What is Matecat? Matecat is a free and open source online CAT tool. It’s free for translation companies, translators and enterprise users
CAT ("computer aided translation") tools assist human translators in doing their work, improving their speed and helping them managing more projects. As a CAT tool, Matecat includes all the professional features you need, all available for free, and lets you work with 78 different file formats that can be translated into over 200 languages.
What you’ll love about Matecat:
Increased profits. Reduce the word count with the best matches from translation memories and machine translation
Improved security. Don’t share files via email and forget about privacy violations due to computer viruses or carelessness
An extended network of professional translators. Take on any assignments, even those you cannot manage directly, and outsource them from within the platform.
Matecat can be used by professional translators, project managers and non-professional users. It is the ideal environment if you want to translate your document yourself, manage complex multilingual projects or simply order a quality translation provided by Translated with fast turnaround at competitive prices
What do you need to work with Matecat? Matecat is an online CAT tool. So what you need to work with it is:
1. A browser (Chrome, Edge or Safari)
2. An internet connection
That’s it! We suggest using the most recent version of each browser:
Google Chrome 75, or higher (on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X)
Microsoft Edge (Windows: 99.0.1150.30)
Safari 5.1.7, or higher (on Mac OS X)
We can't exclude the possibility that Matecat runs on other browsers. However, please note that only Chrome, Edge and Safari are officially supported.
In Chrome, Edge or Safari 2.Choose the language pair(s) for your translation
3.Upload the file(s) to translate in any of the over 78 formats available
4.Create a new translation memory (or "TM") or select an existing TM, if you need keep your translation private.
5. Log in to save your translation memories and glossaries, and keep track of your projects.
An online dictionary is a dictionary that is accessible via the Internet through a web browser. They can be made available in a number of ways: free, free with a paid subscription for extended or more professional content, or a paid-only service. Many dictionaries have been digitized from their print versions and are available at online libraries.
Some online dictionaries are organized as lists of words, similar to a glossary, while others offer search features, reverse lookups, and additional language tools and content such as verb conjugations, grammar references, and discussion forums.
The variety of online dictionaries for specialized topics is enormous, covering a wide range of fields such as computing, business and investing, along with almost any other class of trade, science, art, or common interest with its own terminology
Questionnaire:
Which online dictionaries do you use?
In which dictionary do you find more variety of information?
Do you find the necessary information in online dictionaries?
Do you think using an online dictionary is cheaper?
Is searching words in online dictionary faster?
Did you ever looked up any word and didn’t find it while using an online dictionary?
Do you belive that online dictionaries are dependable or trustworthy?
The following is a concise list of online English dictionaries whose definitions are based upon well-established content.
American Heritage Dictionary American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Ed.
Collins Online Dictionary Collins Unabridged English Dictionary; Collins Unabridged Thesaurus; Collins Webster's American English Dictionary
Dictionary.com Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Oxford Dictionaries Online Oxford Dictionary of English; New Oxford American Dictionary; Oxford Thesaurus of English; Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus