Supports 9 languages

Linguisle

Read foreign-language books in Apple Books, with translation, dictionary lookup, grammar help, and read-aloud support right beside the original text. The current version is Apple-notarized and ready to download.

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Linguisle shows translation, original text, and read-aloud controls beside Apple Books.

Linguisle contextual dictionary card with definition, example, and sentence usage.

Apple Books translator Dictionary Read-aloud AI practice

Designed for Apple Books

Keep reading in Apple Books.

Open Apple Books

Select text

Understand beside it

Apple Books translator · dictionary · read-aloud

Looking for an Apple Books translator or extension? Linguisle works beside the book you are reading.

Linguisle is a macOS companion app for Apple Books. Select a sentence to translate it, double-click a word to open a contextual dictionary, listen to the original text, review grammar, and continue with AI conversation or writing practice from what you just read.

Search terms covered: Apple Books translator, Apple Books translation app, Apple Books dictionary, read aloud, macOS language learning app.

Linguisle shows the selected Apple Books sentence, translation, and read-aloud controls beside the original page.

Book excerpts are shown only for product UI demonstration, excerpted from Xiaolai Li, The Half Second. Contact us if there is any concern.

Linguisle injects the selected Apple Books text into a reading side panel with translation and playback controls.

Stay with the original

Explain in context

Practice from reading

Immersive reading

Select a sentence. Translation appears below it and reading starts immediately.

In full-screen Apple Books reading, Linguisle shows an immersive translation below the selected original text. — Selected sentence · translation below · instant read-aloud

During immersive Apple Books reading, Linguisle opens a contextual dictionary card beside the selected word. — Double-click word · immersive lookup

Reading comprehension

When a sentence blocks you, listening is beside it.

A contextual dictionary appears after double-clicking a word in Apple Books.

Linguisle highlights the current read-aloud phrase and shows a Chinese translation below it.

Grammar and vocabulary

Break down hard sentences. Keep useful words.

Linguisle explains a long English sentence with structure, grammar notes, key phrases, and translation.

Linguisle shows word definitions, usage in the current sentence, and examples in its reading interface.

AI practice

No extra worksheets. Practice starts from what you read.

AI conversation practice uses recent reading context, selected difficulty, and feedback mode.

AI article generation continues from recently collected sentences and the chosen reading level.

Apple Books companion

Immersive lookup and reading

Read-aloud and listening

Dictionary and vocabulary

AI output practice

FAQ

Search questions

Is Linguisle an Apple Books extension?

Linguisle is a macOS app, not an official Apple extension. It works beside Apple Books like a translator and dictionary companion for selected text.

Can it translate books in Apple Books?

Yes. Select a sentence or double-click a word in Apple Books to see translation, contextual dictionary results, grammar help, and read-aloud controls.

Does Linguisle work as an Apple Books dictionary and read-aloud tool?

Yes. You can double-click a word for contextual definitions, then listen to the selected sentence aloud while reading in Apple Books.

Which languages does Linguisle support?

Linguisle supports English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Download

Version 1.1.0 is Apple-notarized.

The recommended Linguisle build supports macOS 15 or later and works on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. This update adds richer AI practice, improves immersive reading, and makes vocabulary and translation workflows more reliable.