YAML files¶

The plain YAML files with string keys and values. Weblate also extract strings from lists or dictionaries.

Weblate currently supports several variants of YAML translations:

See also

Example of a YAML file:

weblate:
  hello: ""
  orangutan: ""
  try: ""
  thanks: ""

Supported features¶
File extensions	`.yml`
Linguality ⓘ	Both monolingual and bilingual
Supports plural ⓘ	`No`
Supports descriptions ⓘ	`No`
Supports explanation ⓘ	`No`
Supports context ⓘ	`No`
Supports location ⓘ	`No`
Supports flags ⓘ	`No`
API identifier	`yaml`
Supports read-only strings ⓘ	`No`

Weblate configuration¶

Typical Weblate Component configuration
File mask	`translations/messages.*.yml`
Monolingual base language file	`translations/messages.en.yml`
Template for new translations	Empty
File format	YAML file

File format parameters with the pattern yaml_* can be used to configure the behavior of the YAML format.