# Install translate-toolkit with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper Toolkit for localization engineers. Version 3.19.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:translate-toolkit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install translate-toolkit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install translate-toolkit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/translate-toolkit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install python3-translate ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: python3-translate from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install translate-toolkit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: translate-toolkit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S translate-toolkit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: translate-toolkit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install python311-translate-toolkit ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-translate-toolkit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:translate-toolkit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.19.13 - **Source summary:** Toolkit for localization engineers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T12:36:02Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - android2po (cli) - arb2po (cli) - asciidoc2po (cli) - csv2po (cli) - csv2tbx (cli) - dtd2po (cli) - flatxml2po (cli) - fluent2po (cli) - html2po (cli) - ical2po (cli) - idml2po (cli) - ini2po (cli) - json2po (cli) - junitmsgfmt (cli) - md2po (cli) - mdx2po (cli) - moz2po (cli) - mozfunny2prop (cli) - mozlang2po (cli) - odf2xliff (cli) - oo2po (cli) - oo2xliff (cli) - php2po (cli) - phppo2pypo (cli) - po2asciidoc (cli) - po2csv (cli) - po2dtd (cli) - po2flatxml (cli) - po2html (cli) - po2ical (cli) - po2idml (cli) - po2ini (cli) - po2json (cli) - po2md (cli) - po2mdx (cli) - po2moz (cli) - po2mozlang (cli) - po2odf (cli) - po2oo (cli) - po2php (cli) - po2prop (cli) - po2rc (cli) - po2resx (cli) - po2sub (cli) - po2symb (cli) - po2tiki (cli) - po2tmx (cli) - po2toml (cli) - po2ts (cli) - po2txt (cli) - po2web2py (cli) - po2wordfast (cli) - po2wxl (cli) - po2xliff (cli) - po2yaml (cli) - poclean (cli) - pocommentclean (cli) - pocompendium (cli) - pocompile (cli) - poconflicts (cli) - pocount (cli) - podebug (cli) - pofilter (cli) - pogrep (cli) - pomerge (cli) - pomigrate2 (cli) - popuretext (cli) - poreencode (cli) - porestructure (cli) - posegment (cli) - posplit (cli) - poswap (cli) - pot2po (cli) - poterminology (cli) - pretranslate (cli) - prop2mozfunny (cli) - prop2po (cli) - pydiff (cli) - pypo2phppo (cli) - rc2po (cli) - resx2po (cli) - sub2po (cli) - symb2po (cli) - tbx2po (cli) - template2translation (cli) - tiki2po (cli) - toml2po (cli) - ts2po (cli) - txt2po (cli) - web2py2po (cli) - wxl2po (cli) - xliff2odf (cli) - xliff2oo (cli) - xliff2po (cli) - yaml2po (cli) - android2po (alias) - arb2po (alias) - asciidoc2po (alias) - csv2po (alias) - csv2tbx (alias) - dtd2po (alias) - flatxml2po (alias) - fluent2po (alias) - html2po (alias) - ical2po (alias) - idml2po (alias) - ini2po (alias) - json2po (alias) - junitmsgfmt (alias) - md2po (alias) - mdx2po (alias) - moz2po (alias) - mozfunny2prop (alias) - mozlang2po (alias) - odf2xliff (alias) - oo2po (alias) - oo2xliff (alias) - php2po (alias) - phppo2pypo (alias) - po2asciidoc (alias) - po2csv (alias) - po2dtd (alias) - po2flatxml (alias) - po2html (alias) - po2ical (alias) - po2idml (alias) - po2ini (alias) - po2json (alias) - po2md (alias) - po2mdx (alias) - po2moz (alias) - po2mozlang (alias) - po2odf (alias) - po2oo (alias) - po2php (alias) - po2prop (alias) - po2rc (alias) - po2resx (alias) - po2sub (alias) - po2symb (alias) - po2tiki (alias) - po2tmx (alias) - po2toml (alias) - po2ts (alias) - po2txt (alias) - po2web2py (alias) - po2wordfast (alias) - po2wxl (alias) - po2xliff (alias) - po2yaml (alias) - poclean (alias) - pocommentclean (alias) - pocompendium (alias) - pocompile (alias) - poconflicts (alias) - pocount (alias) - podebug (alias) - pofilter (alias) - pogrep (alias) - pomerge (alias) - pomigrate2 (alias) - popuretext (alias) - poreencode (alias) - porestructure (alias) - posegment (alias) - posplit (alias) - poswap (alias) - pot2po (alias) - poterminology (alias) - pretranslate (alias) - prop2mozfunny (alias) - prop2po (alias) - pydiff (alias) - pypo2phppo (alias) - rc2po (alias) - resx2po (alias) - sub2po (alias) - symb2po (alias) - tbx2po (alias) - template2translation (alias) - tiki2po (alias) - toml2po (alias) - ts2po (alias) - txt2po (alias) - web2py2po (alias) - wxl2po (alias) - xliff2odf (alias) - xliff2oo (alias) - xliff2po (alias) - yaml2po (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - rust ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 - libxslt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.19.13 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Translate Toolkit is a long-running collection of localization command-line tools and Python APIs for converting, checking, counting, reviewing, and manipulating translation files. It is one of the older package-manager-visible tool suites in the i18n and gettext ecosystem. ### Project history The official history says the toolkit was developed by David Fraser while working for Translate.org.za. It began after Translate.org.za moved from KDE translation work, which was PO based, to Mozilla translation work using DTD and `.properties` files; the initial tools, called mozpotools, converted those formats into PO so translators could keep using existing PO workflows. As the project grew, pofilter was created to catch translation breakage around variables and accelerators, pomerge was created to merge fixes back, and pocount gave teams a better measure of translation volume. The toolkit then expanded to OpenOffice.org, TMX, Qt `.ts`, text, and OpenOffice.org SXW support, with the core idea that formats could be converted to PO for use with Gettext tools and existing translations. The 2006 WordForge project funded deeper architectural changes, including base storage classes for PO and XLIFF, more consistent handling of encodings and plural forms, translation-memory and glossary tooling, and adaptation of Pootle to use XLIFF as well as PO. Later ANLoc work produced further format support and improvements across the translation tools. ### Adoption history Translate Toolkit has been adopted by localization engineers because it covers both command-line batch operations and reusable Python storage classes. The official README describes converters to common PO and XLIFF formats, QA tools, terminology tools, and storage support for DTD, properties, OpenOffice.org GSI/SDF, CSV, MO, Qt `.ts`, TMX, TBX, Gettext, Windows RC, PO, and XLIFF. The toolkit also became infrastructure for related localization applications. The official history says Pootle became a web wrapper around the file-based toolkit and Pootling became a GUI wrapper in the same spirit, while the release notes explicitly tell users of Weblate, Pootle, Virtaal, and other applications that use the toolkit to watch toolkit changes. ### How it is used Users install the toolkit through Python packaging or distribution packages, then call many small commands such as `po2xliff`, `xliff2po`, `moz2po`, `csv2po`, `pofilter`, `pomerge`, `pocount`, `pogrep`, `pocompile`, and `poterminology`. The common pattern is to convert a source format into PO or XLIFF, run QA or review tooling, and convert or merge results back into the target project format. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, Translate Toolkit is significant because it is not one executable but a dense toolbox of format converters and QA utilities. Packaging it exposes a large suite of commands for build systems, localization teams, downstream distributions, and translation-platform maintainers. Its history is also a useful reminder that package-manager i18n tools often come from real localization production needs: Mozilla, OpenOffice.org, Gettext, XLIFF, PO, and translation-memory formats all shaped the toolkit's command set. ### Timeline - Early history: The toolkit began at Translate.org.za as mozpotools for converting Mozilla DTD and `.properties` files to PO. - Growth phase: pofilter, pomerge, and pocount were added to catch breakage, merge corrections, and measure translation work. - 2006: The WordForge project funded major PO/XLIFF architecture and tool improvements. - Later ANLoc work: The project gained more bilingual and monolingual format support and improved translation tools. - 2026: Official GitHub releases list Translate Toolkit 3.19.13. ### Related projects - Translate Toolkit is closely related to Translate.org.za, Pootle, Pootling, Virtaal, Weblate, Gettext, XLIFF, and the broader Translate project hosted in the `translate/translate` repository. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for translate-toolkit. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** translate-toolkit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - python3-translate - 3.15.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-translate from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Toolkit assisting in the localization of software (Python 3) | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - Debian apt - translate-toolkit - 3.15.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: translate-toolkit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Toolkit assisting in the localization of software | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - Debian apt - translate-toolkit-doc - 3.15.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: translate-toolkit-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Toolkit assisting in the localization of software (documentation) | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - Ubuntu apt - python3-translate - 3.12.2-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-translate from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Toolkit assisting in the localization of software (Python 3) | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - Ubuntu apt - translate-toolkit - 3.12.2-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: translate-toolkit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Toolkit assisting in the localization of software | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - Ubuntu apt - translate-toolkit-doc - 3.12.2-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: translate-toolkit-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Toolkit assisting in the localization of software (documentation) | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - dnf - translate-toolkit - 3.19.5-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: translate-toolkit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Tools to assist with translation and software localization | http://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - pacman - translate-toolkit - 3.19.10-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: translate-toolkit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A toolkit to convert between various different translation formats, help process and validate localisations | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - zypper - python311-translate-toolkit - 3.19.9-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-translate-toolkit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tools and API to assist with translation and software localization | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - zypper - python313-translate-toolkit - 3.19.9-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python313-translate-toolkit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tools and API to assist with translation and software localization | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - zypper - python314-translate-toolkit - 3.19.9-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python314-translate-toolkit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tools and API to assist with translation and software localization | https://toolkit.translatehouse.org/ - MacPorts - translate-toolkit: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/translate-toolkit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - 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Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gettext, localization, translation. - [transifex-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/transifex-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, i18n, localization, translation. - [crowdin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crowdin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. - [decasify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/decasify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, python. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, i18n, localization, translation. - [itstool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/itstool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. - [phrase-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phrase-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/translate-toolkit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/translate-toolkit.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph