| ABBYY Aligner | DOC, DOCX, TXT, RTF, PDF, HTML, PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX, XLS, XLSX | Windows | Contact for pricing | Proprietary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemy CATALYST | 9x, NT, 2000, XP, Win32, Winx64, VISTA, RC, RESX, .NET Binaries(1.x and 2.0), Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft WPF, Java EE, Java SE, Java ME, JAR, .properties, WAS, EAR, HTML (and all derivatives PHP, ASP, JSP), XHTML, XML (including derivative ASP.NET, ASP, JSP and XSL), MS Excel, DITA 1.0, Databases | Windows | eStore | Proprietary |
| AppleTrans | HTML, RTF, Plain Text (TXT) | Macintosh, Mac program | Free | Proprietary |
| across | MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, HTML, XML, RTF, Plain Text (TXT), EXE, RC, DLL, QuarkXPress, Adobe FrameMaker (MIF), Adobe InDesign, MSI, INI, OCX, SCR, CPL, NLS, RESX | Windows, web application | Freelance version: free, corporate licenses on inquiry | Proprietary |
| AidTransStudio | OpenOffice,MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Word Xml, HTML, ASP, PHP, ASPX, Plain Text, XML, Trados TTX, TMX, Custom Format (config based on Regular Expressions) | Windows (.NET) | Basic Edition: Free, Pro and Ent See price list | Proprietary |
| AnyMem 2.0 | MS Word, TMX export-import | Windows | €89 | Proprietary |
| Araya | HTML, XML, plain text, RTF, TMX, XLIFF | Cross-platform (Java) | €400 / Server €6500 | Proprietary |
| CafeTran | Plain Text, HTML, XML, OpenOffice, MS Office, AbiWord, Kword, TMX, Trados TTX, XLIFF, Adobe InDesign (INX and IDML), Adobe FrameMaker (MIF), AutoCad (DXF), iWork, Java Properties, Windows .NET Resources (ResX), Mac OSX/iOS String Resources | Cross-platform Windows – Mac OS – Linux (Java) | €80 | Proprietary |
| CatsCradle | HTML, CSV, Help contents and index files (.hhc, .hhk) | Windows | €60 | ? |
| Déjà Vu (DVX) | XML, Plain Text, OpenOffice, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, ASP, Interleaf/Quicksilver, InDesign, Help Content, SGML, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, QuarkXPress, RTF, Resource files, C/C++/Java source files, Java Properties, JavaScript, VBScript, GNU gettext | Windows | Standard: €490, Pro: €990, Workgroup: €1490 | Proprietary |
| Felix | MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint (for Windows); HTML | Windows | $US 350 | Proprietary |
| Fluency | MS Word (.doc, .docx), MS Excel (.xls, .xlsx), MS PowerPoint (.pptx,.ppsx,.ppt.pps), TMX, Adobe PDF, Adobe InDesign, HTML, XHTML, XML, RTF, Trados Bilingual Documents, Trados TTX, Plain Text | Windows | See price list. | Proprietary |
| Fusion | MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint (for Windows); RTF, XML, HTML – Note: Native Office Support which means Translation conducted within the Office environments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) + Trados and Wordfast Tagged formats | Windows | Proprietary | |
| GlobalSight | Text ANSI / ASCII / Unicode for Windows, Text for Apple Macintosh, HTML, XML (ASP.NET, ASP, JSP, XSL), SGML, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), MS Word for Windows, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, RTF, RC, QuarkXPress, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, Interleaf /Quicksilver, Adobe InDesign | Cross-platform (Java) | Apache License 2.0 | |
| Google Translator Toolkit | HTML, Microsoft Word, OpenDocument Text, Text, Rich Text, SubRip, SubViewer, Wikipedia | Web application | Free | Proprietary |
| Heartsome Translation Suite | HTML/XHTML, XML, Plain Text, OpenOffice, StarOffice, AbiWord, PO/POT (GNU Gettext), SVG, Adobe FrameMaker (MIF), Adobe InDesign, DocBook, DITA, Java Properties, JavaScript, RTF, Tagged RTF, Trados TTX, MS Office 2003 XML, ResX (Windows .NET Resources), RC (Windows C/C++ Resources), MS Office 2007 (beta) | Cross-platform (Java) | See price list. | Proprietary |
| Lingotek Translation Platform | HTML, XHTML, XML, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, OpenOffice/StarOffice, OpenDocument (ODF), OpenDocument Text (.odt), OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods), OpenDocument Presentation (.odp), Microsoft Resource (.rc), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Plain Text (.txt), Java Properties (.properties), Gettext PO, TMX, XLIFF | Web application | Contact for Pricing | Proprietary |
| Lingo | HTML, XML, Adobe Framemaker, Adobe PDF (.pdf), .net, MS Word (.doc), MS Ecma (.xps), TMX (.tmx) | Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Vista; .NET Framework 2.0, Internet Explorer 5.5, SQL Server 2005 | US $ 899 | Proprietary |
| LocaleMinder.com | Java Properties (.properties), XML, TMX, XLIFF, W3C ITS | Web application | Based on number of words for developers. Free for translators. | Proprietary/Apache License 2.0 interaction library |
| LogiTermWeb | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, PDF, HTML, RTF, plain text | Windows | Proprietary | |
| memoQ | HTML, XML – with real-time preview, plain text, MS Office 2000/XP/2003/2007 formats (doc, xls, ppt, docx, pptx – all with real-time preview), RTF, bilingual RTF (Trados compatible), RTF multi-column table (both export and import), full XLIFF support (both creation and import/export), Star Transit XV and NXT packages, Trados TTX, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Indesign, proprietary bilingual format (MBD), TMX, CSV, TSV, SRX, PDF (exported as plain text). Native support for many XML-based formats (AuthorIT, DITA, Freemind mindmaps, Excel 2003 XML, Java .properties, Microsoft Help files (.hhk, .hhc), ResX, Typo3). | Windows | 4Free: Freeware translator standard: €99 translator pro: €620 serverFive: ask |
Proprietary |
| MEMOrg | HTML, XHTML, XML, MS Word, MS Excel, RTF | Windows, Web Application | Access by invitation only | Proprietary |
| MetaTexis | HTML, XML, Resource files MS Word (all kinds of text files that can be imported by MS Word), MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXPress |
Windows | Lite: for free Pro: €98 NET/Office: €138 |
Proprietary |
| MultiCorpora MultiTrans | HTML, XML, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, WordPerfect, QuarkXPress, Adobe Maker Interchange Format (MIF), Adobe InDesign | Windows | Proprietary | |
| Fortis Revolution Translation Suite | TMX, HTML, XML, Word, Framemaker, Pagemaker, InDesign, Resource files, Help files, text files, source code, and more. Customized filters are available upon request. | Windows | $US 199 | |
| ppp.helper | MS PowerPoint | Windows | €39 | Proprietary |
| Rainbow | HTML, XHTML, Scripts, Photoshop, etc. |
Windows (.NET) | Freeware | Proprietary |
| SDL Trados | Features four translation environments: dedicated TagEditor, MSWord Interface, SDLX, and – as the latest development – the new SDL Trados Studio 2009. Additional filters for translating with TagEditor available: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenOffice, InDesign, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Interleaf, Framemaker, HTML, SGML, XML, SVG, …. Includes SDL MultiTerm for terminology management and Project Management Dashboard for automating tasks and tracking. | Windows | €795 (freelance) – €4995 (LSP; floating license) | Proprietary |
| SecureCottage Reference Portal | HTML, XHTML, PHP, CGI, most web pages | Web based | Free for use | Proprietary |
| SEER English Spanish Translator | MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Plain Text, HTML | Windows | $US 299 | Proprietary |
| Similis | HTML,XML, PDF,MS Word, OpenOffice, Trados | Windows | Rental – 360 € per year | Proprietary |
| STAR Transit | Text ANSI / ASCII / Unicode for Windows, Text for Apple Macintosh, Corel WordPerfect, HTML, XML (ASP.NET, ASP, JSP, XSL), SGML, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), MS Word for Windows, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, RTF y RTF for WinHelp, RC, QuarkXPress, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, Interleaf /Quicksilver, Adobe InDesign, XGate para QuarkXPress, AutoCAD | Windows | Proprietary | |
| Swordfish | XLIFF, HTML/XHTML, XML, Plain Text, OpenOffice, StarOffice, AbiWord, PO/POT (GNU Gettext), SVG, Adobe FrameMaker (MIF), Adobe InDesign (INX and IDML), DocBook, DITA, Java Properties, JavaScript, RTF, Trados Tagged RTF, Trados TTX, MS Office 2003 XML, ResX (Windows .NET Resources), RC (Windows C/C++ Resources), MS Office 2007, MS Visio, SDLXLIFF (Trados 2009) | Cross-platform Windows – Linux – Mac OS X (Java) | €240 | Proprietary |
| Sysfilter (ECM engineering) | Sysfilter enables you to transfer texts from your files to a word processor of your choice or into XML. After the translation you can use the filter to automatically reinsert the texts into the original document. Supported formats: Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, MS Visio, MS Excel, CorelDraw | Windows | € 69 – € 349 | Proprietary |
| Termbases | ? | Web application | Free | Proprietary |
| Tr-aid | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| TranslateCAD | It Extracts text from AutoCAD DXF drawings (Version 2000-2008) and prepares files to work with any CAT tool, and re-joins files to generate a target DXF translated file. | Windows | $US 29.95 | Proprietary |
| TransSearch | Any text copied on the web form | Web application | $CA 129.95 | Proprietary |
| Translation Search Engine (by Elanex) | Any format that can be copied and pasted onto a web page, TMX | Web application | Free Web Access | Proprietary |
| Web Translate It | Gettext .po/.pot, Ruby .yml (Ruby on Rails), XLIFF, Java .properties/.xml, Qt .ts, JSON, Apple .strings (Macintosh, iPhone and iPad), Android .xml, BlackBerry .rrc, HTML, XHTML, Microsoft .resx, plain text, Markdown, Textile, PHP .ini. | Web application | 0 – €149 monthly | Proprietary |
| Wordfast Classic | MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint (for Windows and Mac); tagged documents | Microsoft Office Word addin | €330/165 (for both Wordfast Classic and Wordfast Pro bundle) | Proprietary |
| Wordfast Pro | MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, html, xml, asp, jsp, InDesign | Cross-platform Windows, Mac, Linux (Java) | €330/165 (for both Wordfast Classic and Wordfast Pro bundle) | Proprietary |
| WordFisher | MS Word | WordBasic\Ms Office Word macro | Free Licence | Proprietary |
| XTM Enterprise Suite | XLIFF, HTML/XHTML, XML, Plain Text, OpenOffice, StarOffice, PO/POT (GNU Gettext), SVG, Adobe FrameMaker (MIF), Adobe InDesign (INX), DocBook, DITA, Java Properties, JavaScript, RTF, Trados Tagged RTF, Trados TTX, MS Office 2003 XML, ResX (Windows .NET Resources), RC (Windows C/C++ Resources), MS Office 2007, built completely on Open Standards: TMX, TBX, XLIFF, SRX, xml:tm, W3C ITS | Web application | ||
| TM-database | Adobe InDesign (*.inx), Plain Text (*.txt), PHP source(*.txt), Excel (*.xls), TMX (*.tmx). | Windows | Free | Proprietary |
According to a survey done by the Imperial College, in 2006 the most popular systems were:[1]
- Deja Vu
- OmegaT
- SDLX (now merged with Trados)
- Trados
- Star Transit
- Wordfast
CAT tools changed considerably after the survey was published and its results should be analyzed with care.
As of July 2010, videos of 20+ translation environment tools translating the same Word document are available for free on TranslatorsTraining.com.
^ See page 26 in “Imperial College London Translation Memories Survey”. 2006.
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