DICT servers

This is a page that attempts to list the currently working dictionary servers.

The most important dict server is is dictd from the DICT Development Group, available almost locally, at http://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

Others include:

• GNU Dico – modular, actively maintained, comes with a client and a front-end, supports several dictionary formats and provides libraries for multiple programming languages
• Javadictd – with PostgreSQL support, not maintained since 2003
• Jdictd – in Java, not maintained

Note that running a server is not exactly equal to making your dictionary database available to others on the Net. It is useful, however, to have a local server that you can use to verify if your dictionary works as it should.

See also:

• DICT clients
• DICT wiki software page