Dictionaries on Mac

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Those are different apps. "Dictionary" comes preinstalled with macOS. There is no separate download. "Dictionaries for Mac" is a third-party app. "Dictionaries" is an app on the App Store.

It may be useful to find out which app you are referring to. "Dictionary" is the only app that would come preinstalled.

I can see where you are confused. I tried this app and it seems to inject dictionaries into the built-in Dictionaries app. That's tricky.

I suggest you just use the built-in German-English dictionary, and maybe the German dictionary. The dictionaries that Apple includes with the operating system are high-quality dictionaries. You won't find equivalent content from some internet app. If you wanted something better than what Apple has provided, you will have to go directly to the major dictionary publishers. They have high-quality products that have better content that what Apple provides, but they will be expensive, hard-to-use, and will never work with the built-in dictionary.

I don't use any third-party dictionary apps so I have to guess. If you installed "Dictionaries for Mac", you would have to go to their site and purchase the full version.

https://dictionaries.io/

"Dictionaries for Mac" is a paid program which has a free trial. It sounds like the free trial period is over.

The message you posted, "Using trial version of Dictionaries…", would say "Dictionary" not "Dictionaries". You shouldn't get that message unless you have one of the third-party dictionary apps installed.

Just to add, there is no "Trial" of the built in Dictionary app, nor are there upgrades.

You're welcome.

TerHur wrote:

I do have third-party dictionary apps installed - to help me translate. That must be it! But how to upgrade these?

More than one? Which ones?