Convert localization files
Move content between PO, XLIFF, Android resources, Fluent, Qt TS, Markdown, JSON, and many more formats while preserving the details translators need.
Browse supported formatsOpen-source localization engineering
Make localization files work for you.
Translate Toolkit brings format conversion, quality checks, and localization automation into one dependable command-line and Python toolbox.
Latest release 3.19.14$ md2po handbook/ locale/messages.po
processing 18 Markdown files
$ pofilter locale/messages.po
checking translations for quality
$ pocount locale/
summarizing translation progressDozensof localization formats
CLI + APIfor scripts and applications
GPL-2.0+free and open source
Production-readymaintained and tested
A complete working toolbox
Move between formats. Find problems. Build better workflows.
Use focused commands for everyday tasks or compose the Python library into larger localization systems.
Inspect translation quality
Run language-aware checks, search translation files, extract terminology, and measure progress before localization problems reach users.
Explore the commandsAutomate with Python
Read, write, filter, and transform localization resources using the same storage and language APIs that power the command-line tools.
Use the Python APIGet started
Install the Toolkit and put it to work.
Translate Toolkit supports Python 3.11 and newer. Install it in a virtual environment, then use any included command with --help to explore its options.
Install from PyPI
$ python -m pip install translate-toolkitOptional extras add support for formats and features only when you need them.
The Translate project today
Active tools, honest status.
Actively maintainedTranslate Toolkit development is currently driven by the Weblate project, whose maintainers rely on the library and continue investing in its future.
Translate Toolkit is the actively maintained project in the Translate organization. It continues the project's original goal: giving localizers practical, adaptable tools so they can focus on translation instead of repetitive file handling.
The organization also preserves historical projects—including Pootle, Virtaal, and Amagama—as open-source work. Those legacy tools are not actively maintained and should be evaluated accordingly.
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