- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Time-limited); $99.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: May 26, 2009
- Total Downloads: 5,652,576
- Downloads last week: 1,359
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 137 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Babylon-Pro is a very good multilingual dictionary and reference tool. Covering most major languages and offering a huge number of free glossary add-ons, the program has a bounty of features. Babylon-Pro initially tries to add itself to your start-up programs without asking, but it discreetly runs in the background once installed. Look up words or phrases from any Windows program by simply selecting the text and using a key shortcut or mouse click that is easily modified in the Configuration options.
Selecting single words or short phrases for definitions or translations works very well, but translating larger chunks of text directly from a browser is less successful. Longer text works better when pasted directly into the Babylon interface, and translations tend to be more sensible than free online services. You can listen to a computerized voice pronounce words in English, but you'll need to add more text-to-speech engines to hear words in other languages. Another helpful feature lets you quickly convert currency, measurements, or time zones. A vast number of additional dictionaries and glossaries, both free and for sale, are available from the Babylon Web site, and adding new dictionaries is simple and fast. You can even build your own personalized glossaries with links and embedded images. The full-featured 30-day trial offers plenty of time to decide whether Babylon is valuable to you. The wide array of features and impressive options for adding custom content help this reference tool earn a top rating.
Publisher's description
From Babylon :Babylon offers you the most intuitive tool for all your translation needs. With Babylon you can quickly translate e-mails, Web pages, documents, or instant messages. You simply click on the word or text that you want to translate and a small window instantly appears with the desired results from Babylon's extensive database of language dictionaries or glossaries. Babylon offers its users a wide range of titles from the world's premier publishing houses including Oxford, Britannica, Merriam-Webster, Larousse, Vox, Langenscheidt, Pons, and Taishukan.
Version 7.5.2 r10 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
Babylon 7 offers text translation in 17 languages in addition to single word and phrase translations, spell check for IE, auto completion of words, smart dictionary, customization, and results from Wikipedia encyclopedia in 13 languages.
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