https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/author/andrea-vacondio/Articles written by Andrea Vacondio on foojay.io - Friends of OpenJDKHugoen-usMon, 12 May 2025 07:12:39 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/building-autopo-an-ai-powered-open-source-application-to-manage-po-files/Mon, 12 May 2025 07:12:39 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/building-autopo-an-ai-powered-open-source-application-to-manage-po-files/<p>As a developer today, you&rsquo;ve almost certainly encountered the need of localizing your application or website. While setting up your project for internationalization is usually straightforward, managing translations over time can become a complex, time consuming and costly task, especially for open source projects.</p> <p>Fortunately, machine translation have come a long way. It&rsquo;s not perfect, but with the right context, modern AI can deliver surprisingly accurate results.</p> <p>In this article , I&rsquo;ll walk you through the journey that led me to create <a href="https://autopo.ooo" title="Autopo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Autopo</a> , a free and <a href="https://github.com/soberlemur/autopo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">open source</a> JavaFX desktop tool for managing <code>.po</code> files and with AI-powered features to translate and validate <code>.po</code> entries.</p>