Best alternatives to Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary (2026)
5 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Zhongzhong, 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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Zhongzhong alternatives, compared
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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 2.0× fewer users than Zhongzhong
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- 2
Tureng Dictionary
Tureng English-Turkish Online Dictionary
≈40K users4.3★ from 357 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago7 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Zhongzhong
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
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Mouse Dictionary
A super fast dictionary for language learners
≈90K users4.7★ from 117 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions- About 15× more users than Zhongzhong
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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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 3.3× more users than Zhongzhong
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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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 33× more users than Zhongzhong
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 6)
Zhongzhong alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Zhongzhong?
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 LiuChan Chinese Popup Dictionary.
Which Zhongzhong 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 Zhongzhong alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Online Dictionary Helper asks for 2 permissions, against 6 for Zhongzhong.
How many alternatives to Zhongzhong are there?
We list 5 close alternatives to Zhongzhong 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.