Translate your e-learning courses in any language with Smartcat

Works with courses built in Articulate® Rise. Automate, scale, and accelerate your global learning content with Smartcat’s expert-enabled AI agents.

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Companies that use Smartcat

Smartcat’s AI translation platform for L&D teams

Power your global learning content strategy with Smartcat’s AI content platform. Smartcat’s Learning Content Agent speeds up your team's output with instant, high-quality translations and far less manual work.

70%

ROI savings and better budget usage

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weeks cut from turnaround time with AI human workflows

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quality with AI translation and human review

Stanley Black & Decker achieved 70% ROI savings and improved efficiency

Stanley Black & Decker significantly improved turnaround time, quality, and consistency when they switched to Smartcat. They can now translate workplace learning modules in days rather than weeks.

“The key advantage is speed. Better still, we have not had to compromise on quality to gain better speed.”

We were able to reduce translation costs by up to 70%, significantly reduce the turnaround time, and keep quality consistent throughout.

Josie Millis

Customer Marketing, Stanley Black & Decker

How course translation works in Smartcat

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Export your course as an XLIFF file

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Upload XLIFF file to Smartcat

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Choose languages and run AI translation

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Export XLIFF files

Achieve 100x faster course translation with Smartcat AI

Shave weeks off of your current translation turnaround time with Smartcat’s AI Agent. Get instant, brand-accurate course translations (including SCORM and video files) with Smartcat’s Learning Content Agent.

Translate course text,graphics,videos, and more into multiple languages to improve the learning experience.

Get more ROI from your translation budget

With Smartcat's AI agent-powered workflow, you can streamline translation processes with unprecedented accuracy. This comes at less than 1% of the cost typically charged by traditional translation agencies.

Achieve consistent, high-quality translations across every course

Smartcat’s AI Agent ensures high-quality, consistent, and accurate multilingual content. It securely stores, indexes, and continuously updates your content, learning adaptively.

Why L&D teams love it

Launch training faster

Send full courses (including SCORM and video files) to Smartcat for AI translation, drastically reducing manual work.

Increase ROI

Translate 10x more courses on the same budget. Invite subject matter experts to edit the course in real time, with Smartcat’s unlimited seats model.

Ensure correct terminology and voice

Stay compliant with AI that learns and improves using your institutional knowledge, glossaries, and teams’ edits.

Speak every learner’s language

Automatically deliver SCORM courses in any language, ready to upload for your LMS.

Collaborate on a centralized workspace

Work in-sync with your team of internal colleagues and reviewers in Smartcat’s collaborative workspace.

Level up visibility and performance by collaborating on a centralized workspace

Work in-sync with your team of internal colleagues and linguists in Smartcat’s collaborative workspace. The Smartcat platform has unlimited seats and can be used across company departments.

One platform for every e-learning format

Solve all your eLearning translation needs with a single, easy-to-use platform.

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translation solution

for L&D workplace learning leaders

30+

integrations

with popular platforms and tools

80+

supported file types

for all professional needs, including L&D

500K

expert linguists

in the Smartcat Marketplace

Easily translate all L&D course file formats

With Smartcat, you can translate XLIFF, SCORM, XML, and other file types required for learning and development course creation, whichever authoring tool you build them in. You can also translate PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPG, mp4, mp3, wav, spreadsheets, slides, and more.

High-quality course translation, faster and at lower cost

Faster and more cost-effective translations to support your course development and roll-out.

Course translation FAQ

Does Smartcat provide eLearning translation services?

Yes. Smartcat is a global content AI platform that uses AI translation to quickly produce high-quality eLearning content. You can also invite specialized reviewers to refine and finalize your translations, reducing the manual, time-consuming steps that traditionally make global training expensive and slow.

Training delivered in users’ native language has been shown to yield 30× return on investment, increasing productivity and reducing learning time.[4]

This approach preserves your brand voice, ensures accuracy, and keeps projects efficient by combining AI translation with in-context review.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GAI) are significantly transforming corporate training and e-learning by offering innovative solutions for content creation, personalization, and overcoming language barriers through advanced translation capabilities.[1]

GAI can autonomously generate new material, including text, images, audio, or video, which is crucial for creating diverse and innovative educational and training materials based on existing data.[2]

Why use Smartcat for course creation and translations?

Smartcat covers 100+ enterprise use cases in multilingual content translation, making sure all teams get instantaneous and high quality results for different content types and formats, including XLIFFs, videos (with AI dubbing and subtitles burned-in), PPTs, Word, PDFs and any virtually all other content types.

Smartcat’s AI Agents achieve the best language quality through a combination of automated, adaptive learning AI that remembers every edit by your team.

Smartcat translates the courses you build in Articulate® Rise or Storyline, so your training content is accessible and engaging for learners across different languages and regions.

AI-driven adaptive learning platforms have been shown to significantly improve knowledge retention and employee engagement.[1] Localized content boosts course completion rates and learner satisfaction, with localized e-learning increasing engagement and retention by 25–60 percent.[3]

How do I export a Rise course for translation?

Rise exports course text as an XLIFF file, which Smartcat translates and returns in the same format:

  1. Open the course in Rise, go to Settings, then Translations, and export the XLIFF file.

  2. Upload the XLIFF file to Smartcat.

  3. Select your target language(s) and the AI agent translates all course content.

  4. Review the translation in Smartcat, then download the translated XLIFF file.

  5. Duplicate your course in Rise and import the translated XLIFF file into the copy.

How accurate is AI translation for e-learning content?

Expert-enabled AI Agents continuously learn from your team and evolve with your business automates Smartcat's translations. You can customize glossaries and review output to ensure learning objectives are preserved.

You can also hire professional reviewers within the Smartcat platform via SmartcatMarketplace — one of the world’s largest networks of vetted experts (500,000+). They can review your translated content for accuracy. The AI sourcing tool will match your content, language, and project needs with reviewer profiles, giving you a vetted list of experts suitable for your project.

Can I maintain my course design and structure after translation?

Yes. Smartcat helps ensure formatting consistency throughout the process. Once translated, your content can be re-imported into your authoring tool or exported with the same structure, layout, and interactive elements intact.

Can I manage multilingual versions of the same course in Smartcat?

Smartcat allows you to manage, update, and track multiple language versions of the same course all in one platform, helping you keep global training content synchronized and compliant.

Can I edit an XLIFF file in Smartcat?

Yes, you can. Smartcat supports 80+ different file formats including XLIFF and SCORM. Simply upload your XLIFF file to Smartcat, make edits to the translated text, and collaborate with reviewers in real time. When you finish, export the updated XLIFF file.

Does Smartcat support audio and video translation?

Yes, Smartcat offers multimedia translations. Upload your video, run AI translation with our Media Translation Agent to generate subtitles, and review them with the Smartcat Editor’s side-by-side preview. Then export the video with your new subtitles burned in.

You can also enablevoice translation by creating natural-sounding AI voice overs in 280+ languages and dialects. Just upload your audio or video file, translate it with AI, and export the final version with your chosen voice over or subtitles. This process includes real-time review for accuracy and consistent brand style.

Sources

  1. Paul, C., Smith, K., Taylor, B., & Underwood, G. (2025). The future of AI in corporate training: Opportunities and challenges [Preprint]. ResearchGate.

  2. Al Naqbi, H., Bahroun, Z., & Ahmed, V. (2024). Enhancing Work Productivity through Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Comprehensive Literature Review. Sustainability, 16(3), 1166.

  3. Swamy, S. (2023, August 1). Importance of eLearning localization: Unlocking global learning potential. LinkedIn.

  4. Continu. (n.d.). Corporate eLearning statistics (2025): Key trends & ROI data. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

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