Computer users might find it convenient to rely on the online services for translating small phrases and words, but with larger documents, texts or web pages, it’s a whole other story.

In this case, the Babylon desktop application is recommended, since it can provide you with an extensive set of tools that significantly reduces the time needed for searching word equivalents and explanations.

Babylon offers instant word translation by integrating with any desktop application. Thus, clicking on any term brings up the search results in a pop-up window, extracted from the large database of words, phrases, abbreviations, acronyms, encyclopedic and slang terms that the application comes with.

You can enhance your experience by adding new resources to the Babylon database, such as dictionaries and glossaries from the most varied fields of information.

The Babylon window enables you to search for terms and explanations online or translate a whole text from one language to another. Available in more than 30 different languages, the human voice feature is designed to read texts or words out loud, thus helping you learn and practice native pronunciation. Also, the application can be used for performing currency and other unit conversions.

Language recognition, complete lists of verb conjugations and tenses, term auto-completion and suggestions, automatic spell checking and proof-reading, writing aid capabilities, document translation are just some of the premium features, available to registered users only.

The Babylon desktop application can be easily activated and disabled using the mouse or the keyboard. Moreover, users can customize its appearance by changing the font type and size or the window position.

With an experience of more than 15 years, Babylon offers its users advanced translation software services, providing them with one-click translation within any desktop application. Its wide word, thesaurus and glossary database, together with the text-to-speech agent make it a reliable virtual dictionary, ready to help you translate personal or business documents, without requiring a specialists’ assistance.