About Shabash

We’re a UK-based software company with over two decades’ experience developing intelligent tools for automatic text editing and processing. Our products, Merops and Thrix, support thousands of researchers, copy editors, students, and publishers in more than 100 countries.

Our CEO, Joe Steinhardt, has been part of Shabash since 2003 and took over as CEO in 2022. Since then, we’ve introduced Thrix Premium, dramatically improved processing speeds, and added support for new styles like MLA/author–page referencing.

Our mission: Making publishing easier

We design software to make editing faster, more accurate, and less frustrating. Whether you’re editing your own work or someone else’s, our tools aim to make your workflow more effective and dependable.

We’re serious about quality, simplicity, and continuous development. We release regular updates that improve performance, refine automation, and add new features.

We also take support seriously, and we’re proud to be described by customers as ‘fantastic’, ‘top-notch’, and ‘exceptional’.

Inclusivity and respect

Everyone should be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect, regardless of sexual orientation, race, age, religion, disability, gender identity, sex, marital or family status, or neurodiversity.

At Shabash, we work to maintain a culture that is inclusive, open, and supportive. We strive to honour the identities and experiences of both our team and our customers.

We’re always learning. If you have suggestions for how we can do better, please contact us.

Sustainability and climate responsibility

We recognise the importance of reducing our environmental impact. As a technology company, we take steps to minimise the carbon footprint of the infrastructure we depend on.

Our core platform doesn’t use energy- and water-intensive neural networks, and we prioritise renewable energy wherever possible. We reduce emissions by working remotely and avoiding non-essential travel.

Our carbon footprint is already low, and we’re actively working towards offsetting the remainder to reach carbon neutrality.

Where does our name come from?

The name ‘Shabash’ comes from the Urdu word meaning excellent! – a common shout of encouragement on a cricket pitch, in honour of our founder Martin Clutterbuck’s passion for the game.