# mozilla/pontoon

Mozilla's Localization Platform

Repository: https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pontoon
Homepage: https://pontoon.mozilla.org
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: pontoon, translation, localization, mozilla, javascript, django, design
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:24:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5674, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1662, forks 603 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.672730+00:00)

## What it is
Pontoon is Mozilla's open-source translation management system (TMS), a web-based platform for community-driven localization of software and websites. It syncs translation strings with Git and Mercurial repositories and supports formats like Fluent, Gettext PO, XLIFF, .properties, and DTD.

## Use cases
- manage translations for an open source project
- translate software strings with a community team
- sync translations with a git repository
- review and approve translation suggestions
- track localization progress across projects
- self-host a translation management system
- localize a website into multiple languages

## When to choose
- you need community-driven, open source localization with version control integration
- you want a self-hosted TMS supporting Fluent, PO, XLIFF, and other l10n formats
- you manage translation teams with review workflows and dashboards

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight string file editor rather than a full TMS platform
- you require enterprise features like paid vendor management or extensive SaaS integrations
- you cannot host a Django/Python web application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, internationalization, workflow-automation
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: translation-management, tms, django, community-localization, git-sync, mercurial, fluent, gettext, localization, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- mozilla/pontoon (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.672730+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 2026-08-30T03:44:35.199557+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.672730+00:00, sha 48c687b06d08)
  - homepage: https://pontoon.mozilla.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:16:52.668971+00:00, sha 964142252cb4)
  - site_page: https://pontoon.mozilla.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:16:52.678193+00:00, sha 18a845d10477)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.