AI translation

The AI Translation feature lets you automatically generate translations for the open TS file using a local LLM via Ollama.

To use AI Translation you must first install Ollama and pull at least one model, for example:

• ollama pull gpt-oss:20b
• ollama pull 7shi/llama-translate:8b-q4_K_M

Then start the Ollama server if not already started:

ollama serve

In Linguist, choose Translation > AI Translation to open the AI Translation dialog:

The dialog provides:

• Ollama Server: the REST endpoint where Ollama listens (default http://127.0.0.1:11434).
• Model: drop-down of locally installed models.
• File: the TS file to translate.
• Filter (optional): limit to strings in a specific group (context or label).
• Translate button: start the AI translation.
• Apply Translations button: apply the translated items into the TS file.

During translation, progress messages appear in the status bar and in the Translation Log. When complete, you can check out the translated texts on the log. Upon clicking on Apply Translations, AI-generated translations are inserted into the TS file.