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User Data Folder

Supervertaler Workbench keeps your termbases, translation memories, prompt library, settings, and projects in a single user data folder. This folder is shared with Supervertaler for Trados, so both programs read and write the same terminology, TMs, and prompts without duplicating files.

Folder location

By default the folder lives in your home directory:

Windows:        C:\Users\<YourName>\Supervertaler\
macOS / Linux:  ~/Supervertaler/

You can choose a different location during first-run setup. The chosen path is recorded in a small pointer file in your user configuration directory (on Windows, %APPDATA%\Supervertaler\config.json), which both programs read so they always agree on where the data lives.

Folder structure

Supervertaler/
│
├── prompt_library/              Shared
│   ├── domain_expertise/
│   ├── project_prompts/
│   └── style_guides/
│
├── resources/                   Shared
│   ├── supervertaler.db
│   ├── termbases/
│   ├── tms/
│   ├── non_translatables/
│   └── segmentation_rules/
│
├── workbench/                   Supervertaler Workbench only
│   ├── settings/
│   │   ├── settings.json
│   │   ├── themes.json
│   │   ├── shortcuts.json
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── dictionaries/
│   ├── projects/
│   ├── ai_assistant/
│   ├── voice_scripts/
│   └── web_cache/
│
└── trados/                      Supervertaler for Trados only
    ├── settings/
    ├── projects/
    └── batch_backups/

Shared resources

The prompt library and resources folders are shared between both programs. A prompt you create or edit in Workbench is immediately available in the Trados plugin, and vice versa. The SQLite database (supervertaler.db) holds your termbases and translation memories — Workbench has full read-write access to it.

Program-specific folders

Each program stores its own settings, projects, and runtime data in a dedicated subfolder (workbench/ or trados/), so the two never interfere with each other. Workbench’s workbench/ subfolder holds your settings/ (including shortcuts.json and themes.json), custom spellcheck dictionaries/, saved projects/, AI assistant data, voice scripts, and a web cache.

Automatic migration

If you’re updating from an older version, Workbench reorganises the folder automatically on its next startup. No manual action is required — your settings and data are preserved.