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SDL Trados Studio editions

The following editions of SDL Trados Studio 2017 are available:

  • Freelance
  • Professional
  • Starter
  • Express
  • Workgroup
  • Regulated Industries

For a comparison list of the different features in the editions, see the SDL Trados Studio 2017 editions comparison table.

For more information about licensing, see the SDL Licensing Help.

Freelance

Trados Studio Freelance is different from the Professional version in the following ways:

  • You can only work with five languages. To change your language selection at a later point, return the license, uninstall and reinstall, then activate your license again. This will take you back to the language selection window.
  • You can use AutoSuggest dictionaries but you cannot create them.
  • You cannot use Freelance on a computer that is part of a domain-based corporate network.
  • You can open and work with project packages but you cannot create them. You can create return packages to return your completed work.
  • You cannot create custom task sequences.
  • You cannot apply PerfectMatch to project files.
  • You cannot publish SDL Trados GroupShare server-based projects.

Professional

Trados Studio Professional is the complete package that includes all available features. If you are also working with Trados GroupShare, the server component of Trados Studio, this edition gives you project manager functionality designed for use in Trados GroupShare environments.

The Translation Quality Assessment feature (TQA) is only available in the Professional edition.

Starter and Express

Trados Studio Starter and Trados Studio Express both have similar functionality to Freelance. What you can do in Starter and Express depends on which workflow you are using.

  • In Starter you can use a Single-file Translation Workflow.
  • In both Starter and Express you can use a Project Package Translation: Offline Workflow.

Starter and Express also differ in the following ways:

  • In Express, you can run Trados Studio as part of a domain-based corporate network and have use of unlimited languages.
  • In Express, you can only open documents from packages created in an SDL enterprise product. Enterprise products include SDL WorldServer and TMS.

For more information on Starter and Express, see What you can do in Starter and Express.

Workgroup

If you are working with Trados GroupShare, the server component of Trados Studio, the Trados Studio Workgroup edition gives you functionality designed for use in Trados GroupShare environments.

  • You can open Trados GroupShare server-based projects.
  • You can translate or review documents from Trados GroupShare projects.

Other standard Trados Studio functionality is available with the following limitations:

  • You cannot create new projects.
  • You cannot publish projects to Trados GroupShare.
  • You cannot perform TM maintenance in Translation Memories view in Trados Studio.

Regulated Industries

If you are translating for a regulated industry, you can purchase an add-on to create regulator review bundles. The add-on is then included in the Professional license activation code.

Bundles contain a specific collection of documents needed by the regulator for review. For more information about bundles, see .