Alpus26.9.1 - App Store

Alpus is a viewer application for dictionaries in StarDict, DSL, XDXF, Dictd, and TSV/Plain formats ¹.

Features:

. Fast and fully offline operation
. Searches ignoring case, diacritics, and punctuation
. Wildcard search
. Fuzzy search
. Full-text search
. In-page popup translator
. History and bookmarks
. Customization options

Compatibility:

Alpus is compatible with the following dictionary/file types:

. StarDict dictionaries (*.idx)
. DSL dictionaries (*.dsl)
. XDXF dictionaries (*.xdxf)
. Dictd dictionaries (*.index)
. TSV/Plain dictionaries (*.txt, *.dic)
. Hunspell dictionaries (*.aff)

Setting up dictionaries:

. Connect your mobile device to your computer.
. Copy dictionary files to the app's documents/files folder on device ². See iOS help ² for details.
. Select the dictionary index file as listed in the compatibility section above (or an archive of it) using the "Import Dictionary" option of the "Manage" menu.
. Select multiple indexes/files, with each selection assumed and analyzed as one dictionary. (optional)
. Select resource ZIP files (if any) to copy during importing. (optional)
. Edit properties of the dictionary such as visible name using the "Edit Properties" option of the dictionary menu. (optional)
. Create a full-text search index of the dictionary using the "Upgrade" option of the dictionary menu. (optional)
. Create profiles to group and organize dictionaries. (optional)

Resource files:

Resource files of a dictionary can be put into multiple ZIP files with arbitrary sizes and file names. The resource ZIP files placed into the root folder of a dictionary (beside Main.props file) will be detected and indexed automatically.

Full-text search:

The app supports searching full-text of all dictionaries for exact matches. The feature requires a one-time upgrading ("Upgrade All" option of the "Manage" menu) of a dictionary which can take a very long time to complete, since every single word anywhere on the dictionary is made searchable during the process.

Synchronizing between devices:

Copying/moving dictionaries between devices is done using one of the two available methods:

. "Export Dictionary" to an *.aaf file on the first device and then "Import Dictionary" that *.aaf file on the second
. Copy/move whole "Alpus.Config" folder or individual dictionary folders using a file manager or built-in file operations

Search types:

There are five kinds of searches you can perform on dictionaries.

. Regular search: Shows results exactly matching the query.
. Extended matching search: Shows results matching the query with case, diacritics, and punctuations ignored. Suggestions include in-phrase and phonetic matches.
. Full-text search: Shows list of articles containing exact matches of the query. The scope of search is not limited to headwords and includes all text in all articles (definitions, synonyms, examples, etc).
. Fuzzy search: Shows list of articles most similar to the query. The search works like a spell checker for words you're not sure how it's written/spelled.
. Wildcard search: Shows list of articles that match the criteria set with a wildcard query.

Help and Support:

. https://alpusapp.com

¹ No dictionaries are bundled with the application. You will need dictionaries in supported formats to use with the application.
² https://support.apple.com/HT201301

Version History v26.9.1
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 26.9.1 Sep 30 v26.9
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 26.9 Sep 25 v26.5
• Added ZIM file format support
• Added MediaWiki file format support
• Improved indexing and optimization performance
• Improved compatibility with newer devices
• Fixed bug when opening media externally
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 26.5 May 19 v26.4
• Added spelling suggestions shortcut
• Fixed bug in loading article resources
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 26.4 Apr 17 v12.2
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 12.2 Mar 1 v12.1
• Added full Dark Mode support
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 12.1 Jan 27 v12.0
• Added built-in file manager integration
• Added more color customization options
• Optimized various default settings
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 12.0 Jan 20 v11.2
• Fixed bug when importing large files
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 11.2 04/24/2022 v11.1
• Improved help page contents
• Improved statistics page contents
• Improved resource loading performance
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 11.1 02/05/2022 v11.0
• Added Hunspell dictionaries support
• Improved resource files format support
• Improved color customization options
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 11.0 09/28/2021 v10.0
• Added font customization options
• Added action customization options
• Improved dictionary format support
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 10.0 07/01/2021 v9.6.1
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 9.6.1 04/19/2021 v9.6
• Added basic gestures for navigation
• Added presets for dark color theme
• Improved user interface extensively
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 9.6 11/29/2020 v9.5
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 9.5 04/19/2020 v9.3
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 9.3 02/08/2020 v9.2
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 9.2 12/21/2019 v9.1
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 9.1 11/23/2019 v9.0
• Improved XDXF format support
• Improved StarDict format support
• Improved resource files handling
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs 9.0 06/07/2019 v8.0
• Bug fixes and performance improvements 8.0 01/16/2019 v7.8
• Added privacy policy menu (by requirement)
• Fixed matching bug causing missing results
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs 7.8 09/28/2018 v7.7
• Added unordered full-text search shortcut
• Removed web search links and shortcut
• Fixed dictionary export bug
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs 7.7 07/01/2018 v7.6
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs 7.6 06/12/2018 v7.5
• Fixed matching bugs
• Fixed UI/simplicity bugs
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs
Note: Some of the improvements in this version require re-importing dictionaries from scratch to take full advantage of. 7.5 05/20/2018 v7.4
• Fixed matching bug causing no results
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs 7.4 04/23/2018 v7.2
• Fixed UI/diction bugs
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs
• Removed extra features for compatibility
Note: This update refines the application to a simpler one with essential dictionary viewer features. 7.2 03/14/2018