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 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 | See Design Documents Article |
* 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. See Translating PDF Documents.
** 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.
