Supported File Types
The file types below are currently supported by Smartling. Click into each file type to learn how to integrate your content with Smartling:
File Type | Extension | File Size Limit |
Android XML | .xml | 10MB |
Comma Separated Values | .csv | 10MB |
DITA | .dita | 10MB |
Gettext | .pot (or .po but orignal source should be .pot) | 10MB |
HTML | .html | 10MB |
InDesign | .idml | 100MB |
iOS Strings | .strings, .stringsdict | 10MB |
iOS Plurals Localization Library | .stringsdict | 10MB |
Java Property Files | .properties | 10MB |
JSON | .json | 10MB |
MadCap Flare ZIP Package | .zip (containing .HTML) | 1GB |
MadCap Lingo ZIP Package | .zip (containing .xliff) | 20MB |
Markdown | .md, .markdown | 10MB |
Microsoft - Word | .docx | 20MB |
Microsoft - Excel | .xlsx | 10MB |
Microsoft - PowerPoint | .pptx | 50MB |
PDF* | 100MB | |
Plain Text | .txt | 10MB |
Qt Linguist | .ts | 10MB |
RESX | .resx, .resw | 10MB |
SubRip | .srt | 10MB |
TMX ** | .tmx | 1GB |
WebVTT | .vtt | 10MB |
XLIFF | .xlf, .xliff, .xml | 10MB |
XML | .xml | 10MB |
YAML | .yaml, .yml | 10MB |
Designer Tools/Applications Adobe Illustrator |
See Connectors & Plugins for a director of our Design Plugins |
* It's best to acquire the file in its original format, such as one of the supported file types above (most commonly, InDesign or Microsoft Word), and translate that file.
** TMX files can be uploaded by managers with sufficient permissions using the Translation Memory Import flow.
Talk to your Customer Success Manager about creating a custom upload template for any of the above file types.