The following editions of SDL Trados Studio 2015 SR2 are available:
For a comparison list of the different features in the editions, see the SDL website.
For more information about licensing, see the SDL Licensing Help.
SDL 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.
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If you want to create AutoSuggest dictionaries, you can purchase an add-on that enables you to do this. The add-on is then included in the Freelance license activation code. |
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 GroupShare server-based projects.
SDL Trados Studio Professional is the complete package that includes all available features. If you are also working with SDL GroupShare, the server component of Studio, this edition gives you project manager functionality designed for use in GroupShare environments.
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If you are translating for a regulated industry, you can purchase an add-on to create regulator re`view 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 About Regulator Review Bundles. |
SDL Trados Studio Starter and SDL Trados Studio Express both have similar functionality to Freelance. What you can do in Starter and Express depends on which workflow you are using.
Starter and Express also differ in the following ways:
In Express, you can run 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 WorldServer and TMS.
For more information on Starter and Express, see What you can do in Starter and Express.
If you are working with SDL GroupShare, the server component of Studio, the SDL Trados Studio Workgroup edition gives you functionality designed for use in GroupShare environments.
You can open GroupShare server-based projects.
You can translate or review documents from GroupShare projects.
Other standard Studio functionality is available with the following limitations:
You cannot create new projects.
You cannot publish projects to SDL GroupShare.
You cannot perform TM maintenance in Translation Memories view in Studio.
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 About Regulator Review Bundles.