Ukrainian Flutter Staff Engineer Artem Getman has developed a desktop localization editor called StringLane that detects missing keys and localization errors before the app is released. The developer is offering a perpetual license to professionals who test the tool on a real project and provide extensive feedback.
Ukrainian Flutter Staff Engineer Artem Getman has developed a desktop localization editor called StringLane that detects missing keys and localization errors before the app is released. The developer is offering a perpetual license to professionals who test the tool on a real project and provide extensive feedback.
The IT expert shared the release of the first version of the tool in the IT community on Reddit and on the project blog .
According to the developer, he has ten years of experience in mobile application development and has participated in about 12 projects. The impetus for the creation of StringLane was a case when, after the release of his own application with support for five languages, a user reported missing translations, although the automatic build did not show any errors.
“I wrote StringLane because localization was the only part of my release that I had done manually until now,” the IT guy noted.
StringLane displays all localizations of a project side by side in a single window and works directly with the user's local files without using intermediate servers. The program supports ARB, .xcstrings, iOS .strings, Android XML, and i18next formats. In addition to checking for the presence of keys, the tool analyzes complex language rules, including the correctness of ICU syntax and the presence of all plural forms. The editor also integrates the ability to translate using AI models - via the user's own API key or a local model.
The tool is currently available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The developer offers a fully functional 14-day trial period without the need to register or provide an email address. The cost of a one-time license for first-time users is $49.
