XLIFF 2.0 translation with Crowdin

XLIFF 2.0 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

Attribute	Value
File Extension	.xliff
API Type	xliff_two
Source can be edited in Crowdin	Yes
Generating translated files via Bundles	Search Crowdin Store
Supports pluralization	Yes
WYSIWYG Preview in the editor	No
Supported types of contextual information	Text comments, Screenshots, In-Context
Custom attributes	Yes
Existing translations import possibility	Key-value mapping

Sample File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xliff xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:2.0" version="2.0" srcLang="en" trgLang="fr">
  <file id="f1">
    <notes>
      <note id="n1">Note for file</note>
    </notes>
    <unit id="u1">
      <notes>
        <note id="n1">Note for unit</note>
      </notes>
      <segment id="s1" state="initial">
        <source>text</source>
        <target></target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="u2">
      <notes>
        <note id="n2">Note for unit 2</note>
      </notes>
      <segment id="s2" state="translated">
        <source>text 2</source>
        <target>translation 2</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="u3">
      <notes>
        <note id="n3">Note for unit 3</note>
      </notes>
      <segment id="s3" state="final">
        <source>text 3</source>
        <target>approved translation 3</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
  </file>
</xliff>

Translating XLIFF 2.0

Attributes

Translation state of the string: initial, translated, final.

initial – the segment needs translation.

translated – the segment was translated.

final – the segment was translated and approved.


<segment id="s1" state="initial">

  <source>text</source>

  <target></target>

</segment>


<segment id="s1" state="translated">

  <source>text 2</source>

  <target>translation 2</target>

</segment>


<segment id="s1" state="final">

  <source>text 3</source>

  <target>approved translation 3</target>

</segment>

Auto-translation Source

When Crowdin exports translations, strings auto-translated via Translation Memory, Machine Translation, or AI that haven't been reviewed yet include a subState attribute that indicates the auto-translation source. Such strings are exported with state="translated".

crowdin:leveraged-tm – auto-translated via Translation Memory.

crowdin:leveraged-mt – auto-translated via Machine Translation.

crowdin:leveraged-ai – auto-translated via AI.


<segment id="s1" state="translated" subState="crowdin:leveraged-ai">

  <source>text</source>

  <target>translation</target>

</segment>

Comments


<unit id="u1">

  <notes>

    <note id="n1">type your comment here</note>

  </notes>

  <segment id="s1" state="translated">

    <source>String for translation</source>

    <target>Translation</target>

  </segment>

</unit>

Plurals


<group id="90290" type="x-gettext:plurals">

  <unit id="90291" name="90290[0]">

    <notes>

      <note category="context">Context: ApplicationPreferencesActivity_messages_per_conversation [one] [other]</note>

    </notes>

    <segment>

      <source>%1s month</source>

      <target xml:lang="pl">%1s miesiąc</target>

    </segment>

  </unit>

  <unit id="90292" name="90290[1]">

    <segment>

      <source>%1s months</source>

      <target xml:lang="pl">%1s miesiące</target>

    </segment>

  </unit>

  <unit id="90293" name="90290[2]">

    <segment>

      <source>%1s months</source>

      <target xml:lang="pl">%1s miesięcy</target>

    </segment>

  </unit>

  <unit id="90294" name="90290[3]">

    <segment>

      <source>%1s months</source>

      <target xml:lang="pl">%1s miesiąca</target>

    </segment>

  </unit>

</group>

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