Smartcat
Translate a book in one project, reuse approved terminology and passages, and invite collaborators to review the document before export.
Sources checked 3 October 2026.
PlansFrom $1,200/yr Adapt from $1,200/year with 100,000 Smartwords
- 15-day trial
- Free trial
- Current pricing confirms a 15-day trial; confirm the trial's Smartword allowance at signup.
- Adapt
- From $1,200/year
- Billed annually; 100,000 Smartwords for one workspace. Marketplace review is an add-on.
Adapt includes one workspace and unlimited users; the pricing page offers a 15-day trial. Top-ups and marketplace review add cost.
View current plans (opens in a new tab)AI & setupAI included15-day trial; create a workspace
Upload a supported document and choose language and translation engine; check the trial's Smartword allowance at signup.
Where it worksWebWeb translation workspace
Glossaries, reviewed translation memory, reference files, and team comments support a shared project.
Usage & termsAdapt includes 100K annual SmartwordsOne workspace; more words cost extra
Author formats include DOC/DOCX, ODT, RTF, PDF, and IDML; designed layouts and complex Office files may need post-processing.
A broad language count does not establish equal engine support or quality for every pair; have a bilingual reader check narrative voice.
Keep a long document in one translation project
Upload a complete book or document, review the translated content, then export the file. Smartcat supports Word, OpenDocument, PDF, and InDesign IDML among its formats; OCR handles scanned text. Complex formatting may still need cleanup after translation.
Reuse approved passages across revisions and editions
Translation memory saves source sentences alongside their approved translations when a reviewer confirms a segment. Those pairs can be reused in later projects. Glossaries separately specify preferred terms and words that should stay untranslated, which suits recurring series names and specialist vocabulary.
Reviewed translation-memory matches and repetitions do not consume Smartwords on the current plans. That makes the saved work useful when a revised edition repeats large parts of an earlier manuscript.
Reference context, translation memory, and reviewers
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Give the translator the book's supporting context
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Reference files can supply a style guide, earlier edition, or background material without being translated themselves. Translator Coworkers and translation profiles combine that guidance with the selected engines, glossaries, and memories; project templates reuse the configuration.
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Bring human review into the same workflow
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Collaborators can revise the translation before its formatted export. Professional marketplace review is an additional service, with access depending on the plan. The current entry plan is billed annually and includes 100,000 Smartwords, so estimate the whole book and review cost together.
Feature details & official sources
Purpose and capability information checked 3 October 2026.
Platform and pricing reference: 24 October 2026.
Recorded requirements and limits
- Create a workspace and upload the document. Smartwords are an annual usage allowance; top-ups and professional review add to the cost.
- Supported author formats include DOC/DOCX, ODT, RTF, PDF, and IDML. Complex Office files and designed layouts may require post-processing.
- Choose the translation engine and language pair. A broad advertised language count does not establish equal support or quality for every configured engine.
- A complete-book file can remain one project, but the translated draft still needs bilingual review for narrative voice and publication readiness.
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