https://github.com/cxa/dicsrv
HTTP service for macOS Dictionary.app.
https://github.com/cxa/dicsrv
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HTTP service for macOS Dictionary.app.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/cxa/dicsrv
- Owner: cxa
- Created: 2021-01-13T07:14:39.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2021-01-13T07:15:18.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-02T01:44:50.226Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 1.32 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# dicsrv
HTTP service for macOS Dictionary.app.
## Run
Install [dicmd](https://github.com/cxa/dicmd), clone this repo, and
```sh
yarn start
```
## Usage
```sh
http://localhost:10101/?t=[term]&d=[dictionary name]&d=[another dictionary name]
```
Use `dicmd -l` to get dictionary names.
## Motivation
The reader provided by [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com) doesn't provide macOS lookup function, but provides a way to lookup via HTTP.
