TESTIMONIALS

Another of my favorite utilities is
WordWeb.... thesaurus and dictionary that surpass those in Word by a long shot.

- PC World

..so much more than just an exceptionally good thesaurus...
In short, the app is easy to use
and is packed with usefulness.

- Maximum PC

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LINKS

WordWeb Developer

Crossword Compiler

Crossword Puzzles

Support for WordWeb Pro Users

This page is for users of WordWeb Pro. To update the free version of WordWeb see the download page. If you have questions please see the frequently asked questions or contact page.

You can see which version you have by selecting About from WordWeb's Help menu.

NEW: WordWeb Pro 5 is now here. See What's New.

WordWeb Pro 5 updates

If you have WordWeb Pro 2-4, order the upgrade. If you already have WordWeb Pro 5 select "WordWeb on the Web" from WordWeb's Help menu to download free updates.

Version History

Version 5.52

• About 100 additions and updates
• Fix for some multi-monitor configurations
• Fix for compatibility with some desktop screensaver programs (etc.)

Version 5.51

• Improvements to multi-user glossary support
• About 100 additions and updates
• Minor bug fixes

Version 5.5

• Over 3000 new entries and updates
• Compatibility with Firefox 3
• Various minor bug fixes/enhancements

Version 5.2

• About 100 additions and updates
• Option to set Globish or custom Basic English list instead of default (Options menu)
• Various minor bug fixes/enhancements

Version 5.1

• About 100 additions and updates
• Glossary lookup now case insensitive
• New option to show web browser messages (e.g. enter proxy password)
• Various minor bug fixes/enhancements

Version 5

• One-click mouse look up (Ctrl+Right click in any program)
• Vista and Word 2007 support
• Web references in tabs
• Speech engine sound; optional support for installed pronunciation sound files
• Show common basic English word senses in bold (optionally)
• Bookmarks
• Improved sense ordering; e.g. adjectives shown first if adjectival use most common
• Unicode support for looking up non-English words in web references
• Drop down menu of alternative collocations at lookup point
• Option to change the font
• Optional to install for use on a removable device (e.g. USB stick)
• Thousands of new entries, clarifications and updates
• Edit list of X-refs and web references
• Improved full text search with key word highlighting

Version 4.51

• Minor bug fixes and corrections

Version 4.5

• New 'sounds like' links between homonyms
• Improved suggestion for misspelled words
• New Spelling button on the Nearest tab to suggest possible misspellings
• New Very Large font size option
• Over a thousand additions and some corrections/updates

Version 4.1

• A few hundred additions and corrections
• Various minor bug fixes
• Auto-detect support for Chambers and latest Encarta CD-ROM dictionaries

Version 4

• Many thousand additions, new words and corrections
• New Full Text reverse definition search
• Selecting a synonym highlights the applicable sense numbers
• Find Word now supports regular expressions (prefix with '\')
• Improved suggestions for misspelt words
• New "archaic" usage tag
• Double clicking on part of a collocation looks up the whole compound

Version 3.4

• Around 100 additions and corrections
• Various minor bug fixes and enhancements

Version 3.3

• Around 100 additions and corrections
• New 'Find Word' option to sort matches by word length
• Fixed problem showing pronunciations on non-Western Windows XP installations
• Change to hotkey lookup to make it more reliable
• Option to turn off 'direct MS Word link' on the Options menu (in case direct link causes problems)
• Various minor bug fixes and enhancements

Version 3.2

• Additions and corrections
• New 'Find Word' option to search all installed word lists
• Various minor bug fixes