# vslavik/poedit

Simple translation editor for PO, XLIFF, JSON etc. for Mac/Windows/Unix

Repository: https://github.com/vslavik/poedit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/poedit
Homepage: https://poedit.com
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: gettext, po, xliff, xliff2, xliff-editor, translation
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:25:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 75, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6071, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 90, "gap_med": 46, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2037, forks 303 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:07.998250+00:00)

## What it is
Poedit is a cross-platform GUI translation editor for gettext PO, XLIFF, JSON, Qt and Flutter localization files, with built-in validation, string extraction from source code, and machine translation suggestions. It also serves as a GUI frontend to GNU gettext utilities and integrates with cloud localization platforms like Crowdin and Localazy.

## Use cases
- translate a WordPress theme or plugin PO file
- edit XLIFF localization files for an app
- extract translatable strings from source code with gettext
- pre-translate files using machine translation
- validate PO files for missing variables and plural form errors
- sync translations with a Crowdin project
- translate Flutter or Qt app strings

## When to choose
- you need a dedicated GUI editor for PO/XLIFF/JSON translation files instead of a plain text editor
- you want automatic syntax and plural-form validation while translating
- you work with gettext-based projects like WordPress, Django, or PHP apps
- you want machine translation and pre-translation suggestions to speed up localization

## When to avoid
- you need a fully automated, CI-driven localization pipeline rather than a manual editor
- you require collaborative web-based translation management at team scale (use Crowdin or Weblate)
- you need formats outside PO, XLIFF, JSON, Qt, or Flutter
- you only want command-line gettext tools without a GUI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, internationalization, nlp, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: gettext, po-editor, xliff, translation-editor, machine-translation, crowdin, wordpress, flutter, qt, localization, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- vslavik/poedit (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.998250+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:59:17.906031+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vslavik/poedit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.998250+00:00, sha 02f9fcf7c73a)
  - homepage: https://poedit.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:38:48.493839+00:00, sha abd5d8f14563)
  - site_page: https://poedit.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:38:48.502751+00:00, sha 8d206d11ac34)
  - site_page: https://poedit.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:38:48.504888+00:00, sha 01b02caf0f96)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.