Getting started

Integrating Locize into your website / application takes four steps. If you still got questions after reading the getting started guide, contact us.

Step 1) SignUp and create a project

Head over to our app and register. Create your first project on the dashboard after login.

What you get when you sign up: a 14-day full-feature trial, no credit card required. Every new project includes starter credits for automatic translation, and your source content publishes to the CDN from the first save. When the trial ends you pick a plan; there's a permanent free plan for small projects.

Prefer the command line? If you use i18next, npx i18next-cli init sets up your project, signup included, in one command. See CLI integration.

Step 2) Decide on an i18n instrumentation

Next you will need to instrument your code to enable the internationalization of your website. For more details on that read the instrument your code section.

Step 3) Add new / existing segments

You can add new segments or complete files using the web interface or the command line tool.

Using locizify or i18next you can enable the saveMissing option - doing so new segments will automatically added to your project.

Step 4) Translate your content

Start translating your content. You can translate manually in the editor, or let automatic translation — enabled by default for new projects — generate first drafts automatically with AI or machine translation. Changes will be published to our CDN and available to your users without redeploying.

Next steps

• Enable automatic AI/MT translation: translate new keys automatically as they arrive
• Set up CI/CD with GitHub Actions: download or sync translations in your pipeline
• Connect your AI assistant via MCP: manage translations from Claude, Cursor, or VS Code
• Going to production: checklist for production readiness