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Name	Wordfast Pro 5	MetaTexis for Word
Review breakdown	(8 reviews)	(5 reviews)
Most helpful review	Huge time saver By Ruth Simpson Wordfast Pro 5 is a standalone CAT tool that is compatible in my experience with Word, Powerpoint, InDesign and most other office software programs. I work on a mac system and it is perfectly compatible. I also need to use Trados for one client, but consistently use Wordfast Pro 5 for all others because of how easy and practical it is. Highly recommended! And a training session to get you started is also highly recommended, to get the most out of it. 5 out of 5 found this review helpful. Read more reviews →	Very good tool, user-friendly, Trados-compatible, recommended By Natalie user-friendly, Trados-compatible, recommended 4 out of 5 found this review helpful. Read more reviews →
Product description	Wordfast Pro is the latest version of the standalone, multi-platform TM tool designed to address the needs of translators, language service providers and multinational corporations.	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.
Price	$460	Options starting at €39
File formats	Virtually any file format, including MS Office, Adobe InDesign, FrameMaker, PDF, HTML, XML, SDL Trados Xliff, MemoQ Xliff, and more	All kinds of text documents (all formats which can be imported by MS Word)
License type	3-year license	Perpetual
Operating system	Windows, MacOS, Linux	Windows
System requirements	Minimum: Intel or AMD CPU-based computer manufactured after 2013, 4 GB of System Memory, and Screen Resolution of 1366 x 768	No data
Compatibility	*Install dependencies to run Wordfast on Linux OS typically ‘sudo apt install libconf2-4’ or ‘sudo apt-get install –f’ or ‘yum install libX*’"	No data
Support and upgrades offered/included	Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription	Check with manufacturer
Support and tutorial links	Online support center	No data
Free trial	Yes, 30 days of fully-functional trial available. Unlimited use of a demo version.	No data
Languages supported	All languages.	No data

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