sdlxliff files, no Trados: what to use instead? | DGT-OmegaT and filter for SDLXLIFF

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: sdlxliff files, no Trados: what to use instead?
Poster: tcordonniery
Post title: DGT-OmegaT and filter for SDLXLIFF

[quote]ikb wrote:
I know about OmegaT (...), and I don't know if it handles these files properly (at a first test it seemed to fail, I got shown lots of weird strings and characters).
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If you use the filter which is in OmegaT core, it is, indeed, very poor for XLIFF and its variants.
Maybe you also tried Okapi filter, which is a plugin: significantly better for XLIFF, but for SDLXLIFF specifically, some problems remain

Before you totally abandon the idea of using OmegaT you could try:
- DGT-OmegaT ( [url removed] ), which contains some added features specially for SDLXLIFF: [url removed]
For example, DGT-OmegaT can display the original file (the one which is encapsulated in the SDLXLIFF), which standard OmegaT cannot.
- or, if you continue with recent OmegaT, then part of DGT's features are in a plugin: [url removed]
We have used it for years for SDLXLIFF, and continue to try to have it more and more compatible with this format. If you try and find some issues, report them here and I will check if I can improve my filters.

[Edited at 2022-09-28 15:32 GMT]