Localization in Godot 4.3+

All examples target Godot 4.3+ with no deprecated APIs. GDScript is shown first, then C#.

Related skills: godot-ui for Control nodes and theme management, save-load for persisting language settings, responsive-ui for layout adjustments per locale.

1. Core Concepts

How Godot Localization Works

1. Wrap all user-facing strings in tr() — Godot's translation function
2. Create translation files (CSV or PO) mapping keys to translated strings
3. Import translation files as Translation resources
4. Switch locale at runtime via TranslationServer.set_locale()

All Control nodes with text, tooltip_text, or placeholder_text properties are automatically translated if the value matches a translation key.