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Free Open Source Crowdsourced translation service

I talked about crowdsourcing translations already a couple of times. Along with the Google Tool, and Getlocalized I found this service which is free for open source projects. Since I open source my projects I will definitely try this service out, as it looks quite established.

#trasnlation #localization #opensource #free

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Crowdin.net - Collaborative translation tool Crowdin.net is the on-demand software localization tool that makes translators collaboration efficient and smooth. Our online collaborative tool supports localization of web applications with absolute...

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Translation Software used to be expensive, not anymore

Many firms operate internationally and need translations not just for their documents, but also for their apps, websites, documentation etc. New tools from Google and other small firms help small business for their basic translation needs. The trickiest part of translations are industry specific translations that a firm want to keep consistent. This is where Translation Memories come into place.

This software keeps track of the translations and automates the translation of recurring text paragraphs and words. Useful and expensive (talk about 100.000s of Dollars).

Not all firms want or can spend this kind of money. The tools from Google and services like getlocalization.com can help here. They are not super easy to use and lack sometimes some functionality (Google for example doesn't support sharing the document through an URL, or updating a current file), but they are a great tool anyways because they have built in translation memories.

#localization #tool #Google #free

Reshared post from +Google Developers

Google Translator Toolkit now supports more formats.

http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2012/03/localize-your-apps-and-content-more.html

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Localize your apps and content more easily – new formats in Translator Toolkit - Google Developers Blog

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