Home » Compare Comparing CafeTran Espresso and Lilt Which software is better? Here is a rundown of features and reviews to help you make your decision. | |  |  | | Name | CafeTran Espresso | Lilt | | Review breakdown | | | | Most helpful review | Great new features with each new build Just in a few words, it is different. CafeTran's developer is not only a programmer but he is a translator as well, that is why he adds all those unique features helping translators. One pays EUR 225 only to upgrade from SDL Trados Studio 2009 Freelance to 2011 version but you can buy CafeTran at only EUR 80. Amazing! Just read the features at http://cafetran.wikidot.com/ 33 out of 37 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | 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 → | | Product description | Welcome to CafeTran Espresso -- the feature-rich CAT tool that is fun to use!
Whether you are an experienced user of the big-name CAT tools, or a translator getting ready to use a CAT tool for the first time, please consider CafeTran Espresso. This powerful tool was built lovingly, from the ground up, by a person who is both a developer and a translator himself. It is packed with creative and useful features that not only help you to work faster, but also make your job more fun.
CafeTran also boasts a passionate user community, and an attentive developer, that help each other with support at all hours of the day. With this tool, you are never alone!
Free to download and run, up to 1000 translation units, CafeTran Espresso works on Windows, Macs and Linux machines. Why not download and give it a try right now?
Main features
- Cross-platform translation environment (Mac-Windows-Linux)
- Stand-alone (no Ms Office required)
- Based on open standards XLIFF and TMX
- Very fast using RAM for translation memories
- Uses as many translation memories as you like
- Handles lots of file formats
- Integrates Internet resources and machine translation (Google and Bing)
- Spell checker and thesaurus (requires free OpenOffice/LibreOffice)
- Autowriter completes and suggests words on-the-fly based on activated memories
- Handles formatting tags easily
- Alternative clipboard workflow to translate unsupported formats
- Creates translation memories from existing translations (Documents alignment)
- Segments and terms mangement in a preferred SQL database
- Network memory server for remote or team work
- Software localization - Java, Mac and .NET
| 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. | | Price | €200 | Free Trial; Pro version coming in mid-2016 | | File formats | Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, LibreOffice, InDesign, Framemaker, AutoCAD, XLIFF, TMX, subtitles, images and more. | MS Office 2007+, XLIFF, SDLXLIFF, TXT, HTML, XML, TXML, IDML | | License type | Perpetual | Software as a service (subscription) | | Operating system | Windows, MacOS, Linux | Windows, MacOS, Linux | | System requirements | Minimum 2 GB RAM or 4 GB RAM for larger project and translation memories | A modern browser: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and/or Internet Explorer 11+ | | Compatibility | Support for multilanguage translation memories (TMX format) | Runs in the browser | | Support and upgrades offered/included | Installation support, Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free updates, but not upgrades | | Support and tutorial links | CafeTran Support and Knowledge Base | http://lilt.com/ | | Free trial | Up to 1000 memory units and 500 glossary entries | Yes | | Languages supported | All major languages | English↔Spanish, English↔French, and English↔German | Looking to buy one of these tools? Save when you buy through ProZ.com Translator Group Buying Translator Group Buying → | | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | | |
