Documentation

User manuals

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.

Tutorials

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 toolsby 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).

Documentation for developers

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.

External documentation

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.

Training videos

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).

Books

Guida completa a OmegaT: tecniche, trucchi e consigli per traduttori e project manager By Marco Cevoli and Sergio Alasia. (In Italian)

Training

Self-paced online training course in English (for purchase) By Marco Cevoli and Sergio Alasia.

Blogs

Velior's corporate blog
on translation and the
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Blog pages on OmegaT. (In English)
Velior's corporate blog
on translation and the
translation industry
Blog pages on OmegaT. (In Russian)