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XLIFF 2.0 (en → es)

An OASIS XLIFF 2.0 file with the same content as its 1.2 twin, using the modern unit/segment structure — for testing XLIFF 2.0 parsers and 1.2-to-2.0 converters.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xliff xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:2.0" version="2.0" srcLang="en" trgLang="es">
  <file id="f1" original="app.js">
    <unit id="greeting">
      <notes><note>Greeting shown on the home screen</note></notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Hello</source>
        <target>Hola</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="welcome">
      <notes><note>Welcome message with the user's name</note></notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Welcome, {name}</source>
        <target>Bienvenido, {name}</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="save">
      <notes><note>Save button label</note></notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Save</source>
        <target>Guardar</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="cancel">
      <notes><note>Cancel button label</note></notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Cancel</source>
        <target>Cancelar</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="search">
      <notes><note>Search field placeholder</note></notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Search</source>
        <target>Buscar</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="settings">
      <notes><note>Settings menu item</note></notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Settings</source>
        <target>Configuración</target>
      </segment>
    </unit>
    <unit id="logout">
      <notes><note>Log out menu item</note></notes>
      <segment>
        <source>Log out</source>
        <target>Cerrar sesión</target>
… 55 lines total — download for the full file.

Specifications

Format
XLIFF 2.0 (OASIS)
Src Lang
en
Trg Lang
es
Units
7

What is a .xliff file?

XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) is an OASIS-standard XML format for exchanging translatable content between tools. It wraps source and target text in trans-units (1.2) or units and segments (2.0), with metadata, states, and notes. It is the lingua franca between authoring tools and translation-management systems.

How to use this file

Use an example .xliff file to test XLIFF parsers and validators, CAT tools and translation-management systems, and converters between XLIFF 1.2 and 2.0 or to other catalog formats.

How to use this file for testing

“XLIFF 2.0 (en → es)” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Localization catalogs, Internationalization, Editor testing. Gettext PO/POT, XLIFF, Apple .strings, Flutter .arb, Android strings.xml, .NET .resx, and i18next JSON — with RTL and CJK variants — for testing localization pipelines, translation-memory tools, and catalog converters.

Documented properties for this file: XLIFF 2.0 (OASIS). Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.

Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.

Translation-catalog fixtures carry the same message set across formats, each with its native placeholder syntax. Test your i18n loader, catalog converter, or translation-memory tool, and use the RTL and CJK variants to check bidirectional text and Unicode handling.

Load the catalog with your i18n framework and verify placeholder interpolation and plural handling; the RTL and CJK variants exercise bidirectional text and font fallback.

Code examples

from translate.storage.xliff import xlifffile  # pip install translate-toolkit

store = xlifffile.parsefile("example-2.0.xliff")
for unit in store.units[:5]:
    print(unit.source, "->", unit.target)

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