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In today’s market, people seek personalization. They expect your app to speak their native language. In this article, we will cover how you can manage software localization for your Node.js app using a developer-friendly localization platform. Learn about the i18n framework and how to integrate your repository with a localization system to automate Node.js localization.

SCS Software is a video game development company located in Prague, Czech Republic. The company became famous worldwide thanks to two notable games: American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2. SCS Software is also a proud winner of the 2016 Steam Awards in two categories, PC Gamer's Best Sim 2012 and Czech Game of the Year Technological Solution Award 2016. Crowdin helps SCS Software manage the localization of their products and Steam Achievements into 47 languages, as more than 70% of their customers are non-English speakers. SCS Software engages its players to be a part of the localization process in Crowdin, which currently has 200+ members. This article includes the key takeaways and lessons on game localization from the case study we did with SCS Software. Read the full version for more details.

Let’s review the last month of the winter for the updates and new features in Crowdin. This February, we updated the location of additional tabs in the editor, released new versions of our design plugins, added 13 new apps, including Oracle, DatoCMS, eSputnik, and ownCloud. Now you can generate a translation cost report for the selected files and create glossary terms by highlighting the source on the editor. Keep reading to find out more about big and small things that will improve your localization experience.

Besides deciding on the target market, languages, and budget, you will need to find software localization tools, prepare your code, upload the files, find translators, ensure they won’t crush the code, have all the resources to provide high-quality translations, and more. In most cases, coordinating all of these efforts is the job of a dedicated person with management skills, understanding how to automate content updates and set up a continuous localization process. Looking for a localization platform to connect your development, translation, design and marketing teams? Check out Crowdin. Why is the job of a localization project manager (LPM) so crucial for a product to succeed internationally? What responsibilities does the role carry? Which skills and tools are essential for modern localization managers to master? And finally, what is the career path and salary potential for the related roles?

Our new offer – Crowdin Language Services, is the fastest way to prepare content for your multilingual audience. Along with the localization management platform, we now deliver professional translation services. Want to reach a multilingual market? Now you have a quick and easy solution. Upload your files and order translations from a new vendor – Crowdin Language Services.

If you're already a pro at localization, you probably think that localization is an excellent way to reach target audiences from a specific region. If you're starting out, localization means the whole process of adapting content to suit a different regional audience. Today, we'll talk about the place of localization in UX and translation in design. In the past, localization may have been considered separate from the entire web design process. Maybe even an afterthought. But in the current, more vastly globalized web development scene, that mindset can lead companies dangerously closer to irrelevance. UX Localization first, not last — this is one of my team's common mantras at Tomedes, a localization services provider, believes in and applies in our customer projects. We're adapting the client's content from one region to another. We'll tell you more about our experience of putting localization first and how Crowdin helps us with this approach.

The beginning of a new year is an excellent time for fresh new ideas (is there a better time?). As the new year begins, everyone feels that we need to make changes in our life, start on new plans, do new things, and this is also true for Crowdin. In January, we introduced new apps, improved API, and rolled out two new offerings to extend your localization experience. These new offers include Crowdin Language Services, so you can order translations right from your project instantly, and a Virtual Localization Manager, so you can hire a remote professional, who will ensure that all processes at your localization projects are under control. Read on to discover more details.