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Formats

The full list of available formats can be seen in the CLI passing the --help flag.

Format CLI Requires extra tools Downloads Used in
yomitan Yomitan
mdict-text GoldenDict-ng
stardict KOReader

To make a dictionary in a certain format:

// Defaults to yomitan
$ wty main ja en

// Glossary dictionary in mdict-text
$ wty glossary de en --format=mdict-text

// Ipa dictionary in stardict
$ wty ipa el el --format=stardict

yomitan (default)

Produces a zip archive importable into yomitan. Downloads are available here.

mdict-text

Produces a plain-text file that can be consumed by any MDict conversion tool (f.e. MDictUtils or mdict-utils), to make a *.mdx file. See this for more information.

stardict

Produces a folder with *.ifo, *.dict etc. files that can be directly imported.

KOReader dictionary install guide.