Machine Translation
May be suitable for high-volume internal or low-risk content where speed and controlled processing are priorities.
Software Localisation
Adaptation of software, apps, platforms, and user interfaces for a specific language, market, and cultural context.
Software localisation helps a digital product work naturally for users in another language and market. It goes beyond translating words to account for context, interface constraints, terminology, user expectations, and the way people interact with the product.
Digital product content
Software localisation for digital products
PangeaVox Translation provides software localisation support for apps, platforms, websites, SaaS products, user interfaces, and digital services. We help make product language clear, consistent, and suitable for real users.
Content coverage
What we can localise
We can support different types of software and related digital product content.
- UI strings
- Menus, buttons, and labels
- Error messages and system notifications
- Onboarding flows
- Help centre content
- User guides and knowledge base articles
- In-app messages and release notes
- SaaS and web application content
- Mobile app content
- Customer portals
- Transactional emails
- Settings, account, and payment screens
- Support and FAQ content
Interface language
UI and string localisation
Interface text is often short, fragmented, and context-dependent. A single word may have several possible translations depending on where it appears, the user action, the intended tone, the available space, and the surrounding UI. Sufficient product context helps avoid ambiguity.
- Adapt strings for the target language without losing the intended action.
- Respect character limits, placeholders, variables, and interface constraints.
- Check buttons, labels, menus, and prompts in their screen location.
- Keep repeated strings and product terminology consistent.
- Avoid literal wording that sounds unnatural in the interface.
- Check clarity against the intended user journey and surrounding UI.
Usability and tone
Localisation for user experience
Good software localisation helps users understand what to do, what happened, and what action they should take next. Product copy, onboarding, navigation, support prompts, and customer-facing communication should remain clear, concise, and consistent throughout the user journey.
- Clear instructions, actions, labels, and error recovery messages
- Consistent tone of voice and terminology across the product
- Natural navigation, menu wording, help text, and tooltips
- Target-market expectations, accessibility-related language, and on-screen readability
Beyond the interface
Help content and product documentation
Software localisation often extends beyond the interface. Users also need clear help centre content, support materials, documentation, release notes, product updates, and explanatory content in their language.
- Knowledge base articles
- Help centre pages
- Product tutorials and user manuals
- Quick start guides
- Release notes and product updates
- Support macros and service templates
- FAQ sections
- Training content
Structured content
Working with localisation files
Software localisation often involves structured files and technical formats. Keys, placeholders, variables, tags, formatting, and file structure must be handled carefully and preserved. Please confirm the required delivery format before the project starts.
- XLIFF
- JSON
- XML
- CSV
- Excel files
- PO files
- String tables
- CMS exports
- Translation memory exports
- Platform-specific localisation files
Where needed, we can also work with exported spreadsheets or structured text files while protecting the agreed file structure.
Useful project context
What helps us localise accurately
Software strings are difficult to localise accurately without context. The materials available vary by project, but sharing relevant references can reduce ambiguity and rework.
- Screenshots
- String IDs
- Developer comments
- Product descriptions
- User flows
- Style guides and glossaries
- Previous translations
- Character limits
- Tone of voice guidelines
- Target audience information
- Test environment access, where available
Workflow selection
Machine translation, MTPE, and human localisation
Different software content types and risk levels require different workflows. We review the intended use before recommending an approach.
MTPE
May be appropriate for repetitive help content, release notes, or structured product documentation requiring correction, terminology control, and consistency checks.
Human Localisation
Recommended for UI strings, onboarding flows, customer-facing product copy, brand-sensitive content, and text where clarity, usability, and tone are critical.
A controlled workflow
Our process
The precise workflow is selected for the project, so not every assignment requires every possible service or review step.
Scope review
We review the product type, language pair, file format, volume, target market, intended users, and deadline.
File and context check
We check files, placeholders, variables, character limits, reference materials, and available product context.
Workflow selection
We recommend human localisation, MTPE, review, terminology work, QA, or an appropriate combined solution.
Localisation
Content is adapted with attention to terminology, UI context, clarity, tone, and user expectations.
Review and quality control
Where required, we check consistency, placeholders, formatting, terminology, readability, and alignment with the brief.
Delivery
Files are delivered in the agreed format, ready for internal review, product integration, or localisation testing.
Product suitability
Suitable for different digital products
The localisation workflow can be adapted to the product, audience, content type, platform, and intended use.
- SaaS platforms
- Mobile apps
- Web applications
- E-commerce platforms
- Customer portals
- Fintech interfaces
- Health technology platforms
- Education technology products
- Travel and booking platforms
- Productivity tools
- Enterprise software
- AI tools and digital services
Product-ready language
Quality priorities
For software localisation, the quality review is shaped by the files, content, context, and agreed workflow.
- UI clarity and context-sensitive meaning
- Terminology consistency
- Character limits, placeholders, and variables
- Tone of voice and user journey consistency
- Readability on screen
- File structure preservation
- Market relevance
- Product readiness
Careful project handling
Confidentiality
Software localisation projects may include unreleased product features, proprietary workflows, internal platform content, user interface designs, product strategy, technical documentation, or customer communication templates. We treat project materials as confidential and can work under a non-disclosure agreement where required.
Discuss your product
Need software, app, or interface localisation?
Send us your strings, screenshots, context notes, target languages, and release timeline. Our team will review the localisation scope and recommend an appropriate workflow for the files and intended use.