Question 1

Which Machine Translation Engines are available in Localazy?

Accepted Answer

When you start with Localazy, you can work with Amazon Translate right off, as this engine is available in the Free tier by default.

If you want to use multiple machine translation engines, you can get the Additional MT Engines feature with the Autopilot plan and higher tiers.

Enable Additional MT Engines to get suggestions from:

Amazon Translate (default)
Google Translate
DeepL
Azure Translator

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Intro to Localazy from translator’s perspective

Question 2

Bulk approve does not approve all translations waiting for review, why?

Accepted Answer

When you’re ready to bulk approve translations, and you’ve got newer versions that need to replace the old ones, there’s no need for the old two-step dance anymore. Here’s the simple trick:

Just look for and tick the checkbox labeled “Overwrite current translations with newer versions” before you hit the bulk approve button. This lets you update all those translations in one stroke and directly replacing the old versions with the new ones.

Question 3

Is there an easier way to translate texts cluttered with XML and HTML tags?

Accepted Answer

Some platforms and frameworks may complicate the translation process by exporting translation files with a lot of XML/HTML tags.

If you can’t configure your export process to exclude these tags, you can use Localazy’s tag collapsing feature. This nifty feature simplifies these, often excessive, tags into a simple one-letter tags, allowing your translators to clean up the text and make the content more accessible.

Collapsed tags are automatically reverted to their original form when the translation is saved, ensuring content integrity.

Question 4

How do plurals differ across languages, and why does it matter for localization?

Accepted Answer

Plural forms vary significantly across languages, going far beyond the simple singular/plural distinction in English.

Languages like Arabic have six different plural forms based on quantity (zero, one, two, few, many, other), while some Asian languages like Japanese or Chinese don’t pluralize nouns at all. Other languages like Russian or Polish use different forms based on the last digit of the number.

These differences matter tremendously for localization because using incorrect plural forms makes your software feel unprofessional or even confusing to users.

When a Polish user sees “5 wiadomość” instead of “5 wiadomości,” it’s immediately apparent that the software wasn’t properly localized. Proper plural handling is one of those subtle details that separates professionally localized software from amateur attempts.

Localazy follows the CLDR standard of pluralization rules, and provides you with an interface to correctly provide all plural forms needed for the target language.

Learn more about the plural rules in the documentation

Question 5

Can I view my project's keys in a single view to compare them?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The translations list shows every key for a language as a row in one table, so you can scroll, search, and filter (for example by missing translations, needs improvement, or source changed) to compare them side by side. Selecting a language name opens this table, and you can edit any row directly there with Direct Edit, without leaving the list.

To translate one key at a time instead, use Translation Session, a separate, focused mode you start from the Translate button; it’s built for working through content, not for comparing multiple keys at once.

For review outside Localazy, export to CSV, choosing whether to include existing translations or only what’s still untranslated. On the Professional plan or higher, Format Conversions also lets you download your content in other formats, such as XLSX, from File Management’s Export and download option.

Question 6

Can I request a change of translator if I'm not happy with the results?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Contact our localization manager, describe the issue, and we arrange a different translator for your project.

If you just need existing translations checked or improved rather than reassigning the translator, order Professional Human Review (MTPE) as a separate service. A native-speaking linguist performs an editorial pass on your translations, whether they came from a human translator, MT, or AI translation, and reviews them for quality.

Read more about ordering human translation services.

Question 7

Are translators or team members notified every time there are new keys to translate?

Accepted Answer

Contributors don’t need to wait for a notification to find new work. As soon as they open the project, the translations list shows any untranslated keys, and starting a Translation Session takes them straight through everything that’s missing.

Each translator who contributed at least one translation to a project is automatically subscribed to email notifications whenever new content is added, so they don’t have to check back manually.

Read more about translating strings in Localazy.

Question 8

Can I communicate with team members in Localazy regarding a specific key?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every key has its own Comments tab directly in the translation editor, so questions and feedback stay attached to the exact string they concern.

Use it to ask developers about unclear context, explain why you declined a translation during review, or flag anything a teammate should check before finishing that entry. Filtering by “New comments” in the translations list lets anyone spot which entries have a comment waiting for them.

Read more about translating strings and reviewing translations.

Question 9

Can I add a manual review step even if my team members have the Trusted Translator role?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Trusted Translator role is built to skip review, so their translations get approved automatically the moment they’re submitted.

If you want those submissions checked before they count as the current version, switch the contributor to the standard Translator role instead. Their work then waits for a Reviewer, Manager, or Owner to approve it.

You can switch anyone between roles at any time from the Contributors page.

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