Home » CAT tools » Fluency Translation Suite 2013






Join the world's largest community of translators.


Register now →
(It's free.)




Join the world's largest community of translators.


Join ProZ.com →

Fluency Translation Suite 2013

4.3 out of 5
Out of 30 user reviews.


No matter your situation, the Fluency solutions can help. Fluency conveniently and intuitively gathers many helpful resources and tools into its interface and empowers you to translate faster and more accurately than ever before.

Because your translation memories (TM) and language-specific glossaries are only a click away, Fluency makes previously laborious translation tasks simple and efficient. The customizable format allows translators to adjust everything to their liking, further enhancing the translation experience. Fluency transforms terminology management into a simple, organized, successful process.

Fluency enhances the speed and accuracy even for skilled translators. Agencies or businesses that integrate Fluency into its translation process will be able to handle large translation volumes with greater ease and efficiency, which boosts productivity and profits. Fluency can quickly become an integral part of any workflow system because it is so easy to master.

In short, Fluency can be a key to the success of a translation enterprise.
Fluency was created by Western Standard, a technology company based in Utah USA.



Software details


PriceStarting at $399.00
File formatsAdobe PDF, Apple Strings, Bilingual Word, HTML, MS Word, WordFast & more
License typePerpetual
System requirements
Operating systemWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
System requirements1 GHz Processor; 2 GHz or faster recommended; 1 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended; 1024 X 768 or greater
CompatibilitySupports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX, Wordfast and SDL Trados.
Support & upgrades
Support and upgrades offered/includedInstallation support, automatic updates, affordable upgrades, more on support
Support and tutorial links
No data
Free trial
Free trial
No data
Languages supportedWe support more than 3x the amount of languages supported by most other CAT tools. ISO 639.2 is our standard.




Compare to other tools


Side-by-side comparison of this tool with others from the "CAT tools" category:


(41 reviews)

Compare more than two tools at once →





2 out of 5
How easy is it to learn?

Garbage
Review by 
NicolaiM . I made the mistake of purchasing this garbage. I will surely never use it, because just about every other CAT Tool on the market is much more powerful. I would rather use my old Trados 2007 than this. Trying this tool felt like going back in time. It may be one of the cheapest tools on the market, but there's a good reason for that - they couldn't sell it otherwise! Also, it is full of bugs to which their are constant updates and bux fixes. It still doesnt work, and doesnt do what it promises. They should scrap the entire project. Remember and beware - you get what you pay for!
5 out of 14 found this review helpful.





2 out of 5
How easy is it to learn?

Lost one important client because of Fluency
Review by 
Daniel Grigoras . Back when Fluency was my first and only CAT tool, I used to have a client for which I was translating dead PDFs (i.e. scanned documents converted into PDF). The process involved doing the OCR and DTP, which were done by myself, and then importing the documents into Fluency. At one point Fluency was unable to import some of the larger and more complex documents. I later found out that that was due to the so-called rogue/junk hidden tags that are usually present throughout MS documents as a result of OCR and DTP. I also encountered numerous bugs.
Fluency 2011 even stopped working after I suffered a power outage. When I restarted the computer it wouldn't run any more. I had to finally resort to uninstalling and reinstalling it. It was deadline day, and I got the power outage just a couple of hours before delivery.

I also encountered numerous bugs. Nonetheless, the support and updates are quite fast. You report a bug and they would sometimes release a patch for it in a matter of hours. However, there were too many bugs.

Moreover, I dislike the fact that it does not offer a two column view (one for the source text, the other for the target text), which is nonetheless offered by the major CAT tools.

As regards the import and management of very large termbases and translation memories, Fluency is very fast.
4 out of 12 found this review helpful.





5 out of 5
How easy is it to learn?

Excellent Software, Working with Most Files, Most Translation Memories Compatibility, Great Customer Support
Review by 
Mohamed Amin . It is a very good tool, working with many file formats and translation memories, fully supports keyboard and accessibility for the blind, great customer support and their team always helps.





5 out of 5 Excellent Product, super easy to use.
Review by 
paolapass08 . This has to be the easiest CAT tool there is, I would recommend this product 100%.





5 out of 5
How easy is it to learn?

Excellent
Review by 
Simon Vigneault . I use Fluency Now, and it is simply an excellent tool. The earlier version could have trouble with large files, but with the function for stripping files down to text only that problem has been solved. The multiple, adjustable windows are a huge help. Very efficient. I have always found software help to be very quick, efficient, and courteous. They are always making updated improvements available, often in response to feedback.