McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme with VersePerfect

3.0 stars

"Good---but quite bloated now"

August 31, 2009  |   By vestige

Pros

It's free. Can't complain about that.

Cons

This used to be a comprehensive, easy-to-use program without lots of unnecessary bells and whistles. Unfortunately, ver. 2 adds a text editor, online lookup services, alternate viewing modes, and lots of other stuff---and a very confusing interface.

Summary

This is a good example of the concept, "less is more."

It's always a temptation for software developers to add more and more features, just because they can. This app has become so complicated, I think the average user---say, a songwriter who's just looking for rhymes---will find it overwhelming.

Maybe the author will realize that a good rhyming dictionary doesn't have to be all things to all people, and resume offering a simple, effective version of it as well.

Meanwhile, my advice is: Try to find a copy of version 1 and use that instead.

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