Dilo is an application to lookup German <-> English, German <-> French, German <-> Spanish and German <-> Turkish words in public dictionaries to get a translation in the other language, respectively.
GENIAL-TRANSLATIONS I'm a translator for English, French and German and can't do without Dilo anymore! I'm using CAT tools for my translations and they don't always contain a dictionary. So instead of changing to the browser window to look words up on Leo, I need two keystrokes to get the results with Dilo. The small Dilo window is always open in a corner of my screen. Thanks a lot!! (Version 1.1)
MARSONIST As an American living in Germany I use a German English dictionary on a daily basis. Dilo provides an unbelievably quick interface to the best dictionary around. Translating slang, sayings, and colloquialisms is easier with Dilo than any other paper or electronic dictionary I've used. I would gladly pay $30 dollars for this program, but won't argue with their current pricing scheme. (Version 1.0)
ANONYMOUS Dilo doesn't work anymore now that dict.leo.org has switched to a new layout. It would be really nice if there was an update. (Version 0.5.1)
FIVER LöCKER Brilliant. Works as described, never crashes. Thanx!
One improvement, if you ever want to work some more on it: A drop-down list of previously searched words, and/or an auto-complete function in the search field.
But I am not quibbling, this does the job better than many paid-for translators, as long as you have an internet connection, thanks to the people at leo.org (Version 0.5.1)