# OSS-Dict (open-source education app)

> OSS-Dict is a free, open-source education app for Android. Offline Dictionaries. It has 200 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

OSS‑Dict is a fast, privacy-friendly offline dictionary reader — a modern fork of Aard 2 with Material design and enhanced features for comfortable reading and lookup. Highlights * Blazing fast searches: punctuation, diacritics and case insensitive — find entries instantly. * Bookmarks & history: save and revisit important articles quickly. * Dictionary management: import, enable/disable and organize multiple dictionary files. * Customizable article appearance: add your own CSS to change fonts, colors and layout. * Beautiful math rendering: scalable, styleable formulas that look great on any screen. * Random article for discovery, volume-button navigation, and fullscreen reading mode.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Akylas/OSS-Dict |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 200 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.akylas.aard2/ (package com.akylas.aard2) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://www.akylas.fr/OSS-Dict/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Education & language |
| Latest release | v2.1.0/80 (Sep 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 29, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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