Idea Delivered

This has been delivered with the Trados Studio 2026 release, see Trados Studio 2026 Release is here! for more information.

64-bit version of Studio

Please create a 64-bit version of Studio. At present only a 32-bit version is available, and therefore it can theoretically only access 2-3GB of system memory, meaning that upgrading your machine with more memory then this does not have any beneficial impact on Studio performance.

When handling large files & projects, allowing Studio access to all of your system's memory would make a huge difference in time and performance, and for this the app needs to be 64-bit.

Are there any plans to release a 64-bit version in future?

Jay Young

  • There's a real problem with the slowness of Trados in certain areas. Just to give you an example. I've just upgraded my computer to Intel I5-9600K, a real speed demon, installed a fresh copy of Win10 on Samsung's devillishly fast SSD M.2 EVO 970, installed 16 GBs of RAM and reinstalled Trados 2017.

    You can imagine how surprised I was, when I decided to import a smalll 500 TU TM into my 100k Big Mama. It imported the TUs in around 3 seconds, no problem, but then... got completely stuck for around 4 minutes on the "recomputing fuzzy index" thing.

    Seems like the hardware upgrade was money well spent...

  • So SDL 2019 SR1 is still a 32-bit version? That would possibly explain why it is so paiiiiiinfully slow under Win 10 and Parallels 14 VM? I never had issues under Win 7 and SDL 2014...but the upgrade to SDL 2019 has been disappointing.

    My TM is on stored on a NAS, which may also contribute to the speed issues.

  • I have a super computer with a very fast SSD. Trust me it doesnt help no matter how fast your SSD is!!! We require a 64 bit version of Studio. I am tired of slowless and lack if improvements in SDL 2019...

  • Former Member
    Former Member

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    You obviously did not choose a fast enough SSD… Just kidding of course ^^

    I have not upgraded to Studio 2019, but so far I have not seen any real improvements for translators. I have heard the project management side has been improved though.

    However I am not surprised to hear that Studio 2019 (still) crashes, and this is the main reason why I have not upgraded yet: from what I have seen, it seems like they just added a few features on top of an ancient software design, keeping all the previous problems, and calling it a new version.

    Several of my big customers are shifting from Studio to online CAT tools, and all of them provide a free access for translators.

    Although I will always prefer "offline" CAT tools over the online tools (for many reasons), I hope this will encourage SDL to build a whole new version of Trados Studio: a 64-bit version that uses all available resources, fixes all the crashes and the features that have never worked properly across versions, with a better and fully customizable interface.

    Another funny thing is how SDL is constantly trying to push their support contracts… when you are doomed to encounter crashes and major problems at all levels when dealing with this program.

    And to pick up on the above post of Sofie De Spiegeleer, it is not normal to have a whole program blocked on ONE task for an entire day, especially given the price of Studio licenses. I do know project managers who have to keep Trados running all night long, just to generate an analysis. And the worst part is that in the morning they often find the task simply crashed…

    Sometimes I wonder whether the company really wants to offer fully working software or it is just trying to sell as many licenses and support contracts as possible without making any real investments while the "leadership" lasts…