OpenTipitaka
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OpenTipitaka makes reading the Pali Tipitaka easier: available offline, easy to search, with multilingual translation comparison, read-aloud, and dictionary lookup.
OpenTipitaka is a focused reader for the Pali Tipiṭaka, built for study, reference, and daily reading on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Read the Pali canon with multilingual, paragraph-by-paragraph translations, fast search, offline access, and study tools designed for close reading.
Multilingual Translations
OpenTipitaka supports AI-generated translations in multiple languages, including:
Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Myanmar, Sinhala, Spanish, Marathi, and Tibetan.
The translations are generated with reference to Myanmar translations and Nissaya materials. While they are not a substitute for the Pali original or qualified human guidance, most translations have reached a level close to human translation quality and are continually improved through review and community correction suggestions.
Key Features
Pali Tipiṭaka reading
Browse and read the Pali texts in a clean, study-focused interface.
Multilingual paragraph-by-paragraph reading
Display available translations together with the Pali original, aligned by paragraph for easier comparison and understanding.
Offline access
Keep texts available on your device and continue reading without an internet connection.
Fast search
Find passages, terms, and references quickly across the collection.
Comfortable reading experience
A quiet layout designed for long reading sessions on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Study tools
Use features such as bookmarks, dictionary lookup, multi-tab reading, split-screen reading, auto-scroll, and translation read-aloud where available.
Community corrections
Help improve the texts by submitting correction suggestions where supported.
Added support for Marathi, Portuguese, Khmer, and Lao; added fuzzy dictionary matching.
The developer, Dhamma Sarana, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Dhamma Sarana LLC
- Size
- 516.9 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Dhamma Sarana LLC / Sunanda Bhikkhu. All rights reserved.