The market for software localization tools is booming, and new tools emerge constantly. Your contributions to keep this section updated are welcome.

i18ngurus.com is an open directory for international resources. Links are classified according to the following categories: character encoding, fonts, formats, glossaries, machine translation, humor, tools, research, standards, among others.

PASSOLO provides comprehensive support for all the major development and localization platforms, including Windows, Java, .NET, XML/XLIFF, and Borland VCL.

RWS has just released a set of localization utilities that are freely available. The set includes utilities for: encoding conversion, preparation of various files format for translation, external references update mechanism, RTF to text conversion, context viewer, Clipboardutilities and Flash XML to/from Flash text conversion.

Localization tool for different platforms (Internet, WAP and Windows®).

This tool stresses the integration of a localization tool with project management features.

A tool to localize Windows applications.

A localization tool for Windows.

A tool to localize Visual Basic Applications.

RC-WinTrans is a localization environment for the (GUI)localization of Microsoft Windows software. RC-WinTrans supports several file types like: EXE/DLL, RC, INI, InstallShield SHL

The list gives access to some localization-related tools. It is ordered alphabetically by the name of the company or organization providing the tool. For each tool, a set of symbols indicates what formats they support as well as some of their other capabilities.

The Language Studio package offers you integrated environment for localization of software products and management of the localization process. It implements a single-source code strategy.

WizTom is a Corporate tool for localizing any Windows and Web-basedapplication in any language.

Visual Localize is a an application that fully supports the software localization process of Microsoft Windows applications (including .NET applications), databases and Web sites based on XML files.

Lingobit  Localizer is a software localization tool which empowers  developers  with localizability  testing,  translation reuse, or localization outsourcing.

There are other tools specialized in handling products developed with particular programming languages or applications, like Java or Visual Basic.

This application searches for strings in Java code.

A string extractor for Visual Basic.

As the manufacturer describes it: "Translator's Advanced Resource Editor (TARE) is a Windows resource editor that is designed for translators rather than programmers."

A tool for localizing Delphi applications.

A simple tool for renaming sets of files in batch mode.

See section Tools for information on CAT tools and more.