Crowdin

Crowdin is a localization management platform to make a website, app, game and other software universally accessible through translation. uses Crowdin to enable the community to translate the game into its 124 available languages. The Minecraft project in Crowdin is currently owned by Jens Bergensten and managed by Daniel Kaplan, Nathan Adams, Erik Broes, Aleksandra Zając, Tommaso Checchi, Adrian Östergård, and Pär Axelsson.

All other editions are translated by professional firms rather than Crowdin.

Translation
Minecraft has two projects on Crowdin: the translation of Minecraft: Java Edition (which includes the "Minecraft Game" and "Realms Strings" files for multiple versions), and the translation of the Minecraft Launcher. Both Crowdin projects consist of 130 different languages. Users can contribute to any of the languages listed on the project, and require a Crowdin account to do so.

A user first joining the project is a translator. Translators can contribute to translating Minecraft by first selecting their language of choice, then a non-fully translated subcategory, then translating individual strings. Translators can upvote strings by clicking the "+" button after a listed string, or downvote for strings by clicking the "-" button. The number after the buttons shows the vote count of each string.

In voting mode, all non-validated character strings are displayed by default, where translators can vote for or suggest a translation. Thus, in principle, it has the same function as the translation mode, but is much clearer, where not all character strings are displayed. Which character strings are displayed can be selected via the funnel symbol.

A user can be promoted to proofreader by Mojang, assuming certain requirements are met. Proofreaders are experienced translators who moderate their language and are granted the ability to approve, disapprove and delete strings, as well as resolve issues submitted by translators. However, they can no longer vote for strings (since approved translations always surpass the most upvoted ones). Typically, each language has 1-2 active proofreaders.

A list of all current and former proofreaders of every language is available here.

Languages
The list of languages which Minecraft is currently being translated into is displayed on this page. This page also shows languages which are completely translated and which still require translations.

Especially in languages ​​with little activity, some strings may not have been properly translated or proofread and can therefore contain offensive content. Mojang is not responsible for such content. If an error is found in a language, it should not be reported in the issue tracker but, instead, addressed directly to the respective proofreaders on Crowdin.

New versions
Each Java Edition version has its own language files, so previous translations which have since been updated can be found in an old Java Edition version.

During the development of a new version of the Java Edition, Mojang adds a new file for the next release number. On every snapshot release (if the strings have been changed), Mojang uploads the strings to Crowdin. Approximately every second snapshot the updated translations are added to the game.

After a new stable version has been released, the translation changes are downloaded more irregularly, depending on the demand. Some months after the release, old translation files are removed from Crowdin.

Translation specifications
Mojang has defined some terms in January 2016, which should be the same in all languages ​​and all versions and should not be translated because they are standard Minecraft terms. These include "Creeper", "Enderman" and "Nether". A complete glossary of all specifications is available here.

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