Project Settings

Supervertaler for Trados automatically saves and restores your termbase configuration when you switch between Trados projects. This means each project can use its own Supervertaler database, write targets, and termbase settings without manual reconfiguration.

How it works

When you open a different Trados project (or switch to a document from another project), the plugin:

1. Saves the current project’s settings to a project-specific file
2. Loads the new project’s settings (if they exist)
3. Reloads the termbase with the new configuration

If no project-specific settings exist yet (first time opening a project), the current global settings are used. Once you make any changes and click OK in Settings, those settings are saved for that project.

Note

No action needed: Per-project settings work automatically in the background. Just configure your termbases as usual – the plugin remembers your choices per project.

What’s saved per project

Setting	Saved per project?	Notes
Supervertaler database path	Yes	Each project can use a different .db file
Enabled/disabled termbases (Read toggle)	Yes	Different termbases active per project
Write targets	Yes	Different write targets per project
Project termbase (pink highlighting)	Yes	Different project termbase per project
MultiTerm visibility	Yes	Different MultiTerm termbases enabled per project
AI context termbase filters	Yes	Different termbases in AI prompts per project
Active prompt	Yes	Each project remembers its active prompt for Quick Add and Batch Translate
API keys and provider settings	No	Shared across all projects
Panel font size	No	UI preference, shared
Term shortcut style	No	UI preference, shared
Dialogue sizes	No	UI layout, shared

Storage location

Per-project settings are stored as individual JSON files inside your user data folder:

C:\Users\{you}\Supervertaler\trados\projects\

Each file is named with a hash and the project name (e.g., a1b2c3d4 - MyProject.json). The JSON file also contains the original project path for reference.

Caution

Moving a Trados project to a different folder creates a new project key. The plugin will treat it as a new project and use global defaults until you reconfigure. The old project settings file remains in the projects folder and can be safely deleted.

Interaction with global settings

Global settings (settings.json) serve as the defaults for projects that don’t have their own settings file yet. When you open a project for the first time, the global termbase configuration is used. Once you change settings and click OK, those settings are saved for that specific project.

Settings that are always global (API keys, font size, shortcut preferences) are never overridden by project settings.

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See Also

• TermLens Settings
• AI Settings
• Backup & Restore