CNET Editors' review
WordFinder with Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus is a comprehensive English-language dictionary and thesaurus. Although users looking for an electronic alternative to traditional hardbound reference books should find that WordFinder meets all their needs, some aspects of the interface can be confusing.
For the most part, the program's interface is intuitive and attractive. As users start to type a word, the dictionary scrolls through its entries alphabetically; this allows users to see surrounding words, much as they would when looking up a word in a hard copy of a dictionary. It's easy to switch between the dictionary and thesaurus, which operates the same way. In general the program is very easy to use, but there are several references in both the interface and the built-in Help file to translation capabilities. As WordFinder is a monolingual dictionary, this doesn't make sense. We suspect that the publisher has chosen to use the same interface and Help file for both its monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, although we can't be sure. We spent quite some time trying to figure out if this dictionary actually had translation capabilities, but as far as we can tell, it doesn't. Although users can change the language of the menus and interface, the content of both the dictionary and thesaurus appear to be in English only. That's not a bad thing, but references to translation need to be eliminated if such features aren't actually present.
WordFinder has a 30-day trial period. It installs desktop icons without asking but uninstalls cleanly. We recommend this program to all users seeking a monolingual English dictionary.
Publisher's Description
From WordFinder Software:
WordFinder integrates seamlessly in your document by using a hotkey supported in all current programs, double-click on the translation and it is automatically pasted into your program--fast and easy. WordFinder with Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus contains more than 190,000 entries and more than 340,000 synonyms. These dictionaries are the leading single language dictionaries for the English language. You can use WordFinder in many ways--search in several dictionaries simultaneously, search for phrases or expressions, use the wild card search, create a user specific note or even create your own user dictionary. WordFinder makes it easy for you. WordFinder 10 Professional supports 14 languages plus the languages, Japanese will be available in the fall of 2009. WordFinder offers the most comprehensive range of dictionaries, with 120 titles from the world's best publishers including HarperCollins, Oxford University Press, Porto Editora, Larousse.
What's new in this version: Version 10.1 adds fuzzy match, irregular verbs, and Unicode support.
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All versions:
3.7 starsout of 9 votes
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5.0 starsout of 2 votes
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"So much easier to write better English with this tool"
Version: WordFinder 2009 with Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus 10.1
Pros
Gives me explanations and synonyms fast and easy. An user-friendly tool that is so easy to understand and use.
Cons
I would like an Japanese dictionary, but I think it is coming soon.
Summary
The best is that you use it together with Outlook, Word and so on. The best feature is the hotkey and double click feature when you paste the translation right into your e-mail/report. Makes it so fast.
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"The worlds best app. when you write in other languages"
Version: WordFinder 2009 with Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus 10.1
Pros
Fuzzy search, verb conjugations grouping similar dictionaries
Cons
nothing that I have noticed
Summary
Wordfinder includes big and wellknown dictionaries and has smart paste functions.
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