# Internatinalize the addon

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/internatinalize-the-addon/33435>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [November 16, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/internatinalize-the-addon/33435 "2018-11-16T11:13:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Divya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Divya](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Divya)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/internatinalize-the-addon/33435/1 "2018-11-16T11:13:46Z")

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I am new to add-on development. I would like to know where to find the translations for name and description text of my add-on.

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**Author:** ![freaktechnik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/freaktechnik/32/37766_2.png) [@freaktechnik](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/freaktechnik)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/internatinalize-the-addon/33435/2 "2018-11-16T12:52:22Z")

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Essentially under whatever name you want in a messages.json file. See [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Internationalization#Internationalizing\_manifest.json](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Internationalization#Internationalizing_manifest.json)

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**Author:** ![Divya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Divya](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Divya)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/internatinalize-the-addon/33435/3 "2018-11-17T02:44:37Z")

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Thanks for the link. But, where can I find the the translations ( message.json content) for different languages?

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**Author:** ![NilkasG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@NilkasG](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/NilkasG)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/internatinalize-the-addon/33435/4 "2018-11-18T00:24:11Z")

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You have to create the translation files yourself. And then you will obviously find them wherever you saved them (which should be where the linked documentation tells you to).

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**Author:** ![freaktechnik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/freaktechnik/32/37766_2.png) [@freaktechnik](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/freaktechnik)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/internatinalize-the-addon/33435/5 "2018-11-18T00:39:31Z")

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Exactly, see a couple sections before the one I linked: [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Internationalization#Providing\_localized\_strings\_in\_\_locales](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Internationalization#Providing_localized_strings_in__locales)