What is Apple .stringsdict Exporter?

Apple .stringsdict Exporter is useful when you need to generate .stringsdict resource files for your application 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 Apple .stringsdict Exporter

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

Features

Sample File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>apples_count</key>
        <dict>
            <key>NSStringLocalizedFormatKey</key>
            <string>%#@value@</string>
            <key>value</key>
            <dict>
                <key>one</key>
                <string>%d pomme</string>
                <key>other</key>
                <string>%d pommes</string>
                <key>NSStringFormatValueTypeKey</key>
                <string>d</string>
                <key>NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey</key>
                <string>NSStringPluralRuleType</string>
            </dict>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</plist>

NOTE: This exporter only exports strings that have plurals from your project. Strings without plurals should be exported using the .strings Exporter.