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Created: 13-06-2026 · Last updated: 31-10-2026

Offline Access & StarDict

You can use the CDSL dictionaries without an internet connection — either by downloading the source files per dictionary, or through ready-made StarDict packages.

Every front-page row has a D (download) link with files for offline use — the digitized XML (in SLP1 encoding) and, for scanned dictionaries, the PDF scan. That is the canonical source data; see Downloads & Data for what each format is good for.

StarDict packages​

The dictionaries are also packaged as StarDict files, usable in any StarDict-compatible reader on desktop or mobile. The packaging pipeline (converts the Cologne XMLs into Babylon/StarDict format) is maintained in cologne-stardict.

Android​

All dictionaries are available offline on Android via the Sanskrit Dictionary Updater app (it downloads the CDSL dictionaries into a StarDict viewer). It presumes a StarDict viewer is installed — the front page suggests searching for EBdic, ColorDict, GoldenDict, or StarDict.

Dr. Mārcis Gasūns