Phrase (software)

Phrase (formerly known as PhraseApp) is a proprietary web-based translation management system, also known as Globalization Management System (GMS). It is owned by Dynport GmbH based in Hamburg, Germany.
Phrase is a software as a service for commercial products and open source projects. Its platform software was written in Ruby and runs on the Rails as API-backend for the OpenSource Rubygem phrase.
History.
Phrase started out as an in-place editor for translations using the Ruby i18n localization library and JQuery. It was presented as a techdemo at the Euruco 2012 in Amsterdam. The idea was soon met by requests of early users to store, edit and share locale files online, from which demand the Phrase Translation Center was inspired and released.
Translation workflow.
A software developer uploads a locale source file to a Phrase project. The person in charge of managing the localization process can either assign the translations to their translators or order them from a professional translation service provider directly in Phrase. While translating, linguists have access to screenshots, glossaries and other features that provide context. When translations are ready, the developer downloads the translated content, e.g. by using the command-line client. Designers can connect Phrase to Figma and Sketch and use translated copy in their artboard to create a multilingual UI.
OpenSource Projects.
Beside many framework adapters these projects have been developed by Phrase developers and made available through OpenSource: