Jisho 4 – Out and About

I mentioned Jisho 4 in passing a few posts ago. Beyond that I hadn’t said anything about it publicly. I’ve been working on it since August, with spare moment I had.

With Jisho 4 I wanted to do things right, so I went back to the drawing board and created an entirely new user experience. Besides getting a completely new look, it also searches faster than ever before.

Perhaps my favorite feature in Jisho 4 is Lists. I never have to worry about forgetting a word again. I can create and add to lists with a simple drag and drop. It doesn’t get much easier.

I’ve also made Jisho quite a bit smarter. You might have noticed that it seems like I have removed the Search Strength feature. It’s actually still in Jisho, it’s just automatic. In Jisho 3 if you couldn’t find a word, you would have to manually change the strength to search. Now Jisho automatically ups it’s strength if nothing is found.

Also, Jisho 4 now returns results based on your query. If you search in Japanese, Jisho shows you Japanese. If not, it shows English.

There’s a lot more that I could talk about, but I think it’s easier to give it a try yourself. Download Jisho now and take it for a spin.

The fine print

Jisho 4 requires OS X 10.5 or higher.

Jisho 4 is available at 40% discount for all registered users. If you purchased Jisho on or after October 1st, 2009, you are entitled to a free upgrade. See the Jisho Upgrade page for more information.

For all other users Jisho is $24.