Supported Formats
Crowdin supports a wide range of localization formats, including but not limited to files for mobile, software, documents, subtitles, and graphic assets. Supported file formats and details about custom file formats are listed below and sorted by category.
Mobile
Localize mobile applications across different devices.
Software
Localize web & desktop software.
Microsoft .NET
.resx
Java
.properties, .xml
GNU GetText
.po, .pot
Ruby on Rails & YAML
.yml, .yaml
PHP
.php
Generic JSON
.json
Generic XML
.xml
Generic INI
.ini
Windows
.rc, .resw, .resjson, .lng
Qt
.ts
Joomla Localization File
.ini
Google Chrome Extension
.json
XUL
.dtd
Flex
.properties
NSIS Installer
.nsh
WiX Installer
.wxl
Steamworks Localization
.vdf
Application Resource Bundle
.arb
XLIFF
.xliff, .xlf
CSV
.csv, .tsv
Angular
.xlf
Mac OS
.plist
Salesforce
.stf
DITA
.dita, .ditamap
JavaScript
.js, .ts, .coffee
Go
.gotext.json
TOML
.toml
i18next
.json
Facebook FBT
.json
MDX
.mdx
Contentful Rich Text
.json
Mozilla Project Fluent
.ftl
Documents, Subtitles
Localize your help documentation and video subtitles.
XLIFF
.xliff, .xlf
HTML
.htm, .html, .xhtml, .xht, .hbs, .liquid
HAML
.haml
Plain Text
.txt
CSV
.csv, .tsv
Markdown
.md
Jekyll Markdown & HTML
.md, .html, .htm, .xhtml, .xht, .hbs
MadCap Flare
.flsnp, .flpgl, .fltoc
MediaWiki
.wiki, .wikitext, .mediawiki
OpenDocument
.odt, .ods, .odg, .odp
Microsoft Office
.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .doc, .ppt, .xls, .rtf
Adobe InDesign
.idml
Adobe FrameMaker
.mif
YouTube Subtitles
.sbv
WebVTT
.vtt
SubRip
.srt
XAML
.xaml
DITA
.dita, .ditamap
.pdf
SVG
.svg
AsciiDoc
.adoc
Graphics and Assets
Localize images associated with your product to improve your product’s user experience.
- Upload graphics to Crowdin.
- Add all the necessary references for a translator to understand how these graphics should be handled.
- Wait for translators to upload localized files.
- Download the localized graphics and use them in production.
Converted File Formats
On import, some file formats are automatically converted into other formats to be further parsed and processed. You can see the list of the initial file formats and the file formats they’re being converted into in the table below.
| Initial file format | Converted file format |
|---|---|
| DOC | DOCX |
| PPT | PPTX |
| RTF | DOCX |
| DOCX |
Custom Services
Note: Custom services are available in selected subscription plans or as separately paid add-ons. Check out all pricing options available to choose the most suitable.
Custom File Formats
File formats that are not officially supported will be recognized as plain text files (if they have text content) or as graphic assets.
Our team can add special code to support your original file formats and ensure that translators see only translatable texts instead of the whole file content. With this approach, you can manage custom file formats more effectively.
Email Crowdin customer success team at support@crowdin.com to start working with custom file formats in your project.
Custom File Export
By default, we export the translations in the same format as the source files. For example, if you upload an XML file to Crowdin, you’ll have the XML file exported.
Our developers can make a special processor if you want to configure custom settings for your file export. Some use cases:
- You manage both iOS and Android applications. With our help, you can upload just one file format (e.g., XML) to Crowdin and then have two different file types (.xml for Android and .strings for iOS) on export.
- You upload a key-value file that doesn’t support string editing by default and want to modify it directly in Crowdin. We can temporarily convert your file to CSV file format to allow you to add strings online. The exported file will remain in the original format.
Get in touch with our support team at support@crowdin.com, and we’ll gladly help you with setting custom export options based on your needs.
Custom Placeholders
Crowdin supports all the placeholders typical for the supported file formats. They are all automatically highlighted in the Editor, so translators know that they shouldn’t be translated. Even if the translator attempts to save translation with some modified or missing placeholder, enabled QA checks will notify the translator about the mistake.
As various file formats allow the creation of custom placeholders, we can also add support for the custom ones you use in your project. To request the support of your custom placeholders – email the Crowdin customer success team at support@crowdin.com