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Pontoon
On the record
- API
- Pontoon’s documentation includes a REST API guide.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yespontoon.mozilla.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- API token
- Personal Access Tokens expire one year after creation and can be deleted manually at any time.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The documentation is for localizers, administrators and project managers, and developers who contribute to or deploy Pontoon.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Batch actions
- Users with translator permissions can perform mass actions, including approving or rejecting suggestions and finding and replacing text across selected strings.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment limit
- The project README says deployment documentation is available for Heroku and does not yet document deployment to other platforms.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Development setup limit
- The project states that its local development setup is not suitable for production use.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Features
- The home page lists machine translation, mass actions, localization dashboards, deadline and priority information, and notifications.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- File formats
- Pontoon supports localization formats including Fluent, Gettext PO, XLIFF, .properties, and DTD.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Glossary tools
- Yespontoon.mozilla.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- Import limit
- Uploaded translation files must be under 5000 kB and match the format of the selected resource.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- In-context localization
- Mozilla describes Pontoon as focused on in-context localization.blog.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Pontoon documentation is for localizers, administrators and project managers, and developers, including people who deploy their own instance.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository states that Pontoon is licensed under the New BSD License.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Localization workflow
- The home page describes a workflow where contributors suggest translations and trusted localizers approve them.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Open-source focus
- Pontoon specializes in community-driven open-source localization and is available as open-source software maintained by Mozilla.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pontoon is a web-based translation management system for translating, reviewing, and managing strings for Mozilla products and websites.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Repository sync
- Pontoon pulls strings from Git and Mercurial repositories and can write translations back automatically.pontoon.mozilla.org · read 12 Oct 2026
