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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

  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