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Name Wordfast Classic Fluency Translation Suite 2013
Review breakdown
(9 reviews)
(30 reviews)
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.


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Highly Recommended First CAT, (or second... or third), Excellent Tool
By Jason Holt (X)
I have thoroughly enjoyed using Fluency Professional 2011 and now 2013 in all my translation work. It is an excellent tool. As another reviewer mentioned, it has all of your glossary, translation memory, and even websites that you use frequently available to you in the bottom pane. It has a a great document preview and the layout makes working with the program a breeze. No menus or tab switching necessary. It does have some issues with maintaining formatting in some cases, especially with PDFs, but it handles PDF files in general better than any of the other CATs I have tried, including Trados, MemoQ, and Wordfast. That was one of the deciding factors in getting Fluency over the others initially. Finally, it has the best, most helpful customer support I have ever dealt with, bar none. Every time I have had an issue with something or found a bug, the Western Standard team was quick to respond to my emails and in many cases if it was a bug, squashed it and released a patch within a day or two. These guys deserve an award. First time buyers, look no further. Second/third/fourth timers, its worth a look.
28 out of 33 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. No matter your situation, the Fluency solutions can help. Fluency conveniently and intuitively gathers many helpful resources and tools into its interface and empowers you to translate faster and more accurately than ever before.

Because your translation memories (TM) and language-specific glossaries are only a click away, Fluency makes previously laborious translation tasks simple and efficient. The customizable format allows translators to adjust everything to their liking, further enhancing the translation experience. Fluency transforms terminology management into a simple, organized, successful process.

Fluency enhances the speed and accuracy even for skilled translators. Agencies or businesses that integrate Fluency into its translation process will be able to handle large translation volumes with greater ease and efficiency, which boosts productivity and profits. Fluency can quickly become an integral part of any workflow system because it is so easy to master.

In short, Fluency can be a key to the success of a translation enterprise.
Fluency was created by Western Standard, a technology company based in Utah USA.
Price $460 Starting at $399.00
File formats Microsoft Word Adobe PDF, Apple Strings, Bilingual Word, HTML, MS Word, WordFast & more
License type 3-year license Perpetual
Operating system Windows 95, 98, ME, NT & 2000, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows 10, Windows 7, Linux, Windows XP, Mac OS 7, 8, 9, OSX 10.3.4 and higher Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
System requirements
  • MS Word (PC): MS Word 2000 and higher* 
  • MS Word (Mac): MS Word 2011 or 2019
1 GHz Processor; 2 GHz or faster recommended; 1 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended; 1024 X 768 or greater
Compatibility Requires Microsoft Word Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX, Wordfast and SDL Trados.
Support and upgrades offered/included Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Installation support, Free technical support via support ticket center Installation support, automatic updates, affordable upgrades, more on support
Support and tutorial links Online support center
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Free trial Work in the demo version free forever. License required once you reach 500 translated sentences per translation memory.
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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. We support more than 3x the amount of languages supported by most other CAT tools. ISO 639.2 is our standard.



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