Chart of the various file formats and their supported features.
Notes to translators: Adding a phrase "comment" will appear as a note to translators on the web platform
Plural support: Will support pluralization (one, many, other, etc.)
Fallback to source language: Untranslated translation phrases will fall back on the source language phrase
| File | Standard Name | Notes to Translators | Plural Support | Fallback to Source Language |
| .strings (iOS/MacOS) | IOS_STRINGS | ✓ | Select .strings (iOS/MacOS with base language fallback) option during export | |
| .stringsdict (IOS StringsDict) | IOS_STRINGSDICT_XML | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .plist (Apple Property List in XML) | PLIST_XML | ✓ | ||
| .xliff (XML Localisation Interchange File Format) | XLIFF | ✓ | ||
| .xml (Android XML) | ANDROID_XML | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .json | HIERARCHICAL_JSON | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .resw (Microsoft Resources File) | RESW | ✓ | ||
| .resx (Microsoft Resources File) | RESX | ✓ | ||
| .resjson (Windows JavaScript Resources) | RESJSON | ✓ | ||
| .php (PHP array) | PHP | |||
| .php (PHP Variables) | PHP_VARIABLES | |||
| .yml (Rails YAML) | RUBY_YML | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .po (GNU Gettext Portable Object) | GNU_PO | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .pot (GNU Gettext Portable Object Template) | GNU_POT | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .yml (Symfony YAML) | YML | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .yaml (Symfony YAML) | YAML | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .xliff (Symfony) | XLIFF_Symfony | ✓ | ||
| .xlf (Symfony) | XLF_SYMFONY | ✓ | ||
| .l10n (Java l10n) | L10N | ✓ | ||
| .xml (iDempiere XML) | IDEMPIERE_XML | |||
| .xml (ADempiere XML) | ADEMPIERE_XML | |||
| .xml (Flash XML) | FLASH_XML | |||
| .properties (Java Properties) | JAVA_PROPERTIES | ✓ | ||
| .lang (JAVA lang) | JAVA_LANG | ✓ | ||
| .htm (HTML) | HTML | |||
| .html (HTML) | HTML | |||
| .ini (Configuration File) | INI | ✓ | ||
| .js (RequireJS i18n) | JAVASCRIPT | ✓ | ||
| .json (i18next - multilingual) | HIERARCHICAL_JSON | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .json (i18next - single language) | HIERARCHICAL_JSON | ✓ | ✓ | |
| .rrc (BlackBerry Resource Content File) | RRC | |||
| .txt (Plain Text) | TXT | |||
| .csv (Comma Separated Values) | CSV | ✓ | ||
| .xls (Microsoft Excel 97-2003) | XLS | ✓ | ||
| .xlsx (Microsoft Excel 2007) | XLSX | ✓ | ||
| .doc (Microsoft Word 97-2003) | DOC | |||
| .docx (Microsoft Word 2007) | DOCX | |||
| .pptx (Microsoft Powerpoint 2007) | PPTX | |||
| .odt (Open Document Text) | ODT | |||
| .txt (Plain Text) | TXT |
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File formats serve various purposes and come with distinct features. Text formats like TXT are plain and unformatted, while DOC/DOCX allows rich formatting and embedding of images. PDFs preserve formatting across devices, making them ideal for official documents.
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File formats serve various purposes and come with distinct features. Text formats like TXT are plain and unformatted, while DOC/DOCX allows rich formatting and embedding of images. PDFs preserve formatting across devices, making them ideal for official documents.
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Thanks for the detailed breakdown of supported file formats! It’s especially helpful to see which ones support notes to translators and plural forms. Could you please add more clarification on how fallback to source language works across different formats, especially .json and .po files? That would really help us optimize our workflow.
File formats serve various purposes and come with distinct features. Text formats like TXT are plain and unformatted, while DOC/DOCX allows rich formatting and embedding of images. PDFs preserve formatting across devices, making them ideal for official documents.
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