Auslan Dictionary

Auslan Dictionary is a free video dictionary of Auslan (Australian Sign Language). Search for a word, open it, and watch a video of the sign.

• More than 8,600 words and 12,000 signs, with over 16,000 videos
• A definition for each sign, and the states and regions where it's used
• 47 ready-made topic lists, from Animals and Food to Health and Work
• Slow a video down to follow the handshape and movement
• A new sign of the day
• Save signs to your own lists, and share a list with classmates or students
• Revise with flashcards, sign to word or word to sign, using random or spaced-repetition review
• Light and dark themes
• Also on the web at app.auslandictionary.org

For Deaf and hard of hearing people, their families and friends, teachers, interpreters, support workers, and anyone learning Auslan.

Free, with no ads, no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. Searching and browsing work offline once the dictionary has downloaded; videos stream, and the ones you have watched recently are kept on your device.

All of the sign information and videos come from Auslan Signbank (Johnston, T., & Cassidy, S. (2008). Auslan Signbank. Sydney: Macquarie University & Trevor Johnston). New and updated signs published to Signbank reach the app automatically.

Recent changes:
Syncing is lighter on the network: the app now fetches only the lists that changed, so signing in with many lists and saving signs is quicker. Sign in from Settings → Sharing and syncing to keep your lists and revision progress the same on all your devices.