WordReference Dictionary - Chrome Extension

A Chrome extension that brings WordReference.com lookups for English <-> multiple languages and English monolingual definitions to your browser. It is modeled after the Tureng Dictionary extension.

Supported language pairs include Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, Czech, Japanese, Korean, and Icelandic, plus English (monolingual).

Features

Feature	How to use
Popup search	Click the WR toolbar icon. On regular pages, you can also press Alt+Z (customizable in options).
Auto direction	WordReference automatically detects the word's language. You can manually switch directions with the forward / reverse buttons in the popup (hidden in monolingual mode).
In-page bubble	Select a word and use Alt + double-click, Alt+Q (page shortcut), or Alt+X (Chrome command shortcut).
Context menu	Right-click selected text, then click WordReference: ....
TTS	Click the pronunciation flag buttons in the popup (when available).
Open in WR	Click the WR logo in the popup to open full results on WordReference.

Chrome Web Store

Install from the Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wordreference-dictionary/iejcondpdpcmgfiejidjbhcgloepemmd

Installation

1. Open chrome://extensions.
2. Enable Developer mode (top-right toggle).
3. Click Load unpacked.
4. Select this project folder.

Development

wordreference/
|-- manifest.json
|-- popup.html          # Extension popup
|-- info.html           # Options/settings page
|-- scripts/
|   |-- background.js   # Service worker: context menu and keyboard shortcut relay
|   |-- content.js      # In-page translation bubble
|   |-- popup.js        # Popup search and rendering
|   |-- options.js      # Settings page logic
|   |-- jquery.min.js
|   |-- bootstrap.min.js
|   `-- tether.min.js
|-- styles/
|   |-- main.css
|   |-- loading.css
|   |-- bootstrap.min.css
|   `-- font-awesome.min.css
|-- images/
|   |-- AppIcon.png
|   |-- flag-tr.png
|   |-- flag-us.png
|   |-- flag-uk.png
|   `-- voice-logo.png
`-- fonts/

Privacy and permissions

• The extension stores only user preferences (shortcuts, modifier key, IPA dialect) in chrome.storage.sync.
• It does not send user data to any custom backend.
• Translation results are fetched directly from wordreference.com.

License

Proprietary License

Copyright (c) 2026 Abdullah Kavakli. All rights reserved.

Commercial use, redistribution, and modification require prior written consent and payment of a licensing fee. See LICENSE for full terms.