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| Name | CafeTran Espresso | MateCat |
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| Most helpful review | Great new features with each new build Just in a few words, it is different. CafeTran's developer is not only a programmer but he is a translator as well, that is why he adds all those unique features helping translators. One pays EUR 225 only to upgrade from SDL Trados Studio 2009 Freelance to 2011 version but you can buy CafeTran at only EUR 80. Amazing! Just read the features at http://cafetran.wikidot.com/ 33 out of 37 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | 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.18 out of 18 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | Welcome to CafeTran Espresso -- the feature-rich CAT tool that is fun to use!
Whether you are an experienced user of the big-name CAT tools, or a translator getting ready to use a CAT tool for the first time, please consider CafeTran Espresso. This powerful tool was built lovingly, from the ground up, by a person who is both a developer and a translator himself. It is packed with creative and useful features that not only help you to work faster, but also make your job more fun.
CafeTran also boasts a passionate user community, and an attentive developer, that help each other with support at all hours of the day. With this tool, you are never alone!
Free to download and run, up to 1000 translation units, CafeTran Espresso works on Windows, Macs and Linux machines. Why not download and give it a try right now?
Main features
- Cross-platform translation environment (Mac-Windows-Linux)
- Stand-alone (no Ms Office required)
- Based on open standards XLIFF and TMX
- Very fast using RAM for translation memories
- Uses as many translation memories as you like
- Handles lots of file formats
- Integrates Internet resources and machine translation (Google and Bing)
- Spell checker and thesaurus (requires free OpenOffice/LibreOffice)
- Autowriter completes and suggests words on-the-fly based on activated memories
- Handles formatting tags easily
- Alternative clipboard workflow to translate unsupported formats
- Creates translation memories from existing translations (Documents alignment)
- Segments and terms mangement in a preferred SQL database
- Network memory server for remote or team work
- Software localization - Java, Mac and .NET
| 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 |
| Price | €200 | free |
| File formats | Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, LibreOffice, InDesign, Framemaker, AutoCAD, XLIFF, TMX, subtitles, images and more. | 70 file format supported. Read more here |
| License type | Perpetual | Perpetual, open source |
| Operating system | Windows, MacOS, Linux | Other, Windows, Android, Apple iOS, MacOS, Linux |
| System requirements | Minimum 2 GB RAM or 4 GB RAM for larger project and translation memories | Google Chrome 30, or higher (on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) Safari 1.7, or higher (on Mac OS X) |
| Compatibility | Support for multilanguage translation memories (TMX format) | Supports for open standard file formats: XLIFF, TMX. Open API to connect to external applications (e.g. translation management systems) and machine translation systems. |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Installation support, Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription | N/A - Software is free, Free upgrades to all future versions, Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support |
| Support and tutorial links | CafeTran Support and Knowledge Base | http://www.matecat.com/support/ |
| Free trial | Up to 1000 memory units and 500 glossary entries | No data |
| Languages supported | All major languages | 90 languages are supported. Read more here |
