A dictionary that lives on the page you are reading
SnapDic is not another website you paste words into. It is a Chrome dictionary extension that shows meanings in context — hover, highlight, and keep reading.
What makes SnapDic a modern dictionary
- Hover lookup for single words with a speech-style balloon
- Phrase lookup for idioms, slang, and expressions (up to four words)
- Offline bundles for 1,020+ idioms and 1,300+ legal terms
- Online fallbacks through Dictionary API, Wiktionary, Wikipedia, and Wikidata
- Lookups panel to review words from your current reading session
See also: free dictionary, English dictionary sources, and dictionary on hover.
- Adjustable skip lists for ~1,000 to ~5,400 common English words
- Drill down: highlight one word inside a definition to look it up again
- Works on strict news and media sites via extension background requests
- Clear source labels: via SnapDic, Dictionary API, Wiktionary, and more
Dictionary for Chrome — launching soon
SnapDic will be free at launch. Store link will appear here when ready.