OpenTipitaka
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| Rating | |||
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| United States | 29%4 | 4.00 | |
| Myanmar | 21%3 | 5.00 | |
| China | 14%2 | 5.00 | |
| Vietnam | 14%2 | 4.50 | |
| Hong Kong | 7%1 | 5.00 | |
| India | 7%1 | 5.00 | |
| Taiwan | 7%1 | 5.00 | |
| United Arab Emirates | <1%0 | — | |
| Afghanistan | <1%0 | — | |
| Antigua And Barbuda | <1%0 | — |
Description
OpenTipitaka is a focused reader for the Pali Tipiṭaka, built for study, reference, and daily reading on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Read the Pali canon with multilingual, paragraph-by-paragraph translations, fast search, offline access, and study tools designed for close reading.
Multilingual Translations
OpenTipitaka supports AI-generated translations in multiple languages, including:
Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Myanmar, Sinhala, Spanish, Marathi, and Tibetan.
The translations are generated with reference to Myanmar translations and Nissaya materials. While they are not a substitute for the Pali original or qualified human guidance, most translations have reached a level close to human translation quality and are continually improved through review and community correction suggestions.
Key Features
Pali Tipiṭaka reading
Browse and read the Pali texts in a clean, study-focused interface.
Multilingual paragraph-by-paragraph reading
Display available translations together with the Pali original, aligned by paragraph for easier comparison and understanding.
Offline access
Keep texts available on your device and continue reading without an internet connection.
Fast search
Find passages, terms, and references quickly across the collection.
Comfortable reading experience
A quiet layout designed for long reading sessions on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Study tools
Use features such as bookmarks, dictionary lookup, multi-tab reading, split-screen reading, auto-scroll, and translation read-aloud where available.
Community corrections
Help improve the texts by submitting correction suggestions where supported.