Qt Linguist files (.ts) are used for managing translations in Qt applications. These files store translation data in XML format, including support for comments and plurals.

Technical information

Overview

Format name:
Qt Linguist

File extensions:
.ts

Common use cases:
Managing and organizing localization strings in Qt applications.

Technical details:

Structure: Qt Linguist .ts files are XML-based and include multiple tags to define translations, comments, and plurals. Each translation unit is encapsulated within <message> tags, with additional metadata provided by other XML tags.
Encoding: UTF-8

Example:
Here's an example of a typical Qt Linguist .ts file used for localization:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE TS>
<TS version="2.1" language="en_US">
  <context>
    <name>MainWindow</name>
    <message>
      <source>Hello, world!</source>
      <translation>Hello, world!</translation>
    </message>
    <message>
      <source>File not found</source>
      <translation>File not found</translation>
    </message>
  </context>
</TS>

In this example, the .ts file includes a context (MainWindow) with multiple message tags, each containing a source string and its corresponding translation.