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The OmegaT Project announces the release of OmegaT 6.0 - the latest version of its free computer-aided translation (CAT) tool designed for professionals.

Download link: https://omegat.org/download

OmegaT 6.0 brings 86 enhancements and 89 bug fixes compared to the 4.3.3 version[^1].

This update introduces a range of new features designed to make the translation process more efficient and effective. You can see the complete list of new features and bug fixes in the changes.txt file on the development site. This document is a very valuable resource for users who want to learn more about OmegaT 6.0.... read more

OmegaT 4.3.3 and 5.7.1 bring one bug fix:

The existing source for downloading spelling dictionaries is now defunct. A new location is now provided by default:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/contrib/dictionaries/

Users who have not customized Spellchecker > "URL of online dictionaries" will have this setting automatically upgraded to the new location.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localisers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.... read more

OmegaT 5.7.0 brings 4 enhancements and 2 bug fixes.

The Dictionary pane has been enhanced with faster loading and support for images and other media. DSL tag support has also been enhanced.

Some UI bugs were fixed.

The Italian localisation was updated, and the English manual was expanded.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localisers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.... read more

OmegaT 5.6.0 brings 5 enhancements and 8 bug fixes.

You can now change the OmegaT interface theme. See Preferences > Appearance > Theme. Additional themes can be added via plugins; plugin authors should refer to
https://sourceforge.net/p/omegat/feature-requests/1567/

OmegaT can now automatically detect the branch to use for git-based team projects.

OmegaT can now detect the encoding of TSV-format glossary files based on a "magic comment"; for details see
https://sourceforge.net/p/omegat/feature-requests/1579/... read more

OmegaT 5.5.0 brings 11 enhancements and 3 bug fixes.

There is now an alternative layout for the glossary pane called "Dictionary". See Preferences > Glossary > Glossary layout. Also the colors of content in the glossary pane can now be customized.

Additional glossary layouts can be added by third-party plugins; plugin authors should refer to
https://sourceforge.net/p/omegat/feature-requests/1538/

Support for Joomla language files was added.... read more

OmegaT 5.4.4 brings 1 enhancement for plugin developers. There are no user-facing changes in behavior.

OmegaT is published as a Maven resource for use in developing plugins. For this purpose it has been hosted on Bintray/JCenter, which will be shutting down in May 2021.

OmegaT and its dependencies that are published under the org.omegat* group ID have migrated to Maven Central. Users who consume OmegaT as a Maven resource should update to org.omegat:omegat:5.4.4 and remove any references to JCenter or the Bintray repository.... read more

OmegaT 5.4.3 brings 1 bug fix.

In 5.4.2 the DeepL MT connector was changed to use the V2 API rather than the deprecated V1 API, but the V2 API is not available for CAT tool integration. This change has been reverted.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localisers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.

Donations are welcome:
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OmegaT 5.4.2 brings 1 enhancement and 1 bug fix.

Due to a bug in the enhancement "Sync file deletions from repository to project" (#1499), all source files were being deleted from SVN-based team projects. As a temporary fix, this feature has been disabled for SVN-based projects.

The DeepL MT connector now uses the V2 API rather than the deprecated V1 API.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localisers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.... read more

OmegaT 5.4.1 brings 1 bug fix.

The default color for untranslated segments was incorrect.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localisers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.

Donations are welcome:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9UB6Y2BBF99LL

OmegaT 5.4.0 brings 7 enhancements and 8 bug fixes.

Files remotely deleted from team projects are now deleted from the local project as well.

XLIFF translation state attribute is now updated according to the segment's status in OmegaT. See here for details:
- http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/os/xliff-core.html#state
- https://sourceforge.net/p/omegat/feature-requests/1506/

Search hits for comments or properties now show the matched comment or property in the search results area.... read more

OmegaT 5.3.0 brings 6 enhancements and 9 bug fixes.

Preferences > Plugins now lists installed plugins.

A "file" repository type is now supported for team projects.

The fuzzy matching threshold is now configurable.

A Mozilla .ftl file filter was added.

Support was added for the Yandex.Cloud machine translation service.

The Corsican, Dutch, Finnish, French, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkmen, and Ukranian localisations were updated.... read more

OmegaT 5.2.0 brings 3 enhancements, 6 bug fixes, and 7 localization updates vs 5.1.0.

The TMX 'tuid' attribute is now supported as a segment ID for matching purposes. It is also included in the exported level-2 TMX.

Matching accuracy for tags in level-2 TMXs is improved.

Bugs in the following features were fixed:

• Saving LanguageTool settings
• The Moodle PHP filter
• MyMemory machine translation

The Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, French, Italian, Simplified Chinese, and Turkmen localizations were updated. A new Finnish localization was added.... read more

OmegaT 4.3.2 brings 1 bugfix and 2 localization updates. There are no changes to the core behavior of OmegaT.

A bug preventing the context menu from opening in some situations for some locales was fixed.

A Finnish localization, including manual, was added.

The Simplified Chinese localization was updated to 4.3.2.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localizers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.... read more

OmegaT 5.1.0 brings the Mac and Windows packaging fixes from 4.3.1, plus 2 enhancements.

The Mac distribution has fixes for macOS 10.15 "Catalina". The Windows version has fixes for the installer. See here for details:
https://sourceforge.net/p/omegat/news/2019/11/omegat-standard-version-431-released/

You can now specify the server to connect to in the Apertium MT connector.

In the Glossary pane, tooltips on glossary entries reveal the files they originated from.... read more

OmegaT 4.3.1 brings 1 enhancement and 2 bug fixes.

All changes are packaging or localization-related; there are no changes to the core behavior of OmegaT.

The Mac distribution is now notarized. Notarization is a security feature new to macOS 10.15 "Catalina". When launching the OmegaT app for the first time, users should no longer get a message about how the app can't be opened.

The Mac distribution now works with the new permissions system in macOS 10.15. When attempting to access files in your Desktop, Documents, or Downloads folders, the system will seek your permission first.... read more

OmegaT 5.0.0 brings 3 enhancements and 1 bug fix.

BCP 47 language tags are now supported.

TM entries with almost-matching locales can now be shown as fuzzy matches with a configurable penalty.

The bundled JRE in "with-JRE" distributions has been updated to Java 8u222, now from AdoptOpenJDK rather than Oracle. Note that the 32-bit Linux distribution has been discontinued. 32-bit Linux users should use the "without-JRE" distribution and supply their own JRE.... read more

OmegaT 4.3.0 is the new standard version of OmegaT.

Compared with 4.2.0, it has 6 enhancements and 8 bug fixes. Highlights include:

The Insert key toggles a new Overwrite mode in the editor.

There were several critical bug fixes related to team projects.

Problems upgrading existing installations on Windows via the installer have been addressed.

Compared with 3.6.0 update 11, it has 129 enhancements and 65 bug fixes. Highlights include:... read more

OmegaT 4.2.0 brings 5 enhancements and 1 bug fix.

There is now a separate color for "enforced" TM matches in the Editor.

Apache Ivy is now included with OmegaT to allow Groovy scripts to fetch external libraries.

OmegaT can now run on Java 11. Note that Java 8 remains the recommended version, and all "with JRE" distributions continue to bundle the Java 8 JRE.

Spelling dictionaries without a region ("fr", not "fr-FR") now show up as available when installing.... read more

OmegaT 4.1.5 update 4 brings 6 enhancements and 4 bug fixes.

It is now possible to search the select text in dictionaries.

Paragraphs marks can now be shown in the Editor, and the beginning of a paragraph will be mentioned in the segment marker.

There are new Polish, Czech and Slovak segmentations rules.

When running scripts on the command line, it’s now possible to run scripts designed initially for the user interface.... read more

OmegaT 3.6.0 update 11 is a maintenance release, with 1 bug fix.

Translations were not loaded when the first 2 letters of 3-character language codes were the same.

This will be the last release of the 3.6 branch, and will be the last version of OmegaT running on Java 1.6.
All future versions will require Java 1.8.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localisers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.... read more

cApStAn announced today that they are supporting OmegaT for "Giving Tuesday" on November 27.

Read the details on their blog post:
http://www.capstan.be/giving-back/join-capstan-in-supporting-omegat-on-giving-tuesday-november-27/

OmegaT 4.1.5 update 3 is a maintenance release with 2 enhancements and 2 bug fixes.

There is a new Moodle .php filter.

When using multiple machine translation engines, it is now possible to choose which MT suggestion to insert.

In team projects, some Subversion network errors were not detected as an offline condition.

The console mode was not working.

The Dutch, Interlingua, Italian, Russian and Sardinian localisations were updated.... read more

OmegaT 4.1.5 update 2 is a maintenance release, especially important for team project users. All OmegaT 4 team project users should migrate to this version.

It’s now possible to use two methods of authentication (username/password or API key) for IBM Watson machine translation.

In team projects, OmegaT will switch automatically to offline or online mode according to the state of the network connection. This was the case with 3.6, but had never been implemented in OmegaT 4.... read more

OmegaT 4.1.5 update 1 has 3 enhancements and 4 bug fixes.

In Watson Language Translator, neural translation is now always on, and it is possible to enter a model ID in the credentials dialog.

Automatic conversion of numbers when inserting fuzzy matches now works with Ctrl+I in addition to Ctrl+R.

It is now possible to download arbitrary root-level folders in OmegaT 4 team projects. In addition, all files, not only a few preconfigured ones, can be downloaded in the /omegaT folder, including the spell-checking files learned_words.txt and ignored_words.txt.... read more

OmegaT 3.6.0 update 10 is a maintenance release, with 3 bug fixes.

Adjacent search matches were collapsed when doing a search/replace, find-replace results overlapped and adjacent next matches were skipped by Replace Next.

The documentation is now available in Belarusian and Croatian.
The Czech, Interlingua, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese documentations were updated.

The OmegaT Project always welcomes developers, localisers and users to contribute their experience, knowledge and insights to the software we release.... read more