A separate ecosystem from Apple

If you are a word fan then this is a useful addition to your dictionary library. It is a lot faster and cleaner than going to a dictionary website and dealing with all the ads and is available offline (useful if you like to write in non-internet connected places).

The biggest reasons to go with WordWeb products over Apples OS X built in offerings are:
- pronounciation link: Most words have a speaker icon where you can hear the correct pronunciation.
- show types: Many words are cross referenced. Searching flowers gives you a show types with the entire list of flowers.
- search: Full Text, Anagrams, Containing Words, Pattern Placeholder (crosswords, hangman, etc)

The biggest frustrations:
- Apples UI is gorgeous, WordWeb is PC windows like.
- Apple will show pcitures and diagrams next to definitions. WordWeb has no pictures or diagrams.
- Apple will show one scrollable list of defintion, thesaurus and WikiPedia, WordWeb requires you to click on tabs and it only searches between their installed products.

If WordWeb could incorporate Apples dictionary offerings into an improved interface they could combine both ecosystems into one interface, which is what we really want in the first place. If they also offered the ability to add web URL dictionaries it would be perfect!

Riptide360 about WordWeb Pro Dictionary