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MadCap Lingo v5.1 Download

Follow the instructions below to download and install MadCap Lingo.

If you have purchased Lingo and have a license key:

Use your license key to activate Lingo. Until activated, Lingo runs in trial mode.

If you are evaluating Lingo:

Lingo runs in trial mode. The trial is limited to a 30-day evaluation period and cannot be used for production work.

Note: While in trial mode, Lingo will scramble the content when projects are exported to any of the supported file formats.

Upon purchase and activation of Lingo, the limitations are removed and the projects created during the evaluation period may be published for production use.


 

Step 1. Download and install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1

(Approximately 2.8MB)

The .NET Framework from Microsoft must be installed prior to installing MadCap Lingo.

This step is not required if you are running Windows Vista.

Download SQL

(Optional)

Step 2. Download and install Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008

(Approximately 335MB)

Microsoft SQL Server Express is not required to run MadCap Lingo. However, without it, users will not be able to create or connect to a server-based Translation Memory.

Step 3. Download and install MadCap Lingo v5.1

(Approximately 83MB)

System Requirements

Step 4. Download and install one or more dictionaries for the language or languages to which you are translating