Playglot
Playglot is a free web platform for indie game localization.
What Playglot is
Playglot is a free web platform for indie game localization. Developers import game files, choose target languages, invite translators, review submissions, and export the resulting files. It supports JSON, PO, CSV, and YAML, and the site says it works with Unity, Unreal, Godot, and more. Translators submit suggestions for community voting, then reviewers approve translations; role-based access separates owners, managers, reviewers, and translators, with revision history in the review workflow. DeepL-powered suggestions use game context and can be disabled per project. Translators can consult in-game screenshots, while live checks flag placeholder, punctuation, and length issues during entry. Playglot also suggests similar approved translations, supports multiple files per project, and includes labels, tags, activity feeds, and a browser-based source editor. Reports track language progress, contributors, translated words, and savings. Translators earn XP and levels, and a project leaderboard ranks contributors. The free plan is listed as 100% free forever, with no subscription and no limits.
Good
- Supports JSON, PO, CSV, and YAML.
- Offers role-based access and revision history.
- DeepL suggestions can be disabled per project.
- Real-time checks flag placeholders, punctuation, and length.
- Free plan has no subscription or limits.
Watch out
- Translations are delivered as files.
- AI suggestions use DeepL-powered translation.
Who it suits
Playglot suits indie game developers coordinating translation work with contributors and reviewers. It also fits translators who want contextual screenshots, suggestions, and project progress tracking.
Verdict
Playglot covers the workflow from importing game files to reviewing and exporting translations, with tools for context and collaboration. Its free plan has no listed subscription or limits.
Plans and prices
From Playglot's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No subscription · no limits · 100% free, forever. |
The facts
Each one read from Playglot's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and history
- Owners, managers, reviewers, and translators have role-based access, and the review workflow includes revision history.checked 2 Oct 2026
- AI translation
- Playglot offers DeepL-powered suggestions with game context, which can be disabled per project.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Community review
- Translators submit suggestions, the community votes, and reviewers approve translations.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Context and QA
- Translators can use in-game screenshots for context, and real-time checks flag placeholders, punctuation, and length as they type.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Contributor rewards
- Translators earn XP and level up, and a leaderboard ranks contributors per project.checked 2 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The platform supports JSON, PO, CSV, and YAML import and export.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Game engines
- The site says Playglot works with Unity, Unreal, Godot, and more.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Progress tracking
- Stats and reports track progress by language, top contributors, words translated, and savings.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Project management
- Playglot supports multiple files per project, labels and tags, activity feeds, and a browser-based source editor.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Playglot is a free platform where players collaborate to localize indie games.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Translation memory
- The platform suggests similar approved translations as users type.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Workflow
- Developers import game files, set target languages, invite translators, review translations, and export the final files.checked 2 Oct 2026
