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FreeSewing is currently available in the following languages: FreeSewing is currently available in the following languages:
- **en** : English | Code | Language | Website |
- **de** : German | ----:|:-------------- |:------- |
- **es** : Spanish | `de` | **German** | https://de.freesewing.org/ |
- **fr** : French | `en` | **English** | https://en.freesewing.org/ |
- **nl** : Dutch | `es` | **Spanish** | https://es.freesewing.org/ |
- **uk** : Ukranian | `fr` | **French** | https://fr.freesewing.org/ |
| `nl` | **Dutch** | https://nl.freesewing.org/ |
| `uk` | **Ukranian** | https://uk.freesewing.org/ |
<Note compact> <Note compact>
English is the translation source language and the working language of the FreeSewing project English is the translation source language and the working language of the FreeSewing project
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To fully translate FreeSewing, the following types of content needs to be To fully translate FreeSewing, the following types of content needs to be
translated: translated:
**Top priority: UX Translations** ### Top priority: UX Translations
These are translations the directly impact These are translations the directly impact
the user experience (_UX_). They include the content used in design, the names the user experience (_UX_). They include the content used in design, the names
of options, translations of menus, emails, and so on. of options, translations of menus, emails, and so on.
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top & high priority content. It's an effort that a motivated translator can top & high priority content. It's an effort that a motivated translator can
complete over the course of a weekend. complete over the course of a weekend.
**High priority: Translation of Documenation** <Tip>
The top-priority translations in Crowdin are everything under the `packages`
and `sites` folder. Do this first.
</Tip>
### High priority: Translation of Documenation
This includes all the documentation on FreeSewing.org. This includes all the documentation on FreeSewing.org.
This is a significant amount of text that makes up more than 90% of the top & This is a significant amount of text that makes up more than 90% of the top &
high priority content. It's an effort you should probably not take on by high priority content. It's an effort you should probably not take on by
yourself, but rather tackle with a team of translators. yourself, but rather tackle with a team of translators.
**Low Priority: Content of blog and showcase posts, and newsletters** <Tip>
The high-priory translations in Crowdin is everything under the
`markdown/org/docs` folder.
</Tip>
### Low Priority: Content of blog and showcase posts, and newsletters
This is _nice to have_ as people can use and navigate FreeSewing even when this This is _nice to have_ as people can use and navigate FreeSewing even when this
content remains untranslated. content remains untranslated.
<Tip>
The low-priory translations in Crowdin is everything under the
`markdown/org/blog`, `markdown/org/showcase`, and `markdown/org/newsletter` folders.
</Tip>
## Translation through Crowdin ## Translation through Crowdin
All of our translation work is handled through [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/), All of our translation work is handled through [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/),
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next time our website or software packages get build, they will include the new next time our website or software packages get build, they will include the new
translations. translations.
<Note>
##### Priorities of translations in Crowdin
- The top-priority translations in Crowdin are everything under the `packages`
and `sites` folder. Do this first.
- The high-priory translations in Crowdin is everything under the
`markdown/org/docs` folder.
- The low-priory translations in Crowdin is everything under the
`markdown/org/blog`, `markdown/org/showcase`, and `markdown/org/newsletter` folders.
</Note>
## Machine translation ## Machine translation
While everybody knows that translation is best when it's done by a human being, While everybody knows that translation is best when it's done by a human being,