Supported TM formats
You can create, update and search translation memories (TMs) in Trados Studio.
You can access server-based TMs available on an TMS.
Supported file-based (Local) TMs
You can use file-basedTMs in the *.sdltm format. These can be TMs created in either of these versions:
- Trados Studio 2024 (all versions)
- Trados Studio 2017 (all versions)
- Trados Studio 2015 (all versions)
- Trados Studio 2014 (all versions)
- SDL Trados Studio 2011 (all versions)
- SDL Trados Studio 2009 (all versions)
You can also use the following file-based TMs:
- SDLX 2007 (requires free SDLX Translation Memory Plug-in from RWS AppStore)
Supported server-based TMs
You can use server-based TMs from:
- Trados GroupShare (TM Server 2015 and 2017)
- TMS 12.2 and 12.1. Trados Studio 2021 and later enables TMS support via the free Trados Compatibility and Migration Power Pack app.
- WorldServer 11.x and 10.4 - read only access. Trados Studio 2021 and later enables WorldServer support via the free WorldServer Compatibility Pack for Studio app.
- SDLX SQL Server-based TMs (requires free SDLX Translation Memory Plug-in from RWS AppStore)
Upgrading TMs
You can also upgrade the following to the Trados Studio 2024 format in the Upgrade Translation Memories wizard:
- TMS 2009 SP3
- TMS 2009 SP1 and SP2
- SDLX 2007 file-based TMs (
*.mdb) - SDLX 2007 SQL server-based TMs
- SDL Trados 2007 file-based Translation Memories (
*.tmw) - SDL Trados 2007 server-based Translation Memories. To upgrade TMs from this format, you need SDL Trados Server Manager 2007 installed.
- Translation Memory Exchange documents (
*.tmx) - SDL Workbench or WinAlign export files (
*.txt)