Upgrading V3 Dictionaries

Upgrading V3 Dictionaries

If you've installed Plover version 3 but have later switched to version 4, it is recommended you update main.json to stay up to date with the current learning resources. Since Plover does not remove the dictionaries on uninstallation, it is necessary to do this manually.

Common Steps

First ensure that Plover version 4 is installed. You can download an up-to-date version of the Plover dictionary here. Either open the link and save the file, or right click the link and press "save link as". You will need this file later to replace the old main.json dictionary.

On later versions of Plover version 4, you can open Plover's config folder via the option in the file menu:

In this folder you will find the dictionaries. Simply replace the main.json file with the one you've downloaded. You will then need to either restart Plover, or reconnect the machine to refresh the dictionaries.

Location of the config folder

The exact location of this folder depends on the operating system, and it is as follows.

Windows

C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\plover\plover

Mac

TODO: fill in Mac location

Linux (AppImage)

dev8 and before:

~/.local/share/plover

NOTE: this location will still work for later versions of Plover due to backwards compatibility.

dev9 and after:

~/.config/plover