RimLoc

RimLoc is a RimWorld-first localization workstation with a local-first Rust core, a desktop UI, and an adapter-oriented architecture for future games and applications.

Getting started Desktop GUI CLI

Pre-beta

The current desktop UI is still being converged on React R1. Stable public installers are not available yet; use the current source/build instructions for development testing.

Two ways to work

Desktop project workflow

For normal translation work, PO is not required.

1. Create or open a RimLoc project.
2. Choose the RimWorld source and target locale(s).
3. Edit translations directly in the workspace.
4. Validate/review.
5. Build or export the translation output.

The project model, translations, glossary, TM, revisions and review state live in RimLoc's canonical project model — not in a PO file.

CLI / interchange workflow

The CLI remains useful for automation and external CAT workflows:

• scan, validate, diff-xml;
• optional export-po / import-po;
• build-mod from PO or from an existing Languages tree;
• diagnostics and other maintenance commands.

Use PO when it helps you collaborate with Poedit/CAT tooling; do not treat it as mandatory.

Current focus

The first public beta is deliberately RimWorld-first:

• modern RimWorld project discovery;
• Core/DLC/mod/language-pack sources;
• existing-translation update workflows;
• multi-target projects;
• glossary and Translation Memory;
• validation and safe build/export;
• security hardening;
• practical comparison with established RimWorld localization tools.

Future adapters are a design goal, not a current compatibility claim.

Documentation paths

• Getting started
• Translator guide
• Desktop GUI
• CLI
• Troubleshooting
• Developer guide
• Adapter authoring
• Support RimLoc

Help translate RimLoc

See the localization guide. RimLoc self-localization uses the same core project concepts as other adapters.