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

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

  1. Register for a free account at https://www.transifex.com/signup/

    Sign up button

  2. Open the project page to find the application you’d like to translate.

    Project Page

  3. Choose the language team you’d like to join.

    Choosing a language

    If the language is not listed, you can request it. Check back in a few days as this requires approval.

    Request language in a dropdown menu

  4. Pick the language you’d like to translate.

    Picking a language from the list

  5. Pick a resource from the list to translate.

    Picking a language from the list

  6. Click on the entry, a pop up will appear, click Translate.

    Pop up after choosing a resource

  7. Begin translating!

    Screenshot of main translation interface

  • Don’t forget to save your changes.

    Save all button