What is Properties String Exporter?

Properties String Exporter is useful when you need to generate .properties resource files for your Java application or other platform that uses this file format, from your Crowdin project strings. This localization approach is often used when translating one application built for several platforms. For example, you can have an app for Android, iOS and Web platforms. Most of your strings are shared, but platforms can also have their own strings.

To implement this translation strategy with Crowdin, you need to upload your strings from all your platforms to the Crowdin project, then create Bundles and use exporters to build resource files for every platform.

Bundles can then be downloaded via Crowdin UI, API or even delivered to your consumers via Crowdin OTA.

Configuring Properties String Exporter

When creating or configuring the bundle, you will find a gear icon next to the Properties String Exporter icon; click it to fine-tune the export options.

Features

Sample File

string_one = String for translation 1
string_two = one + one \= two
# String key with spaces
key\ with\ spaces = This is the value that could be looked up with the key "key with spaces".
# Unicode
tab : \u0009
# Backslash in value should be escaped by another backslash
path=c:\\wiki\\ templates