BGL - Revision history

Effect2: /* Software */ Converter to ODict

2020-09-01T09:26:55Z

‎Software: Converter to ODict

Dan Tobias: /* Identification */ Correction

2020-07-28T23:53:50Z

‎Identification: Correction

Effect2: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Electronic Publishing formats |released=1997?Apparent release of the Babylon software; see e.g. footer of https://web.archive...."

2020-07-28T14:03:50Z

Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Electronic Publishing formats |released=1997?<ref>Apparent release of the Babylon software; see e.g. footer of https://web.archive...."

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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Electronic Publishing formats
|released=1997?<ref>Apparent release of the Babylon software; see e.g. footer of https://web.archive.org/web/20030801082738/http://www.babylon.com/gloss/glossaries.html</ref>
|extensions={{ext|bgl}}
}}

'''BGL''' is a format for storing language dictionaries (AKA glossaries). It is closely associated with a company and program called "Babylon", and is therefore often called '''Babylon BGL'''.

== Identification ==
BGL files begin with {{magic|12 34 00 01}} if they are little-endian and {{magic|12 34 00 02}} if they are little-endian.<ref>Goldendict source → bgl_babylon.cc → Babylon::open()</ref>

== Software ==
* [https://www.babylon-software.com/download-babylon/ Babylon itself]
* [http://www.goldendict.org/ GoldenDict]
* [https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary PyGlossary]
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/ktranslator/ KTranslator]

== Sample Files ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160323031320/http://www.babylon-software.com/free-dictionaries Old free downloads on the Babylon site]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070111134304/http://www.babylon.com/gloss/glossaries.php Older ones]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20030801082738/http://www.babylon.com/gloss/glossaries.html Even older ones]

== Links ==
* [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82475 How to convert .bgl (babylon dictionary) to stardict format@in ''<nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>'' windows 7?]
* [https://askubuntu.com/questions/631376/good-offline-dictionaries-for-goldendict Good offline dictionaries for GoldenDict] (References files in other formats as well]

== References ==
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 * [https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary PyGlossary]
 * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/ktranslator/ KTranslator]
 == Sample Files ==

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 == Identification ==
-BGL files begin with {{magic|12 34 00 01}} if they are little-endian and {{magic|12 34 00 02}} if they are little-endian.<ref>Goldendict source → bgl_babylon.cc → Babylon::open()</ref>
+BGL files begin with {{magic|12 34 00 01}} if they are little-[[Endianness|endian]] and {{magic|12 34 00 02}} if they are big-endian.<ref>Goldendict source → bgl_babylon.cc → Babylon::open()</ref>
 == Software ==