10 Best Translation Tools for Translators

Translation and localization tools can help us to translate faster and better. The good ones can, anyway!

It’s easy to fall into a rut and use the same old tools when providing your translation services, just because you know them well. However, newer translation tools could actually help you to shorten delivery times and enhance the quality of your translations.

So, is it worth you investing a little time in refreshing your translation and localization tool arsenal every once in a while? We think so!

With that in mind, here are 10 of our favourite translation and localization tools for professional translators, all of which have been tried and tested by Tomedes’ translators around the world.

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Computer-assisted Translation Tools

Computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools are probably the most commonly used translation tools. Do you use these to help fine-tune your expertise and tailor your work to your clients’ needs?

For those who are new to CAT tools, their purpose is to reduce the time it takes to translate a document. They do this by organizing the text into smaller, translatable segments, which can be recalled later on during the translation process, thanks to the CAT tool’s translation memory.

Here are some of our top CAT tools. Which ones have you tried?

memoQ

memoQ’s translator pro delivers a computer-assisted translation environment for individual translators. It runs on Microsoft Windows and promises to increase “productivity and quality for all those who perform, edit and review translations.”

This is quite a lofty goal but one that many of those who use memoQ would quickly confirm that it achieves. Are you one of them or are you yet to discover this superb CAT tool?

memoQ allows you to create a glossary with terms and reuse previous translations. You can also add reference materials and get suggestions from other resources while you type, as well as using its predictive text functionality.

This CAT tool has a great translation services. It preserves context information in both language directions for super-accurate searching. Not only that, but memoQ is one of the easiest and most reliable translation tools that we’ve come across.