XCStrings Localization Tool

This document is also available in Chinese (点击此处查看中文版本).

Note: The free Gemini service provided by Google has been under heavy load recently, with a very high request failure rate. If you encounter frequent errors, we recommend switching to another translation service or waiting for Google to open the paid Gemini interface in the future.

Latest update in 20240322 Support the use of DeepLX translation Configuration is required before using xcstrings_DeepLX.py

brew tap owo-network/brew
brew install deeplx
brew services start owo-network/brew/deeplx

# Update to the latest version
brew update
brew upgrade deeplx
brew services restart owo-network/brew/deeplx

# View the currently installed version
brew list --versions deeplx

This tool helps automate the translation of iOS apps. It uses Google Translation for this purpose. There are two main scripts: xcstrings.py and xcstrings_Gemini.py.

Installation

To setup and run this project, you need to install some requirements. Use the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

The requirements.txt file should contain:

googletrans==4.0.0rc1 opencc-python-reimplemented google-generativeai

1. Setup Google API Key:

You can find the setup guide here Google AI Studio.

For the error of "The caller does not have permission", maybe you can find help at Gemini, MakerSuite, API Keys, and "The caller does not have permission".（对于“The caller does not have permission”的错误，也许您可以在Gemini, MakerSuite, API Keys, and "The caller does not have permission"找到帮助）

Replace GOOGLE_API_KEY in xcstrings_Gemini.py with your API key.

Running The Scripts

First, navigate to your preferred directory and clone the project using git:

git clone cd

Run the scripts:

python3 xcstrings.py

or

python3 xcstrings_Gemini.py

Usage

The programs will ask you to enter the path to your .xcstrings file.

Enter the string Catalog (.xcstrings) file path:

Then, it will automatically load the keys of strings, detect the source language, translate the strings to the target language, and save the "localizations" in the JSON file.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please create an issue or open a PR.