WixLocalization file

Added in version 5.16.1.

Note

Support for this format is under development. Some features might not yet be available and the behavior can change between releases. Feedback from testing is welcome.

WixLocalization (WXL) files are language files used to localize translatable text, dialogs, menus, for WiX Toolset.

Example files

Example WXL file:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<WixLocalization xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxl" Culture="cs-cz" Codepage="65001">
  <String Id="WixUIBack" Overridable="yes" Value="Back"/>
  <UI Id="WixUI_Mondo"/>
  <String Id="WixUICancel" Overridable="yes" Value="Cancel"/>
  <String Id="WixUINext" Overridable="yes" Value="Next page"/>
</WixLocalization>

Weblate configuration

Typical Weblate Component configuration

File mask

lang/*.wxl

Monolingual base language file

lang/en-us.wxl

Template for new translations

lang/en-us.wxl

File format

WixLocalization file