Typical Sunday evening release! 💥

User: OMG, I love #Dictionariez! Please add Turkish support!
Me: Done! v6.2.0 adds Turkish 🇹🇷 and Arabic 🇸🇦 (noticed you’re learning that too 🚀). Live on Firefox, Chrome & Edge are still reviewing🐢🕰

👉 https://github.com/pnlpal/dictionariez?tab=readme-ov-file#install

#webdev #buildinpublic #indiedev

11.11 deal, is it a thing in europe?

👉 https://pnl.dev/pro

Small update to #Captionz: The YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts That’ll Change Your Life, if you are learning with YouTube.

👉 https://pnl.dev/topic/1034/captionz-update-youtube-shortcuts-support-for-better-video-experience

👉 https://pnl.dev/captionz?v=o_XVt5rdpFY
#webdev #buildinpublic #devlog

🚀 I can’t resist adding these two ‘Realistic AI’ voices to PNL Reader. Hey Swedes, how does this sound to you?

👉 https://github.com/pnlpal/pnl-reader?tab=readme-ov-file#pnl-reader-read-quietly-or-read-aloud-its-your-choice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nV08mWCGs0

#TTS #VoiceAI #PNLReader

What the heck? Why are web components in Firefox so different from Chrome? You can’t even call class functions inside connectedCallback.

Glad I made it work. Here is the result. Firefoxers, what's your thought?

👉 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionaries/

The day after the Firefox release:
User: Great feature, but it breaks some sites. 😬
Me: Oh no 😱… Fixed it. Firefox had webcomponent compatibility issues on some websites, so I lazy-loaded it only to activate on user interaction. Now we are both happy again.✅

I blog, I am proud!

👉 https://revir.github.io/2025/11/22/Dictionariez-v6-3-0-comes-out-with-AI-Powered-Text-to-Speech/


#buildinpublic #Dictionariez

When enthusiasm becomes toxic… Don’t overwork yourself! 🙃
— A lesson learned from a 4⭐️
#Dictionariez #buildinpublic #webdev #solodev #indiedev #devlog #edtech #languagelearning #mildlyinfuriating

"Firstly, just want to say this is by far the best extension I've seen when it comes to finding definitions and enabling easy translations, so thank you for all that you do!"

What a lovely user! How would you usually respond to a feedback like this?

#Dictionariez

User asked I listened. Dictionariez v6.4.1 added the option to show the selection bubble only when a modifier key (ie. Ctrl, Shift or Alt) is pressed. ✅🚀🎉

#buildinpublic

Heading back to China. "近乡情更怯" captures my feelings. So... what VPN do you recommend? I am considering something like this 🤔😶‍🌫️🫥



#Homecoming #Travel

Almost forgot to announce Dictionariez’s big new feature. Hey, check it out 👇 (I am officially done for a while, traveling soon...✈️)

https://revir.github.io/2025/12/02/%F0%9F%8C%8D-Introducing-Translation-Pro-Instant-Text-Translation-in-Dictionariez/


#buildinpublic

🚀🔥 Roast my landing page design for Dictionariez! Inspired by Chrome Web Store, I hope it's simple and focused. Check it out: https://dictionariez.pnl.dev

#webdesign #buildinpublic

Julbord: a traditional Swedish Christmas smorgasbord that turns holiday dining into an Olympic-level marathon of pickled herring, meatballs, and festive gluttony. ie. Can you babysit the kids? Because I'm going to the julbord with my work. 🍛🐟🥩

#Swedish

Hey ya, how do you celebrate today? Can’t believe Christmas Eve isn’t a public holiday in Sweden 🎄😲 Is it a public holiday in your country?

#HolidayVibes #FestiveMood

🎅 Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄
I’m making #Dictionariez smarter 🧠. AI-powered definitions for almost any word: slang, memes, conjugations, technical terms, and everything in between. Expect clear, contextual, more focused explanations with conjugation forms, synonyms, and real usage examples (yes, even the weird ones 😏).
This update is built to help writers, learners, and curious minds find the right meaning in context, faster and cleaner than ever. Stay tuned! Words are about to level up 🚀😎