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| Name | Wordfast Classic | MultiTrans Prism Freelance |
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| Most helpful review | User friendly and good value for money. Been using Wordfast Classic for Word source texts since 2009. Has become an 'old friend'. Easy to use. I don't use full functionality, due to my limitations! Represents good value for money, compared with SDL Trados.14 out of 15 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Would recommend it I worked on a contract of 9 months for Toys"R"Us Canada and, in the Translation department, we were using it and I learned really fast to use it. You can work directly on Ms Word and other files so it's really helpful. You can align bilingual texts for TM also. I did not experienced any crash too. Only thing, I think it's the most expensive on the market.1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | THE BEST TRANSLATION MEMORY SOLUTION FOR MICROSOFT WORD
Wordfast Classic (WFC) integrates with Microsoft Word to create a powerful translation memory tool that is quick to learn and easy to use. Discover why thousands of freelance translators worldwide rely on Wordfast Classic as their TM tool of choice. | MultiTrans Prism Freelance provides access to the essential functionalities for a freelance translator to work locally (not connected to a corporate network domain). This stand-alone edition of MultiTrans Prism includes the ability to build and import TextBase Translation Memories and TermBases of limited sizes. It also gives you the ability to use the fully interactive Translation Agent within Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and WordPerfect. The Translation Agent enables users to interactively or automatically replace paragraphs, segments (exact & fuzzy matches), sub-segments and terms while they work with their preferred editor. Further Advanced Leveraging TM (ALTM) technology provides sub segment matching, auto-alignment, and the context for all matches found. It also comes with our XLIFF Editor, which does everything the Translation Agent does but extends your ability to work on tagged format files such as XML, HTML, MSOffice 2007 and 2010, FrameMaker and InDesign. The XLIFF Editor also has integrated QA tools to check for translation completeness and terminology consistency.
The Freelance license includes a training session on the Web and a reduced price for ongoing support. |
| Price | $460 | Starting at $799.00 |
| File formats | Microsoft Word | No data |
| License type | 3-year license | Perpetual |
| Operating system | Mac OS 7, 8, 9, OSX 10.3.4 and higher , Windows 95, 98, ME, NT & 2000, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows 10, Windows 7, Linux, Windows XP | No data |
| System requirements | - MS Word (PC): MS Word 2000 and higher*
- MS Word (Mac): MS Word 2011 or 2019
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| Compatibility | Requires Microsoft Word | Support for multilanguage translation memories (TMX format) |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Installation support | Check with manufacturer |
| Support and tutorial links | Online support center | No data |
| Free trial | Work in the demo version free forever. License required once you reach 500 translated sentences per translation memory. | No data |
| Languages supported | Wordfast Classic supports any language that is supported by Microsoft Word. This includes Eastern European, Cyrillic, Asian, Right-to-Left, and various other languages. | No data |
