🚀 Start from here: your quick intro to Redokun
Welcome to Redokun! This guide will help you get started with translating your documents efficiently and collaboratively. By the end of this guide, you'll be able to upload, translate, and manage documents with your team.
🤩 What Is Redokun?
Redokun is a cloud-based translation management platform designed to streamline the process of translating documents.
It serves marketing teams, technical writers, localization managers, and translation agencies who need to translate design-heavy documents—like manuals, brochures, and product sheets—into multiple languages while preserving the original layout. For example, a product marketing team can use Redokun to localize product brochures into ten languages without disrupting the design.
Curious about how others use Redokun? Explore our case studies →
📄 How to Translate a Document
Redokun offers two primary workflows:
Online Translation: Use Redokun’s Web Editor to translate directly within your browser. This method is ideal when you want to avoid exchanging files and want to streamline collaboration among translators, proofreaders, and project managers.
Offline Translation: Export your document as an exchange file (XLIFF or Excel), share it with your translators, and then re-import it into Redokun. This workflow is best if your translators are used to working with tools like Excel or CAT tools, or when you want to assign the translation to an external vendor.
📂 Supported File Formats
Redokun supports a wide variety of file formats to help you work with the documents you already use.
See the full list of supported file formats →
🧠 Translation Memory (TM)
Every confirmed translation is automatically saved in your Translation Memory. This means:
- You never have to translate the same sentence twice.
- Translators receive instant suggestions based on previously approved translations, ensuring consistency and saving time.
Learn more about Translation Memory →
⚡ Boost Productivity with AI
Redokun integrates AI to accelerate your translation process:
Pre-Translate: Automatically translate entire documents using a combination of your Translation Memory and AI translation (e.g., DeepL, Google Translate, ChatGPT by OpenAI). Previously translated content will be reused where available, while new or modified segments are filled in using AI. This way, you can focus your review efforts on the newly generated translations.
- Segment-by-Segment AI Suggestions: Receive instant translation suggestions for each segment while working in the Web Editor.
📚 Enhance Consistency with Glossary
Maintain consistent terminology across all your translations by creating a Glossary:
- Define specific terms, expressions, and acronyms unique to your organization.
- Ensure translators use the correct terms, improving translation quality and brand consistency.
🔁 Handle Document Updates with Ease
When your source document is updated, use Redokun’s Revision feature:
- Upload the new version, and Redokun will automatically apply changes to all target languages.
- Previously translated segments remain intact, and only new or modified text requires translation.
👥 Collaborate with Your Team
Invite your team members to work together seamlessly:
Managers: Upload documents, assign tasks, and oversee the translation process.
Translators: Translate assigned documents using the Web Editor or offline tools.
When you invite a translator to a project, Redokun automatically sends them an email invitation. Once they accept and begin working, you receive a notification. Upon completion, Redokun informs you that the translation is finished.
To further enhance collaboration, Redokun offers features like comments and mentions, allowing you to communicate directly within the translation interface. These tools help reduce the need for external emails or meetings.
Learn more about these collaboration features in our Comments, Mentions & Notifications guide →
📄 Manage Your Projects with the Document List
The Document List serves as your central hub for managing all translation projects within Redokun. From this interface, you can:
- View all documents shared with you or uploaded by your team.
- Monitor translation progress across different languages using intuitive progress bars.
- Organize projects into folders for better structure and accessibility.
- Apply filters to sort documents by uploader, translator, target language, or status.
- Save custom views for quick access to specific project subsets.
For a comprehensive overview, refer to our Intro to the Document List guide →
💰 Explore Pricing Options
Redokun offers various pricing plans to suit different needs.
We’ve also prepared a quick guide to explain how to buy a plan and the available payment methods.