Word Atlas

designfuchen/word-atlasReviewed by AI

What it does

An English vocabulary app for IELTS students. Each of the 7,298 words comes with a drawing, Chinese and English meanings, two example sentences, British and American audio, and exercises; a review planner (FSRS) decides what to show you each day. You open it in a browser, no account needed, and progress stays on your device. The interface and most documentation are in Chinese. The repository is the open base version plus the word dataset; the author's website iterates separately and may have other features. Running the repository version yourself needs Node.js 20+.

How easy it is to install

A · download and open · Web

The web is the only place an end user runs it, and there it is an A: the author's site opens the app in any browser with no install and no account. Only people who want to host their own copy need Node.js 20+ and npm commands, and there are no desktop or mobile builds in the repository.

Numbers on GitHub

Stars: 3,557on Oct 31, 2026
Downloads: —all releases
Growth: +3,557stars in 6 days

Stars over time

Facts

Runs on: Web
You need to install: Nothing extra
To build from source: Node.js
Disk space: 100 MB–500 MB · estimate
Accounts or keys: None
Cost: Free · App code is MIT and the dataset is CC BY 4.0. An iOS version is in closed beta; the README gives no price for it.
License: MIT (Permissive)
Can replace: Quizlet, Maimemo
Last update: Oct 31, 2026

Risk signals (4)

Attentionai generated learning content not reviewed
README section '内容来源与局限': the definitions, example sentences and illustrations are produced with generative AI and the voices with ElevenLabs; the content passed automatic structure checks but has '尚未逐条人工审校' (not yet been proofread item by item) and may contain wrong meanings, sentences, pictures or pronunciations.
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Inforepository differs from hosted website
README '版本说明': the repository holds the open base version and the dataset, while the online site '独立迭代，功能与仓库可能不同' (iterates on its own and may differ in features).
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Infocontent under separate license
LICENSE and CONTENT_LICENSE.md: MIT covers code and interface art only; the word list, illustrations and recordings are CC BY 4.0 and require crediting 'Word Atlas contributors' if you reuse them.
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Infovery new repository fast growth
GitHub facts: repository created 2026-10-25 and already at 2506 stars and 587 forks on 2026-10-27, with no tagged releases yet.
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Evidence is shown in its original language.

What Radar could not check

Whether the meanings, example sentences and recordings are correct, since they were generated and not proofread one by one
How much disk space a full clone takes, as the repository ships 7,298 illustrations and 22,905 audio files
Whether offline caching and the export/restore of your progress work as described
Whether the announced iOS app will stay free and whether it will match the open version