Importing Terms

You can import terminology from a tab-separated text file (TSV). Excel and Google Sheets can both save a sheet in this format.

Import steps

1. Open the 🏷️ Termbases tab
2. Select the termbase to import into (create one first with + Create New if needed)
3. Click 📥 Import and select your .tsv or .txt file
4. Choose how duplicates are handled: Skip duplicates (keep existing terms) or Update duplicates (overwrite existing terms)
5. Click Import and follow the progress in the import log

File format

• The first row is a header with the column names; the columns are separated by tabs.
• Source Term and Target Term (or simply Source and Target) are required. Two language names as headers (for example Dutch and English) also work: the first is taken as the source, the second as the target.
• Optional columns: Domain, Notes, Project, Client, Forbidden and Non-translatable (TRUE/FALSE or 1/0; the Non-translatable column is read from v1.10.372).
• Separate synonyms with | in the source or target column: the first term is the main term, the rest become its synonyms. A synonym written as [!…] is imported as forbidden.

A termbase exported with 📤 Export uses the same format, so an exported termbase can be imported again as it is. Leave Include all metadata (project, client, forbidden) ticked when exporting to keep the Project, Client, Forbidden and Non-translatable columns.

Tip

To back up all your termbases (and TMs) in one go, use File → Export → 📦 Back Up All TMs & Termbases… (from v1.10.372). It writes one TSV file per termbase, ready to import again.

Tips

• Clean your source file (consistent columns) before importing.
• Import before batch translation so AI can follow your terminology.

Note

If you don’t see terms highlighting in the grid, ensure the termbase is enabled (Read/active) in the Termbases tab.