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== My go-to apps ==
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* '''Backup (online)''': Google Drive
* '''Backup (local)''': Macrium Reflect
* '''Browser''': Chrome
* '''Clipboard manager''': [https://github.com/hi5/CL3 CL3] (also great: [http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/97/ ArsClip])
* '''CSV editor''': [https://www.ronsplace.eu/products/ronseditor Rons CSV Editor]
* '''Ctrl+Alt+Delete''': [https://www.systeminformer.com/ System Informer] (formerly called ‘Process Hacker’)
* '''Desktop search tool''': [https://www.dtsearch.com/ dtSearch]
* '''Dictation''': [[Talon (voice command and dictation software)|Talon]], <s>Dragon Professional 16</s>, <s>[https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-use-voice-access-to-control-windows-11 Voice Access] (Win 11)</s>, [http://www.voicemacro.net/ <s>VoiceMacro</s>]
* '''Email''': Gmail
* '''Eye strain reducing software''': [https://justgetflux.com/ f.lux]
* '''File manager''': [https://www.gpsoft.com.au/ Directory Opus]
* '''Invoicing''': [https://lsp.expert/ LSP.expert]
* '''CAT tool''': [https://www.trados.com/products/trados-studio/ Trados Studio], [https://www.memoq.com/ memoQ] (my current favourite), [https://www.cafetran.com/ CafeTran]
* '''Machine translation''': Google Translate, DeepL<ref>See my recent post on Proz.com about DeepL’s '''appalling customer service''' and how they have now banned me from getting their DeepL Pro subscription: '''‘[https://www.proz.com/forum/translator_resources/361226-wow_i_am_no_longer_allowed_to_get_a_subscription_to_deepl_%E2%80%98due_to_internal_policies%E2%80%99.html Wow, I am no longer allowed to get a subscription to DeepL (‘due to internal policies’)!]’'''</ref>, Amazon Translate, Microsoft Transltor, [https://www.modernmt.com/ ModernMT]
* '''Note-taking''': Nuclino
* '''Scripting and automation''': [https://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey]
* '''Terminology''': 1. [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] (Beijerterm.com), 2. [https://terminotix.com/index.asp?content=item&item=12&lang=en LogiTerm], 3. [https://www.xbench.net/ Xbench], [[dtSearch]]
* '''Text editor''': [https://www.emeditor.com/ EmEditor]
* '''Text expander''': [https://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey]
*'''Automated app/time tracking''': [https://www.manictime.com/ ManicTime]<ref>'''ManicTime''': Perhaps not the most beautiful program but I always end up coming back to it since it does the job and the interface is actually quite clever. Competing solutions almost always have way too many bells and whistles, especially all kinds of crap involving bigger teams, etc.</ref>
* '''Voice commands''': [http://www.voicemacro.net/ VoiceMacro]
* '''Websites''': [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]-powered wiki
* '''Website downloading tool''': [https://www.cyotek.com/cyotek-webcopy Cyotek WebCopy], [https://www.httrack.com/ HTTrack]
* '''Windows tags''': [https://github.com/Dijji/FileMeta FileMeta] (allows you to add/edit tags/keywords to '''any''' file on your Windows computer, like with WinXP)
== Categories ==
* [[Abbreviation management and search]]
* [[Abbreviation management and search]]
* [[Backup and sync software]]
* [[Backup and sync software]]
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* [[Note-taking apps]]
* [[Note-taking apps]]
* [[Online search tools]]
* [[Online search tools]]
* [[qa|QA (quality assurance software for translators)]]
* [[qa|QA (quality assurance) software for translators and writers]]
* [[Scripting and automation tools]] (AutoHotkey, etc.)
* [[Scripting and automation tools]] (AutoHotkey, etc.)
* [[Terminology software]] (online & Windows/Mac/Linux-based)
* [[Terminology software]] (online & Windows/Mac/Linux-based)
* [[Text editors]]
* [[Text editors]]
*[[Time tracking software]]
* [[Time tracking software]]
* [[Wiki software]]
* [[Wiki software]]
* [[Windows Precision Touchpads (aka Why are Windows touchpads still so crap?)]]
* [[Windows Precision Touchpads (aka Why are Windows touchpads still so crap?)]]


== Old CafeTran wiki ==
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| style="width: 2%"| [[File:CafeTran-brown.png]]
| style="width: 40%"| '''Old CafeTran wiki'''
Several years ago, Hans Lenting and I tried to create the ultimate CafeTran manual/resource (using the wikidot.com platform). ‘CafeTran Help’, was basically a volunteer-based project, with around three/four volunteers. After a few years, we gave up. Even though a lot of it is now outdated, it still contains a lot of useful information. The last version of our work is archived at [https://beijerterm.com/archives/cafetran/cafetran.wikidot.com/ '''Old CafeTran wiki'''].
I currently recommend Jean Dimitriadis’ amazing ‘[https://github.com/idimitriadis0/TheCafeTranFiles TheCafeTranFiles]’. As well as the official resources: [https://cafetran.freshdesk.com/support/home CafeTran Knowledge Base], and the [https://cafetran.freshdesk.com/support/discussions Official CafeTran forum].
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== Other people’s lists ==
== Other people’s lists ==
* https://inboxtranslation.com/blog/professional-translators-reveal-free-tools/
* https://inboxtranslation.com/blog/professional-translators-reveal-free-tools/
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== Little tools every translator should have ==
== Little tools every translator should have ==
* [[TransTools and TransTools+]] and/or [[CodeZapper (by David Turner)]]
* [[TransTools and TransTools+]] and/or [[CodeZapper (by David Turner)]]
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