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Zanata translation system command-line client. Version 4.6.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Zanata translation system command-line client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- zanata-cli
history
Project history and usage
Zanata Client is the command-line side of Zanata, a Java-based web translation platform used to push source documents to a Zanata server and pull translated content back into software or documentation trees.
Project history
Zanata was built as a browser-based translation system for documentation and software localization, with a REST API, translation memory, and workflows for formats such as PO files and DocBook/Publican documentation. The platform README says projects can be uploaded to and downloaded from a Zanata server using either a Maven plugin or a command-line client.
The old `zanata-client` repository now states that Zanata source code moved to `zanata-platform`. The platform README notes that repositories such as zanata-api, zanata-client, zanata-common, zanata-parent, and zanata-server were merged before 2016-10-20, turning the CLI into one module inside the larger platform source tree.
Adoption history
Zanata saw adoption in Fedora and Red Hat-adjacent localization workflows. Fedora's Zanata translation instructions told contributors to download a project `zanata.xml`, run `zanata-cli pull` to get source and translated files, and run `zanata-cli push` to upload translations back to the server.
That adoption later declined. Fedora's Zanata removal change says most Fedora projects migrated to Weblate and that the old translation platform needed to be removed because the community should not have to contribute in multiple places and nobody assumed Zanata maintenance.
How it is used
Typical use combines a user config file with a project `zanata.xml`. Maintainers initialize a translation project, push source content, and pull translated content from a Zanata server; translators can work in the web UI while developers keep source trees synchronized from the command line.
Why package nerds care
Zanata Client is package-nerd significant as a localization build-pipeline tool. It is not an end-user app; it is the glue between source repositories, translation servers, PO/Publican-style document formats, and release engineering.
Its history also captures a common packaging afterlife: a once-important ecosystem CLI remains packaged even after a community migrates to another service, because old documentation builds and long-lived downstream projects may still need it.
Timeline
- 2012: Opensource.com described Zanata as an open-source Java translation platform with REST APIs and command-line tools.
- 2016-10-20: Zanata platform README marks the point before which pull-request references belonged to the old split repositories, including zanata-client.
- 2018: FreeBSD FreshPorts added zanata-cli as the Java command-line client for pushing and pulling Zanata content.
- 2020: Fedora Zanata removal planning documented the migration of most Fedora projects to Weblate.
Related projects
- Related projects include Zanata Platform, Zanata Maven Plugin, zanata-python-client, Weblate, Transifex, gettext, PO files, Publican, and Fedora localization tooling.
Sources
- https://docs.zanata.org/en/release/client/
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Zanata_removal
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Translate_on_Zanata
- https://opensource.com/life/12/11/zanata-new-open-source-translation-platform
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zanata/zanata-client/master/README.md
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zanata/zanata-platform/master/README.md
- https://www.freshports.org/devel/zanata-cli/
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zanata-client. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/zanata.inizanata.xml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.config/zanata.ini
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
zanata-cli | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version4.6.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://zanata.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:zanata-client |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.6.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zanata-client |
| Homepage | http://zanata.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/zanata/zanata-client |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.zanata.org/en/release/client |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/zanata/zanata-cli/4.6.2/zanata-cli-4.6.2-dist.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | openjdk@8 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
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| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | zanata-client |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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MacPorts94%
zanata-cli
sudo port install zanata-cli- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Zanata Cli
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