Word Me is a lightweight Google Chrome Extension that integrates dictionary definitions, phonetics, and real-time translations directly into the browser's context menu.
(Tip: Record a small screen capture of it working and put it here)
- Instant Definitions: Fetches data from the Free Dictionary API.
- Multi-Language Translation: Translates selected text using the MyMemory API.
- Non-Intrusive UI: Injects a clean, removable popup directly into the DOM.
- Cross-Platform Support: Works on standard webpages and local files (if permitted).
- Manifest V3 (Latest Chrome Extension Standard)
- JavaScript (ES6+) -
fetch,Promise.allSettled,Async/Await - DOM Manipulation - Dynamic HTML injection
- CSS3 - For styling the floating interface
- Clone this repository.
- Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/. - Toggle Developer mode (top right).
- Click Load unpacked and select the project folder.
- Refresh any webpage before using!
- Add an Options Page to change target languages dynamically.
- Add "Save Word" feature to build a personal vocabulary list.
- Add text-to-speech audio support.
Created by Jesun Ahmad Ushno