Translating QField to Indic Languages

[Ujaval Gandhi]

Hi Everyone,

There was a lot of interest in translating the QField app interface to Indian languages on the Telegram group so starting this thread (with the mailing list in cc) to discuss how we start the work and coordinate with the QField team.

The translations are done via Transifiex. See the documentation at https://docs.qfield.org/get-started/how-to-contribute-translation/

We can request the QField team to enable the languages that we are interested in and add the relevant people as translators for each language.

For now, the following people have expressed interest

Kannada - Prashant, Raghavendra

Hindi - Kiran

Gujarati - Kiran, Arjan

Marathi - Janhavi, Amol, Sudarshan

Malayalam - Ark Arjun

Tamil - Aravinth

Bengali - Sutapa

If others on the mailing list are interested, they can join as well.

It will help if we have 1-2 people from this group who can volunteer to coordinate this project. This will involve ensuring everyone gets access, understanding the translation guidelines and sharing with all the members, adding/removing members, and sharing the project update with rest of the user group periodically. It will help if you have previous experience with Transifex and/or have done software translations.

Please let us know who all would like to help with the coordination and I'll connect you with the QField folks.

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[Manish K Mishra]

Dear community members,

I have been using QGIS (previously Quantum-GIS) for more than 15 years.

If allowed, I would happily volunteer to contribute for the translation in Hindi. 

I am involved in Scientific Translation of various docs, pertaining mainly to nuclear energy, in easy to understand Hindi. 

Many times, the exact Hindi translation is not required, wherein we can keep the commonly used English words.

sincerely,

MANISH K MISHRA

|SCIENTIFIC OFFICER 'G'|

BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE |

MUMBAI, INDIA |Tel: (+91 22) 6929-0379|

E-mail: mani...@barc.gov.in

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[Selvamani S]

Hi Ujaval,

I'm interested in contributing to the Tamil language translation for QField. I have been using QGIS for almost 4 years and currently work as a GIS Associate, so I'm familiar with GIS terminology and workflows.

Please include me in the Tamil translation team. 

Best regards,

Selvamani S

GIS and UAS Enthusiast

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[Hiral Saraiya]

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Hiral Saraiya, and I am currently working as a Hydraulic Engineer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Along with my engineering background, I offer professional translation support in the Gujarati language. Since I have strong technical knowledge in hydraulic engineering, water supply, sewerage, and stormwater projects, I can accurately understand and translate technical terms and complex engineering content without losing their original meaning and intent.

I also have practical experience using QGIS for master planning work in Ahmedabad city (Gujarat), which strengthens my ability to interpret technical drawings, spatial data, and planning documents.

I would be glad to support your organization with precise and technically sound Gujarati translation services, especially for engineering and infrastructure-related documents.

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Hiral Saraiya
Hydraulic Engineer
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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[Ujaval Gandhi]

Everyone - glad to see so much interest in this project. We'll get started on the translations shortly. Aravinth has volunteered to help coordinate this with QField team. It will good to have one more person help. If you are interested in coordinating, please let us know.

Hiral - note that this is a completely voluntary project to help improve the QField app for Indian users. The user group is helping organize the work, but we are not seeking professional services for it. If you'd like to volunteer - please do join the effort.

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On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 10:42 PM Hiral Saraiya <saraiy...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Hiral Saraiya, and I am currently working as a Hydraulic Engineer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Along with my engineering background, I offer professional translation support in the Gujarati language. Since I have strong technical knowledge in hydraulic engineering, water supply, sewerage, and stormwater projects, I can accurately understand and translate technical terms and complex engineering content without losing their original meaning and intent.

I also have practical experience using QGIS for master planning work in Ahmedabad city (Gujarat), which strengthens my ability to interpret technical drawings, spatial data, and planning documents.

I would be glad to support your organization with precise and technically sound Gujarati translation services, especially for engineering and infrastructure-related documents.

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Hiral Saraiya
Hydraulic Engineer
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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[Selvamani S]

Hi,

I'm interested in volunteering and would be happy to help coordinate with the QField team along with Aravinth. Please let me know how I can get involved.

Best regards,

Selvamani S

GIS and UAV Enthusiast 

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[Khusdeep Kaur]

Hello all,

I’d be happy to help with translations in Punjabi (Gurmukhi).

Thank you,

Khushdeep 

Khushdeep Kaur

Assistant Professor 

Social and Politicsl Sciences

Ahmedabad University 

https://ahduni.edu.in/faculty/khusdeep-kaur-malhotra/ 

[Sutapa Bhattacharjee]

HI Ujaval,

I am willing to drive the community engagement for this initiative, as a volunteer. If there is a document/link/discussion that I can follow to get up to speed with it, I would appreciate that.

Thanks,

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[Ujaval Gandhi]

Hi Sutapa,

That's great. The documentation for QField translation is at https://docs.qfield.org/get-started/how-to-contribute-translation/

I'll connect you along with others with the QField team so you can help coordinate.

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[Ujaval Gandhi]

Aravinth, Selvamani and Sutapa - Thanks for your willingness to coordinate this effort. I'll connect you with the QField team.

Everyone who is interested to participate - Here's a spreadsheet with all the volunteers and languages that have been requested so far. If you do not see your name, please add it there​

 QField Translations Team - QGIS India User Group

​Once we get instructions from QField team - the coordinating team will update here.

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[Aravinth R]

Dear all,

Please enter the required details in the Google Sheets at the earliest so we can move forward while the momentum is still strong.

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[Aravinth R]

Dear all,

Kindly find the status of translation as on 11 March 2026.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LNgmRfjVRIUy562gmSxoIK6mbQxWweXYUkSb37I8nwY/edit?usp=sharing

[Aravinth R]

📢 **QGIS Translation – Introductory Session Today (Last-Minute Announcement)**

Hello everyone,

We are organizing a **quick introductory session on contributing to QGIS translations** today from **8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (IST)**. This was confirmed at the last minute, but we felt it would be a great opportunity to bring interested community members together and get started.

In this session, we will briefly cover:

• Why translations are important for the QGIS ecosystem
• How contributors can help translate QGIS into regional languages
• The tools and workflow used for translation
• How members of the community can start contributing

If you are interested in **supporting QGIS localization, improving accessibility in Indian languages, or contributing to open-source GIS**, you are welcome to join. Even if you are new to contributing, this will be a simple introductory walkthrough to help you get started.

🕗 **Time:** 8:00 – 9:00 PM IST

🔗 **Join the Meeting:**
[https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/4465508559988?p=5UCSct8kKrhHLYAAAy](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/4465508559988?p=5UCSct8kKrhHLYAAAy)

**Meeting ID:** 446 550 855 998 8
**Passcode:** Xg6C7RM6

Looking forward to seeing members of the community join and support the initiative!

[Aravinth R]

Dear Team,

The meeting notes have been updated in the master document under the Meeting Notes tab.

I will share the link to the meeting recording by tomorrow once it becomes available in my OneDrive. I need to free up some storage space before uploading it.

Best regards,

Aravinth.R