How to convert stardict dictionary file format to any readable format?

Question

How to convert stardict dictionary file format to any readable format (xml, txt or something)?

Answer 1

The stardict-tools tarball downloadable from their website has a stardict2txt tool that you'll need to build from source.

Answer 2

I found this step by step guide on how to use the StarDict editor for Windows in order to decompile a StarDict dictionary to XML format.

• Extract all files to a folder and then launch the file stardict-editor.exe, switch to the tab DeCompile.
• Now look at the dictionary files of StarDict you got, there should be 3 files : *.idx, *.ifo, *.dz.
• Rename the *.dz file to *.gz. Use WinZip or WinRAR to extract the *.dict file inside.
• Rename all the *.dict, *.ifo, *.idx files to a same name.
• Back to the StarDict Editor program, click Browse and select the *.ifo file and hit Decompile.
• You will see a new *.txt file inside the folder.
• Use it with DfM DictionaryGeneration.