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NOTE: The Pootle documentation is being migrated to this page. This is still available here to ensure that the transition can happen smoothly.

#### What is Pootle?

The name stands for PO-based Online Translation / Localization Engine, but took some inspiration from here.

The Pootle project is dedicated to making the translation process easier for everyone. Are you:

- a translator
- a translation co-ordinator or admin.
- a developer or coder
- a web artist

?

Pootle can do a lot for you, and you can contribute your ideas and experience to its development. Build the translation interface you want. Setup the translation process you need. Craft the next generation in translation software.

#### For everyone

Pootle is a user-friendly web portal that makes the translation process so much simpler for you! You can use the main Pootle, or (since Pootle is Free Software), you can download the Pootle server and run your own copy, either online (like the BitTorrent translation project) or offline (for individual work, team work or translate-a-thons).

Pootle is one aspect of the Translate project at Sourceforge, along with the Translate Toolkit (a technical/conversiọn base for Pootle and other translation processes) and this TranslateWiki. Together, these three parts of the Translate Project offer you easier translation, better tools and user-friendly, central information. You are welcome to use any or all of these resources.

#### Quick Links

The Translate project — central project site, downloads, source code, mailing lists, bug-tracking

The main Pootle site — check it out!

Latest Pootle snapshot — for download: stay on the cutting edge!

Howto run a Pootle server — does it answer your questions?

Pootle Development — become part of it!

Pootle Offline - ideas on using Pootle as an offline editor

#### Your Information

OK, now we separate you into different groups. You may turn out to be more than one person, so be prepared!

Translators/Pootle users, PootleUsers is information just for you!

Translation co-ordinators/admins, PootleAdmin is your central Pootle resource.

Developers/coders, PootleDevelopment is the perfect place to bring your varied talents, ideas and questions.

#### News

2006-03-08 Official Pootle package released in the Debian unstable branch!

Thanks to Nicolas Francois for packaging pootle, now pootle installation is as easy as a simple `apt-get install` command on Debian systems. Rejoice! :)

2006-02-07 The Pootle roadmap unveiled! Come and check out our ideas ... and add your own. :)

There’s plenty going on at Pootle's main site: large projects and small, different languages, and best of all, the flexibility and creativity that responds to your needs. Come and have a look, and if your language or project isn’t registered yet on Pootle, that’s because we’ve been waiting for you to join us! Come and tell us about your ideas and needs, on the Pootle mailing list. We really appreciate anything you suggest, or have to offer, and we can make your localization task much more responsive and congenial. Come Pootling! :)

#### Translations of this page

Italian translation of this page can be found at Italian Pootle Wiki

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