VIKI Translator

If you're looking for a simple software solution when it comes to translating words and expressions from English to Vietnamese and from Vietnamese to English, feel free to take a look at VIKI Translator. It's an easy-to-use Windows application with a fairly large dictionary database, which works without an active Internet connection.

Following a speedy setup that shouldn't give you any trouble, you come face to face with a user-friendly graphical interface. You might have to launch the program with administrative rights or it might not run at all.

As far as translation jobs are concerned, it's only necessary to pick the preferred mode between English to Vietnamese and Vietnamese to English, enter a word or sentence, then click a button to perform the translation almost instantly.

The tool features support for basic and technical dictionary mode. It can also show examples with the translated words/expressions to put them in context, which should give you a better idea of how to correctly use them. In addition to definitions, you can check out pronunciations (audio of how the word or expression is spelled out) and synonyms in the dictionary of the application.

Further, VIKI Translator is capable of translating words from Word, PDF or other text documents by taking a snapshot and analyzing the graphical image. It goes without staying that the text should be typed in order to obtain the most accurate results (not handwritten).

To easily activate the text or image translation mode, you can use the Ctrl+D (for text) and Ctrl+Q (for images) keyboard shortcuts. The program can be minimized to the systray to get it out of your way. From the tray icon's right-click menu, you can make the window stay on top of other processes, as well as go to the settings panel in order to change the hotkeys.

All aspects considered, VIKI Translator provides a simple and straightforward solution when it comes to getting words and expressions translated between the English and Vietnamese languages.