Serendipity
When you browse the web or read a document, and you see a word of which you don't know the meaning, what do you do? You just read on because you don't like the annoying and slow process of looking it up in a dictionary? Then WordWiseLookup may be something for you.
What is WordWiseLookup
With WordWiseLookup you can quickly lookup or translate words on your screen: the software reads the word under the mouse pointer and opens www.wordwiselookup.com where you can select one of the free web glossaries or dictionaries of your choice. There is no typing needed, the information you are looking for is available with a couple of mouse clicks.
How does it work
After installation you can activate WordWiseLookup by using the keyboard and your mouse. Move the mouse cursor over the word on your screen, press and hold the left Ctrl-key and press the right mouse button. The software now reads the word under the mouse pointer and lets you select the dictionary. Note that it can read words from any application, even from graphics, although the correctness may depend on the quality of the image. WordWiseLookup makes use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
Demo
You can get an idea of WordWiseLookup by clicking on a word in the picture on the right. Since this is just an example you can use your left mouse button. This example does not need any installation of WordWiseLookup.
