In 1999, the world of professional translation was a high-stakes, high-cost environment dominated by expensive software that many independent linguists couldn't afford. Yves Champollion
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| Product | Platform | Target User | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux - Java-based) | Freelance translators & LSPs | | Wordfast Classic | Microsoft Word (Windows & Mac) | Word-centric translators | | Wordfast Anywhere | Web-based (free, no installation) | Occasional translators, collaborators | | Wordfast Server | Enterprise server | Large translation teams, automation | | Wordfast Lite | Desktop (limited free version of Pro) | Beginners, students |
| Product | License Model | Price (USD/EUR approx.) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Wordfast Pro | Perpetual + 1 year updates | ~$400 | | Wordfast Classic | Perpetual + 1 year updates | ~$400 | | Wordfast Anywhere | Free (registration required) | $0 | | Wordfast Server | Annual subscription (per concurrent user) | Quotation-based | | Update renewal (any desktop product) | 1 additional year of updates | ~$100 |
Working from , Champollion began developing what would become Wordfast Classic . Instead of building a complex, standalone program, he designed it as a set of clever macros that lived right inside Microsoft Word . This allowed translators to stay in a familiar environment while gaining the massive productivity boost of "translation memory"—a database that stores and suggests previously translated sentences.