{{Short description|Software for computer-assisted translation}} {{Infobox software | name = Poedit | logo = Net.poedit.Poedit.svg | screenshot = Poedit 1.8.1 en.png | caption = | collapsible = | author = | developer = Václav Slavík | released = {{Start date and age|2001}} | latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|P348}} | latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}} | programming language = C++ | operating system = Windows, macOS, Unix-like | platform = Cross-platform | language = Multilingual | genre = Computer-assisted translation | license = Basic version: MIT License<br />Pro version: Shareware - Windows, macOS | website = {{URL|poedit.net}} }} '''Poedit''' (formerly '''poEdit''') is a shareware and cross-platform gettext catalog (.po file) editor to aid in the process of language localisation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Arjona Reina |first1=Laura |last2=Robles |first2=Gregorio |last3=González-Barahona |first3=Jesús M. |chapter=A Preliminary Analysis of Localization in Free Software: How Translations Are Performed |title=Open Source Software: Quality Verification |series=IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology |date=2013 |volume=404 |pages=153–167 |publisher=Springer |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-38928-3_11 |isbn=978-3-642-38927-6 |s2cid=37472563 |language=en |quote=Poedit is a cross-platform editor for .po files (gettext catalogs). It allows to configure the tool with the information related to the translator (name and email) and the environment, and every time a file is translated and saved, that information is included in the file.|doi-access=free }}</ref> According to WordPress developer Thord Hedengren, Poedit is "one of the most popular programs" for editing portable language files.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hedengren |first1=Thord Daniel |title=Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog |date=27 March 2012 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-119-94366-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o-P_vPo8rW4C&dq=%22poedit%22&pg=PA162 |language=en|quote=There are several ways to work with the portable language files. One of the most popular programs available is Poedit, which is available across platforms.}}</ref>
It is written in C++ and depends on some subclasses from the wxWidgets, but utilizes graphical control elements from the GTK library.<ref>{{cite book|pages=434–435|title=Cross-Platform GUI Programming with WxWidgets|author=Julian Smart, Kevin Hock with, Stefan Csomor|year=2005|publisher=Pearson Education|isbn=9780321629975}}</ref>
==See also== * Crowdin * Lokalise * Phrase * Transifex
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
Category:PO editors Category:Shareware Category:Software using the MIT license Category:Software that uses wxWidgets Category:Computer-assisted translation software that uses GTK Category:Computer-assisted translation software for Linux