Android XML translation with Crowdin

Android XML is a natively supported file format, you can use it without an additional installation. Just upload it to your projects and start the localization.

File Format Details

Sample File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  <string name="identifier_1">String for translation 1</string>
  <string name="identifier_2" comment="Type string's context here">String for translation 2</string>
  <string name="identifier_3">String for translation 3</string>
  <string name="identifier_4" translatable="false">String for translation 4</string>
  <string name="identifier_5" maxLength="15"> String for translation 5</string>
  <plurals name="apples_count">
    <item quantity="one">%s apple</item>
    <item quantity="other">%s apples</item>
  </plurals>
</resources>

Translating Android XML

Attributes

Import as a hidden string:

<resources>

  <string name="identifier_3" translatable="false">String for translation</string>

</resources>

Custom Attributes

Max. Length for the translated string:

<string name="identifier_5" maxLength="15"> String for translation 5</string>

Comments:

<resources>

  <string name="identifier" comment="Type string's context here">String for translation</string>

</resources>

Plurals

<resources>

  <plurals name="apples_count">

    <item quantity="one">%s apple</item>

    <item quantity="other">%s apples</item>

  </plurals>

</resources>