BGL

BGL is a format for storing language dictionaries (AKA glossaries). It is closely associated with a company and program called "Babylon", and is therefore often called Babylon BGL.

Identification
BGL files begin with if they are little-endian and  if they are big-endian.

Software

 * Babylon itself
 * GoldenDict
 * PyGlossary
 * KTranslator
 * Babylon2Odict, converter to ODict

Sample Files

 * Old free downloads on the Babylon site
 * Older ones
 * Even older ones

Links

 * How to convert .bgl (babylon dictionary) to stardict format@in  [sic  windows 7?]
 * Good offline dictionaries for GoldenDict (References files in other formats as well]