AALookup, in plain facts

What you can do

At a glance

Name

AALookup

Developer

laizn, an independent developer

Platforms

macOS 13 or later, Windows 10 and 11, Android 11 or later, iPhone and iPad

How to install

macOS and Windows from this site; Android as an APK from this site; iPhone and iPad through TestFlight

Latest version

1.0.10

Installer size

About 18 MB on macOS and 20 MB on Windows

Price

Free. Plus, from $5.99 or ¥28 a month, adds more AI explanations.

Dictionary format

MDict (.mdx and .mdd)

Your data

Dictionaries and what you read stay on your computer. Only when you ask for an AI explanation is that sentence sent.

Contact

support@aalookup.com

Common questions

More ways to use AALookup

• Look Up that works in every app, and knows which meaning you needAALookup does what the built-in macOS Look Up does, in every app: three-finger tap a word, get the meaning the sentence is using, and keep the word for review. Free, no account, and the same on Windows.
• Point at a word, press a shortcut, read the meaning. Now on Windows.AALookup brings Mac-style Look Up to Windows. Press a shortcut on any word and the meaning appears next to it. It reads text in games and images too. Free, under 20 MB, no ads.
• Look up game text without leaving the gamePlaying a game in English? AALookup reads the text on your screen, so a word in a dialogue box or a subtitle can be looked up without leaving the game. Free.
• The words you looked up and the words you need, in one review queueAALookup collects the words you meet while reading, schedules them for review, and trains exam word books with copying, spelling, listening and dictation. Free.
• Your dictionaries, looking the way their publishers made themImport a whole folder of MDict dictionaries. AALookup keeps each dictionary's original layout, lets you style and zoom each one, and puts no limit on how many you add. Free.