# Stepes

> Stepes is a San Francisco translation and localization company that combines professional linguists with AI, translation memory, terminology management, and workflow automation. Founded in 2015, it serves businesses across more than 100 languages, from individual document projects to recurring enterprise localization programs.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Carl Yao (Founder and creator)
- **Products:** Stepes mobile translation app, Enterprise Cloud Translations, Video translation, StepesIT in-context software translation, Continuous terminology management
- **Notable:** Launched a chat-style mobile translation application in December 2015., Expanded into automated enterprise cloud translation workflows in 2017., Introduced automated video translation with professional linguists and screenshot-linked software localization in 2019.

## Products & services

- **Stepes mobile translation app** — Chat-style translation interface with text segments, voice input, and translator job and earnings functions.
- **Enterprise Cloud Translations** — Automates project tasks including file analysis, quoting, translator provisioning, quality checks, billing, and invoicing.
- **Video translation** — Automated transcription and time codes combined with professional translation, subtitles, and optional voice-over.
- **StepesIT in-context software translation** — Maps software text strings to interface screenshots to help translators interpret context.
- **Continuous terminology management** — AI-assisted glossary creation and ongoing multilingual terminology maintenance.
- **DomainAI and AI + human translation** — Domain-tuned translation workflows using approved terminology, translation memory, and human validation when needed.
- **Translation API** — Connects content systems and applications to translation, review, project status, and multilingual delivery.
- **Professional translation and localization** — Document and certified translation, legal, medical and financial content, websites, software, eLearning, and interpreting.

## Achievements

- Launched a chat-style mobile translation application in December 2015.
- Expanded into automated enterprise cloud translation workflows in 2017.
- Introduced automated video translation with professional linguists and screenshot-linked software localization in 2019.
- Announced continuous terminology management in March 2022.
- Currently advertises support for more than 100 languages.

## Latest updates

- **2022-03** — Announced continuous terminology management on March 16, combining automated glossary creation and ongoing terminology workflows.
- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: the current website presents DomainAI, AI + human review, APIs, and enterprise content operations. This is an observation of current positioning, not a dated product launch.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stepes.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stepes
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/stepestweets
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1x8hXqnZz7SrZXG_--xXJQ
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/stepestranslate/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24