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title: Install Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler for Linux
  - GNU Gettext PO/MO binary compiler, decompiler, POT extractor & auditor
url: https://snapcraft.io/gettext-mo-compiler
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# Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler (gettext-mo-compiler)

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latest/stable 1.0.0

Install latest/stable of Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install gettext-mo-compiler
```

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### Package name

* gettext-mo-compiler

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/gettext-mo-compiler#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/gettext-mo-compiler#tab-security)

#### GNU Gettext PO/MO binary compiler, decompiler, POT extractor & auditor

Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler is a pure-Python software localization workbench
for compiling GNU Gettext translation catalogs (.po) into machine object binaries (.mo),
decompiling .mo binaries back into editable .po files, extracting .pot templates from
source code, and auditing translation quality.
An independent Linux alternative to VisualLocalize, it provides developers and translators
with an integrated desktop environment for Gettext localization workflows.

Key Features:

* Pure-Python PO to MO Compiler & Decompiler: Compiles UTF-8 .po catalogs with contexts
  (msgctxt) and plural forms into standard 0x950412de magic header .mo binaries, and
  decompiles existing Linux .mo catalogs back into clean .po text.
* Multi-Language POT Source Extractor: Parses Python AST and JavaScript/TypeScript/C/C++
  source trees for gettext, \_, dgettext, ngettext, and pgettext calls with file:line
  references and format flag detection.
* Interactive Plural-Forms Expression Tester: Evaluates C-style Plural-Forms expressions
  across integer ranges (including multi-form Slavic, Romance, East Asian, and Arabic
  rules) to preview exact msgstr[index] selection.
* Translation Quality Auditor: Detects untranslated entries, fuzzy markers, missing
  plural slots, format placeholder mismatches, and newline discrepancies.

Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by AIT AG.

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## Install Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gettext-mo-compiler/ubuntu)