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 |
| ARB | .arb | 10MB |
| Comma Separated Values | .csv | 10MB |
| DITA | .dita | 10MB |
| Gettext | .pot (or .po, but the original source should be .pot) | 10MB |
| HTML | .html | 10MB |
| InDesign | .idml | 100MB |
| iOS Strings | .strings | 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 | .doc, .docx, .docm | 20MB |
| Microsoft - Excel | .xlsx | 10MB |
| Microsoft - PowerPoint | .pptx | 400MB |
| PDF* | 100MB | |
| Plain Text | .txt | 10MB |
| Qt Linguist | .ts | 10MB |
| RESX | .resx, .resw | 10MB |
| Scalable Vector Graphics | .svg | 100MB |
| SubRip | .srt | 10MB |
| TMX ** | .tmx | 1GB |
| WebVTT | .vtt | 10MB |
| XLIFF and XLIFF 2.0 | .xlf, .xliff, .xml | 10MB |
| XML | .xml | 10MB |
| YAML | .yaml, .yml | 10MB |
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Designer Tools/Applications |
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.
