Migrating from Tolgee to Locize

If you want to move your translations from Tolgee to Locize, this guide walks you through exporting your files, setting up a Locize project, and importing everything cleanly.

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See our comparison with Tolgee to understand how our engineering-first approach differs.

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1) Export your localization files from Tolgee

1. Log in to your Tolgee account.
2. Open the project you want to migrate.
3. Go to Translations.
4. Click the Export button (usually at the top right).
5. Select the format you need (recommended: JSON, but XLIFF, CSV, and others are available).
6. Download the exported files for each language.

Tolgee also supports exporting via:

• CLI
• API

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2) Create a Locize project

1. If you haven’t already, create an account and your first project
2. Add the languages you need
3. (Optional but recommended) Decide on namespaces and create them

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3) Import your files into Locize

You can import using any of these options:

• UI import
• CLI
• API

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4) Verify & go live

• Spot-check a few keys in each language (especially plural forms and interpolation placeholders).
• Confirm your reference language matches what your app expects.
• If you use i18next, consider setting up a workflow that keeps Locize and your repo in sync (CLI) or updates keys automatically (API).