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MemoQ

memoQ is a translation management system (TMS) and translation technology platform that runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is developed by the Hungarian software company memoQ Fordítástechnológiai Zrt., formerly Kilgray, a provider of translation management software established in 2004 and cited as one of the fastest-growing companies in the translation technology sector in 2012, and 2013. memoQ provides translation memory, terminology management, machine translation and AI-assisted translation integration, workflow automation, and collaborative localization features in desktop, client/server and web-based environments.

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memoQ
DevelopermemoQ Translation Technologies
Stable release
12.3 / April 2026 (2026-04)
Operating systemWindows
TypeComputer-assisted translation
LicenseProprietary
Websitehttp://www.memoq.com/

memoQ is a translation management system (TMS)1 and translation technology platform that runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is developed by the Hungarian software company memoQ Fordítástechnológiai Zrt. (memoQ Translation Technologies), formerly Kilgray, a provider of translation management software established in 20042 and cited as one of the fastest-growing companies in the translation technology sector in 2012,3 and 2013.4 memoQ provides translation memory, terminology management, machine translation and AI-assisted translation integration, workflow automation, and collaborative localization features in desktop, client/server and web-based environments.5

History

memoQ,6789 a translation environment tool first released in 2006,10 was the first product created by memoQ Translation Technologies, a company founded in Hungary by the three language technologists Balázs Kis, István Lengyel and Gábor Ugray. In the years since the software was first presented, it has grown in popularity11121314 and is now among the most frequent TEnT applications used for translation (it was rated as the third most used CAT15 tool in a Proz.com study in 2013 and as the second most widely used tool in a June 2010 survey of 458 working translators16), after SDL Trados, Wordfast, Déjà Vu, OmegaT and others. Today it is available in desktop versions for translators (Translator Pro edition17), and project managers (Project Manager edition18), as well as site-installed and hosted server applications1920 offering integration with the desktop versions and a web browser interface.21 There are currently several active online forums in which users provide each other with independent advice and support on the software's functions, as well as many online tutorials created by professional trainers and active users.2223 Before its commercial debut, a version of memoQ (2.0) was distributed as postcardware.24

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References

  1. "memoQ TMS". memoQ. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  2. "Kilgray Technologies company information". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  3. Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award press release, 2012-10-30 Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards for 2013
  5. "Hello memoQ 12.3!". memoQ. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  6. Review of the first memoQ release in Multilingual magazine by Angelika Zerfaß, June 2006
  7. Review of memoQ 5.0 in Multilingual magazine by Angelika Zerfaß, June 2012
  8. Naomi J. Sutcliffe de Moraes, "MemoQ: A Strong Contender for the Title of Best Translation Environment Tool", article Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine in The ATA Chronicle, June 2009
  9. Review in German on uepo.de of memoQ 6.2
  10. memoQ release notification May 8, 2006 in Multilingual magazine
  11. "memoQ die Wunderwerkzeugkiste" - a report in German describing the positive experience of a translation agency's working teams with memoQ compared with similar technologies Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "MemoQ 3.5 - Aufsteigender Stern aus dem Osten" March 2009 review of memoQ by a large German specialist company for documentation Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Die Werkzeugkiste: MemoQ" Review of memoQ on the Vienna Chamber of Commerce web site Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  14. A legal translator's review of memoQ as a working tool
  15. "CAT Tool usage study". www.proz.com.
  16. Translation environment tool usage survey, June 2010
  17. "memoQ Translator Pro information".
  18. "memoQ Project Manager Edition information".
  19. Common Sense Advisory blog discussing server features in memoQ 4.0
  20. "memoQ Cloud hosted server information".
  21. "memoQ web translation interface information".
  22. Video of basic translation techniques with memoQ Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  23. Tutorials and information on memoQ from the Translation Tribulations blog
  24. Wikibooks entry describing the installation of the postcardware and commercial versions on the same computer
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