Editors for PO files
Last updated on
6 December 2021
Here is a list of editors for PO files. Be sure to get a recent version for all editors, to make sure they have support for multiple plural forms, which are a relatively recent addition to the gettext standard.
Note that on Linux/Mac, you will probably also want to install the gettext
package of command-line tools for PO files.
- GNU Emacs (with po-mode): Linux, MacOSX, and Windows.
- Lokalize: runs on KDE desktop for Linux (replacement for KBabel; formerly known as KAider)
- Poedit: Linux, MacOSX, and Windows
- OmegaT: Linux, MacOSX, and Windows
- Vim: Linux, MacOSX, and Windows with PO ftplugin for easier editing of GNU gettext PO files.
- gted plugin for Eclipse (if you are already using Eclipse)
- gtranslator: Linux/Gnome
- Virtaal: Windows, Mac (Beta version)
In addition to normal offline editors as listed above there are several online solutions:
- simple editors (like pofile.net/free-po-editor or localise.biz/free/poeditor)
- complete services (like weblate.org or translatewiki.net)
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