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1. Free tools for
translators
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2. Why free CAT-Tools?
 Accommodate your clients’ needs
 Solve issues with other CAT-Tools
 Save money
 Enrich you Resume
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3. CAT-Tools
WORDFAST PRO or CLASSIC
Website: http://www.wordfast.com
Training: http://www.wordfast.net
 PROS: Easy to learn and install, excellent performance.
 CONS: Limited functionality – 500 TU Limit
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4. CAT-Tools
WORDFAST ANYWHERE
Website: http://www.freetm.com
Training: http://www.wordfast.net
 PROS: No installation, instant web-based TM & Glossary sharing
 CONS: Internet connection required while working.
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5. CAT-Tools
MEMSOURCE PERSONAL
Website: http://www.memsource.com
Training: http://blog.memsource.com/webinars
 PROS: No installation, fully functional.
 CONS: Allows max. 2 translatable files of max. 10 MB each.
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6. CAT-Tools
MEMOQ 4free
Website: http://kilgray.com/editions/4free
Training:
 PROS: Fully functional if used with a temporary license from your client.
 CONS: Limited functionality – not suitable for large projects.
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7. CAT-Tools
OmegaT
Website: http://www.omegat.org
Training: http://www.omegat.org/en/resources.html
 PROS: Fully functional, fast, user friendly and also suitable for Linux.
 CONS: Not very popular yet.
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8. CAT-Tools
GOOGLE TRANSLATOR TOOLKIT
Website: https://translate.google.com/toolkit
Training: https://support.google.com/translate/toolkit/#
 PROS: It allows you to share documents, glossaries, and translation
memories with other users.
 CONS: Translations and glossaries up to 1 MB max. each - TMs have a max.
size limit of 50MB per upload.
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9. CAT-Tools
ALCHEMY CATALYST LITE
Website: http://www.alchemysoftware.com/translite.html
Training: http://www.alchemysoftware.com/resources/tutorials.html
 PROS: Excellent visual editors and interactive validators for a
translation/localization process that is fast, smooth and error free.
 CONS: You need to receive a TTK file from the client.
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10. CAT-Tools
POEDIT
Website: http://poedit.net
Training: http://poedit.net/support
 PROS: Very easy to install, simple to use.
 CONS: No glossary support.
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11. Administration Tools
ADMINSOFT ACCOUNTS
 Administration & Accounting Software
 Website: http://www.adminsoftware.biz
 Features: Accounts Receivable (Sales Ledger), Accounts Payable (Purchase
Ledger), General Ledger (Nominal Ledger), Stock Control/Inventory,
Purchase Order Processing, Sales Invoicing, Human Resources, Payroll. It's
multi-user, multi-company, and multi-currency.
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12. Administration Tools
MANAGER
 Accounting Software
 Website: http://www.manager.io
 Features: Manager is a free accounting software for small business.
Windows, Mac and Linux.
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13. Why Converters?
 Because you will definitely need to convert information into another
format, at least once in your career…
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14. Converters
 XE Currency Converter
 Website: http://www.xe.com
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15. Converters
 Unit Converter
 Website: http://www.unitconverters.net
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16. Converters
 Zamzar
 Website: http://www.zamzar.com
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17. Converters
 Online-Convert
 Website: http://www.online-convert.com
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18. Everyday Tools?
 Small free programs that will help you save time and research…
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19. Everyday Tools
 LastPass
 Website: https://lastpass.com
 Simple Download & Setup: Use the recommended download for your
browser setup. Create an account with your email address and a strong
master password - the last password you have to remember. LastPass now
appears as an addon in your browser, where you can click to login and get
started.
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20. Everyday Tools
 OpenOffice
 Website: https://www.openoffice.org
 The Free alternative to Microsoft Office – Don’t forget to download any
language packs and spell-checkers/dictionaries!
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21. Everyday Tools
 Hootsuite
 Website: https://hootsuite.com
 Social Media Management Tool
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22. Everyday Tools
 Plaxo
 Website: http://www.plaxo.com
 All your contact at one place!
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23. Everyday Tools
 Audacity®
 Website: http://audacity.sourceforge.net
 A free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing
sounds.
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24. Everyday Tools
 WeTransfer
 Website: https://www.wetransfer.com
 Send very large or multiple files up to 2GB.
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25. Everyday Tools
 Web Word-Count
 Website: http://www.webwordcount.com
 A rough word-count of any website.
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26. Everyday Tools
 TMServe Tools
 Website: http://www.tmserve.gr/TMS_Tools_En.html
 A collection of free SDL Tools:
1. SDLTmFindVars - Find the variables in your TM
2. SDLTmConvert - Convert your TM into anything you might need
3. SDLXliff2TMX - Export your SDLXLIFF files to a TMX or Text file
4. SDLTmReverseLangs - Reverse the Language Pair of your TM
5. SDLTmExport - Batch Export your TMs
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27. Everyday Tools
 TMbuilder1.0
 Website: http://ankudowicz.com/tmbuilder
 Create a TM in TMX or TTX format from an Excel or Word document is
seconds!
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28. Thank you!
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