Hi there! I've published a dictionary extension in the Google Chrome store recently and it would be nice to get some feedback.
Generally, the extension provides a translation for a selected word directly on the web page, but there are several features that set it apart from similar extensions out there.
Firstly, you can see both the definition in your target language and the translation into your native language in the same pop up window. I myself have found it really useful when studying English. I look at English-English aka definitions most of the time but with some words, like nouns, for example, a direct translation works better. The extension currently supports 19 languages.
Secondly, you can use the extension as a dictionary app by opening it in its own browser window/tab and typing in words you want to look up. Again you can see both definitions and translations so you get the same look and feel as in a pop up window.
And finally - I read a lot online and even though at my level of English the unknown words I look up are not the most frequently used ones, I still want to further grow my vocabulary, both passive and active. The extension, being a part of a bigger vocblocks project (https://www.vocblocks.com), helps with this too. It captures words I look up together with their context (the sentences they were found in), packages them on https://www.vocblocks.com into a special block of vocabulary, aka a vocblock, and sends email notifications prompting me to practise the words on the spaced repetition schedule.
Generally, the extension provides a translation for a selected word directly on the web page, but there are several features that set it apart from similar extensions out there.
Firstly, you can see both the definition in your target language and the translation into your native language in the same pop up window. I myself have found it really useful when studying English. I look at English-English aka definitions most of the time but with some words, like nouns, for example, a direct translation works better. The extension currently supports 19 languages.
Secondly, you can use the extension as a dictionary app by opening it in its own browser window/tab and typing in words you want to look up. Again you can see both definitions and translations so you get the same look and feel as in a pop up window.
And finally - I read a lot online and even though at my level of English the unknown words I look up are not the most frequently used ones, I still want to further grow my vocabulary, both passive and active. The extension, being a part of a bigger vocblocks project (https://www.vocblocks.com), helps with this too. It captures words I look up together with their context (the sentences they were found in), packages them on https://www.vocblocks.com into a special block of vocabulary, aka a vocblock, and sends email notifications prompting me to practise the words on the spaced repetition schedule.