Best alternatives to Mouse Dictionary (2026)
9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Mouse Dictionary, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Dictionary for Google Chrome™
Define and translate any word on any page, without leaving it.
≈8K users3.8★ from 896 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago5 permissions- About 11× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Tureng Dictionary
Tureng English-Turkish Online Dictionary
≈40K users4.3★ from 357 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago7 permissions- About 2.3× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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Arabic Dictionary
Arabic Dictionary Extension
≈4K users4.2★ from 51 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 23× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Saladict - Pop-up Dictionary
Look up and translate selected text with multiple dictionaries, flexible selection modes, vocabulary notes, and PDF lookup.
≈200K users4.9★ from 1.8K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago12 permissions- About 2.2× more users than Mouse Dictionary
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 4)
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Online Dictionary Helper
A translation popup tool to show online dictionary content (with anki support)
≈20K users4.6★ from 243 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago2 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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LiuChan Chinese Popup Dictionary
A lightweight Mandarin and Cantonese mouse-over dictionary for Chinese.
≈3K users4.9★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago5 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Longman Dictionary Bubble
Search a definition from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (5th edition)
≈3K users3.9★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago5 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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DiQt - AI Dictionary to remember the words
This dictionary allows you to prevent forgetting words you looked up by setting a review for the term you looked up.
≈1K users5.0★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago8 permissions- About 90× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 4)
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Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary
Currently the best Chinese popup dictionary. More features. Frequently updated.
≈6K users4.7★ from 63 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 15× fewer users than Mouse Dictionary
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
Mouse Dictionary alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Mouse Dictionary?
By users, the most popular alternative is Saladict - Pop-up Dictionary with ≈200K users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Dictionary for Google Chrome™.
Which Mouse Dictionary alternative has the best rating?
Saladict - Pop-up Dictionary has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings.
Is there a Mouse Dictionary alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Arabic Dictionary asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Mouse Dictionary.
How many alternatives to Mouse Dictionary are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to Mouse 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.