Available for macOS

Localize your apps. Translate your App Store Texts. AkVox even translates your Keynote / PowerPoint images.

AkVox is the fastest and easiest way to localize your apps.

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Simulated or Real Translations

AkVox can be used free of charge for as long as you want. However, the free version does not allow you to use a translation service; it has a translation simulator which generates foreign language texts that appear translated.

AkVox uses the "Bring Your Own Key" model—connect your own Google Cloud Translate or Azure Translator account to perform real translations.

Why Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)?

Using your own Google Cloud or Azure account is the most cost-effective approach. Both include generous monthly free tiers—typically 500,000 to 2,000,000 free characters every month.

With BYOK, there are no middleman markups, no subscription tiers for API calls, and your requests remain direct, private, and wholesale.

App Store Texts

AkVox translates Subtitles, Promotional Text, Descriptions, What's New notes, and Keywords for App Store Connect. One-click copy buttons streamline pasting directly into your dashboard.

Keynote / PowerPoint Translation

Export your Keynote slides to PowerPoint (.pptx). Drop the file into AkVox to extract, translate, and rebuild localized PowerPoint decks for each language automatically.

The "Free" Alternative to AkVox

The manual copy-paste marathon: open your strings file, copy a line, switch to Google Translate, paste, copy the translation, and paste it back into place across dozens of files. Missed an updated button title? Start the loop again.

Then comes release anxiety: Did an unescaped quote break your build? Did you paste into the wrong line? One misplaced paste turns your localized release into an embarrassing App Store review.

How AkVox Simplifies Localization

With AkVox, there is no manual copying. Drag and drop your catalogs, click translate, and import clean results back into Xcode:

  • Build your app in Xcode
  • Select Product > Export Localizations...
  • Drag the exported folder onto AkVox
  • Click Translate and monitor the live progress
  • Import the translated catalogs back into Xcode

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about requirements and data storage.

Yes. There are four plans: Personal Monthly or Yearly, and Corporate Monthly or Yearly. Each one includes a free three-day trial period.

No. Google provides 500,000 characters free every month, and Azure provides 2,000,000 characters per month. During your AkVox trial, you can often translate your entire app and store metadata completely free of charge.

Apple Keynote uses a proprietary internal binary format. The PowerPoint (.pptx) XML format is an open standard, allowing AkVox to safely parse text, apply translations, and reconstruct your presentation slides cleanly.

Connecting your own API account grants direct access to cloud wholesale pricing and monthly free tiers without third-party markups or prepaid credit packages.