OmegaT is supplied with a comprehensive user manual. To call up the manual from within OmegaT, simply select Help > Users manual, or press F1.
An Instant Start Guide, which guides you through the main procedures and functions of OmegaT, is displayed in the OmegaT user interface by default.
You can also call up the user manual supplied with OmegaT without launching OmegaT itself. It can be found in the "docs" folder in your OmegaT program folder.
| HTML user manual online | The HTML user manual for OmegaT standard version. |
The following tutorials are available online/for download:
| OmegaT for CAT beginners tutorial (2020 edition) | by Susan Welsh, Marc Prior and Hiroshi Miura |
| OmegaT for CAT beginners (2020, in Japanese) | by Susan Welsh, Marc Prior and Hiroshi Miura |
| OmegaT the CAT power tools | by Hiroshi Miura |
| OmegaT the CAT power tools(in Japanese) | |
| OmegaT for Beginners tutorial (2014 edition) | By Susan Welsh (Open Document Format). |
| OmegaT for Beginners tutorial (2014 edition) | By Susan Welsh (PDF format). |
| В помощь переводчику: 10 советов по OmegaT | By Vladimir Zhdanov (in Russian). |
| Recursos do OmegaT: primeiros passos | By Sheila Gomes (in Brasilian Portuguese). |
OmegaT isn't just a product; it's an exciting project, and you can be part of it.
We always welcome new contributors!
To find out how to help, have a look at our documentation for developers:
| Contribution Guide | The OmegaT Contribution Guide. |
| Contribution Guide source text | The Contribution Guide source text in the OmegaT repository. |
Information on procedures and features of OmegaT for advanced users which can be found on other sites.
| Translating NetBeans IDE | Procedure for using OmegaT to localize the NetBeans IDE. |
| How to translate Magento | Procedure for using OmegaT to localize Magento. |
| How to translate Wordpress XLIFF files | Procedure for using OmegaT to localize XLIFF files exported from Wordpress. |
| Translating with Rainbow and OmegaT | A step-by-step guide on how to use the Text Extraction and the Text Merging utilities from Rainbow to pre- and post-process files to be translated using OmegaT. These utilities enable OmegaT to be used to translate file formats for which XLIFF conversion filters are available. |
| Playlist of OmegaT videos | OmegaT videos on the Qabiria YouTube channel. |
| OmegaT introduction tutorial | An introductory video to OmegaT in English by John Moran. |
| Video 1 | From the YouTube OmegaT series by Miguel Navarro (in Spanish). |
| Video 2 | From the YouTube OmegaT series by Miguel Navarro (in Spanish). |
| Video 3 | From the YouTube OmegaT series by Miguel Navarro (in Spanish). |
| Guida completa a OmegaT: tecniche, trucchi e consigli per traduttori e project manager | By Marco Cevoli and Sergio Alasia. (In Italian) |
| Self-paced online training course in English (for purchase) | By Marco Cevoli and Sergio Alasia. |
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Velior's corporate blog on translation and the translation industry |
Blog pages on OmegaT. (In English) |
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Velior's corporate blog on translation and the translation industry |
Blog pages on OmegaT. (In Russian) |