Compares the InDesign IDML you sent out for translation with the IDML that came back, and reports what was lost, what changed structurally, and what looks untranslated - without opening InDesign. Runs locally; nothing leaves your machine.
This repository hosts the trial builds only. The source is not published.
Latest build: see Releases. Windows 64-bit. Not code-signed yet,
so Windows will warn once on first launch (details in QUICK_START.md inside the zip).
LocalisationQA.exe- desktop window: pick two IDML files, pick the delivery profile, Comparelqa.exe- the same engine on the command linestamp_labels.jsx- run on the document before you send it out, so objects can be matched after an InDesign re-exportsample/- a small document pair with planted defects; always reported in fullQUICK_START.md,LICENSE.txt
The whole document pair is analysed and every finding is counted. One finding per rule is shown with its location and content; the rest are listed by rule only. The bundled sample shows the complete report.
I am looking for real before/after pairs from translation round trips, to find out whether the tool catches anything your current check does not - or flags things that are fine. Either answer is useful: hi@linguist-coder.com.
The call for testers, with more detail on what is checked and what is not: Seeking Testers: Comparing IDML Files Before and After Translation.
- Comparing InDesign Files After Translation: What to Check - what a structural review covers, and how to do it by hand on the IDML
- Why IDML Formatting Can Produce Translation Tags, and What to Check in InDesign - where the tags in a CAT tool come from
- Scaling Multilingual DTP by Automating Trados-Ready IDML Export from InDesign Books - preparing the IDML before it goes out
By the author of Overset Fixer Pro and LinkSafe for InDesign.