Localize alternative

Redokun: the Localize alternative for translating documents

Smartcat alternative

Localize translates websites and web apps: add a snippet, and it detects and publishes content on your live site. Redokun translates the files your team produces, such as catalogues, datasheets, and InDesign brochures, and gives them back in the same format.

Translate a few times a year? Project Pass: one project, one price.
Translate regularly? The Workspace Plan.

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Translate documents such as InDesign, Word, PowerPoint, XLIFF, HTML, Excel, etc

Trusted by manufacturers shipping materials in 5, 10, or 20+ languages

Which tool fits your team

Localize and Redokun solve different problems. A manufacturer can need both: one for the website, one for the documents.

Localize is the better fit if you:

Need your website or web app translated and kept in sync as pages change
Want WordPress, Webflow, Drupal, or Contentful integrations
Need multilingual SEO settings for your site
Want to order professional translation inside the tool

Redokun is the better fit if you:

Translate catalogues, datasheets, and brochures in InDesign, Word, PowerPoint, or Excel
Already work with freelancers, distributors, or an agency as translation partners
Need the translated file back with its layout intact
Want flexible pricing such as one-off project plans or monthly billing

Redokun vs Localize: feature comparison

Redokun

Localize

Built for

Marketing teams at manufacturers translating documents

Teams translating websites and web apps

How content gets in and what you get back

Upload a file; You get the translated file, in its original format

JavaScript snippet detects content on your live site; Ttranslations published to your live site

InDesign

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.idml, layout preserved · Adobe Technology Partner

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Not among Localize for Documents formats

Who translates

Your own translators, distributors, or agency.

Your own translators, or human translation ordered from partner agencies

Other documents

.docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .ai, .eps, .svg, .html, .srt, .txt, .xliff, .xml, .json

PDF, .docx, .pptx, .xlsx, and .xliff via Localize for Documents

AI translation

DeepL, Google Translate, and ChatGPT, included

AI translation included. Vendors include DeepL, Google, and Microsoft

Languages

130+

Entry plans offer 10 languages, then unlimited languages

One-off project, no
subscription

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Project Pass

Non applicable icon

Not offered

Billing

Monthly, or annual with a 15% saving

Limited monthly billing plans

Redokun
Smartcat

Your website is one translation job. Your catalogue is another.

A website tool works on live pages. It finds new text on your site and publishes the translation back to it. That suits web content that changes weekly.The materials a manufacturer's marketing team sends to distributors are a different kind of work.
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‍A 60-page InDesign catalogue has to come back ready for print, with tables and part numbers in place. A datasheet revision changes 3 specs. Your translators should see those 3, not the whole document again. Your German distributor translates your German materials. They need access to the files, not to your website.

Redokun is built for this second job. Upload the file, invite your translators, and download the finished document.

Moving from Localize to Redokun

Start and finish your next translation project without extracting or copy-pasting any text from your document.

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Bring your Translation Memory

Export them from Localize (it supports file export, including XLIFF) and import them into your Redokun Translation Memory.
2

Upload your source files

Export InDesign documents as .idml, or upload Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files directly. No copy-pasting needed.
3

Set up your Glossary

Add product names, part names, and safety terms once, so your documents use the same terms as your website.
4

Invite translatorsand Pre-translate

Your translators review and confirm each segment. You download the finished file in its original format.

What changes when you translate in Redokun

Your InDesign catalogue comes back ready for a final check

Redokun is an Adobe Technology Partner. Upload your .idml file and download it translated, with tables, callouts, and part numbers in place. No one rebuilds the layout by hand.

Translate an InDesign file
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Every translator uses the same Glossary

Add part names, safety terms, and brand language once. The Glossary applies to every segment, document, and language, so a term cannot drift between your German and French data sheets.

See how Glossary work
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When a spec changes, translators only see what changed

Upload the revised datasheet. Quick Revisions carries over every confirmed segment in every language, so your translators handle only the new or edited text.

See how Quick Revision works
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Frequently asked questions

Can Localize translate InDesign files?
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InDesign is not among the formats Localize lists for its document add-on, which covers PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and XLIFF files.

Does Redokun translate websites?
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No. Redokun does not connect to or publish to a live website. It translates files, including .html, .xml, and .json exports. To keep a live website translated as it changes, use a website translation tool such as Localize.

Do I need a developer to use Redokun?
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No. You upload a file, invite your translators by email, and download the translated file. There is no code to add and nothing to install.

Where do I start?
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If you have one project now, buy Project Pass and upload your files the same day. For ongoing work, create a free account and start your 14-day trial of the Workspace Plan.