September 2026: translate only what you need, per-file languages
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September was about precision. Translate only the highlighted or colored text in a Word file, send each file to just the languages it needs, and keep placeholders exactly as they are.
Choose what gets translated
- Translate only highlighted text in a Word file, or everything except it. (Translate highlighted text only)
- Translate only text in chosen font colors, or everything except black. (Translate colored text only)
- Per-file target languages. When you create a project, choose which languages each file goes to, with an Only button for a single language. (Send files to different languages)
Placeholders and formatting
- Placeholder protection.
{name},{{name}},${name},%sand%dare never translated, whatever the file or the AI tier. Protecting[brackets]is an option in Org settings. (Protect placeholders) - Non-breaking spaces survive file conversion.
Word counts and credits
- Word counts follow the GMX-V standard, the industry's published rules for numbers, hyphenated words and elisions. Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai are counted by character and converted to words. Counts come out a little higher than before, about 7% on average. (How Taia counts words)
- Automatic refunds. If an AI translation fails, the credits go straight back, and the failed file shows as an error.
- Premium AI runs on a stronger model, at the same price.
Plans
- Projects translated on Pro stay open after a downgrade to Free.
- A top-up purchase shows a confirmation and updates your balance straight away.
Teams
- Managers see "Submitted" when a translator has submitted their work.
- The Billing Manager role can be chosen when inviting someone.
Reliability
- Taia works behind strict corporate firewalls that block live connections: projects are created and progress updates arrive anyway.
- API keys reach the projects of the owner's teams and organization.