I put together a tool to improve the formatting somewhat the last time this went around: https://github.com/aparks517/convert-websters
And also an iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id943993346
I’ve also been collecting patches to correct typographical errors which I’ve been meaning to post somewhere. I’ve met lots of neat folks through this project!
However, I don’t think I’ll be setting webster-mac as my default dictionary. macOS’s built-in New Oxford American Dictionary may have less colorful descriptions of the words, but it has features that greatly enhance readability that neither version of Webster’s has:
• Quotes are visually distinguished from definitions.
• The font size is consistent with other dictionaries.
• It describes pronunciation for each word (supporting two formats: diacritical or IPA).
• The correct capitalization of every word is demonstrated, both in the entry and in the index.
• It uses proper typography, avoiding fake dashes “--”.