Lexique Pro

An interactive lexicon viewer/editor that displays data in a user-friendly format for easy distribution.

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Note: Lexique Pro has been discontinued and is no longer supported. We recommend using FieldWorks and publishing with Dictionary App Builder or on Webonary.

Lexique Pro: Your Interactive Lexicon Viewer and Editor

You’ve poured years into building your dictionary. But is it truly reaching its potential? With Lexique Pro, an interactive lexicon viewer and editor, your data can become accessible to everyone who needs it. Whether it’s for local schools, government offices, or partner organizations, this tool ensures that your invaluable work doesn’t just gather dust in a library, but is accessible, usable, and shared widely.

With Lexique Pro’s user-friendly format, linguists, translators, university professors, and community members can easily use and benefit from your lexicon. It’s designed to be intuitive even for non-linguists, making your data more impactful and increasing its utility. Plus, you might find that you use it even more yourself!

Key Features

Easy Online and Offline Access

Lexique Pro transforms your lexicon data into a format that’s effortless to distribute online, ensuring it reaches a wider audience.

Print-Ready Dictionaries

Need a physical copy? Lexique Pro allows you to print dictionaries, making it convenient for educational and governmental use.

Semantic Domain Categories

Organize your data into semantic domains, making it easier for users to navigate and understand complex lexical information.

How much does it cost?

Nothing! Lexique Pro is freeware. One of its aims is to encourage linguists to share their data freely with others.

What kind of data can it display?

Lexique Pro can read and display a lexicon database if it is either:

  1. A text file with recognised standard format markers (the kind of data produced by Toolbox), or
  2. An XML file in LIFT format (produced by Fieldworks or WeSay).

For more details, see the FAQ.

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Where does Lexique Pro come from?

Lexique Pro is developed by SIL in Mali, West Africa.

By facilitating language-based development, SIL International serves the peoples of the world through research, translation, and literacy.

Other frequently asked questions

Q1. What format lexicon data can Lexique Pro display? answer »
Q2. How can I import my lexicon into Lexique Pro? answer »
Q3. Where does Lexique Pro get the words from to build the English index? answer »
Q4. What are paradigm fields? answer »
Q5. What are lexical function fields? answer »
Q6. I have homonyms in my database. When Lexique Pro creates hyperlinks from other entries, how does it decide which of the homonyms to link to? answer »
Q7. I have a couple of words which are homonyms. How can I put a link in each of these entries to go to the other homonym? answer »
Q8. The setup program I generate for my lexicon with the Distribution wizard: can I give this freely to anyone? answer »
Q9. Can I put the distributable setup program on my website for people to download? answer »
Q10. How can I get Lexique Pro to play my sound files? answer »
Q11. How can I get Lexique Pro to show pictures? answer »
Q12. My .pcx images are not displayed. Why is this? answer »
Q13. How can I include movie or video files in a lexical entry? answer »
Q14. How can I include links to Word or PDF documents in a lexical entry? answer »
Q15. Are there Linux or Mac versions of Lexique Pro? answer »