SDL Trados Studio or Mac or other CAT tool? Thread poster: Keith C
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Keith C 
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I have not had good results with my Trados Studio 2011 version in part because I am using a MacBook Pro, and the Parallels software runs the program slowly and unpredictably. Has anyone had good results using the new 2015 version of Studio on a Mac? I have read a number of unfavorable reviews of this product. Can anyone suggest a CAT tool more suitable for a Mac, such as Déjà vu or MemoQ?
Thanks!
| | | | Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
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Keith C wrote:
I have not had good results with my Trados Studio 2011 version in part because I am using a MacBook Pro, and the Parallels software runs the program slowly and unpredictably. Has anyone had good results using the new 2015 version of Studio on a Mac? I have read a number of unfavorable reviews of this product. Can anyone suggest a CAT tool more suitable for a Mac, such as Déjà vu or MemoQ?
Thanks!
Might I recommend CafeTran? The best CAT tool on a Mac, Windows, or Linux.
https://www.cafetran.com (official website)
http://cafetranhelp.com (unofficial help wiki)
https://cafetran.freshdesk.com/support/discussions (official forums)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cafetranslators (old Google Group; still has a ton of valuable info)
(light years ahead of the pack)
[Edited at 2015-07-28 22:50 GMT]
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SITE LOCALIZER | Howard Camm
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| TRADOS+MAC=FAIL! | Jul 28, 2015 |
I posted about this just recently - TRADOS is massively unpredicatable with a Mac and the TRADOS development team have 'no plans' (their words) to develop a version correctly coded for a Mac. I have recently purchased FLUENCY NOW for Mac and it is excellent - apart from working properly in all functions, it is simplicity itself to use AND accepts most file formats - TRADOS take note! I switched from a BlackBerry + PC to an iPhone, iPad and Mac, for productivity reasons, some time ago and FLUENCY... See more I posted about this just recently - TRADOS is massively unpredicatable with a Mac and the TRADOS development team have 'no plans' (their words) to develop a version correctly coded for a Mac. I have recently purchased FLUENCY NOW for Mac and it is excellent - apart from working properly in all functions, it is simplicity itself to use AND accepts most file formats - TRADOS take note! I switched from a BlackBerry + PC to an iPhone, iPad and Mac, for productivity reasons, some time ago and FLUENCY NOW works, every time, properly. ▲ Collapse
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| What does your agency prefer? | Jul 28, 2015 |
It really depends on what your main clients prefer.
I've also had Cafe Tran recommended to me, but since 90% of my work needs to use Wordfast Pro(regardless of OS) I'm happy enough continuing to use this for everything else as well. Also if you work in a developing country you are eligible for a 50% discount, which I think is great it's never crashed on my iMac and the custom keystrokes are awesome!
You can demo for 1 month, try it, I'm happy with it. Also, easy enough ... See more It really depends on what your main clients prefer.
I've also had Cafe Tran recommended to me, but since 90% of my work needs to use Wordfast Pro(regardless of OS) I'm happy enough continuing to use this for everything else as well. Also if you work in a developing country you are eligible for a 50% discount, which I think is great it's never crashed on my iMac and the custom keystrokes are awesome!
You can demo for 1 month, try it, I'm happy with it. Also, easy enough for PMs to convert their trados files for you to work with ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Not necessary... | Jul 29, 2015 |
DJHartmann wrote:
Also, easy enough for PMs to convert their trados files for you to work with
... when you use CafeTran:
Editing an SDLXLIFF file in CafeTran is easy. I did hundreds of them.
Run CafeTran
Drop the SDLXLIFF file on the Dashboard
The correct language codes are automatically selected
Click "Next" to start working ("locked" segments remain locked)
Cheers,
Hans
| | | | Keith C
United States
Local time: 03:49
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TOPIC STARTER | Thank you so much! | Jul 31, 2015 |
Thank you for all these great suggestions. I will check out some of the other CAT tools, and I'm sure I'll something more compatible with my Mac.
Keith
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