Gotext by leonelquinteros
Go (Golang) GNU gettext utilities package
About Gotext
From the project's README at github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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is a native Go implementation of the GNU Gettext utilities. It provides a thread-safe, flexible, and powerful way to handle internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) in your Go applications.
Table of Contents Features Installation Getting Started CLI Tool (xgotext) Advanced Usage Locale Object Plural Forms Dynamic Variables Directory Structure Contributing License
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 496 | github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext |
| GitHub forks | 65 | github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.9 years | since Jun 2016 |
| Last commit | 15 days ago | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 22 | last: 11 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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