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VivA-app on Windows Pc

Developed By: Centre for Text Technology

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 289 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.2
Size 78.3 MB
Release Date July 12, 18
Category Books & Reference Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
Viva's dictionary portal app (Woordeboekportaal) now provides offline access to 30 dictionaries.New dictionaries can be added as they become available via... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Viva's dictionary portal app (Woordeboekportaal) provides offline access to the following Afrikaans dictionaries:

- Annerlike Afrikaans (Anton Prinsloo's geolectic diction... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download VivA-app and install on Windows PC. VivA-app is free Books & Reference app, developed by Centre for Text Technology. Latest version of VivA-app is 2.2, was released on 2018-07-12 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of VivA-app is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 289 users, 26 users had rated it 5*, 196 users had rated it 1*.

How to install VivA-app on Windows?

Instruction on how to install VivA-app on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install VivA-app on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install VivA-app using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "VivA-app" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install VivA-app on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "VivA-app" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.2 , 1.1.

Download VivA-app 2.2 on Windows PC – 78.3 MB

Download VivA-app 1.1 on Windows PC – 50 MB

Viva's dictionary portal app (Woordeboekportaal) provides offline access to the following Afrikaans dictionaries:

- Annerlike Afrikaans (Anton Prinsloo's geolectic dictionary)
- Afrikaanse Voëlnaamgroep (An Afrikaans and English list of indigenous and exotic birds)
- Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (AWS; Pharos) (only the list of words, list of abbreviations, the list containing geographical names and their derivatives, list of the elements in the periodic table, list of geographical names in the East and list of names of countries with their currencies and ISO codes.)
- CTexT SkryfGoed: Afrikaans spelling checker and thesaurus
- CTexT TransTips (Engels)
- CTexT TransTips (Setswana)
- Department of Arts and Culture's multilingual terminology lists
- Drietalige Wynindustriewoordeboek (Terminology used in the wine industry; in Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa)
- Entrepreneurskapwoordeboek (Arangies & Havenga) (Afrikaans explanatory dictionary of entrepreneurship terminology)
- FAK Noodhulptermlys (Bilingual list of terminology used by paramedics and emergency responders)
- Fisikawoordeboek (Physics dictionary, commissioned by the SAAWK)
- Kuberwoordeboek (Protea Boekhuis) (Afrikaans and English dictionary of cyber terminology)
- Kookkuns-woordeboek (Multilingual list of cooking terminology)
- Nuwe Politieke Woordeboek (Bilingual terms and definitions in political science)
- Paramediese Vakwoordeboek (Bilingual paramedic dictionary, commissioned by the SAAWK)
- Sciwoord Chemiewoordeboek (Chemistry dictionary)
- Statistiekwoordeboek (Bilingual list of statistics terms)
- Sterrekundewoordeboek (Johan de Klerk) (Bilingual list of astronomy terms)
- Tweetalige Voorsetselwoordeboek (Bilingual dictionary of prepositions)
- VivA Gesegdes (More than 250 frequently used Afrikaans idioms)
- Woordeboek van nuttige Afrikaanse kombinasies (Collocation dictionary with set expressions, word groups and collocations)
- Wat Praat Jy? (More than 20,000 idioms and set expressions)

Characteristics:
- Spelling and writing tips
- Voice search (via Google Voice or keyboard search
- Predictive text (words appear as you type)
- Suggestions(for incorrectly spelled words not found in dictionaries)
- Share results
Viva's dictionary portal app (Woordeboekportaal) now provides offline access to 30 dictionaries.
New dictionaries can be added as they become available via an in-app update.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.