শব্দ · Shobdo

Offline-first Bangla ⇄ English Dictionary

Shobdo is a lightweight Progressive Web App (PWA) that gives you instant access to over 100,000 English–Bangla and Bangla–English dictionary entries — completely offline after the first load.

Features

• Fully offline — Once loaded, the entire dictionary works without an internet connection
• Bidirectional search
  • English → Bangla
  • Bangla → English
  • All (search both directions at once)
• Fast client-side search with ranking (exact matches first)
• Alphabet browsing (A–Z filter)
• Part-of-speech badges (where available)
• Installable as a native-like app on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS
• Clean, readable design with proper Bangla typography
• Offline indicator and install prompt

Tech Stack

• Pure HTML / CSS / Vanilla JavaScript (no frameworks)
• Service Worker for offline caching
• Web App Manifest
• Google Fonts: Tiro Bangla, Hind Siliguri, Fraunces, Inter

Getting Started

Option 1: Just open it

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Open index.html in a modern browser
   (Note: Service Worker requires HTTPS or localhost)

Option 2: Serve locally (recommended)

# Using Python
python -m http.server 8000

# Or using Node
npx serve .