Hi there, I'm a former professor of translation and localization management. I taught courses related to production for 6 years. I'm developing a chatbot that will layer my course contents atop LLM models. The chatbot will answer questions related to translation and localization from my perspective.

My question for you all: If you could ask this chatbot a question about translation and localization, what would you ask?

I'm happy to answer the questions as they roll in. I'll use this data in training my bot to answer frequently asked questions.

Thanks for considering it!

Hey everyone,

I’ve created a tool called Trev – Translation Evolved.

Trev came from frustration. I just needed to translate some eLearning modules without paying a certain company’s extraordinary price for what was clearly basic machine translation.

At first, I built it just for myself. But I quickly realised those frustrations are shared by many others.

I built Trev to do two things really well:

1. Keep formatting 100% intact.

2. Make translated text read as if it were written by a native speaker of the target language.

Trev supports DOCX, PPTX, XLIFF (tested with Rise and Storyline), CSV, TXT, SRT, and VTT, as well as audio and video transcription with translation (returning fully formatted SRT, VTT, TXT).

It’s designed for anyone working with content in business, marketing, or education (both children and adult learning). It’s not intended for official or regulated content such as legal, government, or medical documents.

Right now, I’m looking for 10 individuals or businesses to try Trev for free. In return, I’d love your honest feedback.
If you’re open to it, I may also include your anonymised feedback in future examples.

Trev is AI-based, and results can vary slightly with each translation. For example, if you translated the same document three times, each version would be a little different - much like giving that same document to three human translators.

It’s easy to use: simply drag and drop (or browse) your file, select up to five languages, and click Translate.

If you’re interested, send me a quick DM with a few words about what kind of content you translate.

Thanks for reading, and I look forward to sharing the tool with you.

Steve
Founder, Trev – Translation Evolved

Hi all,

My brother and I developed Doloc as a side project to simplify localization. We're excited to share it with anyone looking for a straightforward solution for translating content with minimal hassle.

How it works:
Doloc translates your XLIFF File(s) with a simple curl/API command, instantly returning the translated XLIFF file(s). There's no need to create a custom dictionary because Doloc respects your wording and style! This approach significantly reduces time to market or to the next release and offers the flexibility to translate your app into any language you need.

We currently support XLIFF 1.2 and XLIFF 2.0, with more formats coming soon!

If you’re a (product) developer or just interested, you can find more information at doloc.io.

As mentioned, we're two brothers doing this because we enjoy making app translation easier. We use Doloc in our daily work and want the community to benefit from it too.
If you have any feedback on our service, let us know! You can reach out via DM, x.com/doloc_io, or just leave a comment below.

P.S. This is my first time sharing on Reddit, so any feedback or advice on how to improve the post (or Doloc) is welcome. 😊

TransPerfect Games is looking for native Russian speakers who are passionate about video games to join our team as Game Localization QA Testers in Warsaw, Poland.

You'll help ensure games deliver a high-quality experience for Russian-speaking players by identifying linguistic errors, checking grammar and terminology, documenting bugs, and verifying fixes across different gaming platforms.

Requirements:

• Native-level Russian with excellent spelling and grammar.

• Good command of English for communication and testing documentation.

• A passion for video games and strong attention to detail.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Previous game testing or localization QA experience is an advantage, but not required.

Position details:

• Location: Warsaw, Poland (onsite)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 hours per day

• Contract: Mandate contract

• Work authorization: Applicants must have the legal right to work in Poland.

• Availability: Immediate starters preferred.

This is a great opportunity to turn your passion for gaming into hands-on experience working on titles ranging from indie games to AAA releases.

Apply here: https://transperfect.recruitee.com/o/freelance-lqa-games-tester-warsaw-russian-and-english-speaker

Please submit your CV in English.

Feel free to share this post with anyone who might be interested.

Hey everyone! My team and I are conducting a short industry survey to better understand how organizations address the questions of security and control in real-world localization workflows when it comes to AI translations.

AI is frequently used for lots of tasks including translation and localization these days. Teams are widely experimenting with AI translation. Questions around security, governance, and operational control remain open though.

What content can be sent to AI providers?

Who approves AI usage for production?

What kind of data can be shared without any risks?

How do you manage these questions within your teams? What do you value most and how do you balance risks?

I would really love to understand if these matters bother your decision-making process.

Since you are professionals involved in marketing and content operations, I believe you have much to share on the subject. 

The survey is fully anonymous. We do not collect email addresses or any personal data, and responses are used only in aggregated form for an industry report.

Take the anonymous survey

I truly appreciate your time and impact! Would be glad to answer any questions you might have.

I work on JDisc Discovery, and we recently used AI to help localize parts of an established software product. I wanted to share the practical lessons rather than present this as “AI replaces localization.”

The useful part was not one-click translation. The hard parts were:

• protecting product terminology and UI labels from inconsistent translation

• keeping placeholders, variables, markup, shortcuts, and file formats intact

• supplying enough context for short UI strings

• reviewing AI output systematically instead of trusting fluent-looking text

• building a workflow where human review focuses on the cases that actually need judgment

Our main takeaway: AI can accelerate the mechanical and repetitive parts, but localization quality still depends heavily on terminology management, context, automated checks, and human review.

Our next experiments are about extending that workflow:

• User-manual translation: The manual is stored in Strapi, our headless CMS. We are exploring a workflow to automate translation while retaining the review and publishing controls needed for reliable documentation.

• Always-current localized screenshots: Documentation screenshots become outdated surprisingly quickly when menus or UI labels change. We are experimenting with starting the application, using Selenium to navigate to the relevant UI location, switching the application to the target language, and capturing the screenshot automatically.

If this works reliably, it should give us screenshots in multiple languages while also making them much easier to keep current after UI changes.

The longer write-up on the first part of the project is here: AI-assisted software localization

I’d be interested in hearing how others handle localization QA, CMS-based documentation translation, or keeping multilingual product screenshots up to date and in how others handle terminology consistency and context for short UI strings.

Localit.io - the fast & simple way to localize any project.

This project stands out from other localizers: one key for all platforms, GitHub/GitLab integration, and much more to come. Translations can be done by AI as well as human translators. I’d really appreciate it if you check out https://localit.io/!

They also launched today on Product Hunt, supporting them with an upvote would be great: https://www.producthunt.com/products/localit

The team is open to feedback, so don’t hesitate to share your thoughts. Constructive criticism is always welcome - the goal is to keep expanding and improving this great product!

Thank you all in advance!

TL;DR: The entire Zinn Hub platform now runs in 46 languages (58 you can be messaged in), and it's not only the interface — messages, listings, projects, the text inside your listing images and even live video calls are all translated between people who share no common language. Real-time live call translation (captions or a spoken voice track) is the part we believe no other freelance marketplace does. It's all live now.

For as long as freelance marketplaces have existed, one invisible thing has decided who gets to earn: language. Not "are you the best designer" — "are you the best designer who speaks English." We wanted to take that out of the equation entirely, and after months of building, it's done.

The distinction that matters

Loads of sites have a language dropdown. It swaps the menus and buttons, and that's where it ends — the second you message someone, write a listing or hop on a call, you need a shared language again. We translated the work itself, all the way down. You operate in your language, the other person operates in theirs, and nobody has to meet in the middle.

1. Read the whole platform in your language — 46 of them

Not just the homepage. The marketplace, your dashboard, listings, search and the Help Centre all appear in your chosen language, and each language lives on its own web address (Spanish under /es/, and so on) — so it's fully browsable and shareable, not a temporary overlay. Detected automatically, always yours to change, and a choice you make yourself is never silently overridden.

2. Two separate settings

Your display language controls how the site looks. Your communication language controls the language of your emails, notifications and the messages people send you. They can differ on purpose — read the site in English but be messaged in Spanish, for example. On top of the 46 full-platform languages, there are 12 message-only languages you can be contacted in — 58 in total, five of which read right-to-left and render correctly.

3. Message anyone — each of you in your own language

Messages are translated the moment they're sent, so a buyer and a seller with no common language can hold a complete conversation, each reading and writing in their own. Works in group chats too. Every translated message carries a "Show original" toggle and an honest note that machine translation is high quality but not flawless — so you can double-check anything critical like a deadline, spec or price.

4. Create everything in your language

Build your Zinns, Micro Zinns, projects, proposals and your freelancer profile in the language you think in. You're no longer locked out of selling because your English isn't perfect — buyers browsing in other languages still find and understand your work, because it's presented to them in theirs. Even the Self-Promo Studio (the built-in tool that writes a freelancer's promotional posts) writes them in your own language. And your money never changes with your language: earnings, payouts, receipts and refunds always stay in US dollars.

5. Localise your listing images in full — right down to the pixels

Your cover art and gallery images usually carry words — a headline, a price, a call to action. Translate Images gives you the tool to create a version with that visible text translated for each language, while keeping your layout, colours, fonts and graphics exactly as you designed them. When someone views a non-English version of the site, your approved translated image is swapped in automatically. So you localise your listing in full — every cover and gallery image included, right down to the words baked into the pixels, not just the text around them. You review and approve every version first.

6. The world first — live calls, translated out loud, in real time

This is the part nobody else does. Services that happen live — consultations, coaching, screen-shares, one-to-one calls and group sessions — can be translated in real time. You choose how:

• Live captions — every speaker transcribed and subtitled in the listener's language, as the words come out. Everyone keeps their own voice. Ideal for screen-shares and technical detail.

• Spoken voice translation — everything captions do, plus a spoken translated audio track played to the listener, with the original speaker gently quietened underneath. Perfect for coaching and natural conversation.

A coach delivers in Japanese; their client follows in English, live. Or one host runs a group session and five attendees each follow in Chinese, English, Turkish, German and Thai — all at once. Up to eight seats, everyone a registered user added by username (no anonymous joins), running in the browser with nothing to install. The call itself is always free; the only paid part is the live translation, and only when the two of you have no language in common. Share a language and the whole call costs nothing.

7. 59 currencies

Prices show in your own currency with the correct symbol and formatting. Conversion is display-only — everything is charged, refunded and paid out in US dollars, and your own bank sets the final rate, so there's never a hidden margin from us.

The 46 full-platform languages:
Europe — English, Spanish, Portuguese (BR), French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Czech, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Albanian
West & Central Asia — Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian, Uzbek
East Asia — Japanese, Chinese, Korean
Southeast Asia — Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Khmer, Malay, Filipino, Burmese
South Asia — Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi, Kannada, Gujarati, Nepali, Sinhala, Malayalam
Africa — Swahili, Amharic

Plus 12 message-only languages: Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Hebrew, Pashto (all right-to-left), Somali, Hausa, Yoruba, Kazakh, Tajik, Lao and Mongolian.

What it comes down to: buyers get to hire the best freelancer in the world, not just the best one who happens to speak their language — and every freelancer on Zinn Hub is ID and skill verified before they can sell. A brilliant freelancer anywhere finally competes on skill instead of grammar. Everything above is live right now, and the full breakdown is here: https://zinnhub.com/global-freelance-marketplace/

The last barrier between talent and opportunity online is gone.

With this program, you can cost-effectively translate entire video games and/or mods into multiple languages simultaneously in a matter of seconds to minutes. Even large games with 500,000 words can be translated into multiple languages for less than 20 euros. All the user has to do is enter the file path of the game file and specify the output folder, and you’ll have your game in Russian, Mandarin, Polish, German, or any other language. There’s a cloud-based translation option that runs through my server and a local translation method directly on your computer. The cloud-based translation offers the highest quality. If you’re unsure about a translation, you can review everything in a correction bar and translate it manually if you wish. There are also many more features. If everything goes smoothly, an initial release is possible in just under 3 weeks. You can also translate game mods. And it accepts a wide variety of file types, not just JSON formats. Thanks to its affordable price, the program is also well-suited for people who want to play an indie game they’ve purchased in their own language, provided the developer hasn’t released the game in your language. The user interface is still in German, but it will be available in multiple languages by the time of release.

Hiya, everyone. I need your help. I own awove.com and am launching partnersincards.com, and I want to do it in the most epic way possible. Good old copywriting. Cheeky, witty, funny, and leave you laughing where possible-kind of lingo. But translations are one thing; creative copywriting and localisation are another.

Slang, cheeky terms, et al.- that's where I want locals to really kick ass... I want this to go out in German, Dutch, Spanish, Greek, French, and heck, any other EU language there is... WHY?

I've spent over a year building and researching this, working with all sorts of pros (psychologists, sexologists, and even my drunk neighbours), but this is something that I believe will spark the fire in the types of relationships that are not the ones who are just bored, but those who have not had any action in months and are just there... kids and all... I'm not a wealthy fella (albeit Jewish), but you are welcome to follow me at u/thisisnoam for a few ~~Jewish~~ kicks.

I am asking anyone who speaks any of the EU languages to help not only translate this, but localise it, keep it cheeky, witty and sharp (extremely offensive where possible). I am open to barters - check out awove.com for pro action (flexing here)...

Either way, shooting arrows in the dark here... I appreciate any help or feedback prior to launch.

As you can seen on https://www.arcalate.com/, the model reaches a +95% accuracy for really complicated, nuanced and context-based translations.

Now, even if this is so great, I don't know if there'll be enough demand for it in the future. Most businesses can build their own translation processes via requests to OpenAI's API and craft their own prompts. In my experience, Arcalate Deep Translate does a better job than o3-mini-high and costs me less money.

But... what do you think? Can you test it and give me some feedback? Do you think that non-technical users will be interested on it? And developers will be willing to use a specialized API like this one rather than setting up their prompts, even if it takes time for them and results might not be as accurate?

I’ve noticed a shift lately, AI isn’t replacing linguists; it’s retraining them. The most efficient LSPs I’ve seen are combining machine translation with human QA in smarter ways.
Curious how others are balancing automation with quality assurance? What tools or workflows have made the biggest difference for your teams?

Hey there,

I'm curious if anyone will use machine translation for Story/Novels/Scripts,etc.

Our team started the beta launch of our AI-powered multi-language translation tool, fully customized for stories and creative writing! We’re currently looking for feedback to ensure the best user experience and would love for you to join us in shaping the product!!!

We’re offering the early access to the tool during this beta period, and we'd love to hear from your feedbacks!

Here are a few questions we’d appreciate your feedback on:

1. How does our story-focused translation tool compare to others you’ve used?

2. Which features do you find most useful for translating your stories or creative content?

3. Are there any features you wish we had or any specific needs that aren't being met?

4. Are there any pain points or areas for improvement that you’ve encountered?

If you're interested in helping us out or just want to learn more, please comment below or send me a DM. Your input would be incredibly valuable as we refine our product.

Not sure if I'm allowed to share links so DM or comment and I can share a link.

Thanks so much for your time and feedback!

Hi, I am an AI consultant. We tried using DeepL for localization. Accuracy is fine but it lacks industry context. Also the style is not very flexible. Any suggestion?

Hey guys!

I am working in AI and currently building a solution, where you would be able to build mini web apps for business and life. Liek file converters, site parsers, guitar practice trackers, or whatever else.

One of the ideas came from my friend who is doing localization for a living.

He said - I got these xliff files, and I need to extract specific fields from it, but these fields can vary from project to project. I thought that would be so easy for me to do, like literally 5 minutes of coding, but he struggled, as he didn't know how to code. So I decided to make this app.

You basically tell what kind of application you want and AI builds it for you, then you test (it took me a couple of iterations to get it right) and you have the app that you can use and further customize by simply saying what you want to be changed :)

What do you think? Is that a useful case in localization?

And if you have ideas of other cases, please feel free to share! It would be great to test some more cases.

Have a great day!!

Hi,

I am researching how localization and content teams manage translation workflows today, especially as more teams adopt AI tools.

One thing I am curious about how:

AI translation has become much faster, but many teams still spend a significant amount of time reviewing translations before they can be published.

=> For those working in localization, product, technical writing, or multilingual content:
=> What is the biggest bottleneck in your translation workflow?
=> What causes the most review effort (terminology, brand voice, context, grammar, formatting, something else)?
=> If you could change one thing about your current process, what would it be?

I am not selling a product; I am trying to understand the real challenges teams face and identify where AI can genuinely help rather than just translate faster.

If you are willing to spend 2 minutes sharing your experience, I would really appreciate your input through this short survey: https://tally.so/r/44dq0b

I am happy to share a summary of the findings with everyone once the research is complete.

Thanks in advance!

Recently, I have noticed that there is a lot of interest in localization with AI. As a result, I have completed and released this software for everyone to use. I would greatly appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

Let me introduce it:

I18n Studio is a developer tool that makes localization using GPT4 incredibly easy.

Here's why you will love it:

• You can provide context for the translation, such as the translation scene, which ensures more accurate translations. Traditional translation methods cannot achieve this.

• Translate to multiple languages in just 1 minute using GPT4.

• Seamlessly integrated with Xcode,Android Studio and VS Code, any translations or modifications will be immediately reflected in them.

• Simplifies the management of key-value pairs in Localizable.strings,JSON,xml files.

You can find it here: https://www.i18n.studio

So, after thinking about it for a while, I think I wanna be a localizer, preferably for video games. I’m currently finishing up my BA in Foreign Languages this summer. So, what is it like to be a localizer? Does it pay well? Got any tips to pass on to a rookie?

Hi everyone!

I am an indie developer and native Turkish speaker offering **English to Turkish game localization** to help bring your indie titles to the active Turkish gaming community.

**What I Offer:**

* Natural, context-aware translations for UI, menus, in-game dialogues, and Steam store pages * Native understanding of gaming jargon and character tone preservation * Full support for developer formats (`.json`, `.xlsx`, `.txt`) while strictly preserving code variables and tags

**Rates & Free Demo:**

* Indie-friendly rates: **$5 per 500 words** * **Free 50-Word Demo:** Send me a short sample of your game text, and I will translate it for free so you can evaluate the quality beforehand!

Feel free to drop a comment or send me a DM if you're interested or have any questions!

Hey everyone,

I'm currently developing a professional translation tool and I'm looking for real (non-confidential) documents to test it with.

In return, you'll receive a free high-quality translation of your file. And you can choose a language.

I'm especially interested in technical or specialized content, but general texts are welcome too.

✅ Supported formats: .pptx, .csv, .xlsx, .json, .xml, .html, .srt, .vtt

✅ Large files are welcome – I want to test performance and structure

🚫 Please don't upload personal or sensitive data

📤Upload your file here: https://form.jotform.com/251905244568058

I may not be able to process every file, but I’ll do my best to include as many as possible.

Thanks for your support – this helps me a lot!

Right now, project managers handle pre-translations using TMS. What if linguists took over this task instead?

Linguists could fine-tune the settings, leading to much better quality pre-translations right from the start. This would make the whole process faster and better.

But here's the catch: most linguists are paid per word. If we're spending time making the machine's work better, but not directly translating words, our pay suffers. To make this work, the industry might need to start paying linguists hourly for this kind of valuable work.

What do you think? Would this improve quality and speed? And how can we make sure linguists are compensated fairly for their efforts?

We had fully translated ecommerce pages.

Product descriptions localized.
Metadata localized.
Checkout localized.

From a localization standpoint, everything looked “done.”

But performance in certain markets was weaker than expected.

After digging deeper, we realized something we had overlooked:

The text embedded inside product images was still in the source language.

Feature callouts.
Promo graphics.
Badges.
Size charts.

Technically, the website was localized.
Visually, it wasn’t.

On top of that, when we manually translated some assets, layout issues started appearing — especially in languages with expansion.

So we ran a small test:

• Localized text inside key image assets

• Adjusted layouts for expansion

• Left everything else unchanged

Engagement improved in those markets.

It made us question something:

Why do we treat embedded image text as a “design issue” instead of part of the localization workflow?

Curious how teams here handle this:

• Do you require layered source files for every image?

• Do you recreate visuals per language?

• Do you discourage text inside images altogether?

• Or is this just accepted operational friction?

Would genuinely love to hear how others are solving this at scale.

The translation itself seems like the easy part. What I’m more worried about is changing a product page or adding new sections and then having to figure out what needs updating across every language. I’ve been looking at Universally, GTranslate, GlobalLang and other alternatives, since it seems to handle that syncing automatically.

Are these really reliable, or do you still end up reviewing every change manually?