There is a new free Translator Edition of Passolo: https://www.trados.com/de/product/passolo/translator-edition/

However, the customer must then send a licensed translation bundle (*.tbulic), in which case you can use the free Translator Edition to open, edit and save the bundle.

Hi Birgit,

Thanks. And what if the client can't send us the .tbulic bundle?

If he uses Passolo Professional licence only, then he can only work with .tbu, not .tbulic. Isn't that so?

For .tbulic, he would need a Passolo Team or Collaboration Edition?

Thanks.

Veronika 

Yes, that's right. The customer needs the Team or Collaboration Edition.
Or the service provider has a Professional Edition.
Editing probably also works in Studio, but I'm not familiar with it. I am a localisation manager and only work with Passolo.

I will ask the client and then we will take it from there.

Thanks!

DLL is not DLL. While Passolo supports most development platforms, Studio just supports .NET DLLs. So you need to clarify how DLLs are developed before you can use Studio. Software manufacturers are choosing Passolo because it supports a project based workflow which’s allows to preserve previous translations instead of retranslating everything from the TM with each new software release.

Your customer should provide a TBULICxx file that would allow you to use the free Translator Edition. When localizing DLL based software, it is usually beneficial to be able to preview the dialog and potentially adapt control sizes when translations are getting longer.

Newer Passolo version are also supporting SDLXLIFF export/import workflows.

Hi Achim,

Wow, thanks for this explanation. :-)

So, can the client also make an export in .sdlxliff format himself?? He has Passolo v 16.

No, this feature is only available in Passolo 2018 and newer.

If the customer has no Team Edition and sends just TBU files he is expecting you to have a fully licenses Team Edition to split up the project for your supply chain.