Xanadu - The free language and translation wizard.
Xanadu translates words, terms and texts right from your desktop and from/into over 60 languages; find professional translators and specialised glossaries, read regularly updated language news and much more.
Major features
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1) Translate words or texts from/into over 60 languages with almost 200 free online dictionaries or text translation systems.
2) Several dictionaries can be looked up at the same time.
3) Keyboard shortcuts enable you to instantly translate terms selected in any Windows application (e.g. your browser or word processor).
4)Xanadu contains a directory of over 1000 glossaries for many domains and languages
5) Search the Web: Access all the best search engines in a single step. Xanadu displays all the results in a single page.
6) Contact professional translators (over 2500) for any langauge combination
7) Read daily or weekly updated news in the field of language and translation.
8) Interface available in English, Spanish, French and German (Italian coming very soon)
Our Review: Xanadu makes use of several great translation resources such as AllWords.com and Babylon. Basically it acts as a front-end to these services, and a pretty one at that. It does do more than just translate, however, and is a great tool for anyone from students to professional linguists.