What's new in WordWeb 10.37
Mar 4, 2024
- Improved lookup in some Windows store apps and Outlook message preview pane
- New words, corrections and updates
New in WordWeb 10.36 (Mar 4, 2024)
- New words, updates and corrections
- Fix for occasional duplicate senses showing when looking up derived forms
- Minor corrections to Chambers Thesaurus add-on dictionary (to update reinstall from your order download page)
New in WordWeb 10.35 (Aug 20, 2023)
- Dictionary updates and corrections.
- Added more possible dark and light theme styles under Options, Preferences, Theme.
- Navigation buttons moved to left to match usual browser layout.
- Active dictionary tab shown bold to make active tab clearer.
- Respect Windows custom font scaling in the main window (if word/definition scaled font now too large, decrease under Options, Font).
New in WordWeb 10.34 (Jun 27, 2023)
- Minor dictionary update
- Fixed switching back and forth from a pattern search in an add-on dictionary tab
- Ctrl+L alternative shortcut to focus search bar
New in WordWeb 10.33 (May 7, 2023)
- Minor update and new words
- Fixed Ctrl+Tab shortcut to change dictionary tab when browser has input focus
- Updates to the 2023 Oxford Dictionary of English and New Oxford American Dictionary add ons, with some fixes and hundreds of new words (re-download from your order download page).
New in WordWeb 10.32 (Apr 16, 2023)
- More reliable one-click lookup from some Outlook/Word documents
New in WordWeb 10.31 (Apr 15, 2023)
- Update for external and web dictionary EdgeView browser, fix occasional bugs
- Improved support for linking from Crossword Compiler
New in WordWeb 10.30 (Mar 30, 2023)
- New words, senses and updates
- Fixed error message when doing long partially-complete pattern search
- Fixed occasional error when using from linked programs (e.g. Crossword Compiler)
- Fixed match (non-gray) status of WordWeb tab when changing word in another tab
- Improved multi-DPI support for look up in non-store native Windows programs
- Latest 2023 database updates to the Oxford Dictionary of English, New Oxford English Dictionary and Collins Dictionary add-ons (re-download from your order download page).
- Minor updates to Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Chambers Dictionary, and Chambers Thesaurus
New in WordWeb 10.23 (Nov 14, 2022)
- New words, senses and updates
- Added right-click menu option to Bookmark window to import from file
- Wikipedia additional word lists updated (re-download from order download page as needed)
New in WordWeb 10.22 (Sep 29, 2022)
- New words, senses and updates
- Workaround for Chrome bug affecting browser one-click look up
New in WordWeb 10.21 (Sep 25, 2022)
- New words, senses and updates
- Workaround for Chrome bug affecting browser one-click look up
New in WordWeb 10.2 (Jul 25, 2022)
- New words, senses and updates
- Improved and faster one-click lookup method for Ctrl+Right Click look up in general programs (using OCR, Windows 10/11 only)
- Added Preferences, Browser tab option to not hyperlink words in add-on dictionaries (e.g. for screen readers for the blind)
New in WordWeb 10.1 (May 7, 2022)
- Core database update, adding around 3000 new entries and updates
- Added Windows 11-style dark theme option (Preferences, Theme)
- Add-on word list Wikipedia word lists updated (can re-download from order download page)
New in WordWeb 10.02 (Jan 7, 2022)
- Over 100 new words, senses and updates
- Up/down keys on look up word navigates lookup history
New in WordWeb 10.01 (Dec 1, 2021)
- Improved support for Ctrl+Right click lookup in latest Edge (extension not required, and can be removed if installed)
- New words, senses and corrections
New in WordWeb 10 (Dec 1, 2021)
- New words, senses and updates
- Slightly larger and clearer interface font
- Automatic notification of update availability (can silence)
- Edge WebView support updated (available by default in Windows 11)
- Added additional keyboard shortcuts for Copy menu items
- Major updates to the Oxford Dictionary of English, New Oxford English Dictionary and Collins Dictionary add-ons.
- Optional additional word lists updated
New in WordWeb 9.05 (Mar 24, 2021)
- New words and updates
- Paste replacement now also matches capitalization when invoked via keyboard shortcut
- Minor fixes in the optional Chambers Dictionary and thesaurus
New in WordWeb 9.04 (Jan 7, 2021)
- New words and updates
- Fix for look up with inactive Windows magnifier open
New in WordWeb 9.03 (May 3, 2020)
- Support Chrome extension in the new Edge browser
New in WordWeb 9.02a (Apr 25, 2020)
- Fix for occasional crash searching in add-on dictionaries
New in WordWeb 9.02 (Apr 20, 2020)
- Minor database updates
- Fix use with Chrome extension in Brave and Vivaldi browsers
- Fix for looking up words with ligatures
- Fix for saving changed definition box height
New in WordWeb 9.00 (Mar 21, 2020)
- Extensive revisions, with thousands of new words, senses and updates
- Much more comprehensiv tagging of informal and other usages
- Thousands of new audio pronunciations
- Support for Dark Mode theme (WordWeb and additional non-web dictionaries)
- Support for latest MS Edge browser
- Display improvements for high-DPI screens (minor remaining issues with dark mode to be fixed in update)
- Shortcuts Ctrl+Tab for next tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab for previous tab
- Improve mouse wheel and trackpad scrolling control
- Clearer hotkey setting when mouse buttons swapped
- Collins dictionary add-on updated with latest edition, Chambers dictionary add-on updated with minor corrections. (if already purchased, re-download and install from your order download page)
New in WordWeb 8.24 (May 13, 2019)
- Faster program start when run from icon in some cases.
New in WordWeb 8.23 (Feb 11, 2019)
- New words, definitions, updates and corrections.
New in WordWeb 8.22 (Jun 25, 2018)
- Over 100 minor definition updates and corrections
- Further improvements to multi-resolution monitor support
New in WordWeb 8.21 (May 13, 2018)
- Further improvements to Excel, Firefox and multi-resolution monitor look up
New in WordWeb 8.2 (Apr 15, 2018)
- New words, senses, definitions and corrections
- Support for latest versions of MS Word and Edge browser
- Improved support for multi-resolution monitors
- Can use Alt+X as shortcut for the X-ref button
New in WordWeb 8.11 (Feb 9, 2018)
- New words, senses, definitions and corrections
New in WordWeb 8.1 (Jun 14, 2017)
- New Chrome extension with reliable look up and support for Replace in Chrome browser
- New words and senses
- Alt+D keyboard hotkey to focus lookup box
- Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2 etc shortcuts for the dictionary tabs now work within web browser and add-on dictionary tabs
- Right click menu on a WordWeb's pronunciation text now gives option to copy the pronunciation text
New in WordWeb 8.04 (Dec 7, 2016)
- Database updates and new words
- Fixed issue closing when doing non-default no-tray installation
- New optional Collins English Dictionary add-on
- Update to 2016 editions of the Oxford Dictionary of English and New American Oxford Dictionary: many thousands of new entries (if already purchased, re-download and install from your order download page; note latest downloads require WordWeb 8.x)
New in WordWeb 8.03 (Aug 16, 2016)
- About 100 new words, definitions and updates
- Ctrl+Number shortcut to switch reference tab (e.g. Ctrl+2 for second tab)
- Much faster display of some definitions in Chambers add-on dictionary
- Support for Crossword Compiler 10 Unicode word list format
New in WordWeb 8.02 (Aug 13, 2016)
- About 100 new words, definitions and updates
- Fixes for saving size when used on multiple resolution monitors
- Updated 256 bit digital signatures (security)
- Update to 2015 editions of the Oxford Dictionary of English and New American Oxford Dictionary: many thousands of new entries and audio pronunciations (if already purchased, re-download and install from your order download page; note latest downloads require WordWeb 8.x)
New in WordWeb 8.0 (Nov 6, 2015)
- More than 2000 new words, abbreviations, synonyms and updates
- Updated interface for Windows 10
- One-click Replace from add-on and web references
- Fast and reliable one-click lookup for the latest Firefox, Chrome and Edge browsers
- Support for Thunderbird and improved FireFox (no plugin required)
- Various reliability improvements for one-click, icon and hot key look up
- Improved suggestions for misspellings
- Web reference embedded browser support for more modern sites
- Dictionary tab options to set the default tab to be a web reference
- Easily browse bookmarked word definitions (click to look up)
- Preferences tab with options for OCR and Acrobat look up options
- Numerous other small enhancements
- Small corrections and a few missing words in the optional Chambers Dictionary and thesaurus
New in WordWeb 7.2 (Aug 3, 2015)
- Better compatibility with Windows 10
- Support for Microsoft Edge browser and wider Replace support
- Database updates and corrections
New in WordWeb 7.1 (Sep 22, 2014)
- New words, updates and clarifications
- New separately-installed extension for reliable one-click lookup in Chrome browser
- Improved font for use on high-resolution monitors, and fixed related lookup bug
- Optional Chambers Dictionary 13th edition update, 500+ new words and updates (if already purchased, re-download and install from your order download page; note latest downloads require WordWeb 7.x)
New in WordWeb 7.04 (Apr 28, 2014)
- Around 300 new words and updates
New in WordWeb 7.03 (Jan 9, 2014)
- New words and database updates
- Minor improvements to spelling suggestions
New in WordWeb 7.02 (Jan 9, 2014)
- New words and database updates
- Optional add-on Chambers references updated: new Chamber Thesaurus 4th edition, and minor update to the dictionary (if already purchased, re-download and install from your order download page; note latest downloads require WordWeb 7)
New in WordWeb 7.01 (Jan 9, 2014)
- Fixed issue playing audio pronunciations in add-on dictionaries
New in WordWeb 7.0 (Jun 11, 2013)
- New and revised definitions and related words
- Updated audio pronunciations
- Improved one-click integration with other programs
- Better one-click 64-bit and Windows 8 program support
- Keyboard hotkeys for Bookmark menu items
- Auto-detect support for latest 3-rd party Concise Oxford and Merriam-Webster
New in WordWeb 6.8 (Jul 21, 2012)
- About 700 new words and derived forms
- Improved Chrome support
New in WordWeb 6.76 (Jul 21, 2012)
- Chrome compatibility update
- Database updates
New in WordWeb 6.75 (Jul 21, 2012)
- Over 1000 new definitions and derived forms
- Various minor bug fixes
New in WordWeb 6.72 (Jul 21, 2012)
- Fix for error messages using dictionary tabs with some Internet Explorer versions
- Minor updates
New in WordWeb 6.71 (Jul 21, 2012)
- Added full text search option to only match whole words
- Support for Firefox 6,7 and future versions
- Preferences option not to show suggestion drop-down when typing a word
- Database updates
- Fixed issue starting Full Text Search
New in WordWeb 6.6 (Jul 21, 2012)
- Indexing of phrase parts, e.g. "diem" links to "per diem" and "carpe diem"
- Support for Firefox 5
- Database updates and bug fixes
New in WordWeb 6.51a (May 23, 2011)
- Audio pronunciations, derived and confused words, extensive revisions, optional Oxford and Chambers dictionaries
New in WordWeb 6.1 (Feb 25, 2010)
- Version 6 is a major upgrade from previous versions, with extensive database revisions and many new features.
- Pronunciations
- WordWeb Pro now comes with 70 000 professionally-recorded audio pronunciations. These include both American and British variants (your language settings determine which show). The text pronunciations have also been completely revised, and now include syllable information.
- More word links
- Words now show derived forms underneath the definitions, and there are new links between often-confused words. New "On Topic" links list words related to particular topics (e.g. under statistics you see distribution, covariance, etc.)
- Add extra optional dictionaries
- You can now purchase additional dictionaries, displayed on separate tabs for easy access like the web references.
- Import and Export definitions
- You can now import and export both custom definitions and custom glossaries from tab or comma-separated text files. There's improved support for shared databases, and a feature to remove sets of entries (e.g. to revert an import).
- Database revisions
- The database has been extensively revised, including thousands of new definitions and synonyms, as well as many clarifications and improvements in core senses. There are also over 20 000 new example sentences.
- Program enhancements
- Glossaries and custom definitions now fully support unicode, so you can use almost any language. You can edit the order of the web and other reference tabs, and there's an option to pre-load web references to make them load faster. Support for shared databases is improved, with new support for shared custom definitions as well as glossaries.
New in WordWeb 5.5 (Jun 24, 2008)
- Several thousand new senses
- Compatibility with Firefox 3
- Minor fixes and improvements