Déjà Vu X3

Déjà Vu X3 is Windows desktop software for computer-assisted translation, built around reusing previous translations in an integrated work environment. DeepMiner searches translation memories and terminology databases for phrases and can repair fuzzy matches. AutoWrite suggests terms, phrases, and sentences from a user's databases during translation. A quality assurance module checks terminology consistency, formatting, numbers, and tags, with customizable rules. Live Preview shows translation progress in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. Supported formats include Office files, PDF, XLIFF, SDLXLIFF, TMX, XML, YAML, InDesign, and HTML. Integrations include several machine translation services and Dragon NaturallySpeaking for voice commands and speech recognition. Workgroup supports real-time sharing of translation memories and termbases, multilingual projects, and workload splitting. Installing the trial provides the Professional version for 30 days, after which the software switches to Free mode. The Free edition can work on satellite projects prepared with Déjà Vu X3 Workgroup. The listed pricing note says paid plans start from €420.

Déjà Vu X3 combines translation memory, terminology tools, predictive writing, and quality checks. A 30-day Professional evaluation switches to Free mode, and the pricing note lists paid plans from €420.

Déjà Vu X3 suits translators who want to reuse translation memories and terminology databases in Windows desktop software. Workgroup includes tools for teams sharing resources and dividing project workloads.

Déjà Vu X3 is desktop computer-assisted translation software for Windows. It suits translators and teams with translation memories and terminology to reuse, while casual users and Mac owners are better served elsewhere. The free edition handles satellite projects, but independent professional work requires a paid plan.

Overview

Déjà Vu X3 centers on reusing a translator’s prior work. Translation memory and terminology management give it a clear purpose for recurring content; DeepMiner draws on those databases to assemble phrases and repair fuzzy matches, and AutoWrite suggests saved terms, phrases and sentences for the translator to choose. These features can save effort when a mature language database exists, but offer less to someone starting from scratch.

Live Preview shows progress in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. File support spans Office, PDF, XLIFF, SDLXLIFF, TMX, XML, YAML, InDesign and HTML, among other formats. Interoperability formats include Studio packages, MemoQ XLIFF, Wordfast TXML, RTF external view, TTX and Trados Workbench. That range suits translators moving projects between CAT tools. Alignment and customizable QA checks add useful control over terminology consistency, formatting, numbers and tags.

Key features

Translation assistance

DeepMiner’s fuzzy-match repair and phrase assembly are aimed at making existing translation memories more useful during a project. AutoWrite keeps suggestions grounded in the user’s own databases, which is valuable for consistent, repetitive work but does not replace the translator’s judgment.

Quality and collaboration

QA rules can check terminology, formatting, numbers and tags, giving professional workflows a way to catch common inconsistencies. Workgroup adds real-time sharing of translation memories and termbases, multilingual projects and workload splitting. That makes it the more relevant tier for coordinated teams; solo translators do not need its collaboration capacity.

Integrations

Machine translation connections include Google Translate, Microsoft Translate, ITranslate4, MyMemory Translate, Systran, Promt Translation and Asia Online Language Studio. Dragon NaturallySpeaking integration supports voice commands and speech recognition. Together with the CAT exchange formats, these connections make the product adaptable to established workflows.

Pricing

The pricing model is freemium, with a 30-day Professional evaluation that switches to FREE mode when it ends. Paid plans start at €420. The free edition is not an unrestricted solo version: it can view and work on satellite projects sent by translation firms, including standalone and Workgroup-prepared satellite projects.

Professional’s limits on project languages and databases may constrain larger projects; Workgroup removes the memory and termbase cap and raises the language limit, but requires custom pricing. No per-user quotas or renewal terms are stated for these plans.

Platforms

Déjà Vu X3 is desktop software for Windows. Atril lists support from Windows XP through Windows 10 and older Windows Server releases. ARM-based Macs cannot run it, even through a Windows virtual machine, so Mac users should choose another platform.

Who it's for

Choose Déjà Vu X3 if you translate recurring material, maintain translation memories or termbases, and need CAT-format exchange, QA checks or team sharing. The Free edition makes sense for satellite work; Professional is the closer fit for independent projects, while Workgroup is built for larger multilingual collaboration. It is a poor fit for users seeking an unrestricted free solo tool or Mac support.

Pros and cons

Pros

• DeepMiner and AutoWrite put existing translation memories and terminology to work through matching and selectable suggestions.
• Broad document and CAT-tool format support helps with varied client workflows.
• Customizable QA checks cover terminology, formatting, numbers and tags.
• Workgroup supports live sharing, multilingual projects and workload splitting.

Cons

• The Free edition is limited to satellite projects, making it unsuitable for unrestricted independent translation.
• Professional caps projects at two target languages and five memories and termbases per target language.
• Paid plan prices are custom, so the €420 starting note does not establish the cost of each tier.
• Windows support and the ARM Mac limitation rule it out for some desktop users.

Alternatives

• XTM Cloud is the alternative to consider for a paid, broad-platform service with a Team plan priced at $16,500 a year, 2 million processed words annually and unlimited users.
• ApSIC Xbench offers a free edition and a paid Xbench 3.0 plan at €99 a year, alongside its frozen non-Unicode freeware release.
• CafeTran Espresso has Linux, macOS and Windows support, with a free tier capped at 1,000 translation units and 500 glossary terms.
• locAGI is a freemium platform available on the web and through API, Linux and macOS.
• Matecat is a free web-based option with unlimited features, users and projects.
• OpenTM2 is a free, open-source Windows translation memory tool.
• Segmova is a web-based tool with plans priced as free during Beta.
• TextUnited offers a free web and API plan capped at 15,000 words per month, 15 PDF pages per month and one user.

For broader browsing, see Computer-Assisted Translation Software and Translation Software.

Verdict

Déjà Vu X3 is best for professional translators and teams that already have language assets to reuse and need a Windows-based workflow with QA, format interoperability and optional collaboration. Its database-driven assistance is the main reason to choose it. Look elsewhere if you need Mac support, unrestricted free solo work or clear per-plan pricing before committing.