Adapt It

NOTE: Adapt It (Regular) version 5.2.2 now runs on computers under Windows 95 or Windows 98.

Adapt It is a software program that provides tools for translating either text or scripture from one language which you know, to another related language known to you or a coworker. No linguistic analysis is performed. Thus it can be an appropriate tool for native speakers who have no linguistic training. Technically speaking, it is in the category of "Memory Translation Software" that relies heavily on the innate abilities of bilingual speakers. Adapt It is a Machine Assisted Human Translation tool and is significantly different from traditional "Computer Assisted Related Language Adaptation" (CARLA) software. For more information on this, click here .

Adapt It WX

Adapt It WX and Adapt It WX Unicode are the latest versions of Adapt It built with the wxWidgets (WX) cross-platform programming framework. The cross-platform versions began at version numbers 4.x.x, and the much improved (refactored) Adapt It now begins with version 5.x.x.

On this site you can download installers for Windows and Macintosh. Versions for Linux are available from http://packages.sil.org/. There are two basic versions available for Windows systems: Regular (non-Unicode) and Unicode. Unless you have a special reason to use the non-Unicode version we recommend that you use the Unicode version along with Unicode fonts and Unicode data. The Regular version only runs on Windows 98 and above systems including XP and Vista/7. The Unicode version will only run on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Vista/7 systems, although for right-to-left scripts, one should have Windows XP or Vista/7. For Linux (Ubuntu) and Macintosh systems, only the Unicode version is available. Adapt It WX is open source software. The source code for Adapt It WX is available at http://code.google.com/p/adaptit/.

Adapt It 5.2.1 - SOFTPEDIA "100% FREE" AWARD Softpedia guarantees that Adapt It 5.2.1 is 100% Free, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.

New! The Macintosh version is now available for download (18.7MB):

Version 5.2.1 supports Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard in a Universal Binary: Adapt_It-5.2.1.dmg.
Here is what Softpedia says about the Mac version of Adapt It.

Help localize Adapt It's interface into the language of your choice!

Choose your interface language from within Adapt It.

The new WX versions have the ability to change interface languages without downloading a separate program for each langauge interface. The interfaces are available in English (the default), Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea), French, Indonesian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian. Only Tok Pisin is fully "localized" in this release 4.0.x of the WX version. The interfaces for French, Indonesian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian are only partially "localized" (meaning that some interface elements will still be displayed in English - until we are able to get translators to complete the localizations for the WX version).

Online Help is now available inside Adapt It.

The new WX versions have over 10MB of online (HTML) help which is accessible from Adapt It's Help menu.

Which installer should I use?

If your Internet connection permits, you should download the full installer, for either the Unicode or the Regular version (if you do not need Unicode). The full installers install the program, all documentation, online helps, and the localization files. The full installer is about 14.5MB in size. If you cannot handle a 14.5MB download, you can download the minimal installer, which will install the program itself, but will not include any documentation, nor will it include any localization files (it will only display an English interface without the localization files).

Previous Stable WX Version

If you have tried the latest version, but have experienced problems, you might try a previous stable version from the chart below

HTTP DOWNLOAD	SIZE	DESCRIPTION
Full Windows Installer for the Unicode Version: Adapt_It_WX_5_1_4_Unicode.exe	14.8MB	Adapt It WX Unicode Full Install (including documentation, online help files and localization files). Requires Windows 2000, XP or Vista/7.
Full Windows Installer for the Regular (non-Unicode) Version: Adapt_It_WX_5_1_4_Regular.exe	14.3MB	Adapt It WX Regular Full Install (including documentation, online help files and localization files). For legacy non-Unicode encodings.

Legacy versions

Note: The following legacy versions are available, but are no longer updated with bug fixes or new features. We recommend you install the new Adapt It WX or Adapt It WX Unicode from the above list.

In these legacy versions, separate downloads are required for different interface versions. The legacy version interface can be in English, French, Indonesian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and Azeri (the Mandarin and Azeri are available only with the Unicode form of the legacy applications).

After downloading, double-click the exe file. (This is a setup installer. It will install the program and off-line documentation files, including a tutorial.)

The PowerPoints reflect version 2.4.1 but are still pertinent for version 3. However, version 3 will have extra commands in the menus, extra pages in the wizard, and the appearance of some dialogs will differ. These differences are not large.

Adapt It for Dana, version 1.0, is now released. It supports ANSI single-byte encodings only. There are two files to download, one contains AdaptItDana.prc and two other utility applications plus the AI_USFM.xml file containing USFM data, version 2.05. The other (larger) download contains a PDF file for the documentation booklet (84 pages). Both downloads are self-extracting zip archives, they are not installers and therefore additional installation steps are required -- the documentation booklet, plus the Dana's manual, together give all the necessary details.

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