Poedit
Poedit is a translation editor for apps and websites, with support for gettext/PO, XLIFF, JSON, Qt, and Flutter formats.
What Poedit is
Poedit is a translation editor for apps and websites, with support for gettext/PO, XLIFF, JSON, Qt, and Flutter formats. It checks for potential translation problems, including incorrect plural forms, missing tokens, and missing or mistyped variables. Real-time suggestions draw on a user's translation history, and files can be pre-translated. Pro includes machine translation using Microsoft Translator; Pro+ integrates DeepL, Google Translate, and GPT. Poedit can open projects from Crowdin and Localazy directly, and supports offline work with syncing when files are saved. Pro can analyze WordPress themes and plugins, support local or remote FTP/SFTP work, and extract strings from Twig, Volt, and Blade templates. Online suggestions and pre-translation send translated strings to Poedit's server and the selected translation provider, but online functionality can be disabled in Settings. The free Open Source version is available under the MIT license, but its download binaries omit Pro features. The software is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Pro and Pro+ personal licenses are for one person and can be used on up to three computers.
Good
- Checks plural forms, tokens, and variable syntax.
- Offers translation-history suggestions and file pre-translation.
- Opens Crowdin and Localazy projects directly.
- Works offline and syncs when files are saved.
Watch out
- Open Source download binaries omit Pro features.
- Online suggestions send translated strings to Poedit and a provider.
- Personal Pro licenses are limited to one person.
Who it suits
Poedit suits app and website translators working with the listed localization formats. Pro features may be relevant to WordPress users or those who want machine translation and project integrations.
Verdict
Poedit covers translation editing, quality checks, and several project workflows across desktop platforms. Review the plan features and online-processing settings before choosing how to use it.
Plans and prices
From Poedit's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | — | 40,000 words/month · 1 year included · 1 fixed user |
| Pro+ | — | 50,000 words/month · 1 fixed user |
| For Teams | — | 60,000 words/device/month |
| Free | Free | Free version; Open Source version omits Pro features |
| Pro | — | Single-person license · 40,000 words/month for 1 year · 1 year of updates and machine translation · Up to 3 computers · One-time payment |
| For Teams | — | Company license · Per device · 60,000 words/device/month · Movable seats and shared machine-translation quota · All updates included · Billed yearly |
| Pro+ | — | Single-person license · 50,000 words/month · DeepL, Google Translate and GPT · All updates included · Up to 3 computers · Billed yearly |
The facts
Each one read from Poedit's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compliance
- Poedit says its anonymous analytics use no cookies and comply with GDPR, CCPA and PECR.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Document translation
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2001
- File formats and templates
- Poedit Pro supports extracting translation strings from Twig, Volt and Blade templates.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Glossary tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- Poedit can open projects from Crowdin and Localazy directly in the app, and supports offline translation with syncing when files are saved.checked 12 Oct 2001
- License limits
- The personal Pro and Pro+ licenses are for one person and may be used on up to three Windows, macOS or Linux computers; they cannot be shared or transferred.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Open source
- The Open Source version's source code is available under the MIT license, without the Pro features included in the download binaries.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- Poedit says online suggestions and pre-translation send translated strings to its server and the selected machine-translation provider; users can disable the online functionality in Settings.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Poedit is a translation editor for apps and websites that supports gettext/PO, XLIFF, JSON, Qt and Flutter formats.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Quality checks
- It automatically checks for potential translation issues such as incorrect plural forms or missing tokens, and checks syntax for missing or mistyped variables.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Support
- Poedit offers documentation and email support, with guaranteed fast support for Pro users and an effort to help everyone.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Translation memory
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2001
- Translation quota
- The purchase page says additional machine-translation credit costs $39 per 100,000 words plus any tax, and users can use their own DeepL or OpenAI API key for unlimited machine translation.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Translation sharing
- Poedit says it stores contributed translation memory anonymously and does not send translations to its server without the user's explicit permission.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Translation workflow
- Poedit provides real-time suggestions from the user's translation history and can pre-translate entire files.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Website translation
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2001
- WordPress
- Poedit Pro can analyze WordPress themes and plugins and supports working with them locally or remotely over FTP or SFTP.checked 12 Oct 2001
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Machine translation
- Pro+ integrates DeepL, Google Translate and GPT, while Pro includes machine translation using Microsoft Translator.checked 12 Oct 2001
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