Foldit Translations

Thanks to the volunteers who create the translations which make foldit an internationally accessible game.

Please note that there are often changes to the game program and the updated translation file [.po] is not made available immediately, this may make some parts of the translation confusing or unavailable.

Chapter 1 - Find and download a translation

First, find or share a translation here file named 'foldit.[LANGUAGE_CODE].po' (portable object)

Languages already translated from :

Czech = (Look for Seth's comment)
- Language Code = cz
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.cz.po
- Potřebujete pomoc? Prosím, kontaktujte: Czech team Czech National Team

Dutch =
- Language Code = nl
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.nl.po
- Heb je hulp nodig? Neem contact op met: Dutch team FoldIt@Netherlands

French = (la traduction du jeu date d'août 2015)
- Language Code = fr
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.fr.po
- Besoin d'aide? S'il vous plaît contacter: French speaking team L'Alliance Francophone ou joueur marie_s . Une petite video

German = (partial)
- Language Code = de
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.de.po
- German Wiki
- Brauchen Sie Hilfe? Bitte kontaktieren Sie: German team SETI.Germany or player Madde

Italian =
- Language Code = it
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.it.po
- Italian Wiki
- Hai bisogno di aiuto? Si prega di contattare: Italian team BOINC.Italy

Polish
- Language Code = pl
- [PO_FILE]
- Potrzebujesz pomocy? Prosimy o kontakt: Polish team BOINC@Poland and player Rav3n_pl

Romanian =
- Language Code = ro
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.ro.po
- Aveti nevoie de ajutor? Vă rugăm să contactaţi:Romanian team ROMANIA Team

Russian = ,
- Language Code = ru
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.ru.po
- Russian Wiki
- Нужна помощь? Пожалуйста, обращайтесь:Russian team Russian team

Spanish (Spain) =
- Language Code = es
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.es.po
- Spanish Wiki
- ¿Necesitas ayuda? Por favor, póngase en contacto con:
- Other dialects:

At this point, you should have on your system: [PO_FILE] = foldit.[LANGUAGE CODE].po

NOTE: You may have to rename the downloaded file to match [PO_FILE] in these instructions. You've been warned ;-)

Chapter 2 - Installing translation file on Windows XP (32-bit)

Find data file location for Foldit ([DATA_DIR]) = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Foldit\ , the default value now is C:\Program Files\Foldit but c:\foldit is a less prone to error
Create new folder in [DATA_DIR] and name it locale, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Foldit\locale
Copy [PO_FILE] to [DATA_DIR]/locale = copy [PO_FILE] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Foldit\locale\
Edit options.txt by clicking on it, = notepad C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Foldit\options.txt
1. Add/edit the line = "language" : "[LANGUAGE_CODE]"
Start Fold.it

Chapter 3 - Installing translation file on Windows 7 and Vista (32-bit)

Find data file location for Foldit ([DATA_DIR]), C:\ProgramData\Foldit\, the default value is now C:\Program Files\Foldit but c:\foldit is less prone to errors
Create new folder in [DATA_DIR] and name it locale, C:\ProgramData\Foldit\locale
Copy [PO_FILE] to [DATA_DIR]/locale = copy [PO_FILE] C:\ProgramData\Foldit\locale
Edit options.txt by clicking on it = notepad C:\ProgramData\Foldit\options.txt,' 'close foldit before
1. Add/edit the line = "language" : "[LANGUAGE_CODE]"
Start Fold.it

Chapter 4 - Installing translation file on MAC

Download the proper translation .po (not the mo) file
The format needs to be "foldit.[LANGUAGE_CODE].po" (for example, foldit.fr.po) - if the file is named differently, you need to change the name to this format.
Create a new folder named "locale"
Put the .po file into the "locale" folder
From Finder menu - Go - Applications
In Applications folder - right (or control) click on Foldit
Select Show Package Contents
In the Contents folder, open the Resources folder
Put the "locale" folder into the Resources folder
Also in the Resources folder - open "options.txt" with TextEdit
Add (or edit) the line "language" : "[LANGUAGE_CODE]" (for example, "language" : "fr")
Save the "options.txt"
Start Fold.it

Chapter 5 - Installing translation file on Linux

Find data file location for Foldit ([DATA_DIR]) = Foldit directory
Create [DATA_DIR]/locale = mkdir ./locale
Copy [PO_FILE] to [DATA_DIR]/locale = cp [PO_FILE] ./locale/
Edit options.txt = vim ./options.txt
1. Add/edit the line = "language" : "[LANGUAGE_CODE]"
Start Fold.it = ./Foldit

Chapter 6 - Installing translation file on Windows 7 and Vista (64-bit)

Find data file location for Foldit ([DATA_DIR]), C:\Program Files (x86)\Foldit\, but c:\foldit is less prone to errors
Create new folder in [DATA_DIR] and name it locale, C:\Program' Files (x86)'\Foldit\locale
Copy [PO_FILE] to [DATA_DIR]/locale = copy [PO_FILE] C:\Program' Files (x86)'\Foldit\locale
Edit options.txt by clicking on it = notepad C:\Program' Files (x86)'\Foldit\options.txt
1. Add/edit the line = "language" : "[LANGUAGE_CODE]"
Start Fold.it