Foldit players belong to many countries. Translations of the game have been made in several languages.
Some help can be find also in some teams.
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 =[[ http://fold.it/portal/files/i18n/foldiit.nl_.po%7C ]]
- Language Code = nl
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.nl.po
- Heb je hulp nodig? Neem contact op met: Dutch team FoldIt@Netherlands
- French =http://dl.free.fr/lJ0ep239o (the translations on the site and in the game are older)
- Language Code = fr
- [PO_FILE] = foldit.fr.po
- Besoin d'aide? S'il vous plaît contacter: French speaking team L'Alliance Francophone and player marie_s
- 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
- 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) =
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Add/edit the line = "language" : "[LANGUAGE_CODE]"
- Start Fold.it
Chapter 7 - Languages requested for Translation
- Chinese
- Language Code = cn
- 需要幫助嗎?請聯繫:Chinese team Team China oe user bull
- Greek
- Language Code = gr
- Χρειάζεστε βοήθεια; Παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με: Greek team Eὕρηκα! Heureka!
- Hungarian
- Language Code = hu
- Segítségre van szüksége? Kérjük, lépjen kapcsolatba: Hungarian teams Team Hungary or Hungary
- Korean
- Language Code = kr
- 당신은 도움이 필요 한거야? 에 문의하시기 바랍니다 SETIKAH@KOREA
- Polish
- Language Code = pl
- Potrzebujesz pomocy? Prosimy o kontakt: Polish team BOINC@Poland and player Rav3n_pl
- Slovack
- Language Code = sk
- Potrebujete pomoc? Prosím, kontaktujte: Slovack team Slovak National Team
- Swedish
- Language Code = se
{C}Note: To learn how to translate, please see Translating_Foldit
Note: New flags can be downloaded from or Wikipedia. Resize to 25x25 pixels, PNG
{C}Note: Language codes should follow (to be consistent, use lowercase)
Note: When adding a new contact point, the english is "Need help? Please contact:"