Installing Sanskrit Dictionaries into the Native MacOS Dictionary

Instructions for integrating Sanskrit dictionaries into the built-in Mac Dictionary to enable you to look up a Sanskrit word in Devanagari or transliteration by the standard OS X mechanisms of simply highlighting the word or multi-finger double-tapping.

Instructions:

  • Download  “OSX Sanskrit Dictionaries.zip” which are in Mac OS X format from Arsha Drishti
    • Note:  These are in a different format than those used in GoldenDict or IOS
  • Unzip them and move them to ~/Library/Dictionaries
    • Note: This is a hidden folder, so you must use Finder Meu -> Go -> Go to Folder … to get there, or show hidden folders/files with Command + Shift + .
  • Open the Dictionary application and enable the new dictionaries in Dictionary -> Preferences

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