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i18next is a very popular internationalization framework for browser or any other javascript environment (eg. node.js).

![ecosystem](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/i18next/i18next/master/assets/i18next-ecosystem.jpg)

i18next provides:

- Flexible connection to [backend](https://www.i18next.com/plugins-and-utils.html#backends) (loading translations via xhr, ...)
- Optional [caching](https://www.i18next.com/plugins-and-utils.html#caches), user [language detection](https://www.i18next.com/plugins-and-utils.html#language-detector), ...
- Proper [pluralizations](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/plurals)
- Translation [context](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/context)
- [Nesting](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/nesting), [Variable replacement](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/interpolation)
- Flexibility: [Use it everywhere](https://www.i18next.com/overview/supported-frameworks)
- Extensibility: eg. [sprintf](https://www.i18next.com/overview/plugins-and-utils#post-processors)
- ...

For more information visit the website:

- [Getting started](https://www.i18next.com/overview/getting-started)
- [Translation Functionality](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/essentials)
- [API](https://www.i18next.com/overview/api)

Our focus is providing the core to building a booming ecosystem. Independent of the building blocks you choose, be it react, angular or even good old jquery proper translation capabilities are just [one step away](https://www.i18next.com/overview/supported-frameworks).

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