Software:XDXF
| Filename extension | .xdxf |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/xml |
| Developed by | Initial development by Sergey Singov, later by Leonid Soshinskiy |
| Initial release | 10 September 2006 |
| Latest release | rev.33 (December 3, 2015) |
| Type of format | XML dictionary format |
| Open format? | Yes |
| Website | github |
| Developer(s) | mrcoder1234, kubtek |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 10 September 2006 |
| Stable release | 0.4
/ January 13, 2010 |
| Preview release | 0.4.1-beta1
/ 2012 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Dictionary converter |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Website | github |
XDXF (XML Dictionary eXchange Format) is a project to unite all existing open dictionaries and provide both users and developers with a universal XML-based format, convertible from and to other popular formats like Mova, PtkDic, and StarDict.
Available dictionaries
As of December 15, 2006 the XDXF project repository contains 615 dictionaries, which are collectively 936,189,613 bytes in size (compressed) and contain 24,804,355 articles.
Software
GUIs
The XDXF file format is used by Alpus, SimpleDict and GoldenDict.[1] Also StarDict starting with version 2.4.6 has basic support for XDXF.[2]
Converters
The project has converters from the DSL and Atlantida formats, and a "many to many" converter tool makedict.
Alternatives
Many languages serve a similar purpose, e.g., the Lexical Markup Framework (XML and other serializations), OntoLex (RDF), DICT (text format), or the dicML markup languages. As for dicML and XDXF, neither concept is specified completely. For example, XDXF lacks elements to annotate possible hyphenations, while the recent working draft of dicML does not include elements to describe the etymology of words.
References
External links
- Project site
- XDXF dictionaries repository
- XDXF Standard
- Manual and description of XDXF format
- Free, OpenSource, Multi-Language Scrabble Game using XDXF
- Easy XDXF Dictionary – Free dictionary for Iphone
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