Swordfish Features
Cross-Platform
Swordfish is a Java application that runs with native look & feel in the most important operating systems: Microsoft Windows (2000, XP and Vista), Linux (i386 and x86_64) and Mac OS X (Tiger and Leopard).
Based on Open Standards
Swordfish was designed with open standards in mind. It supports state of the art technology:
- XLIFF (XML Localisation Interchange File Format v1.2 and below) as default editing format.
- TMX (Translation Memory eXchange v1.4a and below) for exchanging TM data.
- SRX (Segmentation Rules eXchange) for segmenting files prior to translation.
- TBX (TermBase eXchange) for exchanging terminology data.
- OASIS XML Catalogs Standard format for managing XML catalogs.
- Unicode Enabling technology for supporting any language, including BiDirectional ones like Arabic, Hebrew and Urdu.
Flexible Licensing
Swordfish licenses are affordable and portable. Licenses can be transferred from one computer to another in seconds. Buy one license and use it in the computer you have at hand. A Swordfish license can be used in any operating system where Swordfish runs.
Compatible with other CAT tools
Swordfish supports the most common formats used for exchanging translations:
- XLIFF: Supported natively. Accepts version 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2
- Tagged (uncleaned) RTF: Accepts uncleaned RTF produced by other applications and generates uncleaned RTF from regular RTF files.
- TTX: Seamlessly converts TTX files to XLIFF and back. Swordfish has built-in capabilities for segmenting TTX files.
Fully Configurable
With Swordfish you are free to customize your translation environment. You can, for example, set your preferences for:
- Fonts and colors
- Keyboard shortcuts
- External file viewers
- Language Codes
- Segmentation Rules
- Conversion rules for XML files
- Custom XML catalogs
Translation Engines
Swordfish includes two translation engines: a "traditional" TM (Translation Memory) system that provides exceptional matching and Term Translation, an exclusive technology that assembles matches from regular TM databases and Terminology databases.
Database Support
Swordfish includes an Internal database server based on HSQL database engine, adequate for small databases. It also includes integrated support for Oracle 10g and MySQL (4.x/5.x) for storing unlimited amounts of TM data.
You can use any number of TM and Terminology databases simultaneously in Swordfish. Additionally, you can assign custom penalties to each TM database.
And More...
- Contact info@maxprograms.com at any time for additional information about Swordfish.
- Browse the Tutorials section to learn more.
- Take a few minutes to watch the Video Tutorial. See Swordfish in action, you will like it!