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How to Generate a .mobi Dictionary File for Kindle using Pyglossary and Kindle Previewer

Requirements Install pyglossary  pip3 install pyglossary Install Kindle Previewer Download  Kindle Previewer (At the time of writing, Kindle Previewer version 3.88.0 ( Windows ).) Step 1: Convert Dictionary Data to .mobi Format with Pyglossary Pyglossary will generate a folder (e.g.,  mydict.mobi ) instead of a .mobi file. Within this folder, navigate to the  OEBPS  directory, where you'll find the  content.opf  file. Step 2: Preview the  content.opf  File in Kindle Previewer Open Kindle Previewer and go to  File > Open Book  (or press  Ctrl + O ). Select the  content.opf  file you found in Step 1. Note:  The preview may take some time to process, depending on the size of your dictionary. Tip:  To speed up the preview, you can duplicate the  content.opf  file (e.g.,  content_min.opf ) and remove most  .xhtml  files from the  manifest  and  spine  sections, leav...