dict.cc Sidebar

dict.cc Sidebar

An Obsidian plugin that lets you look up any German or English word on dict.cc without leaving your vault.

Right-click any selected word → "dict.cc: word" → bilingual translation table appears in the sidebar.

Features

• Works in both editor view and reading view
• Shows grouped translation tables with section headers (Verbs, Nouns, etc.)
• Misspelling suggestions — click any suggestion to re-search instantly
• Direction filter in settings: DE ↔ EN (both), DE → EN, or EN → DE
• Max results slider to control how many rows are displayed
• Respects Obsidian's light and dark themes via CSS variables
• Desktop only

Installation

From the Community Plugin Browser (recommended)

1. Open Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins → Browse
2. Search for dict.cc Sidebar
3. Install and enable

Manual installation

1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
2. Copy them to .obsidian/plugins/dictcc-sidebar/ in your vault
3. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

Usage

1. Select a word in any note (editor or reading view)
2. Right-click → dict.cc: "word"
3. The sidebar opens with bilingual translation results

Or use the Command Palette: Look up selection in dict.cc

Settings

Open Settings → dict.cc Sidebar:

• Translation direction: show both directions, only DE→EN, or only EN→DE
• Max results: limit how many translation rows are shown

License

MIT — forked from wiktionary-sidebar by Jonas Karneboge