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One sentence instead of a setup screen, confirmed before anything is written.
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Free AI-powered iOS .strings files translator
Translate a whole iOS .strings file at once. Say what you need in plain English. The keys, tags and delimiters stay where they are.
Drop your iOS .strings file here
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 words, decided once
A glossary fixes your feature names, so the same button is not called three things in three releases.
French glossaryApplied
checkoutpaiementnot caisse
seatlicencenot siège
ticketdemandenot billet
Same choice in every file128 terms
Two speeds, chosen per file
Lite for deep settings copy, Standard for the first run. Chosen per upload.
Translation qualityThis file
StandardCustomer-facing copy1 credit per word
LiteBulk content, less nuance1 credit per 3 words
Picked per fileNot locked to your plan
What comes back
Keys, escaped characters, and format specifiers are never rewritten. The file comes back in the format Xcode expects, so it is a drop-in replacement.
iOS .stringsEN → French
/* Product page */
"cart.add" = "Add to cart";Ajouter au panier";
"cart.count" = "%1$@ items in cart";%1$@ articles dans le panier";
"cart.empty" = "Your cart is empty";Votre panier est vide";
"shipping.free" = "Free shipping over %@";Livraison offerte dès %@";
Structure read · values written
How a iOS .strings 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.
Localizable.stringsInfoPlist.stringsSettings.strings
312 keys ready for translation24 keys ready for translation96 keys ready for translation
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.
AI
How should I translate this file?Describe the result you need
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
Instructions + glossary + file context
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
Localizable_localized.strings
10,173 credits · 1m 04s
What people bring us iOS .strings files for
Four jobs that come up again and again. Each one is one upload and one sentence.
Localising an iOS or macOS app
A full Localizable.strings into every .lproj. Xcode reads the result without a change.
Keeping the developer comments
Developer comments explain what a string is for. They survive the round trip, so the next pass is faster.
Format specifiers left alone
Format specifiers come back in the order the target language reads correctly, not the order English used.
A release catch-up
Only the new keys. What you already shipped and reviewed does not move.
Questions about translating iOS .strings files
What is the best tool to translate a iOS .strings file?
AI Glot. It translates a full iOS .strings 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 iOS .strings 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 iOS .strings file, so it goes straight back where it came from.
Can I translate a iOS .strings 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 iOS .strings 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 iOS .strings file would not open, and a sample you cannot open tells you nothing. An AI Glot account removes the limit.
Will Xcode open the result?
Yes. The file comes back in the same encoding and syntax it arrived in, with the comment blocks kept where they were.
Are .stringsdict plural rules handled?
Yes. The plural categories are rewritten for the target language, which for languages like Polish or Arabic means more entries than English has.
What about String Catalogs (.xcstrings)?
Not yet. Export a .strings or .stringsdict for now; the catalogue format is a different shape and is not in the supported list.
Is it safe to upload a iOS .strings 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. Twelve 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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