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| Name | memoQ | Smartling Translation Solution |
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| Most helpful review | memoQ is fantastic, an intuitive tool that solves problems! I have been using CAT tools for about 10 years and have used Wordfast, Trados 2007, Studio 2009, SDLX, Mneme, Deja Vu and Across. memoQ surpasses them all, from the installation which is automatic, to updates, to technical support to its webinars and resource center to its great features (LiveDocs!) and ease of use in general.
I recommend my colleagues to download a memoQ trial version and I am sure they will fall for it.
Haydée Incicco (two2tango)47 out of 63 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Recommended Decent tool overall. Much improved from 10 years ago.32 out of 36 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | memoQ translator pro: created by translators for translators!
memoQ translator pro is a computer-assisted translation tool which runs on Microsoft Windows and on Mac using Parallels or VMWareFusion. It was envisioned more than 12 years ago by a group of enthusiastic linguists who aimed to develop innovative translation software which increases translator's productivity while being easy to learn and use.
Translation memory
memoQ features a state of the art translation memory which stores your translations and helps you reuse them. The translation memory boosts productivity and consistency throughout your project. With a translation memory in place you will never need to translate the same thing twice.
Term base
memoQ posses an advanced term base for handling terminology. With it, you can extract terms from files and translation memories, import your existing glossaries, combine bilingual glossaries into multilingual ones, or easily add new terminology as you translate.
The Muse
Muses offer automatic suggestions for target terms as you type. Muses are “trained” by analyzing content that is available from your translation memories and LiveDocs corpora. The more content available, the more precise and personalized the suggestions will be.
LiveDocs
LiveDocs is the best example of features in memoQ that speed up work. It is an alternative to translation memories which keeps your translation content structured and organized. It allows for the reuse of previous material based on the entire corpus rather than segments. This is the technology that makes memoQ, the CAT tool of choice for thousands of translators around the world.
Popular features
- HTML Live preview
- Customizable filters
- Customizable shortcuts
- Global Find and Replace
- Filtering and sorting
- Real-time spell-checking
- Automatic saving
- Multiple-level undo and redo
- AutoCorrect
Supported languages and file formats & compatibility with other tools
memoQ translator pro supports a wide range of languages and file formats (HTML, Adobe FrameMaker™, Adobe InDesign™, XLIFF, XML, SVG, Typo3, Multilingual Excel files, software localization formats like PO, YAML, JSON, RESX) and is compatible with most other translation tools (SDL Trados, STAR Transit, SDL Worldserver and Wordfast). With memoQ you can easily import and export file formats from other CAT tools.
24 HS support
Kilgray Translation Technologies offers online support nonstop Mondays through Fridays. Support is also available on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Central European time) and even on Sundays for critical cases.
Integration with Language Terminal
Language Terminal is a free project management tool freelance translators can use to manage their translation work.
Learning resources
You can download memoQ here | Smartling helps ambitious brands access more markets, deliver better experiences, and build stronger relationships by transforming the way their content is created and consumed around the world. Our translation software and services prioritize process automation and intelligent collaboration so that companies can quickly and cost-effectively localize their websites, apps, and documents with minimal IT involvement. We help brands like British Airways, Spotify, IHG, and WeWork tell a global story.
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| Price | € 620 / USD 770 | Free for translators and agencies; clients pay based on content tiers |
| File formats | All possible file formats you could run into (80+), please see the full list. | HTML, Java properties, XML, JSON, Android XML, iOS Strings, YAML, gettext, Microsoft Office, InDesign |
| License type | Perpetual | Software as a service (subscription) |
| Operating system | Windows | Apple iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux, Other, Android |
| System requirements | See detailed system requirements here. | Smartling is a cloud-based system that only requires access to the internet via a modern web browser. No desktop installation is needed. |
| Compatibility | Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX & OLIF and interoperability with Transit, Wordfast and SDL Trados | Cloud-based, and thus compatible with all systems |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | 1 year of free support and upgrades, Installation support | Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Free technical support via support ticket center |
| Support and tutorial links | [email protected] | https://help.smartling.com/docs |
| Free trial | You can download a free 45-day trial of memoQ translator pro here | No data |
| Languages supported | Practically all languages, user interface in 10 languages - Please see the full list | All languages supported for translation. Translation interface available in English. |
