Le Petit Robert 2017
Le Petit Robert 2017 is a French-language dictionary application published by SEJER, the company behind the paper edition of Le Petit Robert de la langue française. It provides definitions, etymologies, usage examples and word relationships for tens of thousands of French words. The app is sold as a one-time desktop purchase for offline access, and includes updated vocabulary and usage notes that sync annually with the printed dictionary edition. It is primarily used by French speakers, students, educators and writers who need authoritative word definitions and linguistic reference material without requiring an internet connection.
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1 suggestionLe Petit Robert 2017 is a ten-year-old app that was last updated in 2017, and no recent releases or native Apple Silicon builds have been publicly announced by SEJER. The app relies on an encapsulated web interface rather than native frameworks, which makes a straightforward port to Apple Silicon less straightforward than many other macOS applications. Since Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), an Intel-only build will stop launching on that release. Contact SEJER directly to ask whether a native Apple Silicon version is planned, or whether a more recent edition of the dictionary app has been released. If you rely on offline French-language reference materials, SEJER's web-based subscription service (24 euros per year) remains actively maintained and works in any modern browser on Apple Silicon, although it does require an internet connection. GoldenDict is a free, open-source dictionary tool that runs natively on Apple Silicon and supports importing French dictionary data if you have downloadable sources.
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