Qt Linguist Manual

Release managers, translators, and developers can use Qt tools to translate Qt C++ and Qt Quick applications into local languages.

In addition to the Qt translation file (TS) format, Qt Linguist and lupdate support XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF).


Release managers	Translators	Developers
Creating translation files Using lupdate Using lrelease	Qt Linguist user interface Translating strings Selecting context to translate Selecting strings to translate Viewing strings in context Reusing translations Validating translations Translating multiple languages simultaneously	TS file format Text ID based translations CMake commands

The following video shows how to internationalize and localize a simple example application:

Release managers

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