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Running Trados 2014 Express and Trados 2015 Freelance Plus on the same computer

Stefanos Zachopoulos

Hi there! I recently bought Trados Studio 2015 Freelance Plus and I am about to install it on my computer where I had Trados 2014 Express already installed. I deactivated the Express license and unistalled Trados 2014 Express and then I read in the installation guide that I could have both 2014 and 2015 running on the same computer. The problem is that I do not own the license for Trados 2014 Express, it was given to me by a client I work for. On the other hand, I do own the Trados 2015 Freelance Plus version. Can I still continue to use both versions on the same computer? Do I really need to keep Trados 2014 Express now that I have Trados 2015 Freelance Plus?

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    Stefanos

    In my opinion, you don't need to keep Studio 2014 Express because Studio 2015 Freelance can do nearly everything your Express edition did. In fact, apart from the restriction to five languages, it can do even more than the Express edition.

    This KB article gives you an detailed list of all features covered by each edition, so that you can compare.

    The main reason not to keep using the Express version is a licensing one. You are depending on your client granting you a license (the Express edition is meant to be used for temporary assignments on server-based projects), and the risk that you don't get one when you are not currently working on a project for him, whereas the license for your Freelance version is a perpetual one and is under your control.

    Walter
  • 0 in reply to Walter Blaser
    Thanks Walter, I appreciate your insight on the matter. If I could ask one more thing just to be certain. Is there any chance that I will not be able to open or process a future translation package originating from the client who is still using Trados 2014 and has no plans of migrating to Trados 2015 anytime soon?
  • 0 in reply to Stefanos Zachopoulos
    Hi Stefanos

    You should not see any problems as the packages are compatible and you have a more recent version than your client. The other way round might cause issues if you use newly added file filters, such as the new Word 2016 filter. But if you don't create the project and only work on the packages you receive, you should not see any problems.

    Walter