Modern application development almost invariably involves working with localisation to make an app accessible to as many users as possible. Since 2023, Apple-platform developers have had String Catalogs to manage this process with all languages centralised in a single document. Whilst String Catalogs represent a huge improvement over the previous method of dealing with separate strings and stringsdict files for each language, they can be difficult to work with when dealing with strings that vary by pluralisation or device. This is just one of the areas that Localizr addresses to make your localisation workflow a more pleasant and productive experience.
Creating a simple plural-variation for a string with one pluarlisable token is a breeze - simply select the token and create a variation. This can also be done using the app's "String" main menu item.
But what about strings with more than one pluralisable token? No problem - we use the same interaction to create multiple plural substitutions:
Once you've created these variations you'll want to check that they read correctly. In Xcode, this involves building your app, navigating to the place where the string is used, and checking it with different input values. In Localizr, we can simply open the String Preview panel and check how our string looks with whatever input we like - no need to build and run anything:
Using the Grammatical Inflection feature introduced in iOS 15 and macOS 12 to reduce the number of plural variations that you have to provide manually? No problem - Localizr will preview these too:
To learn more about Localizr's developer-friendly features, such as inline token autocompletion, head over to the Localizr website. Localizr is available today as a free download on the Mac App Store.