Multilingual App Toolkit helps you localize your Windows and Xamarin Apps by providing file management, translation services, translation editor, and build integration.
The Multilingual App Toolkit works with Visual Studio to streamline your localization workflow for Windows Store, Windows Phone and desktop apps. The toolkit helps you localize your apps with localization file management, translation support, and editing tools.
Multilingual App Toolkit v4.0 (VS 2017 and newer)
Overview
Update: MAT for Visual Studio 2022 is now available here
This download contains the Multilingual App Toolkit (MAT) 4.0 Extension for Visual Studio 2017 and newer, in the form of a .vsix installer. You should also download and install the standalone Multilingual App Toolkit 4.0 Editor tool.
The Multilingual App Toolkit includes an extension for Visual Studio that helps create simpler translation workflows by focusing on the following areas:
Integration with Visual Studio IDE. Add and manage translation files within a project solution using standard Visual Studio menus and dialogs.
Pseudo language integration. Test localized apps "in-house" by identifying localization issues during development. These issues can include hard-coded, concatenated, or truncated strings, and visual issues that arise when working with different languages. Pseudo translations are stored in the localization industry standard XLIFF file format, and you can edit them just like any other language translation. This gives you granular control over pseudo translation testing.
Microsoft Language Portal integration. Get terminology and UI translations from actual Microsoft products through the Microsoft Terminology Service API (requires an active Internet connection).
Machine Translator integration. Get suggestions via integrated Microsoft Translator services (requires an active Internet connection). Integration with Microsoft Translator services gives you instant visualization and testing across multiple languages without the assistance of a human translator. (requires an active Internet connection and an Azure account with an validate Cognitive Services subscription)
Translation file export and import roundtrip. Send and receive resources with individuals or a translator service via XLIFF files.
*Dedicated localization editor. Use to easily edit translated strings. Get translations and suggestions quickly via the integrated Microsoft Language Portal and the Microsoft Translator services (requires an active Internet connection and an Azure account with an validate Cognitive Services subscription). You can also quickly edit data stored in XLIFF files by adjusting pseudo and actual translations
VS 2017 and newer uses the VSIX model extensively. Since the Editor is a stand-alone app, it must be installed separately using Multilingual App Toolkit 4.0 which works with VS 2015.
Installation Requirements
Visual Studio 2017, Enterprise, Professional and Community Editions
See Visual Studio 2017 Operating System requirements for supported Operating Systems.
Overview
Installation Requirements