For students and writers, a thesaurus is indispensible. Fortunately, Artha is a free open source thesaurus that can meet those demands. Aside from having chock-full of features, this cross-platform software can be used offline. You don’t need an Internet connection to use it. So even if your connection goes down, you still have access to the program.
This thesaurus/dictionary is packed with information that word buffs and researchers will love. There is regular expression-based search, notifications and hot key lookup. When you look up a word, Artha can turn up its meaning, what part of speech it is and other useful information.
Some of the data that it can produce are domain terms, attributes and derivatives. The hot key lookup makes it easy to search meanings (the default hotkey is Ctrl+Alt+W). You can also use the notifications. The meanings pop up in balloons, allowing you to work with no interruptions. Artha accepts regular expression search; even if you don’t know a word’s complete spelling, you’ll find it.
Artha’s on the fly search makes it easy to filter terms. The program will display possible matches for what you are typing. There is a history showing what words you have looked up.
The history data can be removed if you want. They can also be saved of course. Artha also offers suggestions when you type. In case you misspell a word or typed incorrectly, the program will display the closest matches to what you typed.
Artha is available for Windows, GNU/Linux and Windows Phone 7. It has been successfully tested on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. It also runs on Xfee, KDE and GNOME.
Related Links:
Artha Official Website