Three years ago, I began writing the code for what would become Multiglot—my take on what language learning software could be, reimagined and reengineered. At long last, I’m pleased to announce that Multiglot is becoming a company, and that native mobile apps are coming! You can join the waiting list for early access and launch […]
Hetzner Cloud fence agent accepted in open-source ClusterLabs project
My open-source implementation of a fence agent for Hetzner Cloud has just been accepted into the ClusterLabs project. This brings modern support for integrating with Hetzner Cloud, transmitting power off and power on events via Hetzner’s API. When used with Pacemaker, it allows a high-availability cluster of servers to STONITH a misbehaving server, typically allowing […]
Multiglot 14 brings Polish, letters, noun animacy, and verb aspect
Five months after the last release, Multiglot 14 is available. You can now use Multiglot’s innovative method to learn Polish, a Slavic language with 43 million speakers! One of our guiding principles is offering genuine support for native speakers of languages other than English, and in keeping with this, it’s also now possible to use […]
Multiglot 13 brings sound, noun gender, and singular vs plural
What’s that sound? It’s Multiglot 13! At long last, you can learn your languages with splendiferous audio! All five languages are supported: British English, European Spanish, French, German, and Czech. Most languages have more than one voice, meaning you can get a feel for differences between male and female speakers, or small regional differences. There […]
Multiglot 12 brings nouns, verbs, and adjectives, in the largest update in two years
After six months of waiting, Multiglot 12 has arrived! In what is the largest release in two years, the interface and all language courses have been totally rebuilt. Foreign languages on offer are British English, European Spanish, French, German, and Czech. It’s also possible to use each of these languages as your native language whilst […]
Multiglot 11: the new language game
Multiglot 11 is here! Since the last version, the free web app has been extensively redesigned and turned into a simple language game. Start the clock: you have 5 minutes to answer as many questions as possible! How high can you score? The more questions you answer correctly, the harder the game gets. When you […]
Multiglot 10: 8500 new flashcards, 2000 new images, 4 new localisations
Ho ho ho! Just in time for Christmas, Multiglot 10 is here! And what a present it is: almost 8500 new flashcards, over 2000 new images, and 4 new localisations! 🎄 For the first time, Multiglot is available to non-English speakers! It’s now possible to sign up, change settings, and most importantly take lessons—with the […]
Multiglot 9—new image-to-words activity with over 3000 extra flashcards
Multiglot 9 is here! And with it, a new type of activity: choose the word from the list which best describes the image. The list of words will be made from the words you’re already learning, giving you a chance to sort out any confusion between them. This activity will appear automatically once you’re ready, […]
Multiglot 8—new website and lots of app improvements
I’m pleased to present the eighth version of Multiglot—a free web app for learning words in foreign languages. Multiglot now has 5275 flashcards across 5 languages, using 4899 images. For the first time, Multiglot has its own dedicated website, separate from the app. This will make it easier to add more information about language-learning with […]
Multiglot 7—¡Hola! Learn Spanish for free!
¡Hola! I’m pleased to present the seventh version of Multiglot—a free languages web app for learning words in Czech, English, French, German—and now Spanish! Spanish is a Romance language within the Indo-European family, and has over 486 million native speakers. It’s an official language in 20 countries, as well as of the United Nations. With this release, […]