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Introducing MovaBase: Translation Management, Built on Git

July 19, 2026 · 2 min read · MovaBase Team
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Every team that ships software in more than one language eventually hits the same wall. The translation files, JSON, .strings, Android XML, PO, live in your Git repository, but the tools to manage them live somewhere else: an enterprise TMS, a shared spreadsheet, a pile of scripts. Keys drift out of sync, nobody knows what is ready to ship, and every release includes a small act of faith.

We built MovaBase to close that gap. The name comes from the Ukrainian word мова (mova), "language", and the idea behind it is simple: translations are code, and they deserve the same workflow as the rest of your repository.

Git-native, not Git-compatible

MovaBase connects directly to your GitHub or Bitbucket repositories via OAuth and syncs translation files in both directions. Translators work in a proper editor, and changes flow back as pull requests your team can review like any other diff. There is no separate source of truth and no export-import dance.

What's in the box

  • File-native formats: JSON, iOS .strings, Android XML, and Gettext PO/MO, with correct plurals and platform specifics
  • Git-first sync: two-way, with pull requests, review-friendly diffs, and branch safety
  • Real-time collaboration: watch translations update as your team types
  • Instant search: find any key or translation in milliseconds with ⌘K
  • Translation history: a full audit log of who changed what, with the ability to revert
  • 400+ locales: with correct codes, from en-US to zh-Hans to pt-BR
  • Developer API: programmatic access with API key management
  • Progress dashboards: completion per language and file, so you always know what is left

From signup to first pull request

  1. Create an organization and a project. Organizations keep teams, departments, or clients in separate workspaces.
  2. Connect your repository or upload files. MovaBase reads your existing translation files as they are. No migration, no reformatting.
  3. Translate, review, sync. Edit together in real time, then ship the changes back to your repo as a pull request.

Set up your first project

Every plan comes with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Connect a repository, invite your team, and ship your first translation pull request today at app.movabase.com.