Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by lazygun99 on Nov. 13, 2008 ·

This is one of the most useful pieces of software I have on my PC; I would be lost without it.

In future versions, I hope the names dictionary will be usable with hiragana & katakana again (it's more useful than it sounds!) rather than kanji-only. More slang/colloquialisms, expressions & interjections and idioms would be welcome too.

These are minor things, however, and I recommend giving rikaichan at least a try-out whatever your level of fluency.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Christoph Gaffga on Oct. 31, 2008 ·

Great for using Japanese websites without understanding a word :)

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by Mr. Leo on Oct. 16, 2008 ·

what about adding english to japanese direction?

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by D7maj on Oct. 9, 2008 ·

Perfect :D I think it should only have more customizable balloon colors and transparency on those, like FetchImi does. No additional issues :D rly r0x.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by alpha_pk on Sept. 12, 2008 ·

I love this add-on. I use it all the time- it makes quick translations so much easier.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by nvermore82 on Aug. 19, 2008 ·

Great app. Invaluable, really.
Just wondering if anyone knows what the abbreviations in the names dictionary stand for?
After a name there’s (f), (m), (p), (s), or (u) listed. I’m guessing f = female name. M = male name. But I’m not sure and I’d like to find out what the others mean.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Jan Sawade on July 21, 2008 ·

It works great in Thunderbird and Firefox. Now I'm able to read the mails from my Japanese penpals within minutes and not in hours as before.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by mike_lee on July 17, 2008 ·

It ends up rather useless since you have to turn it on manually every time you want to use it. For the life of me I can't understand their logic.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by meanbean6 on July 11, 2008 ·

It's a very useful and handy extension. I love it.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.04). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by りゅーのすけ on July 5, 2008 ·

Awesome addon, I couldn't live without it. Although, would it be possible to add a J-J dictionary?

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.02). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Jyemenai on June 22, 2008 ·

This is awesome. I love it already. Went to a japanese site to try it out and have been in love since.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.02). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Ahmed Han on June 18, 2008 ·

I must thank the developers of this extension. It is the best Japanese learning tool I have. Even I convert various other file formats to HTML just to use Rikaichan.

Rikaichan is the best. I love it!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.06). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by nhan26 on June 18, 2008 ·

One of the few add-ons that actually helps me learn! An awesome achievement.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.02). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Kanjilish on June 12, 2008 ·

There is a reason why this extension will soon surpass 100,000 downloads: it is an indispensable tool for anyone who is studying Japanese at every level. In fact, it is worth switching to FireFox just to be able to use this extension! It isn't (as of this writing) perfect: the popup often pops under flash on the page. Even so, it is so useful that it doesn't really matter. Have to give this 5 stars plus a few extra.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.02). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by grikdog on May 31, 2008 ·

Version 1.02, available at PolarCloud, seems to work ok with Firefox 3.0b5, which means I now rikaichan running on Windows and on Ubuntu "Hardy Heron". Congrats! This is a beautiful utility.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.02). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by jmglov on May 3, 2008 ·

Great addon. The author has made the FF3b*-enabled version available on http://rikaichan.mozdev.org/ and http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/

I have pinged him to add it here, but in the meantime, avail yourself of the above links.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.01). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by pise342 on April 23, 2008 ·

easy to use. very good one and i recommand this to anybody whose learning Japanese or Japanese who want to learn English etc

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.01). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by baka_toroi on April 18, 2008 ·

I gave it 5 stars, because this extension is a must for all Japanese language learners. However. it's a shame this is still not available for Firefox 3. Maybe the author is waiting for the final release, I don't know...

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.01). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by AndIsl on April 3, 2008 ·

Totally indispensable for Japanese Language Learners. You can't do without it, really.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.01). 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by karatedog on March 14, 2008 ·

Users should be notified that not only the dictionary updates, but the main Rikaichan update is available only from the polarcloud site...

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.13).