Show HN / 2026-11-11

Show HN: PoLibre – FOSS .po editor for machine assisted translation

Simply the .po editor I've always wanted. Hope others find it useful.

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Source page screenshot: Show HN: PoLibre – FOSS .po editor for machine assisted translation — Source page screenshot · news.ycombinator.com2026-11-11 UTC

Source record

Source: Show HN
Published: 2026-11-11 20:58:16 UTC
First discovered: 2026-11-11 23:08:58.922Z
Last collected: 2026-11-12 02:15:14.663Z
Author: pierotofy
Topic: Other
Classification: Open-source projects & tools
Evidence level: E1 · source record; conclusions unverified

Recorded metrics

points · 2 votes
2026-11-12 02:15:14.663Z
cumulative since publication

Research analysis

Rule-based research guidance derived from the source record. Audience and commercial demand require validation.

Project record

Repository: LibreTranslate/PoLibre. Source account: Simply the .po editor I've always wanted. Hope others find it useful.

Observed adoption & comparisons

Source votes: 2 votes (Nov 12, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 1 (Nov 11, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth.

Adoption decision

Evaluate it against the tool or manual workflow it would replace. The stored record supports discovery; it does not yet establish reliability, lower operating cost or commercial adoption.

Unverified requirements

Not verified: license permissions, required hardware, installation steps, maintenance status and a representative task with its failure cases.

Next test

Choose one real task and a current alternative. Record the commit, environment, input, output, elapsed time and failure behavior; retain the result before recommending adoption.