WixLocalization file

Added in version 5.16.1.

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

See also

WiX Localization files (.wxl)

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>

Supported features

File extensions	.wxl
Linguality ⓘ	Monolingual
Supports plural ⓘ	No
Supports descriptions ⓘ	No
Supports explanation ⓘ	No
Supports context ⓘ	No
Supports location ⓘ	No
Supports flags ⓘ	No
API identifier	wxl
Supports read-only strings ⓘ	No
Supports removing obsolete strings ⓘ	No

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