Translation & Internationalization Starter Kit

Ships with English and German. Supports translations for any language. Built with CE.SDK by IMG.LY, runs entirely in the browser with no server dependencies.

Documentation

Getting Started

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/imgly/starterkit-translation-internationalization-react-web.git
cd starterkit-translation-internationalization-react-web

Install Dependencies

npm install

Download Assets

CE.SDK requires engine assets (fonts, icons, UI elements) served from your public/ directory.

curl -O https://cdn.img.ly/packages/imgly/cesdk-js/$UBQ_VERSION$/imgly-assets.zip
unzip imgly-assets.zip -d public/
rm imgly-assets.zip

Run the Development Server

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Locale Switching

The key feature of this starterkit is dynamic locale switching. The editor UI updates instantly when you switch languages.

Switching Locales Programmatically

// Switch to German
cesdk.i18n.setLocale('de');

// Switch to English
cesdk.i18n.setLocale('en');

Adding Custom Translations

cesdk.i18n.setTranslations({
  de: {
    'common.save': 'Speichern',
    'common.cancel': 'Abbrechen',
    'myCustomKey': 'Mein benutzerdefinierter Text'
  },
  en: {
    'myCustomKey': 'My custom text'
  }
});

Supported Locales

CE.SDK includes built-in translations for:

• English (en)
• German (de)

See Localization for adding more languages.

Configuration

Loading Content

Load content into the editor using one of these methods:

// Create a blank design canvas
await cesdk.createDesignScene();

// Load from a template archive
await cesdk.load('https://example.com/template.zip');

// Load from a scene file
await cesdk.load('https://example.com/scene.json');

// Load from an image
await cesdk.createFromImage('https://example.com/image.jpg');

See Open the Editor for all loading methods.

Theming

cesdk.ui.setTheme('dark'); // 'light' | 'dark' | 'system'

See Theming for custom color schemes and styling.

Architecture

src/
├── app/                          # Demo application
├── imgly/
│   ├── config/
│   │   ├── actions.ts                # Export/import actions
│   │   ├── features.ts               # Feature toggles
│   │   ├── i18n.ts                   # Translations
│   │   ├── plugin.ts                 # Main configuration plugin
│   │   ├── settings.ts               # Engine settings
│   │   └── ui/
│   │       ├── canvas.ts                 # Canvas configuration
│   │       ├── components.ts             # Custom component registration
│   │       ├── dock.ts                   # Dock layout configuration
│   │       ├── index.ts                  # Combines UI customization exports
│   │       ├── inspectorBar.ts           # Inspector bar layout
│   │       ├── navigationBar.ts          # Navigation bar layout
│   │       └── panel.ts                  # Panel configuration
│   └── index.ts                  # Editor initialization function
└── index.tsx                 # Application entry point

Key Capabilities

• Dynamic Locale Switching – Change editor language in real-time
• Text Editing – Typography with fonts, styles, and effects
• Image Placement – Add, crop, and arrange images
• Shapes & Graphics – Vector shapes and design elements
• Templates – Start from pre-built design templates
• Multi-Page – Create multi-page documents
• Export – PNG, JPEG, PDF with quality controls

Prerequisites

• Node.js v22+ with npm – Download
• Supported browsers – Chrome 114+, Edge 114+, Firefox 115+, Safari 15.6+

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Editor doesn't load	Verify assets are accessible at baseURL
Assets don't appear	Check public/assets/ directory exists
Watermark appears	Add your license key
Locale not switching	Ensure you're calling cesdk.i18n.setLocale() with a valid locale code

Documentation

For complete integration guides and API reference, visit the Localization Documentation.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Built with CE.SDK by IMG.LY