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# Apple .stringsdict files

Added in version 3.14.

Apple .stringsdict files are used for plural handling in iOS/macOS applications. The format stores plural rules using CLDR plural categories (zero, one, two, few, many, other) in a plist (property list) format.

The Translate Toolkit supports .stringsdict files via `translate.storage.stringsdict`.

See also

Mac OSX strings

  Mac OSX .strings format used alongside .stringsdict files.

Apple XLIFF

  Apple’s XLIFF variant that encodes the same plural information in XLIFF format and is supported via `translate.storage.applestrings_xliff`.

## References

- Localizing String Resources with a Stringsdict File

- NSStringLocalizedFormatKey