Translations

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If you speak another language, translating is a perfect way to help your fellow speakers use the computer in a language more familiar to them. Contributions even help the wider Ubuntu and Linux communities at large as applications are shared between them.

The translators are our real heroes.

– Martin Wimpress

Ubuntu MATE

Applications specific to the Ubuntu MATE experience. For this website and our in-house applications, we use Transifex.

Application	URL
Installation Slideshow	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu
Ubuntu MATE Guide	Does not support translations
mate-dock-applet	Does not support translations
mate-hud	Does not support translations
mate-menu	https://www.transifex.com/mate/MATE/
mate-optimus	Does not support translations
mate-window-applets	Does not support translations
start.ubuntu-mate.org	https://www.transifex.com/ubuntu-mate/startpage/
ubuntu-mate.org	https://www.transifex.com/ubuntu-mate/ubuntu-mate-org

The Welcome application suffers from a ‘split strings’ issue that may pose difficulties when translating in other languages. We apologise for the inconvenience and intend to refactor the application in a future release to address this issue.

Note that Software Boutique is currently part of the Welcome application.

Translate on Transifex Transifex Guide

MATE Desktop

The MATE Desktop team use Transifex for translations. This includes applications such as:

Atril Document Viewer
Caja File Manager
Engrampa Archive Manager
Eye of MATE Image Viewer
MATE Calculator
MATE Control Centre
MATE System Monitor
MATE Terminal
Pluma Text Editor

As well as system configuration and panel applets.

Translate on Transifex Transifex Guide

Default Apps

Below is a list of applications that are pre-installed and where you can translate them.

Application	URL
Apport	https://translations.launchpad.net/apport
Ayatana Indicators	https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/ayatana-indicators/
Brisk Menu	https://translate.getsol.us/projects/brisk-menu/brisk-menu-translations/
CUPS	https://www.cups.org/doc/translation.html
Celluloid	https://github.com/celluloid-player/celluloid#contributing-translations
Cheese	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheese
Déjà Dup	https://translations.launchpad.net/deja-dup
Evolution	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution
Firefox	https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/get-involved/l10n
Firmware	https://gitlab.gnome.org/hughsie/gnome-firmware-updater/-/tree/master/po
GNOME Disks	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility
GParted	https://l10n.gnome.org/module/gparted/
LibreOffice	https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Translating_LibreOffice
Magnus	Does not support translations
Onboard	https://translations.launchpad.net/onboard/trunk/+translations
Orca	Does not support translations
Plank	https://translations.launchpad.net/plank
Redshift	https://translations.launchpad.net/redshift
Rhythmbox	http://rhythmbox.sourceforge.net/translation.html
Seahorse	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse
Shotwell	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shotwell
Simple Scan	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan
Slick Greeter	https://translations.launchpad.net/linuxmint/latest/+pots/slick-greeter
Transmission	https://github.com/transmission/transmission/wiki/Translating
Ubiquity	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity
gdebi	https://translations.launchpad.net/gdebi/trunk/+translations
gnome-language-selector	https://translations.launchpad.net/language-selector
gucharmap	https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gucharmap/-/blob/master/po/README
network-manager-gnome	https://translate.zanata.org/project/view/NetworkManager?dswid=2740
software-properties	https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties
update-manager	https://translations.launchpad.net/update-manager

Translation Guide

Launchpad

Launchpad is used throughout Ubuntu for building and maintaining software. To translate, you’ll need a Launchpad account. Please see the documentation for translating.

Transifex

Register for a free account at https://www.transifex.com/signup/
Open the project page to find the application you’d like to translate.
Choose the language team you’d like to join.

If the language is not listed, you can request it. Check back in a few days as this requires approval.
Pick the language you’d like to translate.
Pick a resource from the list to translate.
Click on the entry, a pop up will appear, click Translate.
Begin translating!

Don’t forget to save your changes.