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Poedit vs Stringz: catalog facts
Poedit	Stringz
Best for: Translators and developers localizing apps and WordPress sites	Best for: Apple platform developers managing app translations
Free + paid options Free download, with a paid Pro tier for pre-translation and WordPress features.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.
macOS	macOS
Full gettext PO support plus XLIFF, JSON, Qt and Flutter Built-in checks catch translation errors All 4 strengths for Poedit Full gettext PO support plus XLIFF, JSON, Qt and Flutter Built-in checks catch translation errors Works with Crowdin and Localazy projects Dedicated WordPress theme and plugin translation in Pro	Lightweight editor focused on Xcode localization Covers iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS projects All 3 strengths for Stringz Lightweight editor focused on Xcode localization Covers iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS projects Open source under GPL-3.0
Machine translation and pre-translation require Pro Focused on software localization rather than general documents	No commits since March 2024 No releases published on GitHub
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Poedit poedit.com Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Stringz github.com/heysem-useinsider/Stringz Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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