Some Notable CAT Tools
| Tool | Supported File Formats | OS | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalSight | Text ANSI / ASCII / Unicode for Windows, Text for Apple Macintosh, HTML, XML (ASP.NET, ASP, JSP, XSL), SGML, MS Word for Windows, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, RTF, RC, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe InDesign | Cross-platform (Java) | Apache License 2.0 |
| gtranslator | PO | POSIX | GPL |
| Lokalize | Gettext PO, Qt ts, XLIFF | Cross-platform | GPL |
| MetaTexis | Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, all kinds of text formats, XML, HTML, XLIFF, RTF, TRADOS Studio (SDLXLIFF), TagEditor (TTX), POT/PO, Manual Maker, several further formats... | Microsoft Office Word add-in | Proprietary |
| OmegaT | Plain text, HTML, XHTML, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument (ODF), MS Office Open XML, Help & Manual, HTML Help Compiler (HCC), LaTeX, DokuWiki, QuarkXPress CopyFlow Gold, DocBook, Android Resource, Java Properties, Typo3 LocManager, Mozilla DTD, Windows RC, WiX, ResX, INI files, XLIFF, PO, SubRip Subtitles, SVG Images | Cross-platform (Java) | GPL |
| Open Language Tools | XLIFF, HTML/XHTML, XML, DocBook SGML, ASCII, StarOffice/OpenOffice/ODF, PO, .properties, .java (ResourceBundle), .msg/.tmsg (catgets) | Cross-platform (Java) | CDDL |
| Poedit | PO | Cross-platform | MIT license |
| Pootle | PO, XLIFF, OpenOffice GSI files (.sdf), TMX, TBX, Java Properties, DTD, CSV, HTML, XHTML, Plain Text | Cross-platform (Python) | GPL |
| SDL Trados | Features four translation environments: dedicated TagEditor, MSWord Interface, SDLX, the integrated interface SDL Trados Studio 2011. 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 | Proprietary |
| Virtaal | XLIFF, PO and MO, TMX, TBX, Wordfast TM, Qt ts Many others via converters in the Translate Toolkit |
Cross-platform (Python) | GPL |
| Weblate | XLIFF, PO and MO, Android resource, OS X properties, TMX, TBX, Wordfast TM, Qt ts Many others via converters in the Translate Toolkit |
Cross-platform (Python) | GPL |
| Wordbee | Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, Adobe InDesign, OpenOffice, XML, HTML, XLIFF, RTF, TTX, Photoshop, ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, JSP, POT/PO, ASP.NET RESX, code files (C#, Java)... | Any (web based) | Proprietary |
| Wordfast Classic | MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint (for Windows and Mac); tagged documents | Microsoft Office Word addin | Proprietary |
According to a 2006 survey undertaken by Imperial College of 874 translation professionals from 54 countries, primary tool usage was reported as follows: Trados (35%), Wordfast (17%), Déjà Vu (16%), SDL Trados 2006 (15%), SDLX (4%), STAR Transit (3%), OmegaT (3%), others (7%).
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