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Thirteen apps. One craft. | Reverse

PAS — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:47:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: PAS
Post title: Reverse

Hm, OK, however it's ambiguous in the very least.

Here:
[url removed]

He apparently says he specifically avoided using reverse engineering tools. And apparently Adobe and MS are not suing (yet...).

I don't quite understand why (or how) free apps will steal your (whose?) work. I use some free software, in some cases I gave money to the developers because I like the software so much. If provided for free willingly...

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Featured in...

Joakim Braun — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:38:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Joakim Braun
Post title: Featured in...

See Ars Technica and especially the comment thread there.

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Which craft?

CafeTran Trainer — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:40:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: Which craft?

[quote]PAS wrote:

"Reverse-engineered Trados..."

From what I've read, all code was written from scratch in Rust using Claude.
They are apparently alpha versions, released a week ago or so, so the future's wide open :) [/quote]

ZD Net:

Like the other ArtCraft apps, the team wrote PDFCraft in Rust, using AI to reverse-engineer the original into an app available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS, and Windows.

[url removed]

Review: [url removed]

The video sounds more like a promotional video.

By the way, a colleague of mine suggested the name "Craftwerk" for this suite.

[Edited at 2026-10-20 07:48 GMT]

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Don't use free apps

Peter Motte — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:32:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Peter Motte
Post title: Don't use free apps

It's clear why you shouldn't use free apps. They will steal your work. Don't believe what they tell you.

Thirteen apps. One craft. | reverse

PAS — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:44:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: PAS
Post title: reverse

"Reverse-engineered Trados..."

From what I've read, all code was written from scratch in Rust using Claude.
They are apparently alpha versions, released a week ago or so, so the future's wide open :)

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Dreams

Rodolfo Raya — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:10:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Rodolfo Raya
Post title: Dreams

The reality is that none of those apps is production-ready yet.

Rodolfo

Thirteen apps. One craft. | It was a question

CafeTran Trainer — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: It was a question

[quote]Asjad Aamir wrote:

An ambitious lineup — having one craft-oriented suite covering image, vector, video and layout work would be handy for translators who wear many hats. The CatCraft idea is the one I'd watch most closely, since lightweight CAT tools are exactly where many of us want to see innovation. How far along is the reverse-engineering effort, and is there an early build that translators could try? [/quote]

I don't believe the development of CatCraft has started yet. However, there are alternatives, such as Simpelvertaler, Supervertaler, and some paid ones.

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Looking forward to CatCraft

Asjad Aamir — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Asjad Aamir
Post title: Looking forward to CatCraft

An ambitious lineup — having one craft-oriented suite covering image, vector, video and layout work would be handy for translators who wear many hats. The CatCraft idea is the one I'd watch most closely, since lightweight CAT tools are exactly where many of us want to see innovation. How far along is the reverse-engineering effort, and is there an early build that translators could try?

Thirteen apps. One craft.

CafeTran Trainer — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:13:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: CafeTran Trainer

Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics, page layout, interface design, word processing, audio, presentations, CAD and spreadsheets. Native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.

[url removed]

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Next in line: CatCraft? Reverse-engineered Trados (or Déjà Vu): Trados (Déjà Vu) rebuilt in Rust, fast, stable and free.

[Edited at 2026-10-16 06:26 GMT]

Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021 | Just checked

WolfgangS — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:14:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021
Poster: WolfgangS
Post title: Just checked

[quote]Giulia Bonati wrote:

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a reliable speech-to-text (dictation) solution that works smoothly with Trados Studio 2021 (desktop).

I’ve tested Windows Speech Recognition, but I’d like something more accurate and consistent for translation workflows. I know Dragon NaturallySpeaking used to be popular among translators, but I’ve read that newer versions might not work perfectly with Trados anymore.

Has anyone here tested Dragon Professional, Braina or any other tool with Trados 2021 recently?
Which one would you recommend in terms of compatibility, accuracy, and ease of integration?

Any setup tips or user experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Giulia [/quote]

With dictation on my MacMini M4. Works like a charm in Studio 2022, is part of the OS so no additional cost at all.

Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021 | Wispr Flow is my current recommendation

Michael Beijer — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:32:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: Wispr Flow is my current recommendation

[quote]Giulia Bonati wrote:

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a reliable speech-to-text (dictation) solution that works smoothly with Trados Studio 2021 (desktop).

I’ve tested Windows Speech Recognition, but I’d like something more accurate and consistent for translation workflows. I know Dragon NaturallySpeaking used to be popular among translators, but I’ve read that newer versions might not work perfectly with Trados anymore.

Has anyone here tested Dragon Professional, Braina or any other tool with Trados 2021 recently?
Which one would you recommend in terms of compatibility, accuracy, and ease of integration?

Any setup tips or user experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Giulia [/quote]

I still have a licensed copy of the top-end version of Dragon, but I never use it – setup and maintenance were more trouble than they were worth, and its Trados integration has been unreliable for years.

I've tried just about every dictation system out there, and for running text my current recommendation is Wispr Flow ( [url removed] ). It's lightweight and fast, it works in any Windows application rather than hooking into Trados specifically, and it strips out false starts and self-corrections as you speak, so what lands on the page is usually already clean. I use it all day long. I dictate into the Trados editor with it constantly, though I'm on 2026 – I'd expect it to work the same in 2021, but you'd want to try it before committing.

Two caveats: it's a paid subscription, and processing happens in the cloud.

If you also need voice commands, not just dictation, you may want to look at Supervertaler for Trados – my own plugin, so treat this as a plug. It supports a wide range of commands. One catch: it currently only runs on Trados Studio 2024 and 2026, so not on your 2021. If there's enough interest, I could look into supporting older versions.

[url removed]
[url removed]

Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome | Thread locked

Natalie — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:13:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome
Poster: Natalie
Post title: Thread locked

because paid downloads are not allowed in situations where users should pay in order just to see the software and give you the feedback.

[Edited at 2026-07-27 07:19 GMT]

Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome | Interested

Tania Martins — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:32:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome
Poster: Tania Martins
Post title: Interested

Hi!

I'm curious and interested in checking it out. Although I already use an invoicing app, I'd like to see how your excel sheet works.

Best regards
Tania

Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome | Well..

Gregor Trebec — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:52:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome
Poster: Gregor Trebec
Post title: Well..

Recently i opened a thread similar to this and i was told i should use book keeping software.

Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome

MD Tech — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:26:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Built a project tracker + invoicing tool for freelance translators — feedback welcome
Poster: MD Tech

I'm not a translator myself, but I've been researching how solo translators manage their business side, and one thing stood out: work is tracked by word count and language pair, but most generic project-management or invoicing tools aren't built around that — and the enterprise-grade options (Trados, memoQ) are priced and built for agencies, not individuals.

I put together a lightweight Excel/Google Sheets toolkit to address that: log a project by language pair and word count, and rate, rush fee, and tax calculate automatically. Typing a Project ID into a separate tab generates a formatted invoice. There's also a glossary tab and a simple earnings dashboard.

I'd genuinely like feedback from people who do this work day to day — does this match your actual workflow, or is there something about how you manage projects that I'm not accounting for? Happy to share the link if anyone's curious to look at it.

Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR | @Samuel

Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:37:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR
Poster: Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi
Post title: @Samuel

This feature (?) appeared in FR v16, it is just a way to export small text boxes to Word format.
"Small text box" is not margin-to-margin.
When the text box is margin-to-margin, it is rendered as normal body text (not enclosed in a box).
It has nothing to do with "text layer extraction" as it works this way with JPG too.
And this text box appears in different places in XML:

[Редактировалось 2026-03-23 11:44 GMT]

Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR | @Sergei

Samuel Murray — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:33:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Sergei

[quote]Stepan Konev wrote:
There are most likely two identical text boxes stacked on top of each other. FineReader often does this to create a shadow effect. [/quote]
I have never encountered this problem in FineReader, but I do know that some DTP artists use that trick when they create PDF files. I'm not sure what FineReader does with PDF files -- I wonder, does it extract the text or does it recognize the text? If you're copying from a PDF file where the DTP artist had used that trick, the text would often show up duplicated in the CAT tool. It doesn't make sense to me that FineReader would duplicate the text if it is using OCR, but Stepan seems to have encountered this with FineReader in the past.

That said, I'm using version 14, so this may be a quirk of version 16.

[Edited at 2026-03-23 09:34 GMT]

Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR | Double layer

Stepan Konev — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:59:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: Double layer

There are most likely two identical text boxes stacked on top of each other. FineReader often does this to create a shadow effect. To avoid this, try copying the text into Notepad first.

Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR

Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:26:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Duplicate segments in a CAT-tool after FineReader OCR
Poster: Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi

I recently encountered an issue with FineReader OCR (v16) that I hadn’t come across before (in previous versions).

FineReader OCR automatically decides how to format segments after recognition. As a result, text that ends up in text box appears twice in the CAT tool, while text formatted as the main body is not duplicated.

Has anyone experienced this, and what did you do about it?

FineReader:

Word:

memoQ:

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files? | The problem with XML

Germán Rivas — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:12:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?
Poster: Germán Rivas
Post title: The problem with XML

XML as a common tool faded away a long time ago, so when we use the term to be displayed generically you might be referring to XHTML which is a subset of html before HTML5 which now has more Turing complete functionalities better suited for css frameworks and JavaScript.

Now, I'd suggest you that you could input the document in a HTML5 parser/processor so that you could process the file onto a browser format that could be turned into an PDF or ebook file.

Other method, which is possibly the underlying engine of the first one would be implementing XSLT which is a subset of XSL to specifically transform XML into HTML and printables ( PDF) through a series of tools like "XPath" and "XSL Formatting Object" ( XSL-FO). Yet, all that is more techie. The option number 1 will probably suit you better.

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files? | XML Content Translator

Gjorgji Apostolovski — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:48:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?
Poster: Gjorgji Apostolovski
Post title: XML Content Translator

Here is a XML Content Translator
[url removed]

but I think that not every XML can be opened by it, because the XML scheme isn't same, so you have to fix the XML scheme in Excel and save it.

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files? | @Fredrik

Samuel Murray — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:19:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Fredrik

[quote]Fredrik Pettersson wrote:
I'm working on a big project now with two XML files, and I want to view them in their final output format to have as reference while translating to see the context. [/quote]
Do you mind telling us one of the file names (including file extensions)?

I agree with Hideki, though: a generic XML viewer will, at most, show you only the segments, without the XML code in-between, but it won't show you the text in the source format. I've downloaded a couple of freeware utilities to try to find an XML program that can show just the translatable text, but I could not find any that didn't require me to learn programming.

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files? | Application-specific viewer

Hideki Yoshida — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:35:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?
Poster: Hideki Yoshida
Post title: Application-specific viewer

The final output format of an XML depends on its XML Schema and application.
To display it in the final format, you need a viewer tailored to the specific application, not a generic XML viewer.

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files? | PDF

CafeTran Trainer — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 03:36:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: PDF

Ask your client to generate a PDF.

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files? | try

Gregor Trebec — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:59:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?
Poster: Gregor Trebec
Post title: try

try OpenOffice

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?

Fredrik Pettersson — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files?
Poster: Fredrik Pettersson

Is there any free XML viewer (Desktop version or browser version) for viewing XML files? I found an excellent one before that could display XML files in their final output format, not just this raw XML format. But I don't remember the name of this software.

I'm working on a big project now with two XML files, and I want to view them in their final output format to have as reference while translating to see the context.

Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021 | Subscribe for a trial of DeepL

kd42 — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:01:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021
Poster: kd42
Post title: Subscribe for a trial of DeepL

I would say, when it comes to dictation and MT, the latter wins easily. Works with Studio 2021 nicely.
Or I missing your point, sorry.

I Made an Open-Source Localization Tool: Localization Comparison Tool | Nice one!

Giulia Bonati — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: I Made an Open-Source Localization Tool: Localization Comparison Tool
Poster: Giulia Bonati
Post title: Nice one!

Hey Alp,

Thanks for sharing this — it looks really useful! I’m definitely adding it to my Found in Localization Notion collection (Knowledge Hub) so others in the community can discover it too.

Appreciate you making this available and sharing your workflow!

Best,
Giulia

Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021

Giulia Bonati — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:39:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Best speech-to-text software compatible with Trados Studio 2021
Poster: Giulia Bonati

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a reliable speech-to-text (dictation) solution that works smoothly with Trados Studio 2021 (desktop).

I’ve tested Windows Speech Recognition, but I’d like something more accurate and consistent for translation workflows. I know Dragon NaturallySpeaking used to be popular among translators, but I’ve read that newer versions might not work perfectly with Trados anymore.

Has anyone here tested Dragon Professional, Braina or any other tool with Trados 2021 recently?
Which one would you recommend in terms of compatibility, accuracy, and ease of integration?

Any setup tips or user experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Giulia

ProjeteX and Windows 11 | Can't remember

Jussi Rosti — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:11:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: ProjeteX and Windows 11
Poster: Jussi Rosti
Post title: Can't remember

I can't remember how I managed, this was more than 3 years ago. At this point, there is a much more advanced versions, if I would update now, I would just buy the newest thing.