaries.

Richard Simmert

App is definitely not intuitive. Had to use the "download from url" function and a UTF file link to grab an accessible dictionary. Needs to have a better function to direct folder location for downloaded files, as the only accessible locations are blocked unless you use a computer.

John K.

Good approach but trailling behind GoldenDict in some areas, which used to champion this approach. (Unfortunately, GoldenDict's dev is not very active these days.) There is room for improvement in Fora: * Please add support for Babylon .BGL files, ABBYY Lingvo .LSD, .DSL, .LSA and .DAT files, Dictd files Hunspell morphologies (like GoldenDict), maybe MDict too * The formatting of some StarDict libaries isn't great, for example Oxford Advanced Dictionary 8th. edition looks scattered * Add a hotkey to skip to the desired dictionary (like GoldenDict) * Put the name of the respective dictionary at the top of each section, this gives longer dictionary lists better surveyability (like GoldenDict) * The history could be shown below the search bar as long as the bar is empty * Allow to change the dictionary order in profiles (see GoldenDict) This is food for thought, I like the app and therfore give it 4 stars for now.

ajrmmm ajrmmm

This might be a good dictionary app, but it's impossible to figure out how to use it. I should import the dictionaries I want, but it doesn't even suggest where to find dictionaries that can be imported. I googled it myself and found no relevant results. It's as if they don't want me to use the app. I hope I get to hear from you. I would like to import a Chinese dictionary to Fora.

Ram Spencer

It's there a pop-up mode for quickly looking up words in other apps? I honestly mostly just use a dictionary and looking for a particular word and wanted to be able to click off of a pop-up to remain in the app. I really like it besides that shortcoming.

Ravikant Bargale

There is literally nothing like it in the world. Best dictionary app for Android. Can manage too many dictionaries at a time! It's smooth and easily integrates with ebook reader apps!