Software localisation is the process of adapting a software product, application or digital platform for a specific market: translating the interface text, adjusting date and number formats, adapting currency and measurement conventions, localising help documentation and ensuring that the user experience feels native rather than imported. It goes substantially further than translating a string file.<\/p>\n
Software localisation<\/strong> in Belgium must account for the country’s three official languages and its proximity to major European markets. An application deployed for a Belgian audience needs French and Dutch versions at minimum; if the product is distributed across Europe, additional language versions create corresponding commercial opportunities. BeTranslated, a specialised translation agency<\/a> based in Li\u00e8ge, handles software localisation projects through linguists who combine translation expertise with technical understanding of software environments.<\/p>\n To request a quote for your localisation project, submit your files online<\/a>.<\/p>\n Software strings are not free-standing sentences. They appear within buttons, tooltips, error messages, menus and dialogue boxes where character limits are strict, context is minimal and the linguistic register must match the UI pattern of the platform. A translation that is linguistically accurate but too long for its container, or that uses the wrong grammatical register for a button label, will break the user experience. Localisation requires translators who understand these constraints and work within them.<\/p>\n A software product comprises multiple content types that must be terminologically consistent: UI strings, help centre articles, tutorial videos, error messages, push notifications, in-app tooltips and customer support scripts. If the term used for a feature in the interface differs from the term used in the help documentation, users lose orientation. Effective software localisation manages terminology across all content layers simultaneously.<\/p>\n 65% of consumers prefer to buy from websites in their own language \u2014 even if they speak the alternative<\/p> In Belgium, localising software into both French and Dutch is not optional: it is a commercial requirement<\/p> CSA Research (2020) found that 65% of consumers prefer to purchase in their native language. In Belgium, where French and Dutch are the primary languages of two distinct consumer communities with separate media habits and purchasing behaviours, a software product available in only one language misses a significant portion of its addressable market. The same applies to Belgian software companies expanding into France, the Netherlands, Germany or the broader EU digital single market.<\/p> Source: CSA Research, Can’t Read, Won’t Buy, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Software localisation is handled by translators with direct experience in software localisation workflows, including CAT tools, translation memories and localisation management platforms (Phrase, Crowdin, Transifex, Lokalise). All translate into their mother tongue. Full profiles on the professional translators<\/a> page. ISO 17100 quality process and GDPR-compliant confidentiality on every project. Rates<\/a> quoted before work begins.<\/p>\n A software product, application or platform to localise for the Belgian or European market?<\/p>Why specialist expertise matters<\/h2>\n
The technical dimension of software localisation<\/h3>\n
Consistency across interface, documentation and support<\/h3>\n
What we handle<\/h2>\n
The Belgian software market and its multilingual requirements<\/h2>\n
How BeTranslated structures this service<\/h2>\n
Linguists who combine language expertise with software localisation experience<\/h3>\n