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Using Crowdin for translations

What is Crowdin

The Open Food Facts website & app are/can be available in 149 languages.

That’s a lot to manage ! 😅

Crowdin is a translation management system.

As you can see on the image, some languages have been widely translated, while others still need a push.

Crowdin offers the possibility for translators to:

work independently,
translate at their own pace,
choose what content they want etc.

Our goal :

Let as many different nationalities benefit from the Open Food Facts database in their native language !

Get started

Step 1 - Create a Crowdin account

Head to https://accounts.crowdin.com/register and create an account.

Step 2 - Go to the Open Food Facts project page

Head to the Open Food Facts project page: https://crowdin.com/project/openfoodfacts or https://translate.openfoodfacts.org .

Step 3 - Select the language

Choose the language you want to translate into.

The source language is always English.

Step 4 - Select a document to translate

Once you’ve clicked on a specific language (flag), you’ll be taken to a page with a list of docs/content.

The % of its translation is also shown (how much has already been translated by other translators). It’s a team effort ! 🤝

Select one & click on it (Swedish example)

Step 5 - Ready, set, translate !

Time to get to work. The strings (phrases/group of words) that need translation are highlighted in RED.

Step 5 - Job done !

Fantastic, you’ve completed your first translation ! 👏👏👏

Please note that the deployment of the translated content is not automatic.

So it may take a bit of time for the translation manager to deploy it.

Meanwhile, you can translate more 😉 .

Thank you for making useful content useful to millions of people !

Useful Resources

Crowdin documentation - For Translators
”What’s Crowdin ?” YouTube video

🙋‍♀️Connect with community, share tips, ask questions:

On this Slack channel : #translations
Going Global forum category

Going global team referent: [[1]]

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+== What is Crowdin ==
+The Open Food Facts [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ website] & [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/open-food-facts-mobile-app app] are/can be available in 149 languages.
+That’s a lot to manage ! 😅
+[https://crowdin.com/project/openfoodfacts '''Crowdin'''] is a translation management system.
+As you can see on the image, some languages have been widely translated, while others still need a push.
+Crowdin offers the possibility for translators to:
+* work independently,
+* translate at their own pace,
+* choose what content they want etc.
+[[File:Crowdin progression.png|frameless|894x894px]]
+'''Our goal :'''
+'''Let as many different nationalities benefit from the Open Food Facts database in their native language !'''
+== Get started ==
+=== Step 1 - Create a Crowdin account ===
+Head to https://accounts.crowdin.com/register and create an account.
+[[File:Sign up crowdin.png|frameless|711x711px]]
+=== Step 2 - Go to the Open Food Facts project page ===
+Head to the Open Food Facts project page: https://crowdin.com/project/openfoodfacts or https://translate.openfoodfacts.org .
+[[File:OFF Crowdin page.png|frameless|1019x1019px]]
+=== Step 3 - Select the language ===
+Choose the language you want to translate into.
+'''The source language is always English.'''
+=== Step 4 - Select a document to translate ===
+Once you’ve clicked on a specific language (flag), you’ll be taken to a page with a list of docs/content.
+The % of its translation is also shown (how much has already been translated by other translators). It’s a team effort ! 🤝
+Select one & click on it ([https://crowdin.com/project/openfoodfacts/sv-SE Swedish example])
+[[File:Swedish translation.png|frameless|986x986px]]
+=== Step 5 - Ready, set, translate ! ===
+Time to get to work. The '''''strings''''' (phrases/group of words) that need translation are highlighted in RED.
+[[File:Translating in crowdin.png|frameless|1114x1114px]]
+=== Step 5 - Job done ! ===
+Fantastic, you’ve completed your first translation ! 👏👏👏
+Please note that the deployment of the translated content is not automatic.
+So it may take a bit of time for the translation manager to deploy it.
+Meanwhile, you can translate more 😉 .
+'''''Thank you for making useful content useful to millions of people !'''''
+[[File:Visual for translations.png|frameless|384x384px]]
+== Useful Resources ==
+* [https://support.crowdin.com/crowdin-intro/ Crowdin documentation - For Translators]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqra8u1d4Z8 ”What’s Crowdin ?”] YouTube video
+'''🙋‍♀️Connect with community, share tips, ask questions:'''
+* On this [http://openfoodfacts.slack.com Slack] channel : ''#translations''
+* Going Global [https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/c/be-a-part-of-it/going-global/26 forum category]
+[[Going Global Team|Going global team]] referent: [[Mailto:pierre@openfoodfacts.org|pierre@openfoodfacts.org]]