# OmegaT Reviews **Vendor:** OmegaT Project **Category:** [Computer-Assisted Translation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/computer-assisted-translation) **Average Rating:** 3.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 16 ## About OmegaT OmegaT is a computer-assisted translation tool written in the Java programming language. ## OmegaT Reviews ### 1. The best alternative to the Trados. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Taguchi Y. | Managing Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 07, 2021 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** Omega T has improved features that are almost equivalent to Trados. It offers a similar user experience that is easy to understand if you are previously using Trados. Initial configuration is not much hustle. It could take as short as 10 - 15 min if you are only working on a private project. Just like Trados, you'll be able to do translation for any document format. Translation memory files are easy to export and share with your collaborator that making group project very productive while keeping consistency in translation quality. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** If you are going to work on your Office documents, be aware that Omega T also recognizes document format applied to the file. You need to get used to working on your translation with the formatting "tags." These tags are to define styles applied to your document so be careful not to modify them too much. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** Omega T saves up translation workload for the system development project as it will be able to replicate similar sentences from memory files. Using translation memory software is also a big contribution to document quality as it keeps the wording rules according to a set dictionary. If you ever got frustrated with sloppy, inconsistent translation, it is time to consider taking a more systematic approach to your translation job. ### 2. I work with it everyday. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2020 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** Easy to use, faster than any other CAT Toll we have always used. A large number of filters, and... if you include the Okapi filters, you have a large number of file formats you can translate. QA features are easy to use, better and easier than what I have found in Trados. It barely cratches. I love the customization features. Fast and easy to find segments in all TMs. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** GUI needs a more professional look. AT this point, Omegat should have at least basic Project Management features. Lacks the functionality of other CAT Tools such as the change of status **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** We save money, we work faster, easy to train translators. ### 3. efficient **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Scott E. | Translator, Translation and Localization, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** I can get right to my work and get it done without a lot of bureaucracy, and without screen clutter. Once you learn to use it, it's very practical and efficient. Also, it doesn't crash or freeze up like other CAT tools. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** Most translation agencies don't use it, which means that I often don't get the chance to use it when I want to for projects. **Recommendations to others considering OmegaT:** Like any CAT tool, it takes some time to learn. And not all the features are immediately visible. But it works great. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** It does what I CAT tool is supposed to do. I've set it up with glossaries, MT, and my TMs over time to work accurately and efficiently. ### 4. The Superior Open Source Option **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tom Z. | Patient Navigator, Hospital & Health Care, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 02, 2019 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** Flexibility and customizability Unbeatable price Open source Active community **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** Lacks some of the advanced features of industry standard paid CAT tools Must be relatively fluent in coding in order to fully take advantage of all of OmegaT's features The user interface isn't quite as attractive as some of its competitors **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used OmegaT as a freelance translator. OmegaT is a wonderful CAT tool for those who are just cutting their teeth as translators. It is a free, open-source program with a vibrant user community that actively works to improve the program and utilize the source code in new ways. ### 5. Great for best matching, in an outdated but secure UI **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jason C. | Web Localization Specialist - MX , Translation and Localization, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** You can tweak this tool to do what you want it to do. There are countless plugins and tools to help increase matching, TM manipulation, preferences, etc. When I really want to see how a TM or glossary will perform, I use OmegaT so I can adjust everything from segment rules to numerical conventions as needed. Though I support cloud tools, if you really have to be locked tight and secure, I think this Java-based desktop program is easier to assure security depending on what you do with your PC. If you like working through command-line, options here. Dependable. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** UI needs to be updated, not just to look nice, but to offer more options to budding translators, remote freelancers, chromebook/dex/new tech users. For the most part, a single person's PC wired to their home wifi is way more vulnerable than cloud services which rely on netsec teams and tools to protect data, so the security advantage is mostly gone now. For my current purposes, translator-turned-inhouse-projectmanager, the lack of project management flow/organization is prohibitive. **Recommendations to others considering OmegaT:** ITS FREE TRY IT **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it when I want to analyze TM or glossary performance at a very granular, linguistic level. ### 6. Almost perfect, but... **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Charles Bowen S. | Team Leader, Non-Profit Organization Management, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 21, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** This translator is very useful and reliable, I use it as my daily-translation tool, and sometimes as my professional-translation tool. It's fast, accurate, and has a huge vocab library. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** This program is lack of real-life experience, you sure can trust it translate important files for you, but daily-life is a little too "dictionary", And the word report system's responding is a little slow. **Recommendations to others considering OmegaT:** This program has amazing accuracy and many features others don't have. It's cloud and go live feature are appreantly, very tempting. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** It can translate business files and resumes with professional languages, with high accuracy. ### 7. Good tool, but poor UI **Rating:** 0.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 23, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** advanced QA options, high file compatibility, can be used on Linux **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** poor UI, and takes a lot of time to adopt and train inexperienced users **Recommendations to others considering OmegaT:** have thre right people implement it and train your users right and all should be fine **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** mostly processing of XLIFF files ### 8. 2 Thumbs Up **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** It's a very useful and reliable translator and is a tool I use often both for personal and business. It's fast accurate, easy to use and contains a large library. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** The folder system is not a user friendly as I would like and it takes time to figure it out. Also, some files types are not supported. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ability to translate both business and personal documents quickly and accurately. ### 9. Good, but can be better **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maurizio V. | Freelance Translator, Internet, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** Easy access to Translation memory and search fuzzies **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** Don't like layout and it has too big size for my old pc **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am able to work faster ### 10. I performed a technical medical translation with the software. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Practice | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** The design makes it easy to achieve consistency. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** The commands are not so well organized on the platform. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** The tool helps me to deliver accurate translations more quickly and easily. ### 11. Translator **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David L. | Consultant, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** I can translate my projects quickly, line by line. It's efficient **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** Nothing. It did everything I needed it too **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easily translate projects ### 12. A good CAT for beginners and for those wanting more flexibility **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Management Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 22, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** It's clean, fast, light, easy to use. Its windows are intuitive and easy to configure. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** It is difficult to work with bi-columned files. If you open a sdlxiff, using a filter, you can't see what is already translated in the file. **Recommendations to others considering OmegaT:** Try it. It's free and amazing. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a translator, I find it a good CAT Tool. I use it for some jobs, because it manages TMs easily and seamlessly. ### 13. A good basic help in simple translations **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bartosz M. | Freelance Software Copywriter, Marketing and Advertising, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 04, 2017 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** You can set up your projects quickly and use *.odt files. The standard line-by-line translation is more or less sufficient but sometimes breaks longer sentences, especially if they use different formatting. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** The complicated plugin settings. I usually end up not using any extensions and wasting the theoretical power of this tool. It's difficult to get used to the interface and OmegaT's mechanism of work. **Recommendations to others considering OmegaT:** Make sure to prepare for a battle to get to know OmegaT - it takes some time to get used to it - it's not intuitive. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can translate my projects quickly, line by line. It's efficient, so I don't waste time. It's a good tool to start your translation, but you'll end up editing your translation using different software. ### 14. Open source translation tool **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Translation and Localization | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2018 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** This computer assisted translation (CAT) tool is a good option for those who can’t afford expensive software. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** It’s a lot more basic and not as seamless as paid tools. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to implement conputer assisted translation without the investment. ### 15. Very good **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Translation and Localization | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 05, 2017 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** - it runs on Macintosh and Windows - the editor is easy to use - it's free and open source **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** - the folder system requires some practice - some file types are not supported **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** Translation with a free software without having to spend a lot of money at the beginning. ### 16. Nifty and powerful multiplatform translation tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marco C. | General Manager, Translation and Localization, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 11, 2016 **What do you like best about OmegaT?** I've been a SDL Trados user for many years, since I decided, together with my business partner, to move to open-source software. OmegaT is a very stable program: I've been using it for many years and I've experienced just 2 or 3 crashes, mainly caused by lack of resources of my system. OmegaT is very fast, with lots of advanced features. The greatest proof of appreciation is the fact that I've based my professional life on it. I use it on a daily basis to earn my living as a technical translator. A key feature for me and my company is the "team project" feature, that allows several translators to work together on a project in real time. **What do you dislike about OmegaT?** In a word: nothing. Of course there are a few missing features, such as a "status" field for each translation unit, but I know from the user forum that they're working on it. New versions are regularly released, so it's quite likely that in a few months from now the software will be even more complete. **Recommendations to others considering OmegaT:** I recommend not to stop on the surface. The GUI of OmegaT might be not top-notch, but that's because it's essential and tries not to become the bloatware that many other cat tools have become. **What problems is OmegaT solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm using OmegaT as my standard computer-aided translation tool in my daily business as a technical translator. Being open-source and multiplatform has given me 2 main advantages: I'm free from a proprietary license, so I can use the program on as many computers I want, and I'm not bound to a specific OS, I can use OmegaT on Mac, Windows and Linux exactly the same. ## OmegaT Discussions - [What are the results of using Omegat software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26426-what-are-the-results-of-using-omegat-software) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [View OmegaT pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/omegat/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-16+20%3A31%3A37+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=b0b78e41-a736-4091-bd40-2a2d2eacdf17&secure%5Btoken%5D=904ff3118df3cc62ed084deb8a49862dc13b7b4a2a0fe9f428552d211b59d1b8&format=llm_user) ## OmegaT Features **Translation Memory** - Custom Translation Memory - Built-in Translation Memory **Machine Translation** - Neural Machine Translation - Statistical Machine Translation **Translation Options** - Image Translation - Collaborative Translation **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization ## Top OmegaT Alternatives - [Smartcat](https://www.g2.com/products/smartcat/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (131 reviews) - [memoQ](https://www.g2.com/products/memoq/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (119 reviews) - [MateCat](https://www.g2.com/products/matecat/reviews) - 4.0/5.0 (13 reviews)