MacPacker is an open-source archive previewer and manager for macOS, maintained by independent Apple platform developer and LeanBytes founder Stephan Arenswald. With the goal of becoming a native macOS alternative to archive management tools such as 7-Zip, the application is designed for users around the world, thus making localization an important part of its growth. […]

Accessibility and localization are more similar than you’d think. They make it easier to understand and use a product, each in its own way. Below, we’ll see how they come together and how to create inclusive products for your international audience. What do accessibility and localization have in common? Accessibility is associated with making digital […]

Django comes with an ORM, an admin site, authentication, and a template engine, so you can get an application up and running quickly. As the project grows, though, supporting users in different languages requires more than translating a few strings. Internationalization (i18n) prepares the code for multiple languages and locales. Localization (l10n) provides the translations […]

Today, you can use artificial intelligence and automated editing tools to polish your translations in seconds. Nonetheless, human editors continue to play an important role in producing authentic writing. You may wonder if automatic post-editing is better than human post-editing, or if human expertise still matters. Is there a clear winner in the automatic post-editing […]

Customer experience (CX) is what dictates whether you brand takes root in a new region. CX is the sum of every perception and interaction a person has with your brand across their entire journey. Don’t think it’s just your user interface or marketing copy. Trust is deeply cultural, so when you localize, you’ll want to […]

Translation quality is often discussed as though it depends only on the translator’s linguistic skill. But the truth is that this is a complex process that combines prevention, monitoring, and review. Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) play an important part in this. But don’t get them confused. We’ll discuss QA vs. QC in […]

Python has had a localization module in its standard library for a long time. gettext uses the GNU gettext file formats, it has no dependencies, and it behaves the same in a Django site, a Flask app, or a command-line script. Python gettext localization involves four main steps: marking the strings you want translated, extracting […]

AI is everywhere in localization workflows, but it’s also surrounded by misconceptions that lead to overpromising and occasionally very public fails. In this article, we cut through the hype and lay out the most common AI translation myths, what’s actually true. Myth 1: AI translation is just a faster version of machine translation Truth: It’s […]

Today you’re going to learn what separates translation from localization when it comes to SEO, and which one makes the most sense depending on your goals. They may sound like the same thing, but they’re not. To win visibility in international SERPs and actually convert that traffic, you need to understand exactly how these two […]

If you enjoy working with languages, a career as a localization associate could be a good fit for you. More and more companies are going global, so there will always be a demand for professionals who can support localization. As a localization associate, you would play an important role in making sure products, websites, apps, […]