SDL Trados Studio or Mac or other CAT tool?
Thread poster: Keith C
Keith C
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Jul 28, 2015

I have not had good results with my Trados Studio 2011 version in part because I am using a MacBook Pro, and the Parallels software runs the program slowly and unpredictably. Has anyone had good results using the new 2015 version of Studio on a Mac? I have read a number of unfavorable reviews of this product. Can anyone suggest a CAT tool more suitable for a Mac, such as Déjà vu or MemoQ?
Thanks!


 
Michael Beijer
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CafeTran! Jul 28, 2015

Keith C wrote:

I have not had good results with my Trados Studio 2011 version in part because I am using a MacBook Pro, and the Parallels software runs the program slowly and unpredictably. Has anyone had good results using the new 2015 version of Studio on a Mac? I have read a number of unfavorable reviews of this product. Can anyone suggest a CAT tool more suitable for a Mac, such as Déjà vu or MemoQ?
Thanks!


Might I recommend CafeTran? The best CAT tool on a Mac, Windows, or Linux.

https://www.cafetran.com (official website)
http://cafetranhelp.com (unofficial help wiki)
https://cafetran.freshdesk.com/support/discussions (official forums)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cafetranslators (old Google Group; still has a ton of valuable info)

(light years ahead of the pack)

[Edited at 2015-07-28 22:50 GMT]


 
esperantisto
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There are some Jul 28, 2015

OmegaT, Wordfast Pro, Fluency.

MemoQ runs in Linux via Crossover Linux, thus, it probably runs in Mac via Crossover Mac.

See also: http://www.proz.com/software-comparison-tool/


 
Howard Camm
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TRADOS+MAC=FAIL! Jul 28, 2015

I posted about this just recently - TRADOS is massively unpredicatable with a Mac and the TRADOS development team have 'no plans' (their words) to develop a version correctly coded for a Mac. I have recently purchased FLUENCY NOW for Mac and it is excellent - apart from working properly in all functions, it is simplicity itself to use AND accepts most file formats - TRADOS take note! I switched from a BlackBerry + PC to an iPhone, iPad and Mac, for productivity reasons, some time ago and FLUENCY... See more
I posted about this just recently - TRADOS is massively unpredicatable with a Mac and the TRADOS development team have 'no plans' (their words) to develop a version correctly coded for a Mac. I have recently purchased FLUENCY NOW for Mac and it is excellent - apart from working properly in all functions, it is simplicity itself to use AND accepts most file formats - TRADOS take note! I switched from a BlackBerry + PC to an iPhone, iPad and Mac, for productivity reasons, some time ago and FLUENCY NOW works, every time, properly.Collapse


 
Dylan J Hartmann
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What does your agency prefer? Jul 28, 2015

It really depends on what your main clients prefer.

I've also had Cafe Tran recommended to me, but since 90% of my work needs to use Wordfast Pro(regardless of OS) I'm happy enough continuing to use this for everything else as well. Also if you work in a developing country you are eligible for a 50% discount, which I think is great it's never crashed on my iMac and the custom keystrokes are awesome!

You can demo for 1 month, try it, I'm happy with it. Also, easy enough
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It really depends on what your main clients prefer.

I've also had Cafe Tran recommended to me, but since 90% of my work needs to use Wordfast Pro(regardless of OS) I'm happy enough continuing to use this for everything else as well. Also if you work in a developing country you are eligible for a 50% discount, which I think is great it's never crashed on my iMac and the custom keystrokes are awesome!

You can demo for 1 month, try it, I'm happy with it. Also, easy enough for PMs to convert their trados files for you to work with
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Meta Arkadia
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Not necessary... Jul 29, 2015

DJHartmann wrote:
Also, easy enough for PMs to convert their trados files for you to work with


... when you use CafeTran:

Editing an SDLXLIFF file in CafeTran is easy. I did hundreds of them.

  • Run CafeTran
  • Drop the SDLXLIFF file on the Dashboard
  • The correct language codes are automatically selected
  • Click "Next" to start working ("locked" segments remain locked)



    Cheers,

    Hans

     
  • Keith C
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    Thank you so much! Jul 31, 2015

    Thank you for all these great suggestions. I will check out some of the other CAT tools, and I'm sure I'll something more compatible with my Mac.

    Keith


     


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