Learn how to manage XLIFF.
| File Extensions | .xlf, .xliff |
| API Extension | xlf |
| Import | Yes |
| Export | Yes |
| Pluralization supported? | No |
| Descriptions supported? | Yes |
| Format Options | enclose_in_cdata, include_translation_state, indent_size, indent_style, ignore_source_translations, ignore_target_translations |
Code Sample
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xliff xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2" version="1.2">
<file original="global" datatype="plaintext" source-language="de-DE" target-language="en-GB">
<body>
<trans-unit id="boolean_key">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">--- true
</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">--- true
</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="empty_string_translation">
<source xml:lang="de-DE"/>
<target xml:lang="en-GB"/>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="key_with_description">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">Schau dir das mal an! Dieser Schlüssel hat eine Beschreibung!</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">Check it out! This key has a description! (At least in some formats)</target>
<note>This is the amazing description for this key!</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="key_with_line-break">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">Diese Übersetzung hat
einen Zeilenumbruch.</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">This translations contains
a line-break.</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="nested.deeply.key">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">Ich bin ein tief verschachtelter Schlüssel.</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">I'm a deeply nested key.</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="nested.key">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">Dieser Schlüssel ist innerhalb eines Namensraumes verschachtelt.</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">This key is nested inside a namespace.</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="null_translation">
<source xml:lang="de-DE"/>
<target xml:lang="en-GB"/>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="sample_collection">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">---
- erstes Item
- zweites Item
</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">---
- first item
- second item
- third item
</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="simple_key">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">Einfacher Schlüssel, einfache Nachricht, so einfach</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">Simple key, simple message, so simple.</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="unverified_key">
<source xml:lang="de-DE">Diese Übersetzung ist noch nicht bestätigt und wartet drauf!</source>
<target xml:lang="en-GB">This translation is not yet verified and waits for it. (In some formats we also export this status)</target>
</trans-unit>
</body>
</file>
</xliff>
Format Options
| Identifier | enclose_in_cdata |
| Type | boolean |
| Upload | No |
| Download | Yes |
| Default | false |
| Description | Encloses translations containing html tags in CDATA |
| Identifier | include_translation_state |
| Type | boolean |
| Upload | No |
| Download | Yes |
| Default | false |
| Description | Include state of translations in the target locale |
| Identifier | indent_size |
| Type | integer |
| Upload | No |
| Download | Yes |
| Default | 4 |
| Description | Specifies number of indentation characters |
| Identifier | indent_style |
| Type | string |
| Upload | No |
| Download | Yes |
| Default | space |
| Description | Specifies indentation character. Allowed values are space and tab . |
| Identifier | ignore_source_translations |
| Type | boolean |
| Upload | Yes |
| Download | No |
| Default | false |
| Description | Ignores the source translations in the file during the upload (to avoid accidental source language updates) |
| Identifier | ignore_target_translations |
| Type | boolean |
| Upload | Yes |
| Download | No |
| Default | false |
| Description | Ignores the target translations in the file during the upload (to avoid accidental source language updates) |
Side note
Xcode can package your localizable strings into the industry standard XLIFF format to send off for localization with Phrase.
At the moment we are not supporting XLIFF 2.0 yet.
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