Update to LanguageTool 6.6 and new JRE version
At the end of March 2025, LanguageTool package (LT package) 6.6 was released. The LanguageTool (LT) package includes, among other things, a LanguageTool server. To run this server, Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required. LT package 6.6 now requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 17. The LanguageTool plugin for Trados Studio has been using JRE version 11 until now. This results in certain product compatibility issues. Setup Wizard in LanguageTool plugins 4.0.5.2022/2024 and older will only be able to use LT 6.5 or older. Since the Setup Wizard in the LanguageTool plugin always downloads the latest LT package, please ensure that users of plugins 4.0.5.2022/2024 and older do not download the latest version of the LT package using the Setup Wizard function, as they will not be able to run the local LanguageTool server. Newer versions of LanguageTool plugins from version 4.0.6.2022/2024 will use JRE 17 and will support the latest versions of LT packages.
In addition, LanguageTool 6.6 will be the last version released regularly every quarter (the last non-snapshot version). From end of March daily builds (snapshots) will be released. Support for downloading and installing snapshots with LT packages will be introduced in the next version of the LanguageTool plugins at the beginning of May 2025.
Below is an example of the product compatibility for the respective LanguageTool plugin versions for Trados Studio:
LanguageTool Plugin 4.0.6.2022 for Trados Studio 2022 SR2
and LanguageTool Plugin 4.0.6.2024 for Trados Studio 2024:
- Support available: Plugins for Trados Studio 2022 and 2024 are supported.
- Highest version of LT package possible to download using Setup Wizard: 6.6
- No support for LT snapshots available yet. Support for LT snapshots is planned for the next LanguageTool plugin version in May 2025.
- JRE version downloaded using Setup Wizard: 17
- Recommended action: not required.
LanguageTool Plugin 4.0.3.2022 for Trados Studio 2022,
LanguageTool Plugin 4.0.5.2022 for Trados Studio 2022 SR2 and
LanguageTool Plugin 4.0.5.2024 for Trados Studio 2024:
- Available support: Plugins for Trados Studio 2022 and 2024 are supported.
- Highest version of LT package possible to download using Setup Wizard: 6.6
- Downloading version 6.6 will prevent the local LanguageTool server from running.
- JRE version downloaded using Setup Wizard: 11
- Recommended action: update plugins to LanguageTool Plugin 4.0.6.2022/2024.
LanguageTool Plugin 4.0.X.2021 for Trados Studio 2021:
- Support available: this version of the plugin is no longer supported. No updates are planned.
- Highest version of LT package possible to download using Setup Wizard: 6.6
- Downloading version 6.6 will prevent the local LanguageTool server from running.
- JRE version downloaded using Setup Wizard: 11
- Recommended action: Download the new LT packages and new JRE versions yourself and extract them to the corresponding folders. Do not use the Setup Wizard anymore. Instructions on how to download LT packages and JRE yourself will be published next month.
Links to the latest LanguageTool and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) versions:
- Last stable version of LanguageTool package version 6.5: https://languagetool.org/download/LanguageTool-6.6.zip
- Last stable version of LanguageTool package version 6.6: https://languagetool.org/download/LanguageTool-stable.zip
- Latest stable daily version (snapshot) of LanguageTool: https://languagetool.org/download/snapshots/LanguageTool-latest-snapshot.zip
- Latest stable version of JRE 11, 64-bit: https://api.adoptium.net/v3/binary/latest/11/ga/windows/x64/jre/hotspot/normal/eclipse
- Latest stable version of JRE 17, 64-bit: https://api.adoptium.net/v3/binary/latest/17/ga/windows/x64/jre/hotspot/normal/eclipse