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| Name | MetaTexis for Word | Smartling Translation Solution |
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| Most helpful review | Very good tool, user-friendly, Trados-compatible, recommended user-friendly, Trados-compatible, recommended4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Recommended Decent tool overall. Much improved from 10 years ago.32 out of 36 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | MetaTexis is not a stand-alone-program. It runs in Microsoft Word®. This means that all MetaTexis functions can be accessed through Microsoft Word®. Nevertheless, MetaTexis is very powerful and offers many functions and options you will not find in any other CAT tool.
The great advantage of the integration in Word is that you do not have to learn a completely new program. You only have to learn some new functions. At the same time, all functions of Microsoft Word® are available.
Technically, MetaTexis integrates itself into Microsoft Word® as a COM-Add-in (file "MetaTexis.DLL", located in the MetaTexis program folder). As MetaTexis is a COM-Add-in, it has a shorter start-up time, and many functions perform faster than in the case of normal add-ins. (Note: The COM-Add-ins technique was introduced with Microsoft Office 2000®. For this reason, MetaTexis is not available for Microsoft Office 97®.)
Besides the COM-Add-in, there is also a normal add-in ("MetaTexis.dot", also located in the MetaTexis program folder). This add-in is the interface between Microsoft Word® and the MetaTexis COM-Add-in. | Smartling helps ambitious brands access more markets, deliver better experiences, and build stronger relationships by transforming the way their content is created and consumed around the world. Our translation software and services prioritize process automation and intelligent collaboration so that companies can quickly and cost-effectively localize their websites, apps, and documents with minimal IT involvement. We help brands like British Airways, Spotify, IHG, and WeWork tell a global story.
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| Price | Options starting at €39 | Free for translators and agencies; clients pay based on content tiers |
| File formats | All kinds of text documents (all formats which can be imported by MS Word) | HTML, Java properties, XML, JSON, Android XML, iOS Strings, YAML, gettext, Microsoft Office, InDesign |
| License type | Perpetual | Software as a service (subscription) |
| Operating system | Windows | Android, Apple iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux, Other |
| System requirements | No data | Smartling is a cloud-based system that only requires access to the internet via a modern web browser. No desktop installation is needed. |
| Compatibility | No data | Cloud-based, and thus compatible with all systems |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Check with manufacturer | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription |
| Support and tutorial links | No data | https://help.smartling.com/docs |
| Free trial | No data | No data |
| Languages supported | No data | All languages supported for translation. Translation interface available in English. |
