django-live-translations

In-browser translation editing for Django superusers.

django-live-translations lets authorized users edit translations directly on any page of your Django application. Toggle edit mode, click any translatable string, and save changes that take effect immediately - no deployment, no restarts, no context switching to .po file editors.

It works with all standard Django translation APIs:

• Template tags - {% translate %} ({% trans %}), {% blocktranslate %} ({% blocktrans %}) (non-plural)
• Python calls - gettext(), pgettext(), gettext_lazy(), pgettext_lazy()

Plural forms (ngettext, {% blocktranslate count %}) are not yet supported.

Features

• Inline editing - click any translatable string to open a multi-language editor modal
• Live preview - changes appear on the page instantly after saving
• Preview mode - review inactive translations before making them live
• Draft language support - prepare translations for unpublished languages before going live
• Edit history - word-level diffs with one-click restore
• Bulk activation - select and activate multiple pending translations at once
• Two storage backends - PO files (default) or database with cache-based sync
• Custom permissions - control who can edit translations with a simple callable
• Django admin integration - manage translation overrides from the admin panel
• Zero frontend dependencies - vanilla JS widget, no build step required

Quick start

uv add django-live-translations

poetry add django-live-translations

pip install django-live-translations

# settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    # ...
    "live_translations",
]

MIDDLEWARE = [
    # ...
    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
    "live_translations.middleware.LiveTranslationsMiddleware",
    # ...
]

Log in as a superuser and press Ctrl+Shift+E to activate edit mode.

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