Chinese Rewriter converts texts effortlessly between Traditional and Simplified Chinese. It's the perfect solution for users who need to quickly and accurately convert texts between the two scripts.
One interesting feature is the ability to handle batch processing. This means that if you are in need of translating several documents all at once, you can easily drag them onto the Chinese Rewriter icon and allow the program to work its magic.
Chinese Rewriter is also equipped with an application service support feature, which enables users to enjoy system-wide services via the Services menu after it is installed. This feature is particularly handy for people who want to convert Chinese texts while using other applications, thus eliminating the need to open Chinese Rewriter each time they need to perform a conversion. The user can simply select the Chinese Rewriter converting service under the Application menu.
Another notable feature of Chinese Rewriter is its ability to convert ID3 tags. This is particularly useful for those who have Chinese MP3s that cannot be displayed correctly in iTunes. By converting ID3v1 tags to Unicode-compatible ID3v2 tags, the software allows song information to be correctly displayed.
What’s more, Chinese Rewriter offers the convenience of keyboard shortcuts to the services, which eliminates the need to move one's hands back and forth from keyboard to mouse while typing.
When it comes to text conversion, Chinese Rewriter is particularly adept at dealing with the linguistic differences between different Chinese speaking regions. The program is able to substitute lexical items with their equivalents which are adopted in other linguistic communities. To this effect, users can edit the dictionary files to determine which lexical items should be substituted. The program also converts every character according to its context, which makes the converted text more readable.
Finally, Chinese Rewriter opens Big 5 and GB encoded text files, which are then easily converted between Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Moreover, version 2 can also open and save UTF-8 encoded documents, which further increases its flexibility.
It is worth noting, however, that Chinese Rewriter comes with a 15-day trial period with some features being disabled. Nevertheless, its extensive range of features makes it one of the best text conversion tools out there.
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