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Add to SafariWhen comparing ABBYY Lingvo vs QTranslate, the Slant community recommends QTranslate for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop dictionary (translation + definition lookup) programs? ” QTranslate is ranked 2nd while ABBYY Lingvo is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose QTranslate is:
QTranslate allows the user to select the translation service they would like to use from within the app.
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Pros
Pro Great set of (proprietary) dictionaries
lingvo has free dictionaries, but what it shines at, is the great number of "copyrighted dictionaries"
Pro Mobile versions available
ABBYY Lingvo also offers mobile versions of it's dictionaries for Android and iOS, though they will need to be purchased separately from their desktop versions.
Pro Supports 8 different translation services
QTranslate allows the user to select the translation service they would like to use from within the app.
Pro Has full-text translation in contrast to one-word translation of many other contestants
QTranslate offers full sentence or paragraph translation through selecting as many words as one wants.
Pro Supports setting shortcut keys for double-clicks
Such as double-clicking Ctrl , which is very convenient.
Cons
Con Is not free
There are many options, that may satisfy anyone, but the app itself (and those great Lingvo's own dictionaries) is not free as it's price ranges from $39.99-$129.99.
Con Windows platform only
QTranslate is not cross-platform, which limits the usefulness of the app for those that use multiple operating systems.
Con Hasn't been updated in years
Con Supports only XDXF format
QTranslate supports only XDXF dictionaries and on-line search.
Although it's not a big problem, as their number is huge.
