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| Name | MateCat | XTM Cloud |
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| Most helpful review | A very promising CAT tool It is an outstanding CAT tool, I have worked with SDL, Fluency, OmegaT and other CAT tools and in most cases this one allows me to work faster using a much better quality automatic translation as a base for my work, I still have to learn more about it, but so far, even if it lacks of many features, looks like a very promising CAT tool.20 out of 20 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | I must say there are many tools that are much better and more translator-friendly... The tool has many drawbacks, i.e.:
- it is very difficult to go through a translation and do global changes
- there is no proper concordance search - the one there is does not open in a second window, but always takes you away from the phrase you are currently translating. Very annoying.
- it is very difficult to maintain consistency across very similar phrases (often previous translations are not offered as fuzzy matches)
- it is not possible to open two similar documents at once, i.e. you cannot refer back and forth between both of them
- there is not proper speedy spellcheck function
- you cannot display invisible characters (i.e. blank spaces between words)
- there is no possibility for the translator to view the translation in final layout before handing it back to the agency/client
etc. etc.28 out of 28 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | MateCat is an enterprise-level, online CAT tool designed to make post-editing and outsourcing easy and to provide a complete set of features to manage and monitor translation projects.
Thanks to the integration of the largest collaborative translation memory and the best machine translation, you will always get from 10% to 20% more matches than with any other CAT tool and translate faster than ever.
MateCat is the only CAT tool that empowers you to accept all translation projects, even when your translators are busy or you do not cover one of the language pairs required by your client. Use Matecat to outsource your extra projects in one click and keep full control by monitoring real-time progress and translation quality in your dashboard.
You can use it for free at www.matecat.com | XTM Cloud is a cloud-based, vendor-neutral Translation Management System with an integrated computer-aided translation tool that helps companies reach their global customers more quickly and effectively by streamlining and fully automating localization processes, while boosting their bottom line. |
| Price | free | |
| File formats | 70 file format supported. Read more here | ALL |
| License type | Perpetual, open source | Software as a service (subscription) |
| Operating system | MacOS, Linux, Other, Windows, Android, Apple iOS | Linux, Windows 2000, Windows, MacOS |
| System requirements | Google Chrome 30, or higher (on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) Safari 1.7, or higher (on Mac OS X) | Cloud based SaaS requires an internet connection and web browser |
| Compatibility | Supports for open standard file formats: XLIFF, TMX. Open API to connect to external applications (e.g. translation management systems) and machine translation systems. | No data |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | N/A - Software is free, Free upgrades to all future versions, Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support | Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription |
| Support and tutorial links | http://www.matecat.com/support/ | https://xtm-cloud.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals |
| Free trial | No data | xtm.cloud/trial |
| Languages supported | 90 languages are supported. Read more here | All |
