> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://hyperlocalise.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export Crowdin translation memory as TMX

> Download a source-target language pair from Crowdin translation memory as TMX with Hyperlocalise, and understand import and round-trip limitations.

Use `hyperlocalise crowdin tm download --format tmx` to export a Crowdin
translation memory language pair. TMX exchanges translation-memory units; it does
not migrate project tasks, approvals, permissions, or glossary terms.

## Find the translation memory

[Install Hyperlocalise](/cli/getting-started/install), set
`CROWDIN_PERSONAL_TOKEN`, and configure `crowdin.yml` for a project your credential
can access. The [Crowdin command guide](/cli/commands/crowdin) includes a sample.

```bash theme={null}
hyperlocalise crowdin tm list
```

Choose the TM ID and the source/target language IDs you intend to export. The
following example uses TM ID `44`, English, and French; replace them with your values.

## Download TMX

```bash theme={null}
hyperlocalise crowdin tm download \
    --tm-id 44 --source-language en --target-language fr \
    --format tmx --output ./crowdin-en-fr.tmx
```

The result is a TMX file for the requested language pair. Open it in your intended
TM tool and inspect the language codes and sample source/target pairs before
importing. Use a new output path when retaining an earlier export.

## Can I import the export into another TMS?

Use the destination's TMX import workflow if it supports this file. Check locale
mapping, duplicate handling, and metadata preservation there. Hyperlocalise does
not guarantee that every provider preserves the same TM fields.

Crowdin `tm upload` accepts Crowdin-native TMX. Re-importing TMX produced by this
export is best-effort, not a lossless round-trip guarantee. The CSV export is not
compatible with the TM upload command. Test imports in a separate memory before
updating a shared resource.

For Platform, see [translation memory import/export](/platform/translation-memory-import-export).
For Crowdin commands and formats, see [the command reference](/cli/commands/crowdin).
Glossaries use a separate [glossary workflow](/platform/glossary-import-export).