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Software Localization Services for Global Products

Localizing software makes the product feel built for that market.

Software Localization for Product Teams and Developers

The difference shows up in the details users notice immediately: date formats, number separators, currency display, icon conventions, and the cultural frame around how features are described. A German user and an American user have different software expectations. A Japanese user reads a different visual hierarchy. When those details are wrong, users lose trust quickly, and your support queue fills up.

Mobile app interface shown across multiple languages with localized UI strings, layouts, and navigation

Software Localization Services for UI, Docs, and Release Content

UI Strings and Interface Copy

Button labels, menu items, error messages, notifications, tooltips, and onboarding prompts localized within character limits. Terminology consistent across modules, tested against the live interface.

Mobile Applications

iOS and Android app localization: UI, push notifications, in-app messages, and app store listings. Right-to-left layout adaptation for Arabic and Hebrew. CJK character encoding verified.

Help Documentation and Support Content

Knowledge base articles, user guides, onboarding documentation, FAQs, and chatbot scripts localized into each target language. Consistent with the terminology used in the product UI.

Legal and Compliance Text

Terms of service, privacy policies, GDPR consent flows, cookie notices, and disclaimers localized for each jurisdiction. French and Canadian language law requirements handled as standard.

Localization File Format Support

We work with .json, .xml, .po, .resx, .yml, .xliff, .html, and .srt files directly. No need to strip text from code: send us the resource files as-is and we return them translation-ready.

Ongoing and Continuous Localization

Agile and continuous localization for software that ships regularly. We integrate into your release cycle, handle incremental string updates, and maintain terminology consistency across versions.

How We Localize

Our Seven-Step Software Localization Workflow

Built for engineering teams that ship continuously. We slot into your release cycle rather than blocking it.

  1. Project Planning

    Target-market assessment, asset audit, glossary build, and locale priority list. We confirm encoding, layout, and regulatory requirements (French Toubon Law, Quebec Bill 101, RTL handling) before a single string is touched.

  2. Content Extraction

    Translatable elements isolated from your codebase via CMS, TMS, or direct resource files. Strings extracted into XLIFF, JSON, or .po without exposing developers to translation tooling. Tag and placeholder integrity preserved.

  3. Translation

    Native-language software specialists translate with full context: source language, screenshot reference, character limits, and component IDs. Pure human translation by default; MT plus full human post-editing available for high-volume string banks.

  4. UI/UX Adaptation

    Layout adjustments for German and Spanish text expansion, RTL mirroring for Arabic and Hebrew, font fallback for CJK, and date and number format updates. We flag truncation and overflow risks before QA, not after.

  5. Functional Testing

    Localized builds tested on real devices and locale settings. Verify that strings render correctly, currency and units convert, sort orders behave, and the product flows the way it does in the source language. Issues logged in your tracker, not ours.

  6. Linguistic Quality Assurance

    Independent native-speaking review of the live UI with a focus on tone, terminology consistency, and cultural fit. LQA scores and revision rounds tracked. Final sign-off by a senior linguist and your product owner before release.

  7. Ongoing Continuous Localization

    New strings flow into the same translation memory and glossary on every release. We integrate with GitHub, GitLab, Phrase, Lokalise, Crowdin, or your in-house pipeline. Velocity stays high; consistency stays tight across versions.

Software Types We Localize

File Formats Supported

Standard formats

.json.xml.yml.po.pot

Platform formats

.resx.xliff.strings.html

Media formats

.srt.vtt.sbv

What Our Clients Say

“I recently used the BeTranslated France translation service and the experience was absolutely remarkable. The translators were competent, professional and extremely responsive. They were able to understand my specific needs and delivered high quality work on time. I highly recommend this service to anyone who needs accurate and efficient translations. A big thank you to the whole team!”

David B.

Google review (FR) , 2 years ago

“We regularly use BeTranslated's translation services and are very satisfied with their work. The team is professional and highly efficient! We highly recommend them.”

Shangri-La P.

Google review (FR) , 2 years ago

“Highly professional and meticulous work. They truly listened to my needs and communicated very responsively. Very satisfied with the work done.”

Khaled B.

Google review (FR) , 2 months ago

Software Localization: Common Questions

Translation focuses on converting text between languages. Localization adapts the entire user experience, including date and number formats, currency, icons, UI conventions, and cultural context, so the software feels native to users in the target market. For software products, localization consistently outperforms simple translation in user adoption and retention.

Machine translation can accelerate the process for high-volume string files, but human review by a native-language software specialist is required. UI copy has strict character limits, requires consistent terminology across modules, and must match the tone and conventions of the target market's software culture. We offer MT with post-editing for cost efficiency on large projects.

German and Spanish text can be 20-30% longer than the equivalent English, which breaks UI layouts if not handled at design stage. We flag expansion risks during translation and work with your development team to adjust string length constraints, truncation rules, and responsive layout behavior.

Yes. We integrate into agile release cycles, handling incremental string updates between sprints. We maintain a project-specific glossary and translation memory so new strings stay consistent with existing localized content. Contact us to discuss your release cadence and we will propose a workflow.

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Professional Software Localization, Delivered on Time.

Get a free quote for your software localization project. Send us your resource files and target languages and we respond quickly with timeline and pricing.

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