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Macros from trans-k
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 MS Word macro collection: A collection of simple macros for Microsoft Word 6/95 that I have written for my own use. Most of them also work with later versions of Word. (Free)
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Transit macro collection: A collection of macros for Transit 2.7, 3.0 and XV. (Free)
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Translation memory and CAT suites
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 across: Eats memory, is slow . Most translators I have spoken to give this product the hands down.
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Anaphraseus: A TM application consisting of a set of OpenOffice.org macros. Uses the WordFast TM format and supports TMX export and import.
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AppleTrans: A TM application for the Macintosh.
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Beetext Virtual Office: Web-based CAT solution (SaaS) with subscriptions from one month to two years.
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Cafetran
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Déjà Vu from Atril. The translation memory system of choice for many freelance translators, with excellent productivity features and user support.
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Heartsome: CAT tools based on open standards that work on all platforms – Windows, Linux, Macintosh, Solaris.
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Logoport: TM program similar to Trados, but based on Web architecture and running centrally on a Linux or UNIX server.
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MemoQ
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MetaTexis
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Multitrans 4 from Multicorpora.
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NoBabel TM and alignment program.
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OmegaT and
OmegaT+: Open-source translation memory program for any platform supporting the Java Runtime Environment. Has been successfully installed on Windows, Macintosh OS X and Linux.
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OpenWordfast: OpenOffice.org 2 macro set similar to famous Wordfast for Mac.
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SDL Trados: The leading CAT suite, sold, since the purchase of Trados by SDL International, in a package together with the SDLX translation suite. SDL International also publishes other translation-related software.
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Similis
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Swordfish Translation Editor: CAT tool on XLIFF 1.2 open standard published by OASIS. Can be used with Windows, Mac OS and Linux.
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Transit: Translation memory and terminology management application from Star. Excellent productivity features and flexible management of reference text.
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WebBudget: Localization and analysis tool designed specifically for web content.
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WebWordSystem
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Wordfast: Cost-effective translation memory engine for Microsoft Word for Windows and Mac.
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Translation memory and CAT accessories
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AlignFactory Alignment tool from Terminotix.
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ApSIC Comparator: Provides functionality similar to MS Word’s Track Changes function for Trados uncleaned files (.doc and .rtf), Trados TagEditor files (.ttx), and SDLX files (.itd). (Free)
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ApSIC Xbench: Terminology search and quality control tool for various TM file formats. Includes a concordance search function. Many supported formats, including those of Trados SDLX, Transit, Wordfast, TMX, TBX, IBM TM and the Microsoft glossaries.
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Clay Tablet: Extracts text from any content management system for translation, for example using CAT.
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CopyFlow: Programs for exporting text from Quark XPress and InDesign for and re-importing after translation. Run under Windows and Mac OSX.
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Image Localization Manager: Image localization program. (Free)
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MSGloss2TWB: Converts the Microsoft glossaries into TWB format for use in Trados. (Free)
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Quintilian: Quality control and terminology checking program for translation memories and bilingual files.
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Sysfilter: Programs for exporting text from Visio, Excel, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and CorelDraw into Word and re-importing after translation.
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TTXpress: A two-button toolbar that allows you to open TRADOS TagEditor files directly in Word.
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Tools from Maxprograms: Free tools for validating TMX files, converting CSV files to TMX, viewing Java .properties files and removing Trados and Wordfast tags from RTF files.
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Transmissions for Photoshop: Tool for managing the translation and localization of text intensive Photoshop files. Integrates with SDL Trados.
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Twins File Merger: Program for merging several files into one large file. Useful, for example, for TM projects consisting of many MS Word or text files.
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Werecat: A template for MS Word to help Wordfast users. Extracts text from PowerPoint and from Word textboxes and shapes to Word.
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Software localisation
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Alchemy Catalyst: “is the world's most recognized visual localization technology.” (publisher’s quote)
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iLocalize: Application for localization of Mac OSX applications.
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Lingobit Localizer: Localization tool for MFC, .NET, Delphi and Java based applications.
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Multilizer
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SDL Passolo: One of the market leaders in software localization tools.
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Virtaal: A graphical translation tool, aimed mainly at software translation.
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Terminology management & research
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TM and CAT suites also feature terminology maintenance)
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AnyLexic: Terminology management software.
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IntelliWebSearch: Allows searching in any search engine for highlighted terms in any program.
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Lingo: Glossary creation and management tool.
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Quabiria: Search toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer, developed for translation industry professionals. (Free)
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LogiTerm: Terminology management application from Terminotix.
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Mozilla Internet Dictionary: Firefox add-on for terminology search simultaneously in any number of online dictionaries, glossaries and encyclopediae.
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T-Manager: Terminology tool designed to automatically analyse, customise and manage terminology on the fly using MS Excel spreadsheets.
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Word counting, invoicing and project management
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AnyCount: Produces automatic word counts, character counts, line counts, and page counts for common file formats.
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CompleteWordCount: MS Word macro that counts words in a document including headers, footers, text boxes and comments. (Free)
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PractiCount & Invoice: Word count and invoicing SW from PractiLine. Received a good review in the ITI Bulletin.
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T.O.M.: Translation Office Management software – “Manage your projects, addresses, finances, correspondence and schedules efficiently!”
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Translation Office 3000: “An advanced accounting tool for freelance translators and small translation agencies.”
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verbunsoft QuickCount: Word, character and line counting for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, HTML, XML, SGML, PDF, ASP and PHP files.
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Time tracking
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Clementime: A simple stopwatch program. (Free)
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ExactSpent: Time tracking software that enables you to calculate the exact time spent on each job. You can track multiple jobs for multiple clients in a single place.”
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Spelling, formatting and quality checking
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acrolinx IQ: Checks style, terminology, spelling and grammar, term harvestingTM; helps standardise corporate language; improves the performance of translation memory; integrates in most common editors, terminology programs and CMS.
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STAR FormatChecker: Checks format and layout; improves the performance of translation memory; Versions for MS Word and FrameMaker.
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Keyboard shortcut and macro utilities
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Perfect Keyboard: Versatile keyboard shortcut utility.
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Searching and replacing
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BKReplaceEm: Text search and replace program. Multiple search and replace strings, which can be saved together with file sets to be processed. (Free)
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Funduc WordSR,
ExcelSR and
PwrPtSR: Macros for replacing text in multiple Word, Excel and PowerPoint files respectively. (Free)
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THE Rename: File renaming utility with a comprehensive range of functions. (Free)
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Unit conversion
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Convert: Simple but effective, reasonably comprehensive and free unit converter.
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Measure: Converts the most common units. (Free)
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OmniCon: Comprehensive unit conversion program, covering everything from distance to kinematic viscosity as well as user-definable conversions.
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Dictation – speech recognition
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking: The leading desktop speech recognition software. Lets you dictate text and control your computer with voice commands.
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IBM ViaVoice: Alternative to Dragon NaturallySpeaking that also comes in a Mac OS X Edition.
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OCR (optical character recognition) and file converters
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ABBYY FineReader: Converts paper print and PDF files into documents. Mac version available.
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ABBYY PDF Transformer: Converts PDF documents to an editable format. Less expensive than FineReader.
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ECM Sysfilter: Programs for exporting and re-importing text from a range of file types (Illustrator, Photoshop, Visio, InDesign, CorelDraw) for editing in Microsoft Word or translation memory applications
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OmniPage Pro: Converts paper print and PDF files into documents.
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OmniPage PDF Converter: Converts PDF documents to an editable format. Less expensive than OmniPage Pro.
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PDF2HTML 0.1: Converts PDF files to HTML complete with layout. Front-end for the sourceforge
pdftohtml command-line tool (free; front-end has German user interface)
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Essentials
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Acrobat Reader: Required for viewing PDF (Portable Document Format) files. (Free)
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ClipboardFusion: Pastes text from the clipboard without formatting (i.e. removes all rich and, optionally, HTML formatting before pasting). (Freeware)
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PureText: Pastes text from the clipboard without formatting (i.e. removes all rich formatting before pasting). (Freeware)
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StuffIt Expander: Expansion (file decompression) tool that handles archive types not supported by WinZip, such as common Mac and UNIX formats. (Free)
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WinZip: File compression and archiving.
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