Noah, the ultimate dictionary project

"Let them be open, we want to be FREE."

Noah aims to be the best dictionary in the Universe. We're not there yet. There are many "translating" dictionaries for PalmPilot. They usually contain a few thousand words with very simple descriptions. We're different. Noah focuses on providing the biggest dictionary possible, hopefully comparable to unabridged edition of an english dictionary.

Here are our claims to fame as of today:

  • Noah is free software released under GNU General Public License.
  • PalmPilot reader (requires PalmOS 3.0 or higher)
  • The biggest dictionary available on any PDA platform. Database comes from WordNet 1.6 project and contains comprehensive definitions of 122 thousand words
  • 4 dictionaries of different size to match needs of different users
  • Highly compressed (> 40%) data to save memory
A quick guide to available dictionaries:
  • mini, 13300 words, needs 1125 kB of memory, can be downloaded here (File Releases area, look for module wordnet_mini)
  • small, 18421 words, needs 1329 kB of memory, included in standard distribution at PalmGear
  • medium, 37625 words, needs 2022 kB of memory, can be downloaded here (File Releases area, look for module wordnet_medium)
  • full, 122679 words, needs 5140 kB of memory, included in standard distribution at PalmGear
Please share your comments, ideas, criticism & code.

Make your choice

Everyone
  learn about Noah
  read the news
  read the FAQ
  dont't miss the manual
  see whom to thank for Noah
  see project's page
Developers
  read dev introduction to Noah
  read about plans for the future
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