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Best alternatives to Anki Dictionary (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Anki Dictionary, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Anki Dictionary today

≈2K users4.3★ from 33 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago10 permissions

Anki Dictionary alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Google Dictionary (by Google)

    View definitions easily as you browse the web.

    ≈4M users3.8★ from 13.7K ratingsUpdated 9 months ago1 permissions
    • About 2000× more users than Anki Dictionary
    • Rated 0.5 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 10)
    • Listed under Tools
  2. 2

    Dictionary Tool

    This extention allows you to define any word on the screen by highlighting it and then clicking on the chrome extension

    620 users2.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions
    • About 3.2× fewer users than Anki Dictionary
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 10)
    • Listed under Tools
  3. 3

    Dictionary

    Full-featured dictionary extension

    ≈6K users4.3★ from 31 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Anki Dictionary
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 10)
    • Listed under Tools
  4. 4

    Dictionary

    Search words on Wiktionary.org

    301 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions
    • About 6.6× fewer users than Anki Dictionary
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 10)
  5. 5

    Dictionary for Google Chrome™

    Define and translate any word on any page, without leaving it.

    ≈7K users3.6★ from 895 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago5 permissions
    • About 3.5× more users than Anki Dictionary
    • Rated 0.7 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 10)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  6. 6

    Online Dictionary

    Use Online Dictionary to find meanings and translations for selected words with an English dictionary extension.

    225 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 7 weeks ago2 permissions
    • About 8.9× fewer users than Anki Dictionary
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 10)
    • Listed under Tools
  7. 7

    Dictionary Anytime

    AI Powered Dictionary Anytime: Select a word on any webpage by double clicking or highlighting using mouse to see its meaning.

    213 users2.4★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago5 permissions
    • About 9.4× fewer users than Anki Dictionary
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 10)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    Mouse Dictionary

    A super fast dictionary for language learners

    ≈90K users4.7★ from 118 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions
    • About 45× more users than Anki Dictionary
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 10)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  9. 9

    Lexin dictionary

    Swedish to other languages dictionary. Powered by Lexin and Folkets Lexikon

    ≈2K users4.3★ from 58 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Anki Dictionary
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 10)
  10. 10

    Jdict Dictionary

    Jdict dictionary extension help you read japanese text more simply

    907 users4.5★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago9 permissions
    • About 2.2× fewer users than Anki Dictionary
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 10)

Anki Dictionary alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Anki Dictionary?

By users, the most popular alternative is Google Dictionary (by Google) with ≈4M users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Google Dictionary (by Google).

Which Anki Dictionary alternative has the best rating?

Mouse Dictionary has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 118 ratings.

Is there a Anki Dictionary alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Google Dictionary (by Google) asks for 1 permissions, against 10 for Anki Dictionary.

How many alternatives to Anki Dictionary are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Anki Dictionary on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.