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
By: wtetsu
Rating: 4.55 
1 new ratings
(65)
Weekly download count: 55
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
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Fast and efficient performance
- Easy to use once set up correctly
- Convenient for language translation directly from the cursor
- Supports multiple dictionaries and customization options
Cons
- Not very intuitive for first-time users
- Lack of updates for the Firefox version compared to Chrome
- Confusion with the default language of the definitions
- Initial setup requires additional steps that could be clearer
Most mentioned
- Need for better instructions or intuitiveness
- Desire for regular updates to the Firefox add-on
- Experience with language settings causing confusion
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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