This page contains an up-to-date list of my go-to (Windows) software, which I use in my work as a translator.
AI: ChatGPT, Claude, GeminiAutomated app/time tracking : RescueTimeBackup (online) : BackblazeBackup (local) : Macrium ReflectBilingual concordancing [ 1] Browser : ChromeCAT tool : CafeTran (my current favourite), Trados Studio, memoQClipboard manager : ArsClip )(also great: CL3 )CSV editor : Rons Data Edit Ctrl+Alt+Delete : System Informer (formerly called ‘Process Hacker’)Desktop search tool : dtSearch , Copernic , Everything (Voidtools)Dictation : Talon , Dragon Professional 16, Voice Access (Win 11), VoiceMacro Email : GmailFile manager : XYplorer (dual-pane file manager)Invoicing : LSP.expert CAT tool : CafeTran (my current favourite), Trados Studio (a buggy disaster, as usual), memoQ (the current version of memoQ is too slow to use comfortably)Machine translation : GT4T , Google Translate, DeepL[ 2] ModernMT , and various LLMs (see AI above)Note-taking : OneNote (see: Note-taking apps )Scripting and automation : AutoHotkey (‘AHK, the ultimate glue on Windows.’[ 3] Terminology : MediaWiki (= this site), LogiTerm , Xbench , CafeTran, etc.Text editor : EmEditor , Visual Studio Code Text expander : AutoHotkey Automated app/time tracking : RescueTime Voice commands : Dragon Professional 16, Talon Voice , WhisperTyping Websites : MediaWiki (which powers michaelbeijer.co.uk)Website downloading tool : Cyotek WebCopy , HTTrack References 