Matecat
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Matecat, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Matecat's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Matecat | Free | Free · unlimited features, users, and projects |
The facts
Each one read from Matecat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Matecat provides REST APIs to create projects and check their status; creating API credentials requires contacting support with a use description.checked 10 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- Teams can assign jobs, mention people in comments, collaborate in real time, and split projects among translators.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Desktop and mobile
- Matecat says it is not available for mobile devices and can be used on desktop through a browser.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Document translation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- File support
- Matecat states that it supports 80 file formats, while its terms say the hosted service works with XLIFF out of the box and additional formats may require Matecat Filters.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Glossary tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Matecat describes the software as suitable for companies, language service providers, freelancers, and other users.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Matecat is a free, open-source online computer-assisted translation tool for translation companies, translators, and enterprise users.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security and data
- Matecat says browser-to-server communications use SSL and its security guide states that originals and translations are stored long term; public segments may be used to provide matches to others.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Matecat publishes installation instructions for deploying its open-source server, which can keep data on the user's own machine.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Matecat support team is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 19:00 CET.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Translation assistance
- Matecat uses translation memories and machine-translation matches to help reduce the text translators need to translate.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Translation memory
- Matecat has a native integration with MyMemory, and its terms say public segments may be used to provide translation matches to other users.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Website translation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- WordPress
- The user guide includes instructions for translating WordPress sites with Matecat.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Rome, Italychecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Machine translation
- Matecat offers adaptive machine translation from ModernMT in more than 200 languages.checked 10 Oct 2026
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