Studio Automation

The Trados Studio Integration API enables third-party developers to extend, customize, and integrate custom functionalities into the Trados Studio application.

Automation plug-ins

Required Project References

Add the following references to your project. You can find them in the Trados Studio installation folder:

  • Sdl.Desktop.IntegrationApi.dll
  • Sdl.Desktop.IntegrationApi.Extensions.dll
  • Sdl.TranslationStudioAutomation.IntegrationApi.dll
  • Sdl.TranslationStudioAutomation.IntegrationApi.Extensions.dll
  • Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.Core
  • Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.Implementation
  • Sdl.ProjectAutomation.Core
  • Sdl.ProjectAutomation.FileBased
  • Sdl.ProjectAutomation.Settings

Important Configuration

Important

Choose %AppData%\Trados\Trados Studio\19\Plugins\Packages\ as the build output path for your implementations.

Ensure your library references point to the Trados Studio folder (for example, C:\Program Files\Trados\Trados Studio\Studio19).

For detailed information, see Building a plug-in and Plug-in deployment.

Sign your assemblies with a strong name to enable loading in Trados Studio. See How to: Sign an Assembly with a Strong Name.

Using a different build output path or failing to sign your assembly prevents your plug-in from loading.