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Revive Verifika, or switch to ErrorSpy
Thread poster: Erwin van Wouw
Erwin van Wouw
Erwin van Wouw  Identity Verified
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Feb 23

I have been using Verifika 2.5.4 for years without any problems, and to my full satisfaction. Suddenly the tool stopped working, i.e. it won't boot at all. Have any of you experienced something similar and come up with a solution?

They stopped support for this standalone product years ago, and now actively push for their SaaS offering. Another yearly subscription, sigh. If I don't succeed in reviving my Verifika, I think I will look elsewhere. I am testing ErrorSpy at the moment. At... See more
I have been using Verifika 2.5.4 for years without any problems, and to my full satisfaction. Suddenly the tool stopped working, i.e. it won't boot at all. Have any of you experienced something similar and come up with a solution?

They stopped support for this standalone product years ago, and now actively push for their SaaS offering. Another yearly subscription, sigh. If I don't succeed in reviving my Verifika, I think I will look elsewhere. I am testing ErrorSpy at the moment. At €249 this seems a good alternative, https://www.dog-gmbh.de/en/errorspy-product/ What do you think of this QA tool? ▲ Collapse
 
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have you tried Xbench? Feb 23

Erwin van Wouw wrote:

I have been using Verifika 2.5.4 for years without any problems, and to my full satisfaction. Suddenly the tool stopped working, i.e. it won't boot at all. Have any of you experienced something similar and come up with a solution?

They stopped support for this standalone product years ago, and now actively push for their SaaS offering. Another yearly subscription, sigh. If I don't succeed in reviving my Verifika, I think I will look elsewhere. I am testing ErrorSpy at the moment. At €249 this seems a good alternative, https://www.dog-gmbh.de/en/errorspy-product/ What do you think of this QA tool?


I'm assuming you've tried Xbench, right? That's what I usually use, plus the built in QA in CafeTran, memoQ or Trados, depending on which CAT tool I'm using.

https://www.xbench.net/

[Edited at 2025-02-23 09:18 GMT]

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You have to correct the errors manually Feb 23

Erwin van Wouw wrote:

I have been using Verifika 2.5.4 for years without any problems, and to my full satisfaction. Suddenly the tool stopped working, i.e. it won't boot at all. Have any of you experienced something similar and come up with a solution?

They stopped support for this standalone product years ago, and now actively push for their SaaS offering. Another yearly subscription, sigh. If I don't succeed in reviving my Verifika, I think I will look elsewhere. I am testing ErrorSpy at the moment. At €249 this seems a good alternative, https://www.dog-gmbh.de/en/errorspy-product/ What do you think of this QA tool?



You have to correct the errors manually, if I'm not mistaken. There is no way to correct them in the Excel file generated by ErrorSpy and then import those corrections.
 
Erwin van Wouw
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Lack of love Feb 23

I certainly have. Let's just say it wasn't love at first sight. Maybe I should give it another try.

Michael Beijer wrote:

I'm assuming you've tried Xbench, right?


 
Erwin van Wouw
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No longer supported Feb 23

Palex has now confirmed Verifika 2.5.4 does not work on Windows 11 24h2
 
Erwin van Wouw
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No memoQ support Feb 23

CafeTran Trainer wrote:

You have to correct the errors manually, if I'm not mistaken. There is no way to correct them in the Excel file generated by ErrorSpy and then import those corrections.


Thanks for reporting, good to know. I also found out that the Freelancer version can't process memoQ XLIFF files.
 
Stepan Konev
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If you accept online solutions Feb 24

try this workaround.
However I don't quite understand your reasoning. It is only $72 a year. Why do you think a €249 tool would be a better alternative?
 
Erwin van Wouw
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Yearly Feb 25

Stepan Konev wrote:

However I don't quite understand your reasoning. It is only $72 a year. Why do you think a €249 tool would be a better alternative?


I used the standalone version of Verifika for almost 10 years. Now it's an annual fee.
 


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