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* '''CAT tool''': [https://www.cafetran.com/ CafeTran] (my current favourite), [https://www.trados.com/products/trados-studio/ Trados Studio] (a buggy disaster, as usual), [https://www.memoq.com/ memoQ] (the current version of memoQ is too slow to use comfortably) | * '''CAT tool''': [https://www.cafetran.com/ CafeTran] (my current favourite), [https://www.trados.com/products/trados-studio/ Trados Studio] (a buggy disaster, as usual), [https://www.memoq.com/ memoQ] (the current version of memoQ is too slow to use comfortably) | ||
* '''Machine translation''': [https://gt4t.ai/ GT4T], 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 Translator, [https://www.modernmt.com/ ModernMT], and various LLMs (see AI above) | * '''Machine translation''': [https://gt4t.ai/ GT4T], 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 Translator, [https://www.modernmt.com/ ModernMT], and various LLMs (see AI above) | ||
* '''Note-taking''': [https://www.onenote.com/ OneNote] | * '''Note-taking''': [https://www.onenote.com/ OneNote] (see: [[Note-taking apps]]) | ||
* '''Scripting and automation''': [https://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey] (‘AHK, the ultimate glue on Windows.’<ref>https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=127698</ref>) | * '''Scripting and automation''': [https://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey] (‘AHK, the ultimate glue on Windows.’<ref>https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=127698</ref>) | ||
* '''Terminology''': [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] (= this site), [https://terminotix.com/index.asp?content=item&item=12&lang=en LogiTerm], [https://www.xbench.net/ Xbench], CafeTran, etc. | * '''Terminology''': [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] (= this site), [https://terminotix.com/index.asp?content=item&item=12&lang=en LogiTerm], [https://www.xbench.net/ Xbench], CafeTran, etc. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:43, 6 January 2025
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, Gemini
- Automated app/time tracking: RescueTime
- Backup (online): Backblaze
- Backup (local): Macrium Reflect
- Bilingual concordancing[1]: LogiTerm
- Browser: Chrome
- CAT tool: CafeTran (my current favourite), Trados Studio, memoQ
- Clipboard 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: Gmail
- File 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], Amazon Translate, Microsoft Translator, 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
- ↑ For a list of concordancing software, see: https://corpus-analysis.com/
- ↑ 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: ‘Wow, I am no longer allowed to get a subscription to DeepL (‘due to internal policies’)!’
- ↑ https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=127698