Waydict: dictionary importer

AnkiWeb addon 377012597

Imports yomitan-format dictionary zip files and adds definitions to selected notes using configurable note types, source and destination fields, with HTML or plain-text output and optional overwriting.
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Updated
2025-03-02
Anki versions
24.11~
License
GPL-3.0 (from the license file in the package)
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Languages
Python, XML, JSON
Description language
en

Maintenance

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  • Last update or commit: 2025-12-28 (308 days before the snapshot).
  • GitHub Actions workflows: 1.
  • Commits in the last year: 1.
  • Issues: 0 open, 2 closed.
  • Pull requests: 0 open, 0 merged.
  • Median first response: 19 hours (2 answered issues and pull requests).

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Description

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Waydict is an open-source, free anki add-on that lets you import your favorite dictionary and add its definitions to notes.

Usage

After installation, the add-on can be accessed in multiple ways. Selecting any option will open a dialog to process all notes currently selected. First, you should set a dictionary and a note configuration; after pressing Start, notes will be updated. To access the dialog, choose one of the following options on the browser menu:

  • ๅฎš button inside note editor.
  • Add definition action in edit menu or right-click context menu.

1. Select a dictionary

At the top-right of the dialog, there's a Browse button that will let you select a zip file containing the dictionary entries. To check if a dictionary was properly imported, use the Preview tab to search a word definition.

There are three text formats to choose from:

  • HTML-Full: keep all HTML.
  • HTML-Brief: keep only list elements, discard styles.
  • Plain-Text: format list elements to plain text.

[!WARNING] Only dictionaries on yomitan format are currently supported. To access a handful of those, please refer to yomitan wiki.

2. Set note options

Given a selection of notes, definitions will only be added on those that match the given note configuration:

  • Note type: target note type.
  • Source field: field with the word to be searched.
  • Destination field: field in which definitions will be added.
  • Overwrite destination: overwrite destination even if it has content.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to:

README

Waydict: dictionary importer

Release Latest Commit Rate on AnkiWeb GitHub

Waydict is an open-source, free anki add-on that lets you import your favorite dictionary and add its definitions to notes.

Usage

After installation, the add-on can be accessed in multiple ways. Selecting any option will open a dialog to process all notes currently selected. First, you should set a dictionary and a note configuration; after pressing Start, notes will be updated. To access the dialog, choose one of the following options on the browser menu:

  • ๅฎš button inside note editor.
  • Add definition action in edit menu or right-click context menu.
Note editor Edit Menu Context Menu

1. Select a dictionary

At the top-right of the dialog, there's a Browse button that will let you select a zip file containing the dictionary entries. To check if a dictionary was properly imported, use the Preview tab to search a word definition.

There are three text formats to choose from:

  • HTML-Full: keep all HTML.
  • HTML-Brief: keep only list elements, discard styles.
  • Plain-Text: format list elements to plain text.

[!WARNING] Only dictionaries on yomitan format are currently supported. To access a handful of those, please refer to yomitan wiki.

2. Set note options

Given a selection of notes, definitions will only be added on those that match the given note configuration:

  • Note type: target note type.
  • Source field: field with the word to be searched.
  • Destination field: field in which definitions will be added.
  • Overwrite destination: overwrite destination even if it has content.

Installation

AnkiWeb

The easiest way to install Waydict is through AnkiWeb add-on code: 377012597.

  1. Open Anki > Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons.
  2. Paste the code and hit Ok.

Manual installation

  1. Download waydict.zip file from the latest release.
  2. Open Anki > Tools > Add-ons > Install from file.
  3. Select and open the downloaded file.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to: