Piksi: Dictionary & Scan Words

Featured by Apple's editorial team.

Piksi is the camera dictionary that gives you instant, contextual definitions for any word you see in the real world.

You're reading a book in English and hit a word you've never seen before. Or a menu in Barcelona. A sign in Berlin. A contract in a language you're still figuring out.

POINT. TAP. UNDERSTAND.

Open Piksi, point your camera at any text, and tap the word you need. In under a second, you get:

• A clear, contextual definition — not a generic dictionary dump, but an explanation that accounts for the exact sentence the word appears in

• Pronunciation with audio playback

• Etymology and word origin

• Translations across your languages

This is what a dictionary should feel like in 2026.

WORKS ACROSS LANGUAGES

Point your camera at text in any supported language and get definitions in your own. Reading a French novel? A German contract? A menu in Italian? Piksi explains every word to you in the language you think in.

Supported languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.

DISCOVER 5 NEW WORDS EVERY DAY

Every day, Piksi selects 5 rare words you've never seen — curated based on the words already in your library. Swipe right to capture, left to skip. Each word comes with a full card: definition, etymology, example sentence, and category. It's the fastest way to expand your vocabulary beyond what you read.

BUILD YOUR BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY

Every word you look up or discover can be saved to your library with one tap. Piksi organizes your words into thematic collections — Nature, Arts, Emotions, Science, Travel, and more.

• Spaced repetition reviews timed to how your memory actually works

• Watch your vocabulary grow over time with detailed stats

WORKS ON EVERYTHING

Books, textbooks, restaurant menus, street signs, newspaper articles, legal documents, handwritten notes, product labels, museum plaques — if it has text, Piksi can read it.

MADE FOR READERS

Whether you're deep in a novel, studying a textbook, deciphering a contract, or exploring a city abroad — Piksi stays out of your way and gives you what you need: the meaning, instantly.

Download Piksi and start building your library today.

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