Translate Apple .strings files with Hyperlocalise

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Source file

/* Home screen */
"welcome" = "Welcome";
"greeting" = "Hello, %@!";

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Configure your files

locales:
    source: en-US
    targets:
        - es-ES

buckets:
    messages:
        files:
            - from: locales/en-US.lproj/Localizable.strings
              to: locales/{{target}}.lproj/Localizable.strings

llm:
    profiles:
        default:
            provider: openai
            model: gpt-5.2

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Translate

hyperlocalise run --dry-run
hyperlocalise run

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Behavior and limitations

• Parses quoted "key" = "value"; entries, including escaped characters, Unicode escapes, and multiline values.
• Writeback preserves template comments, layout, and spacing while replacing value literals.
• Leading comments can supply a character limit, for example hl:max-length=40. Keep printf placeholders intact.

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Next steps

• Check translations before committing generated files.
• Local translation workflow explains repeat runs.
• Browse all file formats.

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Related formats

• Apple .stringsdict
• Apple String Catalog (.xcstrings)
• Android XML string resources