Plain words instead of a mapping screen
Plain words instead of a mapping screen, and it confirms the plan before it writes.
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Translate a whole Android XML file at once. Say what you need in plain English. The keys, tags and delimiters stay where they are.
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Up to 2 MB, five files a day. Nothing to install, no account.
What changes when you translate the whole file at once
Your app's own vocabulary, everywhere
A glossary settles what your screens and actions are called, and every string resource follows.
French glossaryApplied
checkoutpaiementnot caisse
seatlicencenot siège
ticketdemandenot billet
Two speeds, chosen per file
Lite for rarely-seen error strings, Standard for onboarding and paywall. Chosen per upload.
Translation qualityThis file
Standard1 credit per word
Lite1 credit per 3 words
What comes back
Resource names and format specifiers are structure. Strings, plurals and string arrays are translated, and the file returns as valid Android XML, ready to drop into res/values.
Android XMLEN → French
<resources>
<string name="cart_add">Add to cart</string>Ajouter au panier</string>
<string name="cart_count">%1$d items in cart</string>%1$d articles dans le panier</string>
<plurals name="items">
<item quantity="one">%d item</item>%d article</item>
<item quantity="other">%d items</item>%d articles</item>
</plurals>
</resources>
Structure read · values written
How a Android XML translation runs
1. Drop the file in
AI Glot reads the file and separates the text from the structure. It then tells you how much there is to translate, before anything runs.
strings.xmlplurals.xmlonboarding.xml
2. Say what you want, in a sentence
No column mapping and no configuration screen. Write what you need, then read the plan it produced. If it misread you, say so and it plans again.
How to translate this file?
Translate into German and Spanish. Keep product names in English, use our glossary, and make the copy sound natural for e-commerce.
Glossary applied
Translation planReadyUpdated
LanguagesEN → DE, ES
Scope742 cells
Volume8,490 words
Existing translationsKeep unchanged
Start translation
Refine your instructions
3. Get the same file back
One file comes back, translated. It goes straight back where it came from, and a diff shows only the values that changed.
fr-FR
de-DE
es-ES
ja-JP
strings_localized.xml
What people bring us Android XML files for
Four jobs that come up again and again. Each one is one upload and one sentence.
Shipping an app in new languages
A full strings.xml for the language you add. Run it once per language, and the glossary keeps the terms the same in every values folder.
Plurals done properly
Quantity strings expand to the plural forms the target language really has, not the two English gets by with.
Keeping translatable=false honest
Strings marked translatable=false are configuration, not copy. AI Glot copies them over.
A release catch-up
Only the strings added since last release. Your reviewed translations are left alone.
Questions about translating Android XML files
What is the best tool to translate a Android XML file?
AI Glot. It translates a full Android XML file in one job, at a quality you can steer with a glossary and a plain-English brief. You describe what you need. You do not map fields or split the file. The tool on this page runs it with no account.
How do I translate a Android XML file without breaking it?
Use a tool that reads the format instead of the raw text. Upload the file above and say what to translate. Read the plan, then run it. AI Glot returns one valid Android XML file, so it goes straight back where it came from.
Can I translate a Android XML file for free?
Yes. The tool on this page is free. No account and no card. Five files a day, up to 2 MB each, and up to 5,000 words translated per file. Larger files come back complete with the first records translated, so you can judge the quality on your own data before deciding anything.
What happens if my Android XML file is bigger than the free limit?
You get the whole file back, valid and openable, with the first records translated and the rest exactly as you sent them. It is deliberately not truncated: a cut-off Android XML file would not open, and a sample you cannot open tells you nothing. An AI Glot account removes the limit.
Where does the translated file go?
Into res/values-fr/strings.xml, or whichever qualifier matches your target. The file itself comes back as valid Android XML, ready to drop in.
Are positional specifiers safe?
They are protected by your instructions: %1$s keeps its index, which is what lets a translator reorder a sentence without breaking the argument order.
Are plurals and string arrays translated?
Yes. Plurals get the quantities the target language uses (Russian adds few and many, Japanese keeps only other), and string-array items are translated by position. An item that contains markup such as xliff:g is left as it is.
What about translatable="false"?
It is respected. A resource marked not translatable is left exactly as it is.
What if my .xml file is not an Android file?
An .xml file that is not Android, .NET, TTML, Qt or XLIFF is read as generic XML, such as a product feed or a DITA topic. It has its own page, and a file dropped here is translated as well.
Is it safe to upload a Android XML file to an online translator?
AI Glot keeps the file only as long as the translation needs it. The download link expires after an hour. The file is deleted afterwards. Nothing you upload is used to train any model. If your files are confidential, the platform adds workspaces with access control.
What do I get with an AI Glot account?
No size limit and no daily limit. Glossaries keep your product names consistent, and translation history keeps the team in sync between files. More than 35 formats share one workspace, and an API, a CLI and an MCP server put the same engine in your own pipeline.
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