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Packages that automate creation and handling of models that have fields with different values for different languages.

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Package	django-modeltranslation	django-parler	django-translated-fields	Django Translations	django-modeltrans	django-i18nfield	translatebot-django	django-transmeta	django-mothertongue	django-multilingual
Description	Translates Django models using a registration approach.	Easily translate "cheese omelet" into "omelette au fromage".	Django model translation without magic-inflicted pain.	Django model translation for perfectionists with deadlines.	Translate Django model fields in a PostgreSQL JSONField	Store internationalized strings in Django models with full forms support	⚡Translate Django .po files and model fields with AI. Repeatable, consistent, and pennies …	-	-	-
Category	App	App	App	Other	App	Other	App	App	App	App
Using This	72	14	2	0	2	1	1	3	1	2
Python 3?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Dev Status	Unknown	Production/Stable	Production/Stable	Mature	Unknown	Unknown	Production/Stable	Beta	Production/Stable	-
Version (PyPI)	0.20.3	2.3	0.13.0	1.4.4	0.9.0	1.11.0	1.3.1	0.7.3	0.0.6	-
Stars	1,473	727	139	147	78	39	21	0	0	0
Forks	269	161	13	23	10	20	4	0	0	0
Commits
Updated	14 Apr 2026	21 Apr 2026	1 May 2026	19 Apr 2025	6 Apr 2026	27 Nov 2025	5 May 2026	-	-	-
License	BSD-3-Clause	Apache 2.0	BSD-3-Clause	BSD License	Simplified …	Apache Lice…	MPL-2.0	LGPL 3	MIT License	UNKNOWN
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Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields				—	—	—	—
Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.		using prefetch_related and a cache to minimize queries	—	—	—	—	—
Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language			—	—	—	—	—
Tested			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Continuous Integration	https://travis-ci.org/deschler/django-modeltranslation	https://travis-ci.org/edoburu/django-parler	https://travis-ci.org/matthiask/django-translated-fields	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.2	(<=0.3.x)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.3			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Supported Python Versions	2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4	2.6 (<=1.7), 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4	3.5 and better	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South support			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.4			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DB Languages	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.5		(<=1.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.6		(<=1.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.7			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.8			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.9			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.9		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Django 1.10	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

django-modeltranslation

App

Translates Django models using a registration approach.

1,473

Stars

269

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Unknown

Version 0.20.3

Updated 14 Apr 2026

License BSD-3-Clause

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

Tested

Continuous Integration

https://travis-ci.org/deschler/django-modeltranslation

Django 1.2

(<=0.3.x)

Django 1.3

Supported Python Versions

2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

South support

Django 1.4

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

Django 1.6

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

Django 1.7

Django 1.8

Django 1.9

Django 1.10

—

django-parler

App

Easily translate "cheese omelet" into "omelette au fromage".

727

Stars

161

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Production/Stable

Version 2.3

Updated 21 Apr 2026

License Apache 2.0

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

using prefetch_related and a cache to minimize queries

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

Tested

Continuous Integration

https://travis-ci.org/edoburu/django-parler

Django 1.2

Django 1.3

Supported Python Versions

2.6 (<=1.7), 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

South support

Django 1.4

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

(<=1.7)

Django 1.6

(<=1.7)

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

Django 1.7

Django 1.8

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

django-translated-fields

App

Django model translation without magic-inflicted pain.

139

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Production/Stable

Version 0.13.0

Updated 1 May 2026

License BSD-3-Clause

Commits

Repo PyPI

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

—

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

—

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

https://travis-ci.org/matthiask/django-translated-fields

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

3.5 and better

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

Django Translations

Other

Django model translation for perfectionists with deadlines.

147

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Mature

Version 1.4.4

Updated 19 Apr 2025

License BSD License

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

—

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

—

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

—

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

—

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

—

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

django-modeltrans

App

Translate Django model fields in a PostgreSQL JSONField

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Unknown

Version 0.9.0

Updated 6 Apr 2026

License Simplified …

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

—

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

—

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

—

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

—

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

—

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

django-i18nfield

Other

Store internationalized strings in Django models with full forms support

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Unknown

Version 1.11.0

Updated 27 Nov 2025

License Apache Lice…

Commits

Repo PyPI

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

—

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

—

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

—

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

—

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

—

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

translatebot-django

App

⚡Translate Django .po files and model fields with AI. Repeatable, consistent, and pennies per language.

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Production/Stable

Version 1.3.1

Updated 5 May 2026

License MPL-2.0

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

—

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

—

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

—

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

—

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

—

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

django-transmeta

App

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Beta

Version 0.7.3

License LGPL 3

Commits

Repo PyPI

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

—

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

—

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

django-mothertongue

App

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

Status Production/Stable

Version 0.0.6

License MIT License

Commits

Repo PyPI Docs

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

—

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

—

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

django-multilingual

App

Stars

Forks

Usage

Py3

License UNKNOWN

Commits

Repo

Features

Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

Tested

—

Continuous Integration

—

Django 1.2

—

Django 1.3

—

Supported Python Versions

—

South support

—

Django 1.4

—

DB Languages

—

Django 1.5

—

Django 1.6

—

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

—

Django 1.7

—

Django 1.8

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.9

—

Django 1.10

—

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Store multilingual data in same table with localized fields

Store base data in same table, but multilingual data in multilingual table.

Store base data and multilingual data in same table, by row per each language

Tested

Does the app have unit tests?

Continuous Integration

Does the app have continuous integration?

Django 1.2

Supports Django 1.2

Django 1.3

Supports Django 1.3

Supported Python Versions

What versions of Python does the app support?

South support

Does the app play nice with South?

Django 1.4

Supports Django 1.4

DB Languages

Store project languages in the DB (or anywhere else) for run-time changes

Django 1.5

Supports Django 1.5

Django 1.6

Supports Django 1.6

Admin Integration (language tabs and/or switcher)

Provides nice integration into Django Admin. e.g. by providing language tabs to edit different languages. Just adding the fields of all language versions into the admin does not count as nice integration.

Django 1.7

Supports Django release 1.7

Django 1.8

Supports Django 1.8 LTS

Django 1.9

Supports Django 1.9