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Localize Hinge into 17 languages with a language picker #26

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Localize Hinge into 16 languages and add a language picker
ReffWu Sep 11, 2026
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Merge main into localization
pulkitxm Sep 15, 2026
da73bfe
Split translations into per-language string tables
pulkitxm Sep 15, 2026
2deb487
Add Hindi and remember the initial system language
pulkitxm Sep 15, 2026
fd958b5
Group translation files under Resources/Localizations
pulkitxm Sep 15, 2026
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.PHONY: build

build:
mkdir -p "$(APP)/Contents/MacOS" "$(APP)/Contents/Resources"
mkdir -p "$(APP)/Contents/MacOS" "$(APP)/Contents/Resources/en.lproj"
xcrun swiftc -swift-version 5 -O -target arm64-apple-macosx14.0 $(SOURCES) -o "$(APP)/Contents/MacOS/Hinge" -framework SwiftUI -framework AppKit -framework IOKit -framework ScreenCaptureKit -framework MetalKit -framework MetalPerformanceShaders
cp Info.plist "$(APP)/Contents/Info.plist"
cp Resources/* "$(APP)/Contents/Resources/"
cp Resources/*.icns Resources/*.metal "$(APP)/Contents/Resources/"
cp -R Resources/Localizations/*.lproj "$(APP)/Contents/Resources/"
codesign --force --sign "$(if $(SIGN_IDENTITY),$(SIGN_IDENTITY),-)" "$(APP)"
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Allow Screen Recording, reopen Hinge if prompted, and turn it on. It turns itself back on the next time you open it. The starting angle is 100°. Prefer something else? Get comfy and click **Set open position**. Hinge remembers.

Hinge speaks your Mac's language: English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Polish, Arabic, Vietnamese and Hindi. To use a different one, pick it under **Settings > Controls > Language**.

## Got an idea?

Feature requests are welcome. [Open an issue](https://github.com/Noveum/hinge/issues) or just shoot a PR. Small fixes, smoother motion, fun ideas: come play.

[Development checks and setup](CHECKS.md).

## Translations

Translations live in `Resources/Localizations/<language>.lproj/Localizable.strings`, one file per language, including Hindi. On first launch, Hinge saves the best supported match for the system language. Later launches retain that choice until you change it in Settings. Keep the English keys identical across files and preserve format placeholders such as `%@` and `%lld`. Both Make and Xcode bundle these files directly.
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