i18next-locize-backend VS next-i18next

Compare i18next-locize-backend vs next-i18next and see what are their differences.

i18next-locize-backend

A simple i18next backend for locize.com which can be used in Node.js, in the browser and for Deno. (by locize)

next-i18next

The easiest way to translate your NextJs apps. (by i18next)
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i18next-locize-backend next-i18next
6 26
68 5,210
- 2.3%
7.1 8.4
3 months ago about 1 month ago
JavaScript TypeScript
MIT License MIT License
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i18next-locize-backend

Posts with mentions or reviews of i18next-locize-backend. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-15.
  • How to properly internationalize a Vue application using i18next
    8 projects | dev.to | 15 May 2022
    import I18NextVue from 'i18next-vue' import i18next from 'i18next' import Backend from 'i18next-locize-backend' import LanguageDetector from 'i18next-browser-languagedetector' import LastUsed from 'locize-lastused' import { locizePlugin } from 'locize' const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' const locizeOptions = { projectId: process.env.VUE_APP_LOCIZE_PROJECTID, apiKey: process.env.VUE_APP_LOCIZE_APIKEY, // YOU should not expose your apps API key to production!!! version: process.env.VUE_APP_LOCIZE_VERSION } if (!isProduction) { // locize-lastused // sets a timestamp of last access on every translation segment on locize // -> safely remove the ones not being touched for weeks/months // https://github.com/locize/locize-lastused i18next.use(LastUsed); } export const i18nextPromise = i18next // locize-editor // InContext Editor of locize .use(locizePlugin) // i18next-locize-backend // loads translations from your project, saves new keys to it (saveMissing: true) // https://github.com/locize/i18next-locize-backend .use(Backend) // detect user language // learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-browser-languageDetector .use(LanguageDetector) // init i18next // for all options read: https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options .init({ debug: !isProduction, fallbackLng: 'en', saveMissing: !isProduction, backend: locizeOptions, locizeLastUsed: locizeOptions }) export default function (app) { app.use(I18NextVue, { i18next }) return app }
  • All side optimized Next.js translations
    11 projects | dev.to | 3 Apr 2022
    We will use the i18next-locize-backend plugin, but only on client side.
  • How to internationalize a Remix application (Part 2)
    7 projects | dev.to | 3 Mar 2022
    import { hydrate } from 'react-dom' import { RemixBrowser } from 'remix' import i18next from 'i18next' import LanguageDetector from 'i18next-browser-languagedetector' import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next' import Backend from 'i18next-locize-backend' import LastUsed from 'locize-lastused' import { locizePlugin } from 'locize' import i18nextOptions from './i18nextOptions' const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' const locizeOptions = { projectId: 'f6d74b76-9677-4a0d-b400-86e1507397ab', apiKey: !isProduction ? '1c2bbc21-027d-4f41-995a-e8beb451cdef' : undefined, // YOU should not expose your apps API key to production!!! version: isProduction ? 'production' : 'latest' } if (!isProduction) { // locize-lastused // sets a timestamp of last access on every translation segment on locize // -> safely remove the ones not being touched for weeks/months // https://github.com/locize/locize-lastused i18next.use(LastUsed) } // initialize i18next using initReactI18next and configuring it if (!i18next.isInitialized) { // prevent i18next to be initialized multiple times i18next // locize-editor // InContext Editor of locize .use(locizePlugin) // i18next-locize-backend // loads translations from your project, saves new keys to it (saveMissing: true) // https://github.com/locize/i18next-locize-backend .use(Backend) // detect user language // learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-browser-languageDetector .use(LanguageDetector) // pass the i18n instance to react-i18next. .use(initReactI18next) // init i18next // for all options read: https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options .init({ ...i18nextOptions, detection: { caches: ['cookie'], lookupCookie: 'i18next' }, backend: locizeOptions, locizeLastUsed: locizeOptions, saveMissing: !isProduction // you should not use saveMissing in production }) .then(() => { // then hydrate your app wrapped in the RemixI18NextProvider return hydrate( , document ) }) }
  • The progressive guide to jQuery internationalization (i18n) using i18next
    8 projects | dev.to | 2 Feb 2022
    const getGreetingTime = () => { const split_afternoon = 12; // 24hr time to split the afternoon const split_evening = 17; // 24hr time to split the evening const currentHour = moment().hour(); if (currentHour >= split_afternoon && currentHour <= split_evening) { return 'afternoon'; } else if (currentHour >= split_evening) { return 'evening'; } return 'morning'; } const rerender = () => { // start localizing, details: // https://github.com/i18next/jquery-i18next#usage-of-selector-function $('body').localize(); $('#footerMessage').localize({ context: getGreetingTime() }); $('title').text($.t('head.title')) $('meta[name=description]').attr('content', $.t('head.description')) } const locizeOptions = { projectId: '8d751621-323e-4bda-94c8-7d2368102e62', apiKey: '302aca54-2ea8-4b9f-b5f0-df1369c59427' // YOU should not expose your apps API key to production!!! }; i18next.on('editorSaved', rerender); // used for the inContext editor $(function () { const locizeBackend = new i18nextLocizeBackend(locizeOptions, (err, opts, lngs) => { if (err) return console.error(err); // use plugins and options as needed, for options, detail see // https://www.i18next.com i18next // locize-editor // InContext Editor of locize .use(locize.locizePlugin) // locize-lastused (do not use this in production) // sets a timestamp of last access on every translation segment on locize // -> safely remove the ones not being touched for weeks/months // https://github.com/locize/locize-lastused .use(locizeLastUsed) // i18next-locize-backend // loads translations from your project, saves new keys to it (saveMissing: true) // https://github.com/locize/i18next-locize-backend .use(locizeBackend) // detect user language // learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-browser-languageDetector .use(i18nextBrowserLanguageDetector) // init i18next // for all options read: https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options .init({ ...opts, debug: true, fallbackLng: 'en', backend: locizeOptions, locizeLastUsed: locizeOptions, saveMissing: true // interpolation: { // // legacy usage // format: (value, format, lng) => { // if (value instanceof Date) { // return moment(value).locale(lng).format(format); // } // return value; // } // } }, (err, t) => { if (err) return console.error(err); // new usage i18next.services.formatter.add('LLLL', (value, lng, options) => { return moment(value).locale(lng).format('LLLL'); }); // for options see // https://github.com/i18next/jquery-i18next#initialize-the-plugin jqueryI18next.init(i18next, $, { useOptionsAttr: true }); // fill language switcher Object.keys(lngs).map((lng) => { const opt = new Option(lngs[lng].nativeName, lng); if (lng === i18next.resolvedLanguage) { opt.setAttribute("selected", "selected"); } $('#languageSwitcher').append(opt); }); let languageChangedCounter = 0; $('#languageSwitcher').change((a, b, c) => { const chosenLng = $(this).find("option:selected").attr('value'); i18next.changeLanguage(chosenLng, () => { rerender(); // language changed message languageChangedCounter++; $('#languageChangedNotification').localize({ count: languageChangedCounter }) if (languageChangedCounter === 1) { $('#languageChangedNotification').show(); } }); }); rerender(); $('#loader').hide(); $('#content').show(); }); }); });
  • How does server side internationalization (i18n) look like?
    19 projects | dev.to | 27 Jun 2021
    Alternatively, use i18next-locize-backend instead of the i18next-fs-backend. If you're running your code in a serverless environment, make sure you read this advice first!
  • How to properly internationalize a React application using i18next
    12 projects | dev.to | 14 Apr 2021
    import i18n from 'i18next'; import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next'; import LanguageDetector from 'i18next-browser-languagedetector'; import Backend from 'i18next-locize-backend'; import LastUsed from 'locize-lastused'; import { locizePlugin } from 'locize'; import { DateTime } from 'luxon'; const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'; const locizeOptions = { projectId: process.env.REACT_APP_LOCIZE_PROJECTID, apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_LOCIZE_APIKEY, // YOU should not expose your apps API key to production!!! referenceLng: process.env.REACT_APP_LOCIZE_REFLNG, version: process.env.REACT_APP_LOCIZE_VERSION }; if (!isProduction) { // locize-lastused // sets a timestamp of last access on every translation segment on locize // -> safely remove the ones not being touched for weeks/months // https://github.com/locize/locize-lastused i18n.use(LastUsed); } i18n // locize-editor // InContext Editor of locize .use(locizePlugin) // i18next-locize-backend // loads translations from your project, saves new keys to it (saveMissing: true) // https://github.com/locize/i18next-locize-backend .use(Backend) // detect user language // learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-browser-languageDetector .use(LanguageDetector) // pass the i18n instance to react-i18next. .use(initReactI18next) // init i18next // for all options read: https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options .init({ debug: true, fallbackLng: 'en', interpolation: { escapeValue: false, // not needed for react as it escapes by default format: (value, format, lng) => { if (value instanceof Date) { return DateTime.fromJSDate(value).setLocale(lng).toLocaleString(DateTime[format]) } return value; } }, backend: locizeOptions, locizeLastUsed: locizeOptions, saveMissing: !isProduction // you should not use saveMissing in production }); export default i18n;

next-i18next

Posts with mentions or reviews of next-i18next. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-20.
  • Enforcing Localization through Types
    3 projects | dev.to | 20 Aug 2023
    So far, we’ve been using a utility createLocalizedString to create and use the LocalizedString type. This utility is only really practical in unit tests. For real applications, we’ll want to use a translation function from react-i18next or next-i18next to do the heavy lifting. Then we just wrap the translation functions that are provided in order to use our type:
  • Building a multilingual NextJS app using the new app directory
    5 projects | dev.to | 9 Aug 2023
    With the introduction of app directory, my previous i18n blog is not applicable anymore since next-i18next is not necessary.
  • Building Next.js app in 7 different languages 🇫🇷 🇩🇪🇧🇷 with i18n. Open Source.
    4 projects | dev.to | 26 Jul 2023
    Using ChatGPT Using next-i18next https://github.com/i18next/next-i18next
  • best i18n package for nextjs?
    2 projects | /r/nextjs | 14 Jun 2023
  • Serverless Containers vs Serverless Next.js SSR on AWS, GCP and Vercel
    5 projects | dev.to | 3 Sep 2022
    internationalization doesn't seem to work out of the box in serverless mode, you may be interested by issue_274, issue_911, issue_1311, issue_1490, issue_1552
  • Blockchain Lottery
    9 projects | /r/typescript | 21 Jul 2022
    About the stack: - Typescript - Nextjs - TailwindCSS - Styled Components - Emotion - Twin.Macro (combining Styled Components with TailwindCSS) - NextI18Next integrated (wrong translationkeys result in compilation errors) - Web3React - Ethers - Redux Toolkit + Redux Observables (with hydration example) - Ramda among others
  • Internationalization with ReactJS and i18n
    3 projects | dev.to | 1 Jul 2022
    Choose the correct package or library for React/next i18n, in this case as recommendation use i18next https://www.i18next.com/ and https://github.com/isaachinman/next-i18next for nextJS
  • How to translate NextJS app with next-i18next?
    3 projects | dev.to | 25 May 2022
    NextJS, a well-known framework among React developers, provides multiple libraries that create a very developer-friendly environment. The most popular ones are i18Next, next-translate and, our main focus in this blog post, next-18next, a translation library that does a fantastic job helping in translation management. The following blog post will show you how to set up next-i18n in your NextJS app and manage translations with SimpleLocalize. Take a look at our demo app for the reference.
  • i18n for Static Sites with Strapi
    8 projects | dev.to | 3 May 2022
    Now that you have internationalization set up for your Strapi project, it’s time to do the same in your Next.js app. For this part of the tutorial, you’ll be using a library called next-i18next. This library is built on i18next, a popular internationalization framework offering support for many frameworks, like React, Next.js, PHP, and .NET.
  • Usar next-i18next & NextAuth.js en la misma aplicación de NextJS
    3 projects | dev.to | 17 Apr 2022
    2. Instalamos y configuramos next-i18next

What are some alternatives?

When comparing i18next-locize-backend and next-i18next you can also consider the following projects:

react-i18next - Internationalization for react done right. Using the i18next i18n ecosystem.

next-translate - Next.js plugin + i18n API for Next.js 🌍 - Load page translations and use them in an easy way!

next-intl - Internationalization (i18n) for Next.js that gets out of your way. 🌐

nextjs-monorepo-example - Collection of monorepo tips & tricks

i18next-http-middleware - i18next-http-middleware is a middleware to be used with Node.js web frameworks like express or Fastify and also for Deno.

next-export-i18n - Internationalize (18n) next.js with true support for next export

i18next-localstorage-backend - This is a i18next cache layer to be used in the browser. It will load and cache resources from localStorage and can be used in combination with the chained backend.

rosetta - A general purpose internationalization library in 292 bytes

next-auth-sanity - NextAuth Adapter and Provider for Sanity

Express - Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

jsLingui - 🌍 📖 A readable, automated, and optimized (3 kb) internationalization for JavaScript