# \#file-formats

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## [Now Live: Creating resources and PO file format for creating strings/resources in Transifex](https://community.transifex.com/t/now-live-creating-resources-and-po-file-format-for-creating-strings-resources-in-transifex/5266)

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**Author:** [@Mylon](https://community.transifex.com/u/Mylon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/now-live-creating-resources-and-po-file-format-for-creating-strings-resources-in-transifex/5266 "2026-02-17T14:48:38Z")

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Following up on last month’s release about source string creation and deletion we’re excited to announce two new features now available in Transifex: Create Resources from Scratch You can now create resources directly w…

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## [Upcoming Improvements to XCStrings File Format (Planned for January 20, 2026)](https://community.transifex.com/t/upcoming-improvements-to-xcstrings-file-format-planned-for-january-20-2026/5106)

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**Author:** [@Panagiotis\_Kavrakis](https://community.transifex.com/u/Panagiotis_Kavrakis)\
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**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/upcoming-improvements-to-xcstrings-file-format-planned-for-january-20-2026/5106 "2025-12-19T12:16:34Z")

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We’re planning to release a set of improvements to how XCStrings files are handled in Transifex by January 20, 2026. Since XCStrings is often part of automated localization workflows, we wanted to give everyone an early…

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## [Introducing the xliff\_id\_based Parser](https://community.transifex.com/t/introducing-the-xliff-id-based-parser/4999)

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**Author:** [@chrisb](https://community.transifex.com/u/chrisb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/introducing-the-xliff-id-based-parser/4999 "2025-11-03T12:22:14Z")

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We’re excited to announce a new parser for your Transifex projects: the xliff\_id\_based parser! :tada: What’s New? For our community members working with the XLIFF format, this new parser offers one key, powerful differe…

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## [Announcing DITA XML Support on Transifex](https://community.transifex.com/t/announcing-dita-xml-support-on-transifex/4863)

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**Author:** [@Mylon](https://community.transifex.com/u/Mylon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/announcing-dita-xml-support-on-transifex/4863 "2025-07-22T13:25:12Z")

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We’re excited to announce that Transifex now supports DITA XML files for your translation projects! What is DITA XML? DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) XML is a widely-used file format for structured, topic-…

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## [🎉 New Feature Release: MDX File Support](https://community.transifex.com/t/new-feature-release-mdx-file-support/4832)

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**Author:** [@Mylon](https://community.transifex.com/u/Mylon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/new-feature-release-mdx-file-support/4832 "2025-07-14T11:59:38Z")

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We’re excited to announce that Transifex now supports MDX (.mdx) files! What’s MDX? It’s Markdown supercharged with React components. MDX lets you seamlessly blend traditional Markdown content with interactive JSX eleme…

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## [Configure Translation File Modes for Git Repo Integrations 🚀](https://community.transifex.com/t/configure-translation-file-modes-for-git-repo-integrations/4465)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/configure-translation-file-modes-for-git-repo-integrations/4465 "2025-02-07T11:55:49Z")

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We’re excited to announce a new feature that brings greater flexibility to your GitHub, GitLab, Azure, and Bitbucket integrations! Now, when you send translation files from Transifex to a Git repository, you can define…

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## [Did You Know? How to work with XCSTRINGS file format](https://community.transifex.com/t/did-you-know-how-to-work-with-xcstrings-file-format/4146)

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**Author:** [@colvera](https://community.transifex.com/u/colvera)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/did-you-know-how-to-work-with-xcstrings-file-format/4146 "2024-08-28T18:21:05Z")

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Hello, Transifex Community! I’m Carlos from the Customer Success Team :wave:. Today, I’m thrilled to share my first post for our “Did You Know?” series—your ultimate guide for insider tips and tricks to maximize your ex…

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## [Exciting News: Transifex Now Supports WebVTT Subtitles!](https://community.transifex.com/t/exciting-news-transifex-now-supports-webvtt-subtitles/4045)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/exciting-news-transifex-now-supports-webvtt-subtitles/4045 "2024-07-12T12:21:16Z")

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Hello Transifex Community, We are thrilled to announce a new update that enhances our subtitles localization capabilities. In addition to the existing support for .srt, .sub, and .sbv files, Transifex now supports Web…

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## [📣 Exciting News! Introducing Support for Flutter ARB Files](https://community.transifex.com/t/exciting-news-introducing-support-for-flutter-arb-files/4011)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/exciting-news-introducing-support-for-flutter-arb-files/4011 "2024-06-26T20:40:22Z")

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Hello everyone, We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve added support for Flutter ARB files :tada: What are Flutter ARB Files? ARB files are essentially JSON files that contain key-value pairs. Each key corresponds to …

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## [Edit Source Strings Online Now Available for QT File Format!](https://community.transifex.com/t/edit-source-strings-online-now-available-for-qt-file-format/4008)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/edit-source-strings-online-now-available-for-qt-file-format/4008 "2024-06-25T13:20:30Z")

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Hey Transifex Community, We are excited to announce an enhancement to our existing feature that allows you to edit source strings online. In addition to the currently supported file formats, this feature is now availabl…

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## [Introducing Transifex Audio Localization: Reach Global Audiences with Ease](https://community.transifex.com/t/introducing-transifex-audio-localization-reach-global-audiences-with-ease/3960)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/introducing-transifex-audio-localization-reach-global-audiences-with-ease/3960 "2024-05-29T16:46:48Z")

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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Audio Localization, now available as part of Transifex Labs initiatives. With this powerful addition, Transifex empowers users to take their localization efforts to the next level…

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## [Custom XML file support](https://community.transifex.com/t/custom-xml-file-support/3906)

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**Author:** [@artifixer](https://community.transifex.com/u/artifixer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/custom-xml-file-support/3906 "2024-05-06T21:08:58Z")

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Hello! I would like to use transifex for localisation of an open-source mod to a game. Because it’s a mod, I need to use the localisation files that are used by the game in order for them to be natively compatible. And …

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## [Improved Handling of Special Characters in Android Parser - Enhancing Translation Experience](https://community.transifex.com/t/improved-handling-of-special-characters-in-android-parser-enhancing-translation-experience/3771)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/improved-handling-of-special-characters-in-android-parser-enhancing-translation-experience/3771 "2024-01-12T09:49:09Z")

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Hi Everyone :slight\_smile: Exciting news! :rocket: We’ve just rolled out an update for our Android parser, addressing a common concern that our users have brought to our attention. What’s New? In response to user feed…

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## [Get Translation Dates Upon XLSX Export](https://community.transifex.com/t/get-translation-dates-upon-xlsx-export/2576)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/get-translation-dates-upon-xlsx-export/2576 "2021-12-24T09:42:20Z")

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In October, we improved the XLSX parser by adding support for strings’ tags (Transifex now Supports Tags in XLSX). We decided to extend this even more and take one step further by offering the option to extract translati…

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## [Transifex now Supports PPTX/PowerPoint Files](https://community.transifex.com/t/transifex-now-supports-pptx-powerpoint-files/2492)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/transifex-now-supports-pptx-powerpoint-files/2492 "2021-10-22T21:28:25Z")

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Transifex supports more than 46 file formats, from DOCX to XLSX, and now PPTX from PowerPoint joins the file buffet as well! You can upload your PPTX files and use them directly on Transifex, without having to take an…

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## [Define character limits in your XLSX files directly](https://community.transifex.com/t/define-character-limits-in-your-xlsx-files-directly/2012)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/define-character-limits-in-your-xlsx-files-directly/2012 "2020-09-08T10:00:33Z")

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In more exciting news we are pleased to announce that from now on, you can include character limits in your source files directly and our parser will identify this extra information and assign any defined limits to the c…

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## [Define your own keys in your XLSX files](https://community.transifex.com/t/define-your-own-keys-in-your-xlsx-files/1998)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/define-your-own-keys-in-your-xlsx-files/1998 "2020-08-24T08:46:04Z")

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We are excited to announce that from now on, you can set your own keys in your XLSX files by creating a new column named “key”. This information will be exposed to Transifex Web Editor and can be used in the key filter …

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## [Can I Migrate one file format to another file format?](https://community.transifex.com/t/can-i-migrate-one-file-format-to-another-file-format/78)

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**Author:** [@flafich](https://community.transifex.com/u/flafich)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/can-i-migrate-one-file-format-to-another-file-format/78 "2018-10-01T20:04:20Z")

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I have uploaded my file as a YML file, but I want to change it to a JSON file. Can I migrate the existing YML to a JSON file format?

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## [Adding title, description strings in srt files](https://community.transifex.com/t/adding-title-description-strings-in-srt-files/63)

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**Author:** [@nina](https://community.transifex.com/u/nina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/adding-title-description-strings-in-srt-files/63 "2018-09-28T07:28:55Z")

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A common requirement is to be able to translate the video title and description along with the subtitles. E.g Youtube title, description. subtitles How this can be achieved?
