Home » Compare Comparing Memsource and Lilt Which software is better? Here is a rundown of features and reviews to help you make your decision. | |  |  | | Name | Memsource | Lilt | | Review breakdown | | | | Most helpful review | Freely available and easy to use, not lacking much I have been using MemSource for almost a year, from the position of a linguist assigned jobs by an LSP. I also use another CAT tool so I feel competent to make some comparisons.
From my perspective of a linguist - translator, what I appreciate most about MemSource is the availability and simplicity of use. First of all, MemSource Editor is free of charge, so the fact that the LSP I work for has decided to implement MemSource and has asked me to translate in this environment does not cost me a single penny.
Secondly, the Editor is a very simple and intuitive tool which is easy to install and use but still has many powerful features. To give some examples, there is a track changes function, a thorough QA check, full spellchecking and grammar checking and all the main features you would normally expect to be available in a CAT tool.
Among the drawbacks, I miss a live preview feature most of all and sometimes I would like to connect my own TMs and glossaries to the projects I am working on, which is currently not possible.
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Read more reviews → | Worst CAT tool I have ever tested This platform is not compatible with complex documents with tags, it is time-consuming and tedious to use, if you think consistency and typography is important in your work.
It is sometimes plainly absurd, why on earth would I like the cursor to jump to the end of the segment when I use a non-breaking space in the middle of a segment?
Be careful if you are asked to work on Lilt at half-price because it will take twice the time to work on it, while training their awful MT output and being super slow.
The "TM" does not populate perfect matches and is not case sensitive (really) you have to retype it with there predictive output which is not the same each time. Here it is for the consistency.
It's not easily compatible with basic QA check tools.
Oh, and if you delete a file, the TM gets deleted as well, because who needs to keep a TM after the file is translated, am I right ?21 out of 21 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | | Product description | Memsource's mission is to make translation more efficient for everyone involved.
Thanks to AI-evaluated machine translation, translation memories, terminology management tools, real-time preview, 50+ files formats, and 400+ languages supported, as well as an intuitive interface, Memsource allows translators to apply their effort to the content that requires their attention the most.
By zeroing in on what is truly important, translators can accomplish more in less time while increasing the quality of their translations.
All this is accessible on-the-go from macOS, Windows, Linux, and mobile devices.
Let the functionality speak for itself in a 30-day free trial. | A CAT tool that learns the way you translate. Features predictive typing and the world's first commercial machine translation system that learns in real-time while you work. Based on Stanford research. Try it now for free. | | Price | For freelancers, Memsource offers a full solution at €20 a month. Free version is also available. | Free Trial; Pro version coming in mid-2016 | | File formats | 50+ file formats. Click for the list. | MS Office 2007+, XLIFF, SDLXLIFF, TXT, HTML, XML, TXML, IDML | | License type | Software as a service (subscription) | Software as a service (subscription) | | Operating system | Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows 95, 98, ME, NT & 2000, Windows 10, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.6 and higher, Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and higher, Linux, Windows 8, Windows 2000, Mac OS X 10.8 and higher, Windows 7 and higher , Windows 10 (beta), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP, Mac OS 7, 8, 9, OSX 10.3.4 and higher | Windows, MacOS, Linux | | System requirements | Any platform that supports internet browsing, including desktops, laptops, PDAs, tablets, and mobile devices. Browsers: Any javascript enabled browser. | A modern browser: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and/or Internet Explorer 11+ | | Compatibility | Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX, interoperability with other CAT tools. | Runs in the browser | | Support and upgrades offered/included | Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Free upgrades to all future versions, Free technical support via support ticket center | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free updates, but not upgrades | | Support and tutorial links | Click | http://lilt.com/ | | Free trial | Click | Yes | | Languages supported | Memsource supports any language that is supported by your web browser. | English↔Spanish, English↔French, and English↔German | Looking to buy one of these tools? Save when you buy through ProZ.com Translator Group Buying Translator Group Buying → | | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | | |
