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# Translate GitLab to your language
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The text in GitLab's user interface is in American English by default.
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Each string can be translated to other languages.
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As each string is translated, it is added to the languages translation file,
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and will be available in future releases of GitLab.
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Contributions to translations are always needed.
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Many strings are not yet available for translation because they have not been externalized.
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Helping externalize strings benefits all languages.
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Some translations are incomplete or inconsistent.
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Translating strings will help complete and improve each language.
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## How to contribute
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There are many ways you can contribute in translating GitLab.
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### Externalize strings
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Before a string can be translated, it must be externalized.
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This is the process where English strings in the GitLab source code are wrapped in a function that
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retrieves the translated string for the user's language.
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As new features are added and existing features are updated, the surrounding strings are being
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externalized, however, there are many parts of GitLab that still need more work to externalize all
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strings.
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See [Externalization for GitLab](externalization.md).
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### Translate strings
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The translation process is managed at [translate.gitlab.com](https://translate.gitlab.com)
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using [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/).
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You will need to create an account before you can submit translations.
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Once you are signed in, select the language you wish to contribute translations to.
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Voting for translations is also valuable, helping to confirm good and flag inaccurate translations.
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See [Translation guidelines](translation.md).
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### Proof reading
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Proof reading helps ensure the accuracy and consistency of translations. All
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translations are proof read before being accepted. If a translations requires
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changes, you will be notified with a comment explaining why.
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See [Proofreading Translations](proofreader.md) for more information on who's
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able to proofread and instructions on becoming a proofreader yourself.
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## Release
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Translations are typically included in the next major or minor release.
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