⚡️ Ship apps translated in every language, in minutes!
Lingo.dev is an AI Localization Engine. It turns weeks of translation work into automated pull requests. Built by developers for developers, it produces authentic translations by understanding UI elements' placement and microcontext.
Back in December 2023, our plane almost flew through an Icelandic volcano on the way to Cornell hackathon: we missed it by just days.
Back then, we had no idea we were about to build something that would change how developers ship multilingual products. We were just two engineers tired of waiting weeks for translations.
Our hackathon prototype was rough - a ChatGPT wrapper that could translate JSON files. But when other developers saw it, their eyes lit up. They had the same pain. We ended up winning in two categories.
Today, Lingo.dev turns translation work into automated pull requests:
Git-native UI localization with automated PRs and Human-in-the-loop
Open-source CLI for web/mobile teams
Real-time API for dynamic content
Context-aware AI that understands product terminology
Built-in support for 80+ languages
Just like Dependabot automated package updates, we're automating localization. What started as a weekend project is now loved by both solo hackers and enterprise teams shipping multilingual products.
We're thrilled to be backed by incredible builders - founders of Supabase and Dependabot, Y Combinator and Initialized Capital.
We're a team of developers, repeat founders, and AI/ML engineers who care deeply about developer experience and shipping elegant, quality code. We're building the missing app localization infrastructure for the internet - the one we wish existed.
We'll keep shipping until every developer can build apps that speak every language on the planet, instantly. And we're just getting started!
