Zanata is a web-based system for translators to translate documentation and software online using a web-browser. It is written in Java and uses modern web technologies like JBoss, Seam, GWT, Hibernate, and a REST API. It currently supports translation of DocBook/Publican documentation through PO files. Projects can be uploaded to and downloaded from a Zanata server using a Maven plugin or a Python client.
For developers and writers: By using Zanata for your document translations, you can open up your project for translations without opening your entire project in version control.
For translators: No need to deal with PO files, gettext or a version control system - just log in to the website, join a language team and start translating, with translation memory (history of similar translations) and the ability to see updates from other translators in seconds.
Zanata is Free software, licensed under the LGPL.
You will need:
- Java SDK 8 (OpenJDK recommended)
- npm
- Mysql or MariaDB
- JBoss EAP 6 or Wildfly
etc/scripts/quickbuild.sh - Builds the project
as quickly as possible, targeting both Firefox and Chrome when building GWT
components, and skipping all checks and verifications (i.e. tests, checkstyle, etc)
If you wish to build GWT components for chrome or firefox only, you can specify the
-c and -f arguments respectively.
The -h argument prints the script's help.
etc/scripts/cargowait.sh - Builds the Zanata artifact
and starts a JBoss server using the cargo plugin. This script is particularly
useful for starting a Zanata instance with the aim of running functional tests
from an IDE.
The -h argument prints the script's help.
For a quick Zanata development environment with Docker, please visit the docker README.