| Poedit | |
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| Developer | Václav Slavík |
| Initial release | 2001 (2001) |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Unix-like |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Computer-assisted translation |
| License | Basic version: MIT License Pro version: Shareware - Windows, macOS |
| Website | poedit |
| Repository | |
Poedit (formerly poEdit) is a shareware and cross-platform gettext catalog (.po file) editor to aid in the process of language localisation.2 According to WordPress developer Thord Hedengren, Poedit is "one of the most popular programs" for editing portable language files.3
It is written in C++ and depends on some subclasses from the wxWidgets, but utilizes graphical control elements from the GTK library.4
References
References
- "Release 3.9.1". 4 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- Arjona Reina, Laura; Robles, Gregorio; González-Barahona, Jesús M. (2013). "A Preliminary Analysis of Localization in Free Software: How Translations Are Performed". Open Source Software: Quality Verification. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Vol. 404. Springer. pp. 153–167. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38928-3_11. ISBN 978-3-642-38927-6. S2CID 37472563.
Poedit is a cross-platform editor for .po files (gettext catalogs). It allows to configure the tool with the information related to the translator (name and email) and the environment, and every time a file is translated and saved, that information is included in the file.
- Hedengren, Thord Daniel (27 March 2012). Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-94366-2.
There are several ways to work with the portable language files. One of the most popular programs available is Poedit, which is available across platforms.
- Julian Smart, Kevin Hock with, Stefan Csomor (2005). Cross-Platform GUI Programming with WxWidgets. Pearson Education. pp. 434–435. ISBN 9780321629975.
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