Convert iOS .strings to Excel online
Upload a iOS Localizable.strings file and download it as Excel. Translation keys, plurals and placeholders are preserved. Free, no account needed.
Pick the source format or let the converter detect it from the file.
Used when the source format holds one language per file. Also used as the source language for XLIFF output.
Choose the format you want to download.
An .xlsx workbook with translation keys in the first column and one column per language. Excel is the format most non-technical translators and reviewers are comfortable with.
Need it the other way round? Convert Excel to iOS .strings.
From: iOS Localizable.strings
The classic Apple format: one "key" = "value"; line per string inside an .lproj folder. Still widely used in UIKit, SwiftUI and macOS projects that have not moved to String Catalogs.
Used by: iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS. One language per file. Read the iOS .strings format guide.
"hello_world" = "Hello World!";
"my_address" = "My address";To: Excel
An .xlsx workbook with translation keys in the first column and one column per language. Excel is the format most non-technical translators and reviewers are comfortable with.
Used by: Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice. All languages in one file. Read the Excel format guide.
How to convert iOS .strings to Excel
- Drop your .strings file into the converter above, or paste its content.
- Confirm the language of the file. It is guessed from the file name, for example
de.jsonormessages_pt-BR.properties. - Click Convert. You get a single .xlsx file with all languages.
- Preview the result, copy it or download the file.
What changes between iOS .strings and Excel
- Excel keeps all languages together. A single iOS .strings file produces a Excel file with one language column; upload more files to a SimpleLocalize project to merge languages.
Convert and translate in one place
If you need the Excel file in more languages, the fastest route is a free SimpleLocalize project: import the iOS .strings file, add languages, run auto-translation with DeepL, Google Translate, OpenAI, Claude or Gemini, and download the result as Excel. The CLI does the same from CI with upload and download commands, so the conversion becomes part of your build. See also translating iOS .strings files.
Frequently asked questions
Is the converter free?
Yes. There is no signup and no limit on the number of conversions beyond a few requests per second.
Are my files stored?
No. The file is parsed in memory, converted and returned in the same request. Nothing is written to disk or a database.
What about plurals and placeholders?
Plural forms are normalized to ICU message syntax and written back in the native form of Excel. Placeholders are kept, and Apple and Android specific syntax is translated between platforms. Read more in the pluralization guide.
Convert iOS .strings to other formats
Translate your Excel files
- Import iOS .strings or Excel files into a free project
- Auto-translate with DeepL, Google, OpenAI, Claude or Gemini
- Download in any of the supported formats or publish to the CDN