What's new

Every AALookup release, newest first.

1.0.14

Desktop translation, roomier mobile dictionary reading, and more reliable lookup.

Added

  • Translate text, a frozen screen, or a selected area on desktop, with live progress and recent translations saved on this device.
  • On iPhone and iPad, subscribe to Plus, restore purchases, and manage an existing Apple subscription from account settings.
  • macOS Look up selected text through the macOS Services menu.

Improved

  • Keep screen translations beside their original text, return to an ongoing task, and reuse your last target language.
  • View translation token balances and membership benefits together, with clearer sign-in and account status messages.
  • Read dictionary entries with more space on mobile: controls move aside while scrolling and return when you scroll back.
  • Follow available related-word and phrase links in the learner dictionary, then return to your previous reading position.
  • Set up Learner's English automatically when starting with an empty dictionary collection, without blocking entry if the download fails.
  • Keep the installed Learner's English dictionary up to date automatically while preserving your dictionary choices.
  • Windows Refresh frozen-screen controls on Windows, with clearer translation settings and editable recognized text.
  • Keep pronunciation and other secondary lookup actions together in the More menu.
  • Improve text selection, lookup history labels, and the vocabulary header on narrow screens.
  • Use a clearer sign-in page with matching English and Chinese layouts on desktop and mobile.

Fixed

  • Show installed dictionaries correctly in the catalog and preserve their installed state when the mobile app is updated.
  • macOS Recognize a fresh three-finger tap even when other fingers are already resting on the trackpad.
  • Reduce unrelated pointer lookup results and offer an alternative word when image recognition finds a different match.
  • Hide American Heritage Dictionary pronunciation hints correctly until study answers are revealed.
  • Keep phrase links within the correct dictionary entry when website search shows several dictionaries.