Importing a Translation Memory

Importing a Translation Memory (TM) allows you to reuse translations created outside Wordscope, saving time and ensuring consistency from the very start of your project. Wordscope supports the industry-standard TMX (Translation Memory eXchange) format, making it easy to transfer TMs between different CAT tools.

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When do you need to import a Translation Memory?

There are two common situations:

👉 You work with another CAT tool and want to migrate to Wordscope without losing your existing content
Most CAT tools allow you to export your Translation Memory as a TMX file, which can then be imported into Wordscope.

👉 Your client provides their own Translation Memory
Clients often supply a TM to ensure terminology and style consistency across projects.

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Import options in Wordscope

You can import a TMX file in two ways:

• Into an existing Translation Memory — to enrich it with additional segments
• Into a new Translation Memory — containing only the imported content

If you want to import into a new Translation Memory, create it first as described in the article: How to create a Translation Memory

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How to import a TMX file

Once your Translation Memory exists in Wordscope, follow these steps to import a TMX file:

1️⃣ Open Settings and locate the Translation Memory into which you want to import the TMX file

2️⃣ Click the menu on the same line and select Import a Translation Memory

3️⃣ Click Select File and select the TMX file from your computer

4️⃣ Click Confirm

Wordscope will process the file in the background. You will receive an email notification when the import is complete.

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⚠️ Important

When using a Translation Memory in a project, always ensure that the project language pair matches the languages of your imported TMX file. If the languages do not match, no segments will be found and the Translation Memory will not provide suggestions.

If you are unsure about the languages contained in the TMX file, you can open it with a text editor such as Notepad. Look for a block starting with <tu> (translation unit). Inside this block, you will find two language sections with language codes (for example, en-US, fr-FR, etc.).

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