.XLIFF - XML Localization Interchange File Format V2 (Strings)

File Extensions	.xlf, .xliff
API Extension	xliff_2
Import	Yes
Export	Yes
Plural forms support	Yes
Plural forms support	No
Format options	ignore_source_translations, ignore_target_translations

XLIFF 2.0 is an update on the more commonly used XLIFF 1.2.

It is an XML-based variation that uses tags such as <source>, <target> to store original and translated texts for a given source file. In addition, it extracts non-translatable data including variables, codes, and comments and saves them in customized elements.

Compared with XLIFF 1.2, XLIFF 2.0 has the advantage of simplicity coming from a better organized DOM structure and the application of modularity.

XLIFF 2.0 has a different DOM structure than XLIFF 1.2. The two formats are usually incompatible.

Format Options

Identifier	ignore_source_translations
Type	boolean
Upload	Yes
Download	No
Default	false
Description	Ignores the source translations in the file during the upload (to avoid accidental source language updates)

Identifier	ignore_target_translations
Type	boolean
Upload	Yes
Download	No
Default	false
Description	Ignores the target translations in the file during the upload (to avoid accidental target language updates)

Code Sample

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<xliff version="2.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:2.0" srcLang="en" trgLang="de">
  <file original="ng.template" id="ngi18n">
    <unit id="key_name">
      <notes>
        <note category="meaning">header</note>
        <note category="location">app/app.component.ts:2</note>
      </notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Hello</source>
        <target>Hallo</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
  </file>
</xliff>

Plural forms

Pluralized keys will be exported using the following syntax:

<unit id="plural_key">
  <segment>
    <source>{"one":"a plural","other":"some plurals"}</source>
    <target>{"one":"ein Plural","other":"einige Plurale"}</target>
  </segment>
</unit>