Professional Localization Services

Localization services adapt content and products for specific languages and cultures. Work includes expert translation, cultural adaptation of text and visuals, functional and linguistic QA, and project management so the result feels native to the target audience.

Evaluate industry expertise, native-language linguists, QA and testing process, security and NDAs, scalability for many languages, supported tools and integrations, references and samples, clear SLAs, and a pricing model that fits your scope and timeline.

Localization files store translatable strings and settings for each locale. Common formats include JSON, YAML, XLIFF, PO, RESX, Android XML, and iOS .strings. These files help teams manage updates and keep terminology consistent across releases.

Services usually cover consultation, market and locale analysis, translation by subject-matter linguists, cultural adaptation, functional and linguistic QA, and project management. Tomedes supports websites, apps, software UI, documents, videos, and e-learning.

Cost depends on word count, number of languages, subject complexity, file types, engineering effort, and testing. Pricing models include per-word for translation, per-hour for engineering or QA, and fixed project fees for defined scopes.

Timelines vary by volume, languages, review cycles, and testing needs. Small site sections can be completed in one to two weeks. Larger websites, apps, or software releases take longer due to QA and stakeholder reviews.

AI can speed up drafts and consistency checks. Human linguists adapt tone, domain accuracy, and culture. Tomedes uses a human-in-the-loop approach to balance speed, quality, and cost.

Industries include life sciences, gaming, e-learning, software, finance, and legal. Content types include websites, apps, software UI, marketing assets, documents, videos, and training materials.

A specialist prepares and manages assets, coordinates translators and reviewers, maintains glossaries and style guides, tracks progress, and runs QA so localized content works and reads naturally.

Adapting text, imagery, date and number formats, currencies, and UX for a specific locale, such as fr-CA versus fr-FR, so the experience feels native.

Organizations expanding to new markets, including regulated industries, software and app teams, e-commerce, finance, education, and training providers.

Prioritize languages by business value, estimate total words across assets, include linguistic and functional testing, and plan review cycles to prevent rework.

Consistent terms, reusable templates, and structured documents reduce ambiguity, lower rework, and shorten turnaround time.

Teams use a translation management system, CAT tools with translation memory and glossaries, QA automation, and connectors or APIs to content systems. App teams may use over-the-air update tools to ship translations faster.

A locale is a language-region variant, such as pt-BR, that controls language and formats. A location is a geographic place. Localization targets locales for a native experience.

Translation converts text to another language. Localization adapts the full experience for a specific market, including tone, visuals, formats, UI elements, and compliance.

It means making your product or content feel local to a specific audience, not just translating the words.