A lightweight, fast dictionary application powered by AI (OpenAI-compatible APIs) with a native GUI built in Rust using egui.

• Rust 1.91 or later
• For Nix users: just run nix develop to get the development environment

cargo build --release

cargo run

Or with custom config file:

cargo run -- --config /path/to/config.toml

• --config <PATH> - Path to config file (defaults to ~/.config/rdict/config.toml)
• --debug - Enable debug logging
• --quiet - Suppress info and debug logs, only show warnings and errors

Configuration is stored in ~/.config/rdict/config.toml:

[api]
base_url = "https://api.openai.com/v1"
api_key = "your-api-key-here"
model = "claude-haiku-4-5"
response_language = "Chinese"

• api.base_url - OpenAI-compatible API endpoint (default: https://api.openai.com/v1)
• api.api_key - Your API key for authentication
• api.model - Model to use for dictionary lookups (default: claude-haiku-4-5)
• api.response_language - Language for dictionary responses (default: Chinese). Can be set to any language (e.g., English, Japanese, Spanish, etc.)

nix develop           # Enter development shell
nix build            # Build the package
nix fmt              # Format code

cargo fmt

This project is licensed under the WTFPL (Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License). See the LICENSE file for details.