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Localization Resource Bridge

Compare and translate Apple, Android, XLIFF, and ARB localization resources.

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Localization customs terminal · five formats, unequal cargo

Messages can cross platforms. Their grammar cannot be assumed.

Keys and plain values are the easy freight. Placeholders, plural categories, comments, review state, variation axes, and inline codes need separate passports before any conversion is safe.

Format topology map

01
Apple .strings

RUNTIME RESOURCE

keys · values · comments

02
.xcstrings

SOURCE CATALOG

locales · state · variations

03
Android XML

RUNTIME RESOURCE

strings · plurals · arrays

04
XLIFF

EXCHANGE ENVELOPE

source · target · inline codes

05
Flutter ARB

SOURCE + METADATA

ICU messages · companion metadata

Key parity customs desk

MESSAGE KEYSOURCETARGETVERDICT
welcome.titlePRESENTPRESENTEQUAL
cart.itemsPRESENTPRESENTCHANGED
account.deletePRESENT—SOURCE ONLY
promo.banner—PRESENTTARGET ONLY
checkout.totalPRESENTEMPTYBLOCK

Placeholder embassy

Apple printfobject token · %2$dPOSITION + TYPE
Android printf%1$s · %dPOSITION + TYPE
Android XLIFFxliff:g id=timeINLINE GUARD
ARB / ICUnamed argument · pluralNAME + CATEGORY
XLIFFph · x · equiv-textINLINE CODE

Plural jurisdiction

Apple String Catalogplural + device axesVARIATION TREE
Android resourceszero/one/two/few/many/otherLOCALE SELECTS CATEGORY
Flutter ARBICU plural/select/selectordinalMESSAGE GRAMMAR
XLIFFtranslation units + inline codesCONTAINER, NOT ONE PLURAL MODEL
Legacy .stringsone flat value per keyNO NATIVE PLURAL TREE

Metadata freight manifest

Developer commentoften portable

context

Source / target localecontainer-specific

language contract

Review / extraction statecatalog-specific

workflow evidence

Device variationApple-specific

cannot flatten safely

ARB companion metadataFlutter-specific

placeholder schema

String arrays / markupAndroid-specific

structural resource

Conversion loss docket

DIRECT

simple key + value

TAGGED

comment and locale metadata

MAP REQUIRED

placeholder dialect

PLATFORM RULES

plural categories

REJECT

variation, array, or rich inline structure without policy

Release QA lane

Structural parity is the gate, not the finish line.

01

Compare keys

02

Audit placeholder sets

03

Find empty targets

04

Review plural/variation cargo

05

Export shared subset

06

Compile with Xcode / Android / Flutter

07

Test UI, bidi, truncation and locale behavior

Direct answer

What is Localization Resource Bridge?

Inspect, compare, and safely convert Apple .strings and .xcstrings, Android XML, XLIFF, and Flutter ARB resources with placeholder and plural diagnostics.

What can it do?

  • Inspect
  • Compare
  • Convert

How to use Localization Resource Bridge

  1. 01

    Choose a task

    Select Inspect, Compare, and Convert in the workspace.

  2. 02

    Provide the input

    Paste the source localization file. The input stays in the browser processing path.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    Run the tool, inspect its result and diagnostics, then copy or download the output when the page offers that action.

Frequently asked questions

What is Localization Resource Bridge?
Inspect, compare, and safely convert Apple .strings and .xcstrings, Android XML, XLIFF, and Flutter ARB resources with placeholder and plural diagnostics.
What can Localization Resource Bridge do?
Localization Resource Bridge supports Inspect, Compare, and Convert. Each mode is available directly in the page workspace.
Does Localization Resource Bridge upload my data?
Localization Resource Bridge processes your input locally in the browser. DevSexy does not add an upload, account, or server-processing step to this workflow.
DevSexy processes tool input locally. No paste tracking, accounts, or upload step.