Translate Nextcloud

You can help bring Nextcloud closer to people all over the world by helping translate Nextcloud to a language you are fluent in.

Translate Nextcloud using Transifex

Nextcloud is an open source project of international scope, translated into many languages. Thousands of community members work together to translate Nextcloud into more than a hundred different languages and dialects, and the quality of the translations impacts the experience of using Nextcloud in that language. You can help bring Nextcloud closer to people all over the world by helping translate Nextcloud to a language you are fluent in.

You can start off by signing up on Transifex, the translation management platform used by Nextcloud. Join the Nextcloud project , and then the teams of the languages that you are fluent in. From there, go through the phrases that need to be translated or reviewed and suggest a correct phrase if needed. Take a look at the priority list for what needs to be translated.

Translation best practices

Understand context

Before you translate a particular phrase, understand how it is being used. There may be some phrases which can be translated in different ways to another language, so understand the meaning and action associated with the phrase to help you communicate the action effectively in your language.

Proofread and check spelling

Spelling mistakes are more common than you think, so make sure to proofread your work. Take advantage of spellcheck and grammar tools to help you get a perfect translation every time.

Maintain consistency

Well-translated software is consistent its use of wording. Check how a word or phrase is used in other places in Nextcloud with the same context and match that. It is also useful to check the standard translation for the phrase in other products to maintain consistency.