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Swift app internationalization and localization

Swift apps are localized with Apple .strings and .plist files. See how to internationalize a Swift app and translate it with WebTranslateIt. 2 min read

Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns. Inspired by many other modern programming languages, Swift is intended to be more resilient and expressive than Objective-C, its predecessor.

Created by
Apple
Released
June 2, 2014
Links
https://swift.org
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Swift applications are usually translated these file formats

Apple plist Apple strings
Apple Objective-C

Best way to localize Swift apps

The first step is to extract the text to translate into language files. This process is called internationalization. The built-in libraries can be used to extract the text to translate into .strings files.

Once you have internationalized your Swift app, use a translation software localization tool such as WebTranslateIt to manage your localization workflow.

It is easy to translate a Swift app with WebTranslateIt. Create a project, upload your source language file in the File Manager and translate it on the Translation Interface.

The tools included in WebTranslateIt, such as Batch Operations, the Translation Memory or Machine Translation can help you translate that file automatically, faster and cost effectively.

Do you know an interesting library for that platform? Have you found an error? Let us know at support@webtranslateit.com