Translate for KDE

Translate for KDE

Crow Translate - translates and speaks text

As a KDE translator, you help people who are learning English use a computer by translating KDE Software User Interfaces and KDE Documentation in their native language.

Translation tasks

The KDE Translation Team handles the following tasks:

• Translate fragments of text from KDE’s software and documentation
• Feed the translated content back into the software

Objective of the KDE translation team

Users can use an application entirely in their native language.

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Translation process
KDE uses custom tools to internationalize the GUI and documentation of programs. Follow these steps to contribute: Review The Translation How to to learn the process. Visit the KDE Localization Home Page and choose your language. Contact the specific team for your language and download the translation files. Check the scoreboard to see the progress of current translation teams. Back to top

Recommended translation software
The following tools are recommended for KDE translation work: Crow Translate Lokalize Back to top

Translation mentorship
KDE is a big community, and translating its software is a big project. It is easy to feel lost when you are starting out. Several people have volunteered to help new members by answering your questions and pointing you to the right places. You can find a list on the mentoring page. Back to top

How to contribute to the translation team

KDE Bugtracker Steps: Make a KDE Bugtracker account Find some translation bugs using KDE Bugtracker’s advanced search. Select the language you’d like to translate. Or navigate to translation bugs. Find a confirmed translation bug. Choose a translation task. Fix a translation bug. Join KDE translators KDE Phabricator Steps: Create an account at identity.kde.org Log in to KDE Phabricator Navigate to the Krita: Website and Translations Project Tackle some translation tasks. Join KDE Translators Back to top

Summary: As a KDE translator, you translate software interfaces and documentation. There is specialized KDE software to help you in the process as well as mentorship.

To start contributing, you need a KDE Bugs account and a KDE Identity account to help the Krita team with their Website and Translation project.

Contact the translation team
* IRC: the #kde-i18n channel on Matrix or IRC Libera Chat Email: the primary mailing list for talking about translations is the kde-i18n-doc list. Additional mailing lists for specific languages are available on the complete list of KDE mailing lists.

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