Download the required Spelling or Hyphenation dictionary. The downloaded file has an oxt extension (when downloaded from OpenOffice site). If you download it from a site other than OpenOffice, the extension can be different.
Last updated on
Jul. 25, 2023
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Also applies to Adobe InDesign
Support for Hunspell dictionaries in InDesign expands language options for spell-checking and hyphenation. Over 90 language dictionaries are available at Open Office and other sources. You can easily download and integrate your preferred language dictionaries into your product.
You can download Hunspell dictionaries from Open Office dictionaries or Mozilla Firefox dictionaries.
Note:
Adobe recommends that you don't replace existing hyphenation or spelling dictionaries. If you replace existing hyphenation dictionaries, line breaks in the existing documents can change according to the new hyphenation dictionaries when you re-edit the document. Similarly, replacing existing spelling dictionaries with new ones and spell-checking existing documents could show different results and suggestions.
If you must replace existing dictionaries, back up the existing files to revert to the original dictionaries, if necessary.
Add a Hunspell dictionary
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Change the filename extension to zip. For example, rename xyz.ext to anyname.zip.
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Extract the contents of the zip archive to a folder and locate an affix (.aff) file, a spelling dictionary (.dic) file or a hyphenation dictionary (.dic) file. Rename these files using the language ISO codes as given in the table below.
Language ISO codes are of the form: <ISO 639-1 language codes in lowercase>_<CountryCode in uppercase>. For example, English (United States) is en_US.
File type
Rename to
Example
aff file
<language ISO Code>.aff
en_US.aff
Spelling dictionary
<language ISO Code>.dic
en_US.dic
Hyphenation dictionary
hyph_<language ISO Code>.dic
hyph_en_US.dic
You can refer to ISO 639-1 language codes and Country codes.
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Create a folder named <language ISO Code> in the Dictionaries folder, and copy these renamed files in it. Depending on the operating system, you can find the directory "Dictionaries" at the locations listed below.
InDesign version Platform Location of Dictionaries folder CC 2015.4 and later Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign <year>\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries macOS /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Resources/Dictionaries/LILO/Linguistics/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/SharedSupport/Dictionaries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CC (32 bit) Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Plug-Ins\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries
Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CC (64 bit) Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries
macOS
/Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Plug-Ins/Dictionaries/LILO/Linguistics/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/SharedSupport/Dictionaries
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CS6 Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries Windows (64 bit) Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries macOS
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Linguistics/6.0/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/SharedSupport/Dictionaries -
Add a string element with value <language ISO Code> in Info.plist to the Spelling Service and UserDictionaryService Element or HyphenationService element. Depending on the operating system and InDesign version, you can find the file Info.plist at the locations listed below.
InDesign version Platform Location of Info.plist CC 2015.4 and later Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign <year>\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries
macOS
/Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Resources/Dictionaries/LILO/Linguistics/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC (32 bit) Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Plug-Ins\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC (64 bit) Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries
macOS
/Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Plug-Ins/Dictionaries/LILO/Linguistics/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CS6 Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin Windows (64 bit) Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\
macOS
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Linguistics/6.0/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents -
Restart InDesign.
Remove a Hunspell dictionary
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For removing a Hunspell dictionary from InDesign, go to the folder with name <language ISO Code> in the Dictionaries Folder. Delete the .aff file, spelling dictionary and hyphenation dictionary. The names of these files are listed below.
File type
Name format
Example
aff file
<language ISO Code>.aff
en_US.aff
Spelling Dictionary
<language ISO Code>.dic
en_US.dic
Hyphenation Dictionary
hyph_<language ISO Code>.dic
hyph_en_US.dic
Depending on the operating system, you can find the directory "Dictionaries" at the locations listed below.
InDesign version Platform Location of Dictionaries folder CC (32 bit) Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Plug-Ins\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries
Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CC (64 bit) Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries
macOS
/Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Resources/Dictionaries/LILO/Linguistics/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/SharedSupport/Dictionaries --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CS6 Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries Windows (64 bit) Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries macOS
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Linguistics/6.0/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/SharedSupport/Dictionaries -
From the Info.plist file remove the string element from the Spelling Service and UserDictionaryService Element and HyphenationService element. Depending on the operating system, Info.plist can be found at the mentioned below locations.
InDesign version Platform Location of Info.plist CC (32 bit) Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Plug-Ins\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC (64 bit) Windows (64 bit) \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC\Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin
macOS
/Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Resources/Dictionaries/LILO/Linguistics/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CS6
Windows (32 bit) %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin Windows (64 bit) Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Linguistics\6.0\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\
macOS
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Linguistics/6.0/Providers/Plugins2/AdobeHunspellPlugin.bundle/Contents -
Relaunch InDesign.
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