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Pino

Read books. Look up words. Build vocabulary.

Pino is a reader with dictionaries for language learners on iPhone and iPad. Select a word while reading to see definitions, then save useful vocabulary for review.

Read your own EPUBs, PDFs, and comics, or use the built-in web reader. Dictionary lookups stay close to the passage you are reading.

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Select-to-look-up, anywhere

select a word in the reader and get definitions in a snap. No switching apps and no copy-pasting.

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Your dictionaries, your way

install multiple dictionaries per language and choose the order results appear.

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All-in-one search

search across every installed dictionary at once for a given language, perfect for tricky terms and quick comparisons.

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Web Reader built in

use Pino's web reader to look up words on any web page with the same instant dictionary experience.

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For language learners who want to read their own books

Pino suits learners who want to spend more time reading and less time switching between a book and a dictionary. Install dictionaries for your language pair, open a supported file, and look up unfamiliar words as you go.

Learn vocabulary while reading

  1. Install dictionaries for the language pair you want to use.
  2. Open a supported book or use the web reader, then select an unfamiliar word.
  3. Save words you want to revisit and return to Pino’s scheduled vocabulary reviews.

What Pino does

  • Select-to-look-up, anywhere: select a word in the reader and get definitions in a snap. No switching apps and no copy-pasting.
  • Your dictionaries, your way: install multiple dictionaries per language and choose the order results appear.
  • All-in-one search: search across every installed dictionary at once for a given language, perfect for tricky terms and quick comparisons.
  • Web Reader built in: use Pino's web reader to look up words on any web page with the same instant dictionary experience.
  • Local translation when available: get fast local translation for supported language pairs right alongside definitions.
  • Save now, remember later: keep words you've looked up with one tap. Pino schedules reviews automatically so the right words come back at the right time.
  • Automatic local OCR for CBZ files.

Supported Formats

The Reader currently supports EPUB, PDF, CBZ, CBR, and CBA files.

Supported Languages

Dictionaries are continuously being added for new language pairs. Pino currently supports the following language pairs:

To English:

Basque, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Malay, Occitan, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Welsh

To Swedish:

English, Finnish

Pro Subscription

Pino is free to try with a limited number of lookups and reviews. A subscription unlocks unlimited lookups and reviews.

Reading and dictionary questions

Can I read EPUB and PDF books with dictionary lookup?

Pino supports EPUB, PDF, CBZ, CBR, and CBA files. Selectable text can be looked up in installed dictionaries. Automatic local OCR is available for CBZ files.

Do Pino’s dictionaries work offline?

Installed local dictionaries can be used for offline lookups. Downloading dictionaries and opening web pages need an internet connection; local translation depends on the language pair and device support.

Can I save words and review them later?

Yes. Save vocabulary from your lookups and use automatically scheduled reviews to revisit it.

Can I try Pino before subscribing?

Pino is free to try with limited lookups and reviews. A subscription unlocks unlimited lookups and reviews.