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Life & fun · June 27, 2017

Lokalized – Expression-language-driven localization with CLDR support

A thread-safe, zero-dependency Java localization library and expressive JSON format for plurals, grammatical agreement, locale matching, and fallback.

Lokalized – Expression-language-driven localization with CLDR support launched on June 27, 2017 with 13 votes, #827 of 3,107 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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Lokalized is a Java localization library that handles plurals, grammatical agreement, and locale matching using an expressive JSON format. It lets translators manage complex language rules directly in translation files rather than in application code. The library is thread-safe, requires no external dependencies, and supports locale fallback options. It is designed for developers building multilingual Java applications who want to simplify internationalization.

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Move complex grammar and language rules out of application code and into the hands of your translators . { "I read {{bookCount}} books." : { "translation" : "I read {{bookCount}} {{books}}." , "placeholders" : { "books" : { "value" : "bookCount" , "translations" : { "CARDINALITY_ONE" : "book" , "CARDINALITY_OTHER" : "books" } } } , "alternatives" : [ { "bookCount == 0" : "I didn't read any books." } ] } } // Your Java code String message = strings . get ( "I read {{bookCount}} books." , Map . of ( "bookCount" , 3 ) ) ; bookCount = 3 “I read 3 books.” OTHER The Lokalized library is open source under the commercially friendly Apache License 2.0 . The project also incorporates MIT-licensed…from lokalized.com

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