SmartCAT
| Developer(s) | ABBYY Language Services |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Computer-assisted translation |
| License | Commercial |
| Website |
SmartCAT is a computer-assisted translation software, originally developed by the company ABBYY Language Services. It provides translation memory, terminology management and translation quality control. SmartCAT is a completely cloud-based solution, which means that it doesn't require any installation and could be used at any platform and device, including tablets, mobile phones.
History
ABBYY Language Services is a member of ABBYY Group ABBYY. The company began developing translation software in 1989, and released the first ABBYY Lingvo dictionary in 1990. The first omnifont system in Russia, ABBYY’s FineReader document conversion application, was launched in 1993. In 2004 ABBYY announces FlexiCapture Studio, a revolutionary Intelligent Document Recognition (IDR) tool and PDF transformer. In 2014 the SmartCAT, cloud-based translation automation platform, was launched. The best technologies of ABBYY, including ABBYY dictionaries, PDF and image recognition tools are already built into SmartCAT.
Configuration
SmartCAT has 2 main versions: for freelancers and for corporations. Freelancer's version is more simple, includes such tools as translation memory, terminology management, machine translation, automatic checking, concordance search, Lingvo Dictionaries, PDF and scanned documents recognition and progress bar. It's free of charge. Version for corporations has addiotional tools and options, such as vendor management, management of external suppliers, ABBYY Translation API. This version requires licence purchasing.
Supported source document formats
In SmartCAT you can work with a long list of supported file formats, including:
Text documents: DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF PowerPoint presentations: PPTX, PPSX, PPT, PPS Excel spreadsheets: XLSX, XLS Scanned documents and images: PDF, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, GIF, DJVU and more HTML pages: HTML, HTM OpenOffice files: ODP, ODS Resource files: RESX Bilingual files: TTX Industry-standard formats: SDLXLIFF, XLF, XLIFF, TMX Adobe FrameMaker documents: MIF (coming soon) HTML pages: HTML, HTM (coming soon) InDesign CS4 Markup: IDML (coming soon) CS4 Markup: IDML
Documentation and help
SmartCAT manuals and video guides are available inside SmartCAT Workspace. Basic training is available in the form of webinars delivered free of charge weekly. Manual for corporations is placed here *SmartCAT manual Manual for freelancers is here *SmartCAT manual
References
- ""Free use" Model – a Risky Step for Startups". The Times of Israel. 14 February 2016.
- "ABBYY-LS’ SmartCAT Enters the CAT Race". Slator. 4 September 2015.
- "Life just got a whole lot easier for freelance translators". thenextweb.com. 1 September 2015.
- "In the land of a low-data language". Taus. 31 March 2015.
- "Skolkovo resident ABBYY Language Services offers sophisticated translation automation technology for India". samacharvarta.com. 18 February 2015.
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- "Raising productivity of automated translation: The factor of terminology". TcWorld. 31 March 2014.