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Translate UI Text

Translate application interface strings, buttons, labels, and error messages for software localization.

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Software localization goes far beyond translating visible text -- it requires understanding UI constraints, maintaining consistency across hundreds of strings, and handling edge cases like pluralization, gender, and text expansion. A button label that works in English might overflow its container in German, which averages 30% longer strings.

ToolRouter's translate_text skill handles UI string translation with awareness of these constraints. Use list_languages to identify all supported target languages and plan your localization coverage. The translation preserves placeholder variables, handles short-form text appropriate for buttons and labels, and maintains consistent terminology across your entire string set.

This workflow is essential for mobile app developers shipping to international app stores, SaaS platforms adding language support, and any software team managing locale files. Automated translation of UI strings provides an excellent first pass that dramatically reduces the workload for professional localizers.

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Claude

  1. Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask Claude: "Translate these UI strings to Korean using the translate tool"
  3. Claude translates each string with awareness of UI context (buttons, labels, errors)
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ChatGPT

  1. Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
  2. Ask: "Translate these UI strings to Arabic using the translate tool"
  3. ChatGPT translates with notes on RTL layout considerations
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Copilot

  1. Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
  2. In Copilot Chat: "Translate src/locales/en.json to Japanese using the translate tool"
  3. Copilot creates src/locales/ja.json with all strings translated
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OpenClaw

  1. Connect ToolRouter: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask OpenClaw: "Translate these UI strings to Thai using the translate tool"
  3. OpenClaw returns translated strings with placeholders preserved
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