Notification Dictionary
Notification Dictionary is a free, open-source education app for Android. An Android app to display meaning of the word as notification. It has 208 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
github.com/tirkarthi/NotificationDictionary (opens in a new tab)
- Android
- Kotlin
- Education & language
- Actively maintained
About Notification Dictionary
An app to access meaning of selected word as a notification. It works across all apps that support text selection. The apps shows the meaning as a notification for quick reference. Clicking on the notification user can see all the meanings for the given word. The user can also search for meaning of other words. * Easy access from all apps that have text selection. * Enabled for offline usage. * Supports English, French and German. * Click to copy meaning to clipboard. * Long press to share meanings with others. * Wide variety of meanings from Wikitionary. * Open source and MIT License.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Notification Dictionary from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
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What is Notification Dictionary?
Notification Dictionary is a free, open-source education app for Android. An Android app to display meaning of the word as notification. It has 208 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Notification Dictionary free and open source?
Yes. Notification Dictionary's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Notification Dictionary?
You can install Notification Dictionary from F-Droid (package com.xtreak.notificationdictionary) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.0.24).
Is Notification Dictionary still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 19, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Feb 11, 2025. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.


