# XLIFF Translation — Segments & Inline Tags Preserved | Vitra.ai

> Translate XLIFF files into 75+ languages with segment structure, states, and inline tags preserved. Compatible with existing TMS and localization pipelines.

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# XLIFF Translation

Translate XLIFF files into 75+ languages with segments, states, and inline tags handled correctly — so the file drops straight back into the localization pipeline it came from.

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Free to start · 75+ languages · No credit card required

Capabilities

## What XLIFF Translation does

### Segment-aware

Translation units, states, and notes are respected, so the file remains meaningful to whatever tool reads it next.

### Inline tags preserved

Formatting and placeholder tags inside segments are carried across rather than stripped.

### TMS interoperable

Universe coexists with an existing TMS rather than replacing it. Phrase is supported as an alternate provider, and XTM integration is built.

### Memory shared platform-wide

Strings translated here are available to your website, app, video, and document content too.

How it works

## Four steps, one orchestrated run

Every stage runs on the same platform, so nothing is exported, re-uploaded, or handed between tools.

- 01

### Upload the XLIFF

One file or a batch from your pipeline.
- 02

### Choose targets

Select languages and terminology.
- 03

### Translate segments

Each translation unit is filled, with memory reuse before generation.
- 04

### Return to pipeline

Download a valid XLIFF per language and continue where you left off.

Who it is for

## Teams using XLIFF Translation

### Software localization

Standard interchange between engineering and linguists.

### LSP delivery

Accept, translate, and return client files in the expected format.

### TMS augmentation

Add AI throughput to an existing TMS without migrating off it.

### Continuous localization

Ship string updates on the same cadence as the code.

FAQ

## Questions people ask

Does this replace our TMS?
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No. It extends it. Universe coexists with an existing TMS — Phrase is available as an alternate provider selectable per organization, and XTM integration is developed — so this adds AI throughput rather than forcing a migration.

Are segment states preserved?
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Yes. Translation units, states, notes, and inline formatting tags are handled as structure, so the returned file stays valid for downstream tools.

## Explore next

[XML Translation→Generic structured content.](https://www.vitra.ai/tools/xml-translation)

[JSON Translation→Resource files.](https://www.vitra.ai/tools/json-translation)

[Document Translation→The full format list.](https://www.vitra.ai/features/document-translation)

## Start with XLIFF Translation. Grow into the whole platform.

Everything in Vitra Universe shares one translation memory, one brand kit, and one quality bar — so the work you do here makes everything you do next faster.

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