Soft copy is needed before using Termsoup
A soft copy is needed
When using Termsoup, you need to have a soft copy of the source file. If hard copy is all you have, here's how you do:
Scan the hard copy and create an image file.
Use optical character recognition (OCR) software to extract text from image.
Upload text to Termsoup and translate it.
If you receive a PDF file
Make sure which kind of PDF you get. Text PDF or scanned PDF?
Text PDF: [Convert PDF to Word](https://convertio.co/pdf-dFew readersWhat is Termsoup
Termsoup is not machine translation
Unlike Google Translate, Termsoup is not a machine translation (MT) software.
Termsoup is a computer-assisted translation (CAT) software that assists human translators to do their work faster and easier. In other words, users have to translate on their own when using Termsoup. But we do offer MT for paid users’ reference.
If you are not able to translate on your own and unsatisfied with Google Translate or other machine translation, then you'll haveSome readersHow to use Termsoup
No download required
Go to Termsoup.com with your browser and sign up for a free 10-day trial.
We recommend you use Chrome or Firefox. Safari is not recommended.
How to use Termsoup after trial
When trial expires, you can subscribe a plan best suits your needs. Please see Plan for details.
Supporting materials for first-timers
New to Termsoup? We suggest you to reaFew readersSupported formats and languages
Supported formats
We support doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, txt, html, xml, dtd, json, csv, yaml, srt, wix, json, yml, odt, ods, odp, po, xlf, xliff, sdlxliff, ttx, mif, idml, icml, and dita.
Supported languages
We support Arabic, Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, RSome readersServer & security
Where do Termsoup host its server
We host our server on Amazon Web Services (AWS) located in Japan. AWS is the leading brand industry and is adopted by renowned organizations, such as the US Department of State, ICAO, Airbnb, Netflix, Spotify, and Pinterest.
Further reading
[AWS's latest client list](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/?nc1=h_ls&customer-references-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.publishedDate&customer-references-cards.sort-order=desc&awsf.customerSome readers
