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wittrans

A command-line tool and a Python library to search for translated strings and source messages in .mo localization files used by Linux distributions.

The project name comes from the common question: "Where is that translation?"

Key Features

  • ✨ Fast search through compiled .mo files in system-wide programs and Flatpak apps
  • 🔍 Case-insensitive search functionality
  • 📝 Search capability in both English source text and translations
  • 🌍 Support for all system-available language codes
  • 📊 Search results can be displayed in the console or exported to a TSV file
  • 🧩 First-class command-line utility, and provides an experimental public API
  • 🐛 Find spelling mistakes easily!

License

LGPL-3.0-or-later