XLIFF 2.0

Added in version 5.15.

Note

Support for this format is under development. Some features might not yet be available and the behavior can change between releases. Feedback from testing is welcome.

Note

XLIFF 1.1 and 1.2 is a different format and is not compatible with XLIFF 2.0.

XML-based format created to standardize translation files, but in the end it is one of many standards, in this area.

XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) 2.0 is currently only supported as bilingual.

Weblate supports XLIFF in several variants:

XLIFF 2.0 translation file

Simple XLIFF file where content of the elements is stored as plain text (all XML elements being escaped).

XLIFF 2.0 with placeables support

Standard XLIFF supporting placeables and other XML elements.

See also

• XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) 2.0 specification

• XLIFF on Wikipedia

• XLIFF

Example files

Example XLIFF file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xliff xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:2.0" version="2.0" srcLang="en" trgLang="cs">
  <file id="translation">
    <unit id="hello">
      <segment>
        <source xml:space="preserve">Hello, world!
</source>
        <target xml:space="preserve">Ahoj světe!
</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="orangutan">
      <segment>
        <source xml:space="preserve">Orangutan has %d banana.
</source>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="weblate">
      <segment>
        <source xml:space="preserve">Try Weblate at &lt;https://demo.weblate.org/&gt;!
</source>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="thanks">
      <segment>
        <source>Thank you for using Weblate.</source>
      </segment>
    </unit>
  </file>
</xliff>

Supported features

File extensions	.xlf, .xliff
Linguality ⓘ	Bilingual
Supports plural ⓘ	Yes
Supports descriptions ⓘ	Yes
Supports explanation ⓘ	No
Supports context ⓘ	Yes
Supports location ⓘ	Yes
Supports flags ⓘ	Yes
Additional states ⓘ	Approved, Needs editing
API identifier	xliff2, xliff2-placeables
Supports read-only strings ⓘ	Yes

Weblate configuration

Typical Weblate Component configuration
File mask	localizations/*.xliff
Monolingual base language file	Empty
Template for new translations	localizations/en-US.xliff
File format	XLIFF 2.0 Translation File