Poedit
Poedit is a translation editor for gettext and other localization files, helping developers and translators create and manage app and website translations.
What is Poedit?
Poedit is a desktop translation editor used to create, edit, and review localization files for software, websites, and other digital products. It is commonly used by developers, localization teams, and translators who work with gettext PO files and related formats in multilingual projects. On Mac, Poedit provides a focused interface for translating strings, checking for common issues, and keeping translation files organized as projects evolve. It also includes productivity features such as translation memory, pre-translation tools, and support for additional formats used in modern development workflows. This makes it useful for maintaining translations for apps, themes, plugins, and web services without editing raw localization files by hand.
Key features
- Edit gettext PO translation files in a dedicated desktop interface
- Validate translations and catch common formatting or punctuation issues
- Use translation memory to reuse previous translations
- Pre-translate strings to speed up repetitive localization work
- Work with additional localization formats such as XLIFF and JSON
- Import or export translation content for collaboration workflows
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Poedit is a legitimate localization tool. Network access can be consistent with its update checks, online services, and optional translation or sync features. If you use cloud or machine-assisted translation features, review what project text is being sent to external services before working with sensitive strings or unreleased product content.
Recommendation: Keep Poedit if you translate software or website content, manage PO files, or maintain localized projects. If you no longer use it, removing the app may free space without affecting macOS, though any projects or custom translation resources you want to keep should be backed up first.
Common paths
/Applications/Poedit.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/net.poedit.Poedit
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Poedit
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/net.poedit.Poedit.plist
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