Hi all,

MapComplete has been (partially) translated in 21 languages by now - an amazing feat that I could never have done alone (for starters, I don’t speak 21 languages).

(For those that don’t know MapComplete - it is an easy-to-use map viewer and map editor. It shows POI on the map and when clicking something, shows the known information and asks questions about it)

Translating MapComplete started by manually editing the translation files, making a pull request, … A next step was moving over to Weblate, where there is more support for translations.

However, one has to know where to find this translations and translating can be tricky, figuring out which piece of text goes where.

That is why I launched a new feature today: toggling ‘translators mode’ (in the copyright tab) will add little buttons, taking you directly to the page to translate the string (or to fix some typos):

So: please help to translate MapComplete in your favourite language!

Some remarks:

• You have to create an account on hosted weblate first. If you register with the same name as your OSM-username, translators mode will trigger automatically
• Translations take a few days up to a few weeks to appear in the application
• If the original string has a part between { and }, just copy that part (and don’t translate it). The parts between braces have special meanings, e.g. it will show data from the object itself
• If translators mode is active, all languages will be shown in the language picker. Pick the one you want to translate into. Is your language missing? Go here and follow the steps.

And again, thanks for helping out! You all are awesome!