The Best Free Software for Localization
QuicDic is a free dictionary with a huge database and also includes several games that can help you to learn German. Yes, unfortunately the games are only availabe to learn German, not the other way around. However, the dictionary is available for both ways English<>German. Features as stated on the website of QuicDic: Database with […]
[contextazon id=’1′] DeepL is the best free machine translation engine you can find online for the languages it supports. This is of course just our opinion but it is based on many translations we have finished to test this service. The translations provided by DeepL are in general better than those of the Google NMT […]
[contextazon id=’1′] GoldenDict is an excellent free desktop software for everyone who would like to have all needed dictionaries and encyclopedias in one place for a quick research. The project, as the creators describe it, aims to create a feature-rich dictionary lookup program The set-up is simple and in addition to the existing services one […]
[contextazon id=’1′] FreeOCR is a free optical character recognition desktop software (OCR software) for Windows that supports scanning from most Twain scanners as well as processing PDFs, multi-page TIFF images and other popular image formats. FreeOCR exports the text content in plain text and can also export it directly into Microsoft Word format. FreeOCR uses […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Copyfish OCR is a free extension for the Chrome and Firefox browsers and does a pretty good job. Update from the Copyfish team: Copyfish is back under our control! A new, clean and safe version of Copyfish (reviewed by Google) is now available for download. The stolen and infected version has been disabled […]
[contextazon id=’1′] And now for something a little different we have a free online service where you can check if someone contacting you is listed as a scammer or if someone is using your identity to scam others. The Translator Scammers Directory is a website that provides you with free information about scammers, the kinds […]
[contextazon id=’1′] LanguageTool is a free open source proofÂ-reading software for English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and more than 20 other languages. It finds many errors that a simple spelling checker can not detect as well as grammar problems and is used in some CAT tools such as OmegaT. If your language is not supported, […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Dropbox Paper is a nice free online service/tool to collaborate with others by saving documents, pictures, or other files in the cloud and share them with those working on the same project with you. Everyone in your team can modify the documents, or contribute to the project by adding ideas and files. Tasks […]
[contextazon id=’1′] tuxtrans, a Desktop GNU/Linux System developed for translators, is not only completely free (based on free software, open source) but is a truly complete system. It is an operating system with all needed software for the freelance translator or any other translator. Interesting article: Why you should use free software Besides the obligatory […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Heartsome Translation Studio 8.0 is the last CAT tool developed by Heartsome Technologies Ltd and is now open-source and available for free. Its ease-of-use, scalability, portability and stability places it among other industry-leading software but, since it is now available for free, at a much better performance-price ratio. On the downside you will […]
[contextazon id=’1′] DuoLingo is a free online service to learn a language and it has a bunch of different languages to choose from. Among the 27 languages you will find French, German, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Korean, and even Klingon (for those translators who are working or wish to work in the movie or TV […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Bitrix24 is an excellent free online project management solution or customer relationship management (CRM) software with unlimited projects, tasks and subtasks. It includes time tracking, task automation workflows, Gantt chart, document management and task collaboration tools (e.g. group chat and video conferencing). Bitrix24 is completely free for up to 12 users. A self-hosted […]
[contextazon id=’1′] LingoPad is a free multilingual dictionary for Windows and is available for private and commercial use. As a desktop application it has the advantage that no Internet connection is needed. The development of the software directly under Windows has stopped but it is still running perfectly fine with the latest version of Windows […]
[contextazon id=’1′] The free Heartsome TMX Editor is a powerful editor for all TM-based CAT programs. It offers many useful and convenient features in addition to the usual editing functions so that all maintenance tasks can be performed easily with a single tool. The Heartsome TMX Editor does not need to be installed. Just unzip […]
[contextazon id=’1′] The online CAT tool SmartCAT is a free multifunction work environment for professional translators All key translation automation instruments are combined into a single solution. Apart from translation memory, SmartCAT offers state-of-the-art machine translation, customer glossary support and automatic quality checks. To start your work, just open a browser! SmartCAT is a completely […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Zoho Invoice also provides a free option but only allows to send 5 invoices per month! The interface is clean, intuitive and easy to use. Zoho Invoice is probably the closest to FreshBooks (the reigning champion among the invoice generators) one can get. Like its competitors Zoho Invoice provides a secure cloud-based platform […]
[contextazon id=’1′] The free option of Hiveage allows to send unlimited invoices to an unlimited number of clients and to accept payments! You only pay if you decide to upgrade to premium features like estimates/quotes, payment reminders and account statements. PayPal is bundled with Hiveage for free and through a host of payment gateways you […]
[contextazon id=’1′] With the free (Update: Only free for a Trial period now) Express Invoice software generating invoices, quotes and orders is easy and quick. Even setting up and scheduling recurring invoices is possible. And once the invoice is created you can print, email or fax it directly to your clients. And because the software […]
[contextazon id=’1′] In case you need to compile a CV but don’t have much time or don’t know how to start we suggest you try this free online tool. The Translator CV Builder uses a straight forward approach and in just a few steps you create a well structured CV which contains all information a […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Xbench is a powerful free tool for Quality Assurance and Terminology Management from ApSIC. The free version 2.9 supports dozens of different CAT file formats but is unfortunately only available for Windows XP, Vista, or 7 and is Non-Unicode. So far we posted a lot of CAT tools and other tools to help […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Securely transfering large files with DropBox and CryptSync (only for Windows). Both applications are free, with DropBox being a popular cloud storage application and CryptSync an application to encrypt your confidential data before they are uploaded. At first we did hesitate to add DropBox as a means of transfering large files to your […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Virtaal is yet another free translation (CAT: Computer Aided Translation) tool with Translation Memory (TM) for the desktop and was initially developed for software translation. It provides a very simple and minimalistic interface. The tool supports many file formats, including PO, Java .properties, OpenOffice, Mozilla, XLIFF, TMX, TBX, CSV, Qt .ts. Because of […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Across is another integrated CAT (Computer Aided Translation) tool for the desktop and is available as a free full “Personal Edition” for freelancers. Across supports more than 35 file formats and provides unlimited use of the translation memory and terminology modules. Note: Across is a very controversial CAT tool. Some people say it […]
[contextazon id=’1′] Poedit is a free tool to translate software, websites and apps which use Gettext PO files for localization. WordPress, PHP projects and Django for example use PO files and on Linux PO files are used for nearly everything. Poedit uses a very compact format for its editor so it is easy to use […]
[contextazon id=’1′] The free WebClipper for Evernote is a great addition which lets you browse the web and store everything noteworthy directly to Evernote. If you run a business then you probably use the web for numerous different things. You might read articles important for your business. You might schedule appointments with a web tool. […]