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// messages/en.json
{
  "greeting": "Hello {name}!"
}

import { m } from "./paraglide/messages.js";

m.greeting({ name: "World" }); // "Hello World!" — fully typesafe

The compiler generates typed message functions. Your bundler tree-shakes unused messages. Expect up to 70% smaller i18n bundle sizes compared to runtime i18n libraries (e.g. 47 KB vs 205 KB).

Why Paraglide?

| | | | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Smaller i18n Bundle | Up to 70% smaller i18n bundle size than runtime i18n libraries. | | Tree-Shakable | Unused messages are eliminated by your bundler. | | Fully Typesafe | Autocomplete for message keys and parameters. Typos become compile errors. | | Framework Agnostic | Works with React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, TanStack, or vanilla JS/TS. | | Built-in i18n Routing | URL-based locale detection and localized paths out of the box. | | Built on inlang | Integrates with Sherlock (VS Code extension), Fink (translation editor), and more. |

Works With Your Stack

[!TIP] Paraglide is ideal for any Vite based app. Setup is just one plugin and Vite's tree-shaking eliminates unused messages automatically. Get started →

Quick Start

npx @inlang/paraglide-js init

The CLI sets up everything:

• Creates your message files
• Configures your bundler (Vite, Webpack, etc.)
• Generates typesafe message functions

Then use your messages:

import { m } from "./paraglide/messages.js";
import { setLocale, getLocale } from "./paraglide/runtime.js";

// Use messages (typesafe, with autocomplete)
m.hello_world();
m.greeting({ name: "Ada" });

// Get/set locale
getLocale(); // "en"
setLocale("de"); // switches to German

Full Getting Started Guide →

How It Works

Paraglide compiles an inlang project into tree-shakable message functions. Your bundler eliminates unused messages at build time.

       ┌────────────────┐
       │ Inlang Project │
       └───────┬────────┘
               │
               ▼
  ┌────────────────────────┐
  │  Paraglide Compiler    │
  └───────────┬────────────┘
              │
              ▼
 ┌──────────────────────────┐
 │ ./paraglide/messages.js  │
 │ ./paraglide/runtime.js   │
 └──────────────────────────┘

Watch: How Paraglide JS works in 6 minutes →

Message Format

Paraglide uses Intl.PluralRules for locale-aware pluralization, supporting all CLDR plural categories (zero, one, two, few, many, other) and ordinals (1st, 2nd, 3rd). Gender and custom selects are supported via the variants system.

// Pluralization example
m.items_in_cart({ count: 1 }); // "1 item in cart"
m.items_in_cart({ count: 5 }); // "5 items in cart"

// Works correctly for complex locales (Russian, Arabic, etc.)

Message format is plugin-based — use the default inlang format, or switch to i18next, JSON, or ICU MessageFormat via plugins. If your team relies on ICU MessageFormat 1 syntax, use the inlang-icu-messageformat-1 plugin.

Pluralization & Variants Docs →

Comparison

| Feature | Paraglide | i18next | react-intl | | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------- | | i18n bundle size | Up to 70% smaller via tree-shaking | ❌ Ships all messages | ❌ Ships all messages | | Tree-shakable | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | | Typesafe | ✅ | Partial | ❌ | | Framework agnostic | ✅ | Wrappers needed | React only | | i18n routing | ✅ Built-in | ❌ | ❌ |

Full Comparison →

What Developers Say

"Paraglide JS is by far the best option when it comes to internationalization. Nothing better on the market."

Ancient-Background17 · Reddit

"Just tried Paraglide JS. This is how i18n should be done! Totally new level of DX."

Patrik Engborg · @patrikengborg

"I was messing with various i18n frameworks and must say Paraglide was the smoothest experience. SSG and SSR worked out of the box."

Dalibor Hon · Discord

"I migrated from i18next. Paraglide reduced my i18n bundle from 40KB to ~2KB."

Daniel · Why I Replaced i18next with Paraglide JS

Talks

• Paraglide JS 1.0 announcement
• Svelte London January 2024 Meetup

Ecosystem

Paraglide is built on the open inlang format. Works with:

| Tool | Description | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | Sherlock | VS Code extension for inline translation editing | | CLI | Machine translate from the terminal | | Fink | Translation editor for non-developers | | Parrot | Manage translations in Figma |

Explore the inlang ecosystem →

Documentation

• Getting Started
• Framework Guides (React Router, SvelteKit, Astro, etc.)
• Message Syntax & Pluralization
• Routing & SSR
• API Reference

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

• GitHub Issues
• Discord Community

License

MIT — see LICENSE