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| Name | Lilt | Smartling Translation Solution |
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| Most helpful review | Worst CAT tool I have ever tested This platform is not compatible with complex documents with tags, it is time-consuming and tedious to use, if you think consistency and typography is important in your work.
It is sometimes plainly absurd, why on earth would I like the cursor to jump to the end of the segment when I use a non-breaking space in the middle of a segment?
Be careful if you are asked to work on Lilt at half-price because it will take twice the time to work on it, while training their awful MT output and being super slow.
The "TM" does not populate perfect matches and is not case sensitive (really) you have to retype it with there predictive output which is not the same each time. Here it is for the consistency.
It's not easily compatible with basic QA check tools.
Oh, and if you delete a file, the TM gets deleted as well, because who needs to keep a TM after the file is translated, am I right ?21 out of 21 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Recommended Decent tool overall. Much improved from 10 years ago.32 out of 36 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | A CAT tool that learns the way you translate. Features predictive typing and the world's first commercial machine translation system that learns in real-time while you work. Based on Stanford research. Try it now for free. | Smartling helps ambitious brands access more markets, deliver better experiences, and build stronger relationships by transforming the way their content is created and consumed around the world. Our translation software and services prioritize process automation and intelligent collaboration so that companies can quickly and cost-effectively localize their websites, apps, and documents with minimal IT involvement. We help brands like British Airways, Spotify, IHG, and WeWork tell a global story.
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| Price | Free Trial; Pro version coming in mid-2016 | Free for translators and agencies; clients pay based on content tiers |
| File formats | MS Office 2007+, XLIFF, SDLXLIFF, TXT, HTML, XML, TXML, IDML | HTML, Java properties, XML, JSON, Android XML, iOS Strings, YAML, gettext, Microsoft Office, InDesign |
| License type | Software as a service (subscription) | Software as a service (subscription) |
| Operating system | Windows, MacOS, Linux | Windows, MacOS, Linux, Other, Android, Apple iOS |
| System requirements | A modern browser: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and/or Internet Explorer 11+ | Smartling is a cloud-based system that only requires access to the internet via a modern web browser. No desktop installation is needed. |
| Compatibility | Runs in the browser | Cloud-based, and thus compatible with all systems |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free updates, but not upgrades | Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support |
| Support and tutorial links | http://lilt.com/ | https://help.smartling.com/docs |
| Free trial | Yes | No data |
| Languages supported | English↔Spanish, English↔French, and English↔German | All languages supported for translation. Translation interface available in English. |
