Following #i18n on twitter for a few weeks now I saw a steady stream of new i18n frameworks rising. Out of curiosity I took the time to make a quick lookup:

Over 300 packages found.

There are more i18n frameworks than todo app samples out there. Why on earth everyone is basically reinventing the wheel? Are i18n frameworks the new great thing — looking at the amount of stars getting over at github I guess no.

• So where does the motivation come to write your own i18n framework and even publish that on npm?
• Why write your own — why not contribute to an existing?
• Why every UI framework needs it’s own i18n implementation — why do I have to relearn localization on every framework?
• Why call your i18n framework ‘simple-i18n’, ‘easy-i18n’, ‘yetanother-i18n’ or ‘wrappedAnotherI18nFramework-i18n’?

I see some semi-valid reasons:

• a) Some (UI) framework raised and needed a solution for i18n:
  Lets have a look for eg. at React which ended with: react-intl, react-i18next, react-i18n-wrapper, react-lingo, i18n-react, etc… WHY?
• b) Some new functions where added to the browser, the raise of intl:
  react-intl, intl-i18n, ember-intl, intl-messageformat, ng2-intl, etc…
• c) Preference of format: messageformat vs. json vs. gettext:
  just for messageformat and React that ends in: formatjs, messageformat, format-message, intl-format, etc…

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… https://github.com/accetone/mutant-ng-translate https://github.com/act2/i18n-simple https://github.com/acyortjs/acyort-i18n https://github.com/agilebits/t-i18n https://github.com/airbnb/polyglot.js https://github.com/ajoslin/nanotranslate https://github.com/akoenig/express-lingua https://github.com/alexanderwallin/node-gettext https://github.com/alexdrel/i18n-react https://github.com/AlexJozwicki/react-intl-es6 https://github.com/alibaba/react-intl-universal https://github.com/AlternativaPlatform/react-redux-localization https://github.com/amily4555/ngx-i18n https://github.com/any-code/riot-i18n https://github.com/APSL/redux-i18n https://github.com/arendtio/simple-intl https://github.com/artisavotins/react-redux-i18n https://github.com/aspectron/iris-i18n https://github.com/atmajs/i18n https://github.com/auchenberg/express-gettext https://github.com/aumerhadi/basic-i18n https://github.com/Automattic/i18n-calypso https://github.com/automattic/xgettext-js https://github.com/Bablic/bablic-node https://github.com/Bacra/node-i18nc-core https://github.com/basarevych/arpen-i18n https://github.com/beamworks/react-lingo https://github.com/benbria/react-i18n-wrapper https://github.com/beyo/i18n https://github.com/bholloway/react-i18n-interpolation https://github.com/bigeasy/synonymous https://github.com/bitjson/s18n https://github.com/blacktangent/react-i18n https://github.com/Bloomca/js-translate https://github.com/bolasblack/hubot-i18n https://github.com/bullhorn/chomsky https://github.com/buntarb/zz.i18n https://github.com/burawi/express-polygot https://github.com/burawi/tns-i18n https://github.com/c-3po-org/c-3po https://github.com/cangosta/l10n.js https://github.com/ccqgithub/i18n-s https://github.com/CherryProjects/translate-maker https://github.com/Chialab/i18n-js https://github.com/chrisenytc/livi18n-parser https://github.com/cloakjs/cloak.i18n https://github.com/CodeCorico/allons-y-i18n https://github.com/coderifous/jquery-localize https://github.com/CommanderXL/di18n-translate https://github.com/congnt24/node_mutilanguage https://github.com/covisint/cui-i18n https://github.com/creativelive/rind-i18n https://github.com/Creeplays/ez-i18n https://github.com/Cropster/ember-l10n https://github.com/cutsin/template-string-i18n https://github.com/danielgindi/js-i18n https://github.com/dasilvacontin/mustache-i18n https://github.com/dbtek/ipret https://github.com/DDKnoll/i18n-browser https://github.com/DeedMob/react-local-translations https://github.com/deepstreamIO/babelbox https://github.com/demohi/egg-i18n https://github.com/deNULL/T.js https://github.com/derzunov/translator https://github.com/devonanderson/locality https://github.com/dkfbasel/vuex-i18n https://github.com/dojo/i18n https://github.com/doot0/transgator https://github.com/doup/metalsmith-i18n https://github.com/download/preact-i18nline https://github.com/draggable/mi18n https://github.com/drd/jsxlate https://github.com/dt-fe/intl-format https://github.com/ekaitz-zarraga/i18n_yaml https://github.com/ekawatani/i18npack https://github.com/Elzair/carpathia.js https://github.com/emartech/angular-translate https://github.com/ember-intl/ember-intl https://github.com/emdc/bitte https://github.com/ErrorPro/react-translator https://github.com/eslam-mahmoud/i18n-nodejs https://github.com/ewancoder/angular-localization https://github.com/expalmer/i18n-tiny https://github.com/eyolas/ng2-intl https://github.com/ezakto/react-intlstrings https://github.com/fabi1cazenave/webL10n https://github.com/fiverr/i18n.js https://github.com/FlamingoJS/flamingojs-i18n https://github.com/flozz/stone.js https://github.com/fnando/i18n-js https://github.com/foreleven/co-i18n https://github.com/format-message/format-message https://github.com/fraczak/re-write-js https://github.com/frontojs/localize https://github.com/frostney/react-intl-rawformat https://github.com/fs-webdev/strong https://github.com/ftdebugger/agrest https://github.com/GabrielGil/angular-chrome-i18n https://github.com/Gandi/react-translate https://github.com/Gerhardk/i18n-that-works https://github.com/ggozad/underi18n https://github.com/gianlucatursi/angular-translator https://github.com/gjuchault/internationalizationjs https://github.com/globalizejs/globalize https://github.com/globalizejs/react-globalize https://github.com/gomoob/i18n https://github.com/grvcoelho/babelfish https://github.com/haris44/Simple-i18n https://github.com/heineiuo/react-web https://github.com/HerrHase/node-simple-i18n https://github.com/hexojs/hexo-i18n https://github.com/hiddentao/i21n https://github.com/i18next/i18next https://github.com/IBM/node-i18n-utilities https://github.com/iknow/mnoga https://github.com/iLib-js/iLib https://github.com/jamesarosen/ember-i18n https://github.com/jamesknelson/derby-i18n https://github.com/jamesreggio/react-native-l20n https://github.com/jamestierney/redux-lang https://github.com/janjarfalk/get-i18n https://github.com/jenseng/i18nliner-js https://github.com/jeresig/i18n-node-2 https://github.com/jlguenego/jlg-i18n https://github.com/jnordberg/wintersmith-i18n https://github.com/Jocs/jo-i18n https://github.com/joda-project/joda-i18n https://github.com/jquagliatini/Gnal.js https://github.com/JSxMachina/react-i18nify https://github.com/juliusgromyko/mio-i18n https://github.com/kazupon/vue-i18n https://github.com/keepitreal/jquery-i18n https://github.com/keithamus/R.js https://github.com/kersten/translate.me https://github.com/KillerCodeMonkey/ng-easy-translate https://github.com/koa-modules/i18n https://github.com/koalazak/i18n-express https://github.com/kolonist/node-i18n-x https://github.com/Kubide/i18n-xlocale-header https://github.com/kvdmolen/vue-lang https://github.com/labithiotis/localez https://github.com/larafale/node-i18n https://github.com/lasso-js/lasso-i18n https://github.com/Leeds-eBooks/roots-i18n https://github.com/lennym/i18n-future https://github.com/leungwensen/zero-locale https://github.com/lexich/react-i18n-universal https://github.com/lifelynl/lifely-react-i18n https://github.com/lingui/js-lingui https://github.com/listenrightmeow/restify-i18n https://github.com/logie17/swig-i18n https://github.com/lttb/module-i18n https://github.com/luiz-simples/vanilla-i18n https://github.com/marco-a/react-x18n https://github.com/martianyi/webi18n https://github.com/martinheidegger/i18n-core https://github.com/mashpie/i18n-node https://github.com/MatteoGabriele/vue-i18n-manager https://github.com/MattyRad/vue-i18n https://github.com/maxhoffmann/translations https://github.com/medikoo/i18n2 https://github.com/megahertz/easy-translate https://github.com/merajsahebdar/intl-i18n https://github.com/Mercateo/ws-intl https://github.com/milesbarr/express-translation https://github.com/mocoolka/mocoolka-i18n https://github.com/mohjs/moh-i18n https://github.com/mouafa/malal https://github.com/mozilla/i18n-abide https://github.com/MT-Libraries/i18n-node-o https://github.com/mWater/ez-localize https://github.com/NascHQ/reactive-i18n https://github.com/nathanfaucett/js-i18n https://github.com/nayaabkhan/react-polyglot https://github.com/neetjn/v-localize https://github.com/nemophrost/y18n-browser https://github.com/neocotic/int17 https://github.com/ngx-translate/core https://github.com/nicklayb/react-easy-i18n https://github.com/nodeca/babelfish https://github.com/Nordgedanken/counterpart https://github.com/noveogroup-amorgunov/localizify https://github.com/Offirmo/i18n https://github.com/oftn-oswg/oftn-l10n https://github.com/ololoepepe/cute-localize https://github.com/onatolich/mova https://github.com/OneWayTech/i18n-static https://github.com/opuscapita/i18n https://github.com/origin1tech/lokales https://github.com/owl1n/vue-translations https://github.com/pesho/node-mini18n https://github.com/pillarsjs/textualization https://github.com/pretur/pretur https://github.com/psirenny/derby-lang https://github.com/pzavolinsky/baked-i18n https://github.com/pzavolinsky/react-ghost-i18n https://github.com/Qonfucius/nuxt-i18n https://github.com/queicherius/react-globe https://github.com/raphaelfjesus/i18n-js https://github.com/ratson/react-intl-redux https://github.com/raulhuelamo/keystone-i18n https://github.com/rborn/nativescript-i18n https://github.com/redbugz/express-intl https://github.com/RestUI/react-i18n-polyglot https://github.com/rico345100/simple-locale https://github.com/robisim74/angular-l10n https://github.com/roddeh/i18njs https://github.com/rottmann/fluxxor-translation https://github.com/RSamaium/Languages https://github.com/rtymchyk/react-translations https://github.com/rumkin/i18now https://github.com/ryandrewjohnson/react-localize-redux https://github.com/s-i18n/s-i18n-react https://github.com/SaidTayebi/i18n-vuex https://github.com/sailxjx/i18n-middleware https://github.com/SamyPesse/i18n-t https://github.com/schiehll/micro-i18n https://github.com/scola84/node-i18n https://github.com/secoya/hablar.js https://github.com/SergeRNR/i18n-node https://github.com/ShakingMap/simple-i18n https://github.com/shatee/simple-i18n-text https://github.com/shibukawa/i18n4v https://github.com/signavio/i18n https://github.com/skolmer/i18n-tag-schema https://github.com/soldag/j29n https://github.com/SoluzioniFutura/SF-i18n https://github.com/ssbc/patchwork-classic-translations https://github.com/StefanYohansson/sz-i18n https://github.com/StephanHoyer/translate.js https://github.com/strikingly/react-i18n https://github.com/SuperPaintman/zen-i18n https://github.com/synacor/preact-i18n https://github.com/t2ym/i18n-behavior https://github.com/tableflip/i18nify https://github.com/tabone/i18n https://github.com/taggon/react-native-intl https://github.com/talyssonoc/consolid8ion https://github.com/talyssonoc/i18node https://github.com/tankenstein/retranslate https://github.com/teambition/tb-i18n https://github.com/tflori/angular-translator https://github.com/thereactivestack-legacy/meteor-intl https://github.com/thesadboy/nsi18n https://github.com/Tiqa/redux-polyglot https://github.com/tokyoincode/vuers https://github.com/tomk79/node-langbank https://github.com/TrigenSoftware/Localer https://github.com/TriOxygen/oxygen-i18n https://github.com/tsjing/react-native-intl https://github.com/tsuz/node-i18n https://github.com/twicapp/i18n https://github.com/ubaltaci/hapi-basic-i18n https://github.com/uber/express-translate https://github.com/UKHomeOffice/i18n-lookup https://github.com/Valetudox/angular2-translate https://github.com/VestaRayanAfzar/vesta-i18n https://github.com/vuedev-com/vue-localize https://github.com/watilde/i18npm https://github.com/winterstein/i18njs https://github.com/Wizcorp/gettextlight.js https://github.com/xiaobaicaistring/i18n-static https://github.com/xpepermint/i18n-node-l https://github.com/xpepermint/i18n-node-list https://github.com/xpepermint/translatedjs https://github.com/xpepermint/vue-translated https://github.com/yahoo/intl-messageformat https://github.com/yahoo/react-intl https://github.com/yanickrochon/universal-i18n https://github.com/yargs/y18n https://github.com/Yeti-or/bem-i18n https://github.com/yinfxs/ibird https://github.com/yoannmoinet/i18njs https://github.com/yohanboniface/Leaflet.i18n https://github.com/yoshuawuyts/newspeak https://github.com/yukkurisinai/g3tt3xt https://github.com/zefirka/yai https://github.com/zerious/aloha https://github.com/Zombispormedio/moonrock https://github.com/zoover/react-fluxible-i18n https://github.com/zswang/h5i18n https://github.com/zweifisch/internationalization https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dlghq/react-l10n https://www.npmjs.com/package/@domoinc/i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/a-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/angular-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/angular-localize https://www.npmjs.com/package/ex-react-native-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/factorial-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/gettext.js https://www.npmjs.com/package/hadron-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/hapi18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/i18n-harmony https://www.npmjs.com/package/i18n-min https://www.npmjs.com/package/i18n-node https://www.npmjs.com/package/i18n-text https://www.npmjs.com/package/jed https://www.npmjs.com/package/jimi-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/jus-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/kantan-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/locales https://www.npmjs.com/package/messageformat-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/mrpi18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/nativescript-i18n-tns2 https://www.npmjs.com/package/nd-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/ndla-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/polyglot https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-i18n-gettext https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-i18n-q https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-i18nliner https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-translate https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-translator https://www.npmjs.com/package/think_i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/translatron https://www.npmjs.com/package/tranzlate https://www.npmjs.com/package/trnslt https://www.npmjs.com/package/wc-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/xecio-i18n https://www.npmjs.com/package/zero-to-one-i18n

Would be awesome if some creators of those i18n frameworks would share some insights on the motivation to add a new framework to the endless list.

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