# How to use the Translations Contributor app

> This guide walks a translator through contributing translations from start to finish. (Apps: NIZU Translations Contributor)

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- Updated: 2026-10-25T11:50:03Z

## How to use the Translations Contributor app

This guide walks a translator through contributing translations from start to finish.

### Step 1 Open the app

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Click **Translations Contributor** in the left menu. You start on the category screen.

### Step 2 Choose a category

Pick one of two categories by clicking its row:

- **Core App** the platform's own translations.
- **Apps** translations for a specific installed app.

If you chose **Apps**, a list of apps appears next. Click the app you want to translate.

### Step 3 Choose a language

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A list of languages appears. Each row shows a progress hint, for example *1840 / 2334 translated*, so you can see how much is left. Click the language you want to work on.

### Step 4 Translate

The editor opens with one row per text key and three columns:

- **Key** the internal identifier (read-only).
- **English (source)** the original text to translate from (read-only).
- **Translation** the editable field for your language.

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Type your translation directly into the field. Use the filter tabs at the top to focus your work:

- **All** every key.
- **Missing** keys with no translation yet.
- **Untranslated** keys still showing the English text.
- **Done** keys already translated.

Use the search box to jump to a specific key or phrase.

### Step 5 Save

Click **Save** in the bottom bar. Only the rows you changed are saved, and each is stored as a **Draft**. You can leave and come back later your drafts are preserved.

### Step 6 Approve (managers)

If you have the approval permission, click **Approve for publishing** to mark the language's drafts as approved. Approved translations are then picked up by the publishing service and released into the product.

### Tips

- Keep placeholders such as `%s` and `%d` exactly as they appear in the English source.
- Match the tone and length of the source where possible.
- Use **Close** to step back to the language list at any time.