Editors

Translation editor

Review source and target segments side by side with Translation Memory, terminology, QA, comments, status, and per-segment retranslation.

The Translation editor is where you review a translated document segment by segment. Each row shows the source text and its translation; you edit the target, check the quality panel, and approve. It follows familiar CAT-editor conventions while staying browser based. Available from the Starter plan up.

A filename in Recent documents or All documents opens the Translation Editor. The Open dropdown also contains the available editor choices, Download, Extract terms and Share project. Actions depend on your plan, file type and translation status. DOCX files support the Document Editor on eligible plans; PDFs use the Translation Editor only. Editors are available on computers and tablets.

Bilingual review CSV in the editor toolbar saves pending edits when you have editing access, then downloads a snapshot of source text, translations and review status. Unfinished translations remain blank. It does not change your TM or consume translation words. It is intended for review, not for importing changes back into the project.

What you see

• The segment list: every segment of the document in order, with its status: not translated, draft, or approved. Exact translation memory matches carry a 100% TM badge.
• The editing row: click an editable segment to correct its target. Office documents also provide a formatting toolbar; PDF editing preserves the existing styles.
• The side panel: TM matches for the current segment, glossary terms found in its source, QA issues, retranslation options, and comments.
• The progress bar: how much of the document is approved, so you always know where you stand.

Translate a segment and go back to earlier versions

A segment with no translation shows a Translate button. Click it and AI fills the segment in, using your glossary and translation memory; only those words are counted. The same button in the side panel re-translates a segment that already has text.

Every version of a segment is kept: the first translation, each AI result and each edit you save. When a segment has more than one version, arrows appear above its translation ("Version 2 of 3"). Use them to go back to an earlier version; going back never deletes the newer ones. Versions are included on every plan that has the editor.

The review workflow

• For a DOCX still processing, the live editor opens once the first translated segment is available; pending rows keep their place and translated segments appear as they finish.
• The editor remembers your position between sessions.
• Approving stores the segment in your chosen write memory when TM saving is enabled; a draft stays unapproved.
• Segment resources compares glossary alternatives and approved TM matches; a suggestion is previewed before it is accepted or discarded. Translation settings change tone or context for one segment.
• Export downloads the translated document with its layout, or plain text. See Exporting.

Working through big documents

A 2,000-segment document needs more than scrolling. The toolbar above the segment list has the small functions that make the difference:

• Status filters: chips that narrow the list to untranslated, draft, translated, or approved segments. Combine them (e.g. draft + translated) to build your own review queue.
• Next untranslated / next issue: jump buttons that take you straight to the next segment that needs work or the next QA flag, with a live count of open issues.
• Find & replace: search across all target texts and replace everywhere at once. Replaced segments are marked as drafts so you can review what changed.
• Auto-apply 100% matches: when on, exact TM matches fill empty segments automatically as you move through the document.
• Save all approved to TM: one button pushes every approved segment into your translation memory in bulk, if you skipped the per-segment saves.

Keyboard shortcuts

What the editor is for

The editor puts the evidence for a review beside the target text: the source segment, terminology found in it, memory matches, QA findings, and saved history. Editing is available on tablets and desktop screens. Phone layouts remain read-only because the full segment controls do not fit reliably on a small screen.