Localization Tips and Product Updates

If you're curious about how Crowdin AI can enhance your localization projects, this article answers some frequently asked questions about price, customization, and best practices. Let’s discover if an AI can translate and the best way to use AI tools for language translation. <YouTubeEmbed id="ZqfvNIMpp4Q" />

Effective communication transcends mere translation to connect with audiences worldwide. One powerful method that businesses employ to bridge these linguistic and cultural gaps is transcreation. In this article, we explore the definition of content transcreation, its significance, use cases, workflow, and the difference between transcreation and translation.

In September, we launched the GraphQL API for crowdin.com (previously only available for Enterprise), added a fine-tuning feature for the AI Assistant, made rate management in Report Management much easier, improved MT performance for non-key-value file formats, and much more. Read the full article for all the details.

In this article, we will introduce the realm of CAT tools, exploring their capabilities, benefits, and the role they play in bridging linguistic gaps and enabling effective communication on a global scale. Whether you're a translator, a project manager, or simply curious about the world of language technology, read on to discover how CAT software can help you with translation and localization.

We often emphasize the importance of providing context for translators. The more context you provide, the better translation quality you can get. This is especially important when it comes to web or mobile applications. Since texts for app translation are typically short, context would help translators decide which translation variant should be used. With Crowdin, you can provide translation context in multiple ways. It can either be a textual context for every key or an in-context preview to let translators browse the web app while translating. A manager in a Crowdin project can add screenshots, so translators can see exactly how the key would be used in the app. Let’s stop on the screenshots, they are great but might be hard to add for every key and maintain them relevant as your project evolves. One of our customers – Bounce, recently implemented a great solution for managing project screenshots. The amount of screenshots they manage is huge! Bounce project has 8000 screenshots in Crowdin, covering a big part of their product – a mobile app for luggage storage and pickup and their email templates. These screenshots are being updated as the product evolves. No manual work, the whole process is automated. How can that be possible? Let’s figure it out.

It's fascinating to watch how LLMs are taking over the translation industry. In the last few months, we've seen many great applications of how machines can assist and perform translation tasks. The reason LLM's seem to be taking over is because of the context they can accept and leverage when translating. Today, we're very excited to announce immediate access to the latest version of Crowdin AI with the fine-tuning feature! A way to feed TM's and glossaries of any size before asking the LLM to translate your content.

This month, much like in the recent past, our focus has been dedicated to implementing AI into localization workflows. As we continue to explore the potential and possibilities that artificial intelligence brings, it's worth mentioning other exciting updates as well.