# i18n

## Overview

i18n in Servoy stands for Internationalization, referring to the process and tools for adding multi-language and multi-timezone support to solutions. It allows developers to create applications that can be easily adapted to different languages and regions.

## Commands Summary

A summary of commands available on this item via right-click context menu:

| Command                                   | Summary                                                                                                                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Edit i18n Messages](#edit-i18n-messages) | Opens the [i18n Editor](/reference/servoy-developer/object-editors/i18n-editor.md)                                                                          |
| [Read from DB](#read-from-db)             | Reads i18n Messages from the i18n table and writes them to the project [workspace](/reference/servoy-developer/project-file-structure/workspace-folder.md). |
| [Write to DB](#write-to-db)               | Reads i18n Messages from the [workspace](/reference/servoy-developer/project-file-structure/workspace-folder.md) and writes them to the i18n table          |

## Commands Details

The details for each command available on this item via right-click context menu:

### Edit i18n Messages

Opens the [i18n Editor](/reference/servoy-developer/object-editors/i18n-editor.md)

### Read from DB

Will write i18n content from database (defined at solution level in i18n datasource) to workspace files. New keys will be inserted, existing keys will be updated, for deletes you choose to apply or ignore them.

### Write to DB

Will write i18n content from workspace files (under resources project) to database table (defined at solution level in i18n datasource). New keys will be inserted, existing keys will be updated, for deletes you choose to apply or ignore them.

## Contextual List

By right-clicking on the item details in the [contextual list](/reference/servoy-developer/solution-explorer/solution-explorer-contextual-list.md#overview) the user has the option to open the [i18n Editor](/reference/servoy-developer/object-editors/i18n-editor.md).


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