SmartCAT

SmartCAT, now in its latest version unknown, is a robust tool designed for professional translators, translation agencies, and corporate translation departments. Developed by ABBYY SmartCAT, this freeware program falls under the [CATEGORY] category, specifically the General subcategory. It's available for download as SmartCat.exe and is supported on Windows 10, and 11.

This comprehensive translation automation software includes key features such as machine translation, built-in Lingvo dictionaries, translation memory, and glossary creation/management. Furthermore, it offers integrated quality assurance and real-time collaboration capabilities, allowing multiple translators to work on the same document simultaneously. Additional functionalities include automatic recognition and conversion (OCR) of PDFs, scanned documents, and images.

One of the most noteworthy benefits is the analysis of new documents for matching segments against previously translated materials, thanks to translation memory and glossaries. If a high-quality human translation is available from past work, the program inserts it automatically. For users without an existing translation memory, SmartCAT facilitates TM creation on-the-fly, accelerating the translation process.

The program is cloud-based, hosting all functionality and documents on a secure remote server, which means no installation is necessary; access via a web browser on any internet-connected device is all that's required. Registration ensures secure authentication while keeping user materials private. Supported formats span DOCX, DOC, TXT, PPTX, XLSX, XLS, PDF, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, GIF, DJVU, HTML, TTX, SDLXLIFF, XLF, XLIFF, TMX.

Upon completion, the translated document can be downloaded as either a bilingual or monolingual file.

In addition to the latest version unknown, users can find earlier versions like 1.42, and 1.16. SmartCAT is undeniably a powerful tool for anyone in need of translation software.

Pros:

• Automatic insertion of high-quality translations from memory
• Real-time collaboration on the same document
• No need for installation, cloud-based access
• Supports a wide variety of formats
• Freeware, hence free to use

Cons:

• Requires registration and internet connection to access functionalities
• May have a learning curve for new users

It is not possible to confirm if there is a free download for this software available on the developer's website. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus.