# Contribute translation

Sumatra is translated into many languages but we rely on you to help us keep translations for your language up to date.

To help us translate Sumatra:

- go to [https://www.apptranslator.org/app/SumatraPDF](https://www.apptranslator.org/app/SumatraPDF)
- log in with your GitHub account
- pick a language you know
- add new translations or improve existing translations

To get notified about new strings that need translation, subscribe to your language's RSS feed in the reader of your choice. For example, [this feed](https://www.apptranslator.org/rss?app=SumatraPDF&lang=de) lists changes for German.

## The meaning of & in translations

`&` means that the following character is the hotkey. For example, `&File` means that the `F` key is a hotkey for that menu item. Hotkeys are underlined in menu items, although the underline can be disabled system-wide.

You don't have to add hotkeys in translations; they are provided for convenience and easier keyboard use.

In translated text, a different character can be used as the accelerator.

See [https://github.com/sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf/discussions/2919](https://github.com/sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf/discussions/2919) for more information.