How to Easily Internationalize Your Software - Vite + React + TypeScript + i18next + locize
Welcome to our hands-on tutorial on integrating internationalization into your new software project using React, Vite, TypeScript, i18next, and locize! In this video, you'll learn how to set up a modern React project and seamlessly add dynamic, real-time translations with a robust i18n strategy.
What You'll Learn:
How to create a new React project with Vite and TypeScript.
Installing and configuring essential packages: i18next, react-i18next, i18next-browser-languageDetector, and i18next-locize-backend.
Setting up i18next configuration for real-time translation updates, including fallback language and development tools.
Integrating locize for automatic key detection, machine translation, and type-safe translations.
Building a dynamic language switcher and testing changes live in your app.
Tips for managing translation workflows and optimizing your i18n strategy.
Whether you're new to internationalization or looking to refine your existing setup, this step-by-step demo will guide you through the entire process—from project initialization to live translation updates.
For even more in-depth details, be sure to check out our accompanying blog post: **"How to Easily Add Internationalization (i18n) to Your New Software Project"**. You can read it here: https://www.locize.com/blog/how-to-ea....
The complete code can be found here: https://github.com/locize/vite-react-...
Happy coding and internationalizing!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:17 Step 0: Create a new React project
0:26 Step 1: Install i18next and required packages
0:37 Step 2: Set Up i18next Configuration
1:23 Step 3: Create a new locize project
2:24 Step 4: Start to internationalize with i18next
4:23 Step 5: Language switcher
5:24 Step 6: Type safe translations
6:23 Step 7: Add more languages
6:48 Step 8: More fancy stuff
7:33 A Lot More...
