iOS and macOS translation management

Installation

iOS and macOS applications use Localizable.strings files to store localized messages, and there is no need to change your project structure to use SimpleLocalize. You can use the SimpleLocalize CLI to upload and download translations from your project. The only tool that you may find useful is the SimpleLocalize CLI, which is a command line tool that helps you to integrate localization into your development workflow.

curl -s https://get.simplelocalize.io/2.9/install | bash

SimpleLocalize CLI works with Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Upload source translations

In this step, you will upload your Localizable.strings files to SimpleLocalize. Thanks to the command-line tool, you can upload multiple files at once from any directory.

$ simplelocalize upload \
        --apiKey YOUR_API_KEY \
        --uploadFormat localizable-strings \
        --uploadPath ./Resources/Localization/en.lproj/Localizable.strings

Translate messages

Download files

Download ready to use files for your project by running download command.

simplelocalize download --apiKey <PROJECT_KEY> \
  --downloadPath ./Resources/Localization/{lang}.lproj/Localizable.strings \
  --downloadFormat localizable-strings

Resources

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