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

# Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler (gettext-mo-compiler)

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#### 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.

### Package name

* gettext-mo-compiler

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler

To install Gettext PO and MO Binary Compiler, simply use the following command:

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

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