The Challenge
ShareX is an amazing open-source screen capture tool with 35K+ GitHub stars. It supports 24 languages with 170 translatable strings.
I wanted to:
- Add Greek as a new language
- Complete Spanish translations
- Find any unused localization keys
And I wanted to do it for free - no paid translation APIs.
The Tool: LRM
LRM (Localization Resource Manager) is an open-source CLI tool I built for managing localization files. It supports:
.resx (ShareX uses this), JSON, i18next, Android, iOS, PO, XLIFF
Free translation providers: MyMemory, Lingva, LibreTranslate
Local LLMs: Ollama (Llama, Mistral, etc.)
Paid providers: DeepL, Google, Azure, OpenAI, Claude (if you need them)
Step 1: Check Current Status
cd ~/ShareX/ShareX/Properties
lrm stats
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Localization Statistics │
├──────────┬──────┬────────────┬───────┬─────────┬─────────┬──────┤
│ Language │ Keys │ Translated │ Empty │ Missing │ Coverage│ Size │
├──────────┼──────┼────────────┼───────┼─────────┼─────────┼──────┤
│ default │ 170 │ 170 │ 0 │ 0 │ 100.0% │ 48KB │
│ de │ 163 │ 163 │ 0 │ 7 │ 95.9% │ 47KB │
│ es │ 63 │ 63 │ 0 │ 107 │ 37.1% │ 20KB │
│ fr │ 170 │ 170 │ 0 │ 0 │ 100.0% │ 50KB │
│ ... │ │ │ │ │ │ │
└──────────┴──────┴────────────┴───────┴─────────┴─────────┴──────┘
Spanish at 37%? Let's fix that.
Step 2: Add Greek (New Language)
lrm add-language el
✓ Created: Resources.el.resx
Keys: 170 (copied from default)
All values empty - ready for translation
Step 3: Translate with Free Providers
Option A: MyMemory (Free, No API Key)
# Translate Greek (all strings)
lrm translate "*" --provider mymemory --from en --to el
# Complete Spanish (only missing)
lrm translate "*" --provider mymemory --from en --to es --only-missing
Option B: Lingva (Free Google Translate Proxy)
lrm translate "*" --provider lingva --from en --to el
Option C: Local Ollama (100% Offline)
If you have Ollama running locally:
# Use Llama 3.2 or any model you have
lrm translate "*" --provider ollama --from en --to el
Configure the model in lrm.json:
{
"Translation": {
"AIProviders": {
"Ollama": {
"Model": "llama3.2",
"ApiUrl": "http://localhost:11434"
}
}
}
}
Step 4: Validate
lrm validate
✓ Validation passed
Files: 25
Issues: 0
Placeholder mismatches: 0
LRM automatically checks that {0}, {1} placeholders are preserved.
Step 5: Find Unused Keys
lrm scan --show-unused
Code Scan Results
─────────────────
Source files scanned: 847
Localization keys: 170
Unused Keys (5):
• HotkeyType_DisableHotkeys
• QuickTaskMenuEditorForm_Separator
• TaskSettings_CaptureAutoHideTaskbar
• ...
Found 5 keys that exist in .resx but aren't used in code!
Results
| Language | Before | After | Strings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | 0% | 100% | 170 new |
| Spanish | 37% | 100% | 107 added |
Total: 277 strings in ~5 minutes
Bonus: Team Collaboration with LRM Cloud
For team projects, sync to LRM Cloud (free tier available):
lrm cloud push
Features:
- Web-based translation editor
- Translation Memory & Glossary
- GitHub integration
- Role-based team access
Full Case Study
See the complete walkthrough with all CLI output:
Get Started
# Download LRM
curl -L https://github.com/nickprotop/LocalizationManager/releases/latest/download/lrm-linux-x64.tar.gz | tar xz
# Or on Windows
# Download from GitHub Releases
# Check your project
cd ./YourProject/Resources
lrm stats
Links:
Have questions? Drop a comment or open a GitHub Discussion!