LingLook
Learn Chinese while browsing!
Free
Learn Chinese effortlessly while browsing! LingLook is a Safari extension that instantly looks up Chinese words as you hover over them on any webpage - no more switching to another app to look up!
** Features **
- Instant Chinese word lookup in any web page by hovering over text
- Support for both simplified and traditional Chinese characters
- Word definitions with pronunciation (pinyin, zhuyin/bopomofo), HSK level, and TOCFL level
- Detailed character information: stroke order animation, frequency, radical, origin, etc.
- Quick copy and Google Images search
- Customizable appearance and behavior
- Supports English, Vietnamese and partial support for French dictionaries
** How to use **
- First, enable the extension by following the in-app instructions.
- After enabling, a small puck will appear on your Safari webpage. Move the puck around and look up Chinese words!
- Enable/disable the puck by clicking on the extension icon.
- Puck controls:
- Single-tap on the puck: Toggle lookup function.
- Double-tap on the puck: Switch lookup direction (up/down).
- Inside the popup window, you can see the word's definition, pronunciation (pinyin or zhuyin), HSK level, TOCFL level.
- Tap on the word, and you can copy it to clipboard or search it with Google Images.
- Switch to the "Character" tab, here you can see detailed character information like stroke order animation, frequency, radical, origin, etc.
- Customize the appearance and behavior of LingLook by clicking on the settings gear icon in the popup window.
** Troubleshooting **
If for some reason the extension does not work as expected, try enabling/disabling the extension, reloading the page, or restarting Safari. If you want to report an issue or have any other suggestions, please open an issue on LingLook's GitHub repository https://github.com/ph0ngp/linglook/issues
** Rating **
If you love using LingLook, please don't hesitate to rate it 5 stars in the App Store! It would make my day!
** Source code **
LingLook is a completely free and open-source software, licensed under GPL-3.0. The source code is available at https://github.com/ph0ngp/linglook
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Information
- Seller
- Hai Phong Phan
- Size
- 153.3 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Phong Phan