diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e802d51..3392415 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arc-swap"
+version = "1.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "69f7f8c3906b62b754cd5326047894316021dcfe5a194c8ea52bdd94934a3457"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayref"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -403,6 +409,15 @@ version = "0.22.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "basic-toml"
+version = "0.1.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "823388e228f614e9558c6804262db37960ec8821856535f5c3f59913140558f8"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bit-set"
 version = "0.5.3"
@@ -825,7 +840,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rayon",
  "rustc-hash 1.1.0",
  "rustybuzz",
- "self_cell",
+ "self_cell 1.0.4",
  "swash",
  "sys-locale",
  "ttf-parser 0.21.1",
@@ -953,7 +968,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ident_case",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "strsim",
+ "strsim 0.11.1",
  "syn 2.0.87",
 ]
 
@@ -968,6 +983,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.87",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dashmap"
+version = "5.5.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "978747c1d849a7d2ee5e8adc0159961c48fb7e5db2f06af6723b80123bb53856"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+ "lock_api",
+ "once_cell",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.9.10",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "data-url"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -1253,6 +1281,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd-adler32",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "find-crate"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "59a98bbaacea1c0eb6a0876280051b892eb73594fd90cf3b20e9c817029c57d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "toml 0.5.11",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.0.34"
@@ -1269,6 +1306,50 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "98de4bbd547a563b716d8dfa9aad1cb19bfab00f4fa09a6a4ed21dbcf44ce9c4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fluent"
+version = "0.16.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bb74634707bebd0ce645a981148e8fb8c7bccd4c33c652aeffd28bf2f96d555a"
+dependencies = [
+ "fluent-bundle",
+ "unic-langid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "fluent-bundle"
+version = "0.15.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7fe0a21ee80050c678013f82edf4b705fe2f26f1f9877593d13198612503f493"
+dependencies = [
+ "fluent-langneg",
+ "fluent-syntax",
+ "intl-memoizer",
+ "intl_pluralrules",
+ "rustc-hash 1.1.0",
+ "self_cell 0.10.3",
+ "smallvec",
+ "unic-langid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "fluent-langneg"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2c4ad0989667548f06ccd0e306ed56b61bd4d35458d54df5ec7587c0e8ed5e94"
+dependencies = [
+ "unic-langid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "fluent-syntax"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2a530c4694a6a8d528794ee9bbd8ba0122e779629ac908d15ad5a7ae7763a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fnv"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -1793,6 +1874,76 @@ version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a3a5bfb195931eeb336b2a7b4d761daec841b97f947d34394601737a7bba5e4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "i18n-config"
+version = "0.4.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e88074831c0be5b89181b05e6748c4915f77769ecc9a4c372f88b169a8509c9"
+dependencies = [
+ "basic-toml",
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "thiserror",
+ "unic-langid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "i18n-embed"
+version = "0.13.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "92a86226a7a16632de6723449ee5fe70bac5af718bc642ee9ca2f0f6e14fa1fa"
+dependencies = [
+ "arc-swap",
+ "fluent",
+ "fluent-langneg",
+ "fluent-syntax",
+ "i18n-embed-impl",
+ "intl-memoizer",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "locale_config",
+ "log",
+ "parking_lot 0.12.3",
+ "rust-embed",
+ "thiserror",
+ "unic-langid",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "i18n-embed-fl"
+version = "0.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d26a3d3569737dfaac7fc1c4078e6af07471c3060b8e570bcd83cdd5f4685395"
+dependencies = [
+ "dashmap",
+ "find-crate",
+ "fluent",
+ "fluent-syntax",
+ "i18n-config",
+ "i18n-embed",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "proc-macro-error",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "strsim 0.10.0",
+ "syn 2.0.87",
+ "unic-langid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "i18n-embed-impl"
+version = "0.8.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0f2cc0e0523d1fe6fc2c6f66e5038624ea8091b3e7748b5e8e0c84b1698db6c2"
+dependencies = [
+ "find-crate",
+ "i18n-config",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.87",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "iana-time-zone"
 version = "0.1.61"
@@ -2237,6 +2388,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "intl-memoizer"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fe22e020fce238ae18a6d5d8c502ee76a52a6e880d99477657e6acc30ec57bda"
+dependencies = [
+ "type-map",
+ "unic-langid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "intl_pluralrules"
+version = "7.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "078ea7b7c29a2b4df841a7f6ac8775ff6074020c6776d48491ce2268e068f972"
+dependencies = [
+ "unic-langid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
 version = "1.70.1"
@@ -2350,12 +2520,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "futures-util",
  "gio",
+ "i18n-embed",
+ "i18n-embed-fl",
  "iced",
  "iced_futures",
  "iced_layershell",
  "iced_runtime",
  "iced_zbus_notification",
  "regex",
+ "rust-embed",
  "serde",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -2461,6 +2634,19 @@ version = "0.7.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "643cb0b8d4fcc284004d5fd0d67ccf61dfffadb7f75e1e71bc420f4688a3a704"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "locale_config"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08d2c35b16f4483f6c26f0e4e9550717a2f6575bcd6f12a53ff0c490a94a6934"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "objc",
+ "objc-foundation",
+ "regex",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.12"
@@ -2724,6 +2910,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc_exception",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc-foundation"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1add1b659e36c9607c7aab864a76c7a4c2760cd0cd2e120f3fb8b952c7e22bf9"
+dependencies = [
+ "block",
+ "objc",
+ "objc_id",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc-sys"
 version = "0.3.5"
@@ -2936,6 +3133,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc_id"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c92d4ddb4bd7b50d730c215ff871754d0da6b2178849f8a2a2ab69712d0c073b"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "object"
 version = "0.36.5"
@@ -3234,6 +3440,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml_edit",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-error"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da25490ff9892aab3fcf7c36f08cfb902dd3e71ca0f9f9517bea02a73a5ce38c"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-error-attr",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-error-attr"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1be40180e52ecc98ad80b184934baf3d0d29f979574e439af5a55274b35f869"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-utils"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -3503,6 +3733,40 @@ version = "0.20.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6c20b6793b5c2fa6553b250154b78d6d0db37e72700ae35fad9387a46f487c97"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-embed"
+version = "6.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a36224c3276f8c4ebc8c20f158eca7ca4359c8db89991c4925132aaaf6702661"
+dependencies = [
+ "rust-embed-impl",
+ "rust-embed-utils",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-embed-impl"
+version = "6.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "49b94b81e5b2c284684141a2fb9e2a31be90638caf040bf9afbc5a0416afe1ac"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rust-embed-utils",
+ "syn 2.0.87",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-embed-utils"
+version = "7.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9d38ff6bf570dc3bb7100fce9f7b60c33fa71d80e88da3f2580df4ff2bdded74"
+dependencies = [
+ "sha2",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-ini"
 version = "0.18.0"
@@ -3595,6 +3859,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "tiny-skia",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "self_cell"
+version = "0.10.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e14e4d63b804dc0c7ec4a1e52bcb63f02c7ac94476755aa579edac21e01f915d"
+dependencies = [
+ "self_cell 1.0.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "self_cell"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -3652,6 +3925,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha2"
+version = "0.10.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "793db75ad2bcafc3ffa7c68b215fee268f537982cd901d132f89c6343f3a3dc8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sharded-slab"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -3854,6 +4138,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "float-cmp",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strsim"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -3938,7 +4228,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-expr",
  "heck",
  "pkg-config",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.8.19",
  "version-compare",
 ]
 
@@ -4105,6 +4395,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.87",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.5.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4f7f0dd8d50a853a531c426359045b1998f04219d88799810762cd4ad314234"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml"
 version = "0.8.19"
@@ -4230,6 +4529,15 @@ version = "0.25.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5902c5d130972a0000f60860bfbf46f7ca3db5391eddfedd1b8728bd9dc96c0e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "type-map"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "deb68604048ff8fa93347f02441e4487594adc20bb8a084f9e564d2b827a0a9f"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustc-hash 1.1.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.17.0"
@@ -4247,6 +4555,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unic-langid"
+version = "0.9.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "23dd9d1e72a73b25e07123a80776aae3e7b0ec461ef94f9151eed6ec88005a44"
+dependencies = [
+ "unic-langid-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "unic-langid-impl"
+version = "0.9.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0a5422c1f65949306c99240b81de9f3f15929f5a8bfe05bb44b034cc8bf593e5"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "tinystr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicase"
 version = "2.8.0"
diff --git a/i18n.toml b/i18n.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aaedd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# (for which all strings must be present) when using the fluent
+# system.
+fallback_language = "en"
+
+# (Optional) Use the fluent localization system.
+[fluent]
+# (Required) The path to the assets directory.
+# The paths inside the assets directory should be structured like so:
+# `assets_dir/{language}/{domain}.ftl`
+assets_dir = "i18n"
diff --git a/lala_bar/Cargo.toml b/lala_bar/Cargo.toml
index f454650..84921c8 100644
--- a/lala_bar/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lala_bar/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lala-bar"
-version.workspace = true
+version = "0.4.1"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "a bar on layershell with iced-rs"
 authors.workspace = true
@@ -44,3 +44,9 @@ iced_zbus_notification.workspace = true
 chrono = "0.4.38"
 async-trait.workspace = true
 tracing-journald = "0.3.0"
+i18n-embed = { version = "0.13.4", features = [
+	"fluent-system",
+	"desktop-requester",
+] }
+i18n-embed-fl = "0.6.4"
+rust-embed = "6.3.0"
diff --git a/lala_bar/i18n.toml b/lala_bar/i18n.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aaedd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lala_bar/i18n.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# (for which all strings must be present) when using the fluent
+# system.
+fallback_language = "en"
+
+# (Optional) Use the fluent localization system.
+[fluent]
+# (Required) The path to the assets directory.
+# The paths inside the assets directory should be structured like so:
+# `assets_dir/{language}/{domain}.ftl`
+assets_dir = "i18n"
diff --git a/lala_bar/i18n/en/lala_bar.ftl b/lala_bar/i18n/en/lala_bar.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..238074a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lala_bar/i18n/en/lala_bar.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+balance = balance
+right = right
+left = left
diff --git a/lala_bar/src/localize.rs b/lala_bar/src/localize.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..018125a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lala_bar/src/localize.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use i18n_embed::{
+    fluent::{fluent_language_loader, FluentLanguageLoader},
+    DefaultLocalizer, LanguageLoader, Localizer,
+};
+use rust_embed::RustEmbed;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
+
+#[derive(RustEmbed)]
+#[folder = "i18n/"]
+struct Localizations;
+
+pub static LANGUAGE_LOADER: LazyLock<FluentLanguageLoader> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    let loader: FluentLanguageLoader = fluent_language_loader!();
+
+    loader
+        .load_fallback_language(&Localizations)
+        .expect("Error while loading fallback language");
+
+    loader
+});
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! fl {
+    ($message_id:literal) => {{
+        i18n_embed_fl::fl!($crate::localize::LANGUAGE_LOADER, $message_id)
+    }};
+
+    ($message_id:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {{
+        i18n_embed_fl::fl!($crate::localize::LANGUAGE_LOADER, $message_id, $($args), *)
+    }};
+}
+
+// Get the `Localizer` to be used for localizing this library.
+pub fn localizer() -> Box<dyn Localizer> {
+    Box::from(DefaultLocalizer::new(&*LANGUAGE_LOADER, &Localizations))
+}
+
+pub fn localize() {
+    let localizer = localizer();
+    let requested_languages = i18n_embed::DesktopLanguageRequester::requested_languages();
+
+    if let Err(error) = localizer.select(&requested_languages) {
+        eprintln!("Error while loading language for App List {}", error);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lala_bar/src/main.rs b/lala_bar/src/main.rs
index 6f3534d..653c1ae 100644
--- a/lala_bar/src/main.rs
+++ b/lala_bar/src/main.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use std::sync::LazyLock;
 mod aximer;
 mod dbusbackend;
 mod launcher;
+mod localize;
 mod zbus_mpirs;
 
 const BEGINNING_UP_MARGIN: i32 = 10;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), iced_layershell::Error> {
                                                              //.unwrap(),
         )
         .init();
+    localize::localize();
     LalaMusicBar::run(Settings {
         layer_settings: LayerShellSettings {
             size: Some((0, 35)),
@@ -333,9 +335,9 @@ impl LalaMusicBar {
     fn update_balance(&mut self) {
         self.left = aximer::get_left().unwrap_or(0);
         self.right = aximer::get_right().unwrap_or(0);
-        self.left_text = format!("left {}%", self.left);
-        self.right_text = format!("right {}%", self.right);
-        self.balance_text = format!("balance {}%", self.balance_percent());
+        self.left_text = format!("{} {}%", fl!("left"), self.left);
+        self.right_text = format!("{} {}%", fl!("right"), self.right);
+        self.balance_text = format!("{} {}%", fl!("balance"), self.balance_percent());
     }
 
     fn set_balance(&mut self, balance: u8) {