Export and share Obsidian i18n translations

Export local sources as a Manager archive, or publish them to a GitHub repository through the Cloud view.

The current implementation separates local export from Cloud publishing:

• local export happens in the Manager 管理 tab and produces one .i18n.gz archive
• Cloud publishing happens in the Cloud view and uploads one local source into a GitHub repository

Export a local archive

1. Open the Manager

   Click the globe icon to open the Obsidian i18n Manager.

2. Open 管理

   Switch to the top tab labeled 管理.

3. Select translation sources

   Select one or more rows.

4. Click Export

   Click Export. The browser downloads i18n-translations-export-{timestamp}.i18n.gz.

This is a single archive containing source metadata and JSON content for all selected rows.

Inspect one source’s raw JSON file

If you need one source’s current JSON file:

1. open 管理
2. open the row action menu
3. click Open Folder

The current source file lives under translations/<source-id>.json inside the Obsidian i18n plugin directory.

Publish to a GitHub repository

1. Configure Share settings

   Open 设置 → 社区插件 → I18N → 共建生态 and enter a GitHub token and repository name.

2. Open the Cloud view

   Open the Manager, then click the cloud button in the top toolbar.

3. Open 管理中心

   Switch to 管理中心.

4. Enter publish mode

   Use the publish entry point from the management page.

5. Submit the source

   Choose plugin or theme, select a local source, then fill title, version, and description.

Publishing uploads the local source file to plugins/{source-id}.json or themes/{source-id}.json, updates metadata.json, and marks the local source as cloud origin.