Poedit

What is Poedit?

Poedit is a desktop localization tool for working with GNU gettext translation files, especially .po files used by apps, plugins, themes, and websites. Developers, translators, and content teams commonly use it to translate software strings, manage translation catalogs, and compile output files for deployment.

Safety overview

Status: Safe

Poedit is a legitimate translation application. It is generally safe to keep if you use it for localization work. Removing app data may erase saved preferences, recent project history, local settings, and possibly cached translation resources.

Recommendation: Keep if you translate software or website content with gettext files. If you do not use Poedit, it is usually optional and can be removed along with its leftover support, cache, and preference data after confirming you no longer need any saved projects or settings.

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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