Home » Compare Comparing Kaplan Desktop and MadCap Lingo Which software is better? Here is a rundown of features and reviews to help you make your decision. | ![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/profile_resources/1274581_r606414959e208.png) | ![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/profile_resources/1714468_r519e92285af3f.png) | Name | Kaplan Desktop | MadCap Lingo | Review breakdown | | | Most helpful review | | Great tool, would recommend to all my colleagues, must have for Flare translation Lingo is a must have tool for the proper translation of MadCap Flare resources. Lingo packages content from any of the programs in the MadPak Suite into a Lingo project which can be exported into XLIFF files so you can translate the files in the CAT tool of your choice. Then you simply import the XLIFF back into Lingo and you can export back to Flare.
Lingo makes the process go very smoothly. Updates and project alignment are also handled very efficiently. 1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Product description | Free and open source CAT tool for linguists.
Source code: https://github.com/kaplanPRO/kaplan-desktop
Kaplan also offers a Python library for most CAT functions which one may use to develop their own CAT tool. The source code for the Python library: https://github.com/kaplanPRO/kaplanpy
Both Kaplan Desktop and kaplanpy are distributed under the MIT License.
For more information, please visit the project homepage at https://kaplan.pro | MadCap Lingo is a translation management solution designed to assist technical writers, documentation specialists and professional translators in the translation and localization process.
Improve translation efficiency with a streamlined workflow using built-in Translation Memory technology (TMX support), detailed reporting capabilities, and advanced translation features such as alignment, termbases and more.
Learn more | Price | Free | $599.00 US | File formats | docx, odp, ods, odt, po, sdlxliff, txt, xliff | Microsoft® Word™ documents (no local install required) PowerPoint files Adobe® InDesign® XLIFF files HTM and HTML ResX files and much more! | License type | Perpetual, open source | Available as perpetual or time limited | Operating system | Windows, Linux | Windows | System requirements | No data | Intel Pentium 4 or better processor 4096 MB memory (RAM) 400 MB available hard drive space Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition 4.0 - | Compatibility | No data | Supports standard file formats XLIFF, DITA, HTML, TMX, and TBX. Also all MadCap filetypes, SDLXLIFF, TTX, TXML, .resx, .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .fm, .book, .mif, idml, .dita, .htm, .rtf, .txt. | Support and upgrades offered/included | N/A - Software is free, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Free upgrades to all future versions, Installation support, Free installation and licensing support | Free updates, but not upgrades, Free community support, Installation support | Support and tutorial links | [email protected] | Product Overview Tutorials | Free trial | No data | No data | Languages supported | No data | Left to Right and Right to Left | Looking to buy one of these tools? Save when you buy through ProZ.com Translator Group Buying Translator Group Buying → | | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | | |