Supported File Types (Strings)

.QPH - Qt Phrase Book (Strings)

Content is machine translated from English by Phrase Language AI.

File Extensions 

.qph

API Extension 

qph

Import 

Yes

Export 

Yes

Plural forms support 

No

Description support 

No

Qt Phrase Book is an XML-based file format used by Qt Linguists to populate pre-translated content. Its unit element is <phrase> with a nesting <source> and a <target> element.

Qt Phrase Book (.QPH) is different from Qt Translation Source (.TS) in that .QPH is a glossary, while .TS is an exchange file format. .TS is used by Qt applications to load localized content into the software, while .QPH serves as a termbase in Qt Linguist.

Code Sample

<!DOCTYPE QPH>
<QPH language="en-GB">
  <phrase>
    <source>boolean_key</source>
    <target>--- true
</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>empty_string_translation</source>
    <target/>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>key_with_description</source>
    <target>I'm a very important description for this key! (At least in some formats)</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>key_with_line-break</source>
    <target>This translations contains
a line-break.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>nested.deeply.key</source>
    <target>Wow, this key is nested even deeper.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>nested.key</source>
    <target>This key is nested inside a namespace.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>null_translation</source>
    <target/>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>pluralized_key_one</source>
    <target>Only one kitten found.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>pluralized_key_other</source>
    <target>Wow, you have %s kittens!</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>pluralized_key_zero</source>
    <target>You have no kittens.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>sample_collection</source>
    <target>---
- first item
- second item
- third item
</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>simple_key</source>
    <target>Simple key, simple message, so simple.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>unverified_key</source>
    <target>This translation is not yet verified and waits for it. (In some formats we also export this status)</target>
  </phrase>
</QPH>
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