Registration

Paratext is free for all. Registration at registry.paratext.org gives immediate access to the Basic Tier of usage. If you also select and are approved by a qualifying organization, you will have access to the Translator Tier which enables you to:

• Register Paratext projects.
• Migrate your shared projects from Paratext 7.
• Access restricted Resource Texts.

Choosing the right organization: When you register, select your local organization if it exists in the Registry, rather than a regional or global organization.

• If you are a new Paratext user, your organization will review whether you have a direct or supporting role in Bible translation. Upon approval, you will receive an email with your new Paratext code.
• If you are coming from Paratext 7, you must provide your old Paratext 7 code upon registration. This is to preserve access to your Paratext 7 projects.

Independent Translator Status

If you leave the organization field blank when you register because you don’t see yours on the list, please register your organization in the Organization Registration section. If you are not working with an organization that can qualify to use Paratext, and you wish to register a project that you will manage and publish, then you can apply to be considered as an independent translator. If accepted, you will be able to use the Translator Tier.

Organization registration grants your organization’s users the following permissions:

• Register Paratext projects.
• Migrate their existing projects from Paratext 7.
• Access all Resource Texts which your organization has permission to access.

Registering a New Organisation

An organization may request to be approved for Paratext use, enabling access to the Translator Tier. It must agree to abide by the FOBAI Translation Basic Principles and Procedures. A person with suitable authority within an organization should register the organization. If the organization has local or regional sub-organizations, register them after the main organization has been registered. All organization registration requests will be considered.

Registering a Copyright-Holder

Select this option only if you need to attribute copyright of a project to an organization that does not yet exist in the Registry. May not register any users or projects.

Project registration is separate from user registration and takes place in Paratext. If you are a vetted Paratext user, you will see a link to Register online… when creating a new project. This takes you to the online registry where you must fill out a form with the project information. If a project has already been created in Paratext, you can find the option to register under the properties for that project. Once registered, the registry reviewers from other organizations will be notified of new projects that are not confidential.  This provides an opportunity for collaboration if you are contacted by the registry reviewer of another organization that is working in the same language.

The registration status of the currently active project window determines your level of access to Paratext features. The level of access can be different for different projects on your computer.

1. Basic Tier: Unregistered projects have access to a basic set of Paratext features. Technical support is not provided for these projects.
2. Translator Tier: Registered projects gain immediate access to the features of the Translator Tier, including technical support. Within two weeks, the organization’s registration reviewer is notified to verify the details of the registration.
3. Publisher Tier: After two weeks of internal review, the registry reviewers in other Paratext organizations are notified and have 28 days to review the registration. If no issues are signaled, the project passes to the Publisher Tier.

The table below compares the three project tiers.

 

TIERS OF USE:	Basic Tier	Translator Tier	Publisher Tier
Tier Qualifications	All unregistered projects are in the Basic Tier. No assertions as to translation standards are required.	All registered projects are automatically in the Translator Tier. The project agrees to follow FOBAI translation standards.	All registered projects pass to the Publisher Tier when an external review is complete and they are not found to be in competition with another organization for the same target audience. The project agrees to follow FOBAI translation standards.
Send/Receive online	No	Yes	Yes
Print draft, Export to RTF or Pathway	No	Yes	Yes
Glossing tools: Guess translations, Interlinearizer	No	Yes	Yes
User support	No	Yes	Yes
Concordance Builder & Names Index Builder	No	No	Yes
Publishing Assistant (link)	No	No	Yes, after taking a training course.

Some project types do not need to be registered directly:

• Consultant Notes projects do not need to be registered at all.
• Certain types of auxiliary projects are based on another translation and do not need to be registered directly because they inherit the registration status of the standard project.