diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/about.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/about.ui
index b736a4b86..755c4e299 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/about.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/about.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>About Anki</string>
+   <string>ABOUT_ABOUT_ANKI</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
    <property name="leftMargin">
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <widget class="AnkiWebView" name="label" native="true">
      <property name="url" stdset="0">
       <url>
-       <string>about:blank</string>
+       <string notr="true">about:blank</string>
       </url>
      </property>
     </widget>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/addcards.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/addcards.ui
index fa98b4769..f34ec6003 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/addcards.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/addcards.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Add</string>
+   <string>ACTIONS_ADD</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon">
    <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/addfield.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/addfield.ui
index 7ce5e13be..525828aab 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/addfield.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/addfield.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Add Field</string>
+   <string>FIELDS_ADD_FIELD</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
    <item>
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Field:</string>
+        <string>FIELDS_FIELD</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Size:</string>
+        <string>FIELDS_SIZE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Font:</string>
+        <string>FIELDS_FONT</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/addmodel.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/addmodel.ui
index 8a82c480f..f7d8bd68c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/addmodel.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/addmodel.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Add Note Type</string>
+   <string>NOTETYPES_ADD_NOTE_TYPE</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/addonconf.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/addonconf.ui
index 8bc59e2ca..f2e73c091 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/addonconf.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/addonconf.ui
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Configuration</string>
+   <string>ADDONS_CONFIGURATION</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/addons.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/addons.ui
index 770426846..1e93f1c0d 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/addons.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/addons.ui
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Changes will take effect when Anki is restarted.</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_CHANGES_WILL_TAKE_EFFECT_WHEN_ANKI</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -43,21 +43,21 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="getAddons">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Get Add-ons...</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_GET_ADDONS</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="installFromFile">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Install from file...</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_INSTALL_FROM_FILE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="checkForUpdates">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Check for Updates</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -77,35 +77,35 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="viewPage">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>View Add-on Page</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_VIEW_ADDON_PAGE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="config">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Config</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_CONFIG</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="viewFiles">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>View Files</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_VIEW_FILES</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="toggleEnabled">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Toggle Enabled</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_TOGGLE_ENABLED</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="delete_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Delete</string>
+        <string>ACTIONS_DELETE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/browser.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/browser.ui
index 16ccf808f..575371cb1 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/browser.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/browser.ui
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@
           <item row="0" column="2">
            <widget class="QPushButton" name="searchButton">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Search</string>
+             <string>ACTIONS_SEARCH</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item row="0" column="3">
            <widget class="QPushButton" name="previewButton">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Preview</string>
+             <string>ACTIONS_PREVIEW</string>
             </property>
             <property name="shortcut">
              <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+P</string>
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
           <item row="0" column="0">
            <widget class="QPushButton" name="filter">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Filter...</string>
+             <string>BROWSING_FILTER</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuEdit">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Edit</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_EDIT</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionUndo"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuJump">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Go</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_GO</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionFind"/>
     <addaction name="actionTags"/>
@@ -268,17 +268,17 @@
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menu_Help">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Help</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_HELP</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionGuide"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menu_Cards">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Cards</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_CARDS</string>
     </property>
     <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFlag">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Flag</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_FLAG</string>
      </property>
      <addaction name="actionRed_Flag"/>
      <addaction name="actionOrange_Flag"/>
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menu_Notes">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Notes</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_NOTES</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionAdd"/>
     <addaction name="actionExport"/>
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
   </widget>
   <action name="actionReschedule">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Reschedule...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_RESCHEDULE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Alt+R</string>
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionSelectAll">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Select &amp;All</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_SELECT_ALL</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Alt+A</string>
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionUndo">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Undo</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_UNDO</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Alt+Z</string>
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionInvertSelection">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Invert Selection</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_INVERT_SELECTION</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Alt+S</string>
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionFind">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Find</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_FIND</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+F</string>
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionNote">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>N&amp;ote</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_NOTE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+N</string>
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionNextCard">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Next Card</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_NEXT_CARD</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+N</string>
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionPreviousCard">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Previous Card</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_PREVIOUS_CARD</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+P</string>
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionGuide">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Guide...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_GUIDE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">F1</string>
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionChangeModel">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Change Note Type...</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_CHANGE_NOTE_TYPE2</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+M</string>
@@ -405,25 +405,20 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionSelectNotes">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Select &amp;Notes</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_SELECT_NOTES</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionFindReplace">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Find and Re&amp;place...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_FIND_AND_REPLACE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Alt+F</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionCram">
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Cram...</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionTags">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Fil&amp;ter</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_FILTER</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+F</string>
@@ -431,7 +426,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionCardList">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Card List</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_CARD_LIST</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+L</string>
@@ -439,12 +434,12 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionFindDuplicates">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Find &amp;Duplicates...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_FIND_DUPLICATES</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionReposition">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Reposition...</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_REPOSITION</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+S</string>
@@ -452,23 +447,23 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionFirstCard">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>First Card</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_FIRST_CARD</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Home</string>
+    <string/>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionLastCard">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Last Card</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_LAST_CARD</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>End</string>
+    <string/>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionClose">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Close</string>
+    <string>ACTIONS_CLOSE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+W</string>
@@ -476,7 +471,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="action_Info">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Info...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_INFO</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+I</string>
@@ -484,7 +479,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionAdd_Tags">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Add Tags...</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_ADD_TAGS2</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+A</string>
@@ -492,7 +487,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionRemove_Tags">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Remove Tags...</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_REMOVE_TAGS</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+D</string>
@@ -500,7 +495,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionToggle_Suspend">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Toggle Suspend</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_TOGGLE_SUSPEND</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+J</string>
@@ -508,7 +503,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionDelete">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Delete</string>
+    <string>ACTIONS_DELETE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Del</string>
@@ -516,7 +511,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionAdd">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Add Notes...</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_ADD_NOTES</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+E</string>
@@ -524,7 +519,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionChange_Deck">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Change Deck...</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_CHANGE_DECK2</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+D</string>
@@ -535,7 +530,7 @@
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Red Flag</string>
+    <string>ACTIONS_RED_FLAG</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+1</string>
@@ -546,7 +541,7 @@
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Orange Flag</string>
+    <string>ACTIONS_ORANGE_FLAG</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+2</string>
@@ -557,7 +552,7 @@
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Green Flag</string>
+    <string>ACTIONS_GREEN_FLAG</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+3</string>
@@ -568,7 +563,7 @@
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Blue Flag</string>
+    <string>ACTIONS_BLUE_FLAG</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+4</string>
@@ -576,7 +571,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionSidebar">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Sidebar</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_SIDEBAR</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+R</string>
@@ -584,17 +579,17 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionClear_Unused_Tags">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Clear Unused Tags</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_CLEAR_UNUSED_TAGS</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionManage_Note_Types">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Manage Note Types...</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_MANAGE_NOTE_TYPES</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionToggle_Mark">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Toggle Mark</string>
+    <string>BROWSING_TOGGLE_MARK</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+K</string>
@@ -602,10 +597,10 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionExport">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Export Notes...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_EXPORT_NOTES</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Ctrl+Shift+E</string>
+    <string/>
    </property>
   </action>
  </widget>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui
index 3a8118255..36874f74c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Browser Appearance</string>
+   <string>BROWSING_BROWSER_APPEARANCE</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Override front template:</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_OVERRIDE_FRONT_TEMPLATE</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Override back template:</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_OVERRIDE_BACK_TEMPLATE</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="overrideFont">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Override font:</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_OVERRIDE_FONT</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/browseropts.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/browseropts.ui
index e139ff035..ec721b220 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/browseropts.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/browseropts.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Browser Options</string>
+   <string>BROWSING_BROWSER_OPTIONS</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;Font&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_FONT</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;Font Size&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_FONT_SIZE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;Line Size&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_LINE_SIZE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="fullSearch">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Search within formatting (slow)</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_SEARCH_WITHIN_FORMATTING_SLOW</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/build_ui.py b/qt/aqt/forms/build_ui.py
index 65c2cfb29..9eca6b164 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/build_ui.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/build_ui.py
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ buf = io.StringIO()
 compileUi(open(ui_file), buf, from_imports=True)
 
 outdata = buf.getvalue()
-outdata = outdata.replace("# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-", "# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\nfrom anki.lang import _\n")
-outdata = re.sub(r'(QtGui\.QApplication\.)?_?translate\(".*?", ', '_(', outdata) 
-outdata = re.sub(r', None.*', '))', outdata)
+outdata = outdata.replace(
+    "# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-", "# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\nfrom aqt.utils import tr, TR\n"
+)
+outdata = re.sub(
+    r'(?:QtGui\.QApplication\.)?_?translate\(".*?", "(.*?)"', "tr(TR.\\1", outdata
+)
 
 with open(py_file, "w") as file:
     file.write(outdata)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/changemap.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/changemap.ui
index a8a784a45..9278c21d1 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/changemap.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/changemap.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Import</string>
+   <string>ACTIONS_IMPORT</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Target field:</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_TARGET_FIELD</string>
      </property>
      <property name="wordWrap">
       <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/changemodel.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/changemodel.ui
index 80f54ca5e..20a3247ce 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/changemodel.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/changemodel.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Change Note Type</string>
+   <string>BROWSING_CHANGE_NOTE_TYPE</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Current note type:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_CURRENT_NOTE_TYPE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>New note type:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_NEW_NOTE_TYPE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Cards</string>
+      <string>EDITING_CARDS</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
       <property name="margin">
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Fields</string>
+      <string>EDITING_FIELDS</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
       <property name="margin">
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/clayout_top.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/clayout_top.ui
index 8787a6fec..3ae1cc194 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/clayout_top.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/clayout_top.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string>CARD_TEMPLATES_FORM</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/customstudy.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/customstudy.ui
index e2fae9dc9..187143cd0 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/customstudy.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/customstudy.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Custom Study</string>
+   <string>ACTIONS_CUSTOM_STUDY</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
@@ -19,42 +19,42 @@
      <item row="3" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioAhead">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Review ahead</string>
+        <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_REVIEW_AHEAD</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioForgot">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Review forgotten cards</string>
+        <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_REVIEW_FORGOTTEN_CARDS</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioNew">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Increase today's new card limit</string>
+        <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_INCREASE_TODAYS_NEW_CARD_LIMIT</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioRev">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Increase today's review card limit</string>
+        <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_INCREASE_TODAYS_REVIEW_CARD_LIMIT</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="5" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioCram">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Study by card state or tag</string>
+        <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_STUDY_BY_CARD_STATE_OR_TAG</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="4" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioPreview">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Preview new cards</string>
+        <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_PREVIEW_NEW_CARDS</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -114,22 +114,22 @@
         </property>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>New cards only</string>
+          <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_NEW_CARDS_ONLY</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Due cards only</string>
+          <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_DUE_CARDS_ONLY</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>All review cards in random order</string>
+          <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_ALL_REVIEW_CARDS_IN_RANDOM_ORDER</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>All cards in random order (don't reschedule)</string>
+          <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_ALL_CARDS_IN_RANDOM_ORDER_DONT</string>
          </property>
         </item>
        </widget>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/dconf.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/dconf.ui
index e47833362..08f6754db 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/dconf.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/dconf.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>587</width>
+    <width>623</width>
     <height>514</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_31">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Options group:</string>
+        <string>SCHEDULING_OPTIONS_GROUP</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Manage...</string>
+        <string>ACTIONS_MANAGE</string>
        </property>
        <property name="toolButtonStyle">
         <enum>Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon</enum>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>New Cards</string>
+       <string>SCHEDULING_NEW_CARDS</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
        <property name="leftMargin">
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@
          <item row="5" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_24">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Starting ease</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_STARTING_EASE</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="5" column="1">
           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="lrnFactor">
            <property name="suffix">
-            <string>%</string>
+            <string notr="true">%</string>
            </property>
            <property name="minimum">
             <number>130</number>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
          <item row="1" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Order</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_ORDER</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@
          <item row="4" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Easy interval</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_EASY_INTERVAL</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="3" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Graduating interval</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_GRADUATING_INTERVAL</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
          <item row="2" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>New cards/day</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_NEW_CARDSDAY</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
          <item row="0" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Steps (in minutes)</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_STEPS_IN_MINUTES</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@
          <item row="6" column="0" colspan="3">
           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="bury">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Bury related new cards until the next day</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_BURY_RELATED_NEW_CARDS_UNTIL_THE</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="4" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>days</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_DAYS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
             </sizepolicy>
            </property>
            <property name="text">
-            <string>days</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_DAYS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Reviews</string>
+       <string>SCHEDULING_REVIEWS</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
        <property name="leftMargin">
@@ -252,14 +252,14 @@
          <item row="1" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_20">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Easy bonus</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_EASY_BONUS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="1" column="1">
           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="easyBonus">
            <property name="suffix">
-            <string>%</string>
+            <string notr="true">%</string>
            </property>
            <property name="minimum">
             <number>100</number>
@@ -285,21 +285,21 @@
          <item row="2" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_33">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Interval modifier</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_INTERVAL_MODIFIER</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_37">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Maximum reviews/day</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_MAXIMUM_REVIEWSDAY</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="3" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Maximum interval</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_MAXIMUM_INTERVAL</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
          <item row="3" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_23">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>days</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_DAYS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
          <item row="2" column="1">
           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="fi1">
            <property name="suffix">
-            <string>%</string>
+            <string notr="true">%</string>
            </property>
            <property name="decimals">
             <number>0</number>
@@ -355,21 +355,21 @@
          <item row="5" column="0" colspan="3">
           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="buryRev">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Bury related reviews until the next day</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_BURY_RELATED_REVIEWS_UNTIL_THE_NEXT</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="4" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="hardFactorLabel">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Hard interval</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_HARD_INTERVAL</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="4" column="1">
           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="hardFactor">
            <property name="suffix">
-            <string>%</string>
+            <string notr="true">%</string>
            </property>
            <property name="minimum">
             <number>5</number>
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_2">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Lapses</string>
+       <string>SCHEDULING_LAPSES</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
        <property name="leftMargin">
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
          <item row="0" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_17">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Steps (in minutes)</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_STEPS_IN_MINUTES</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@
          <item row="1" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>New interval</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_NEW_INTERVAL</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="3" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Leech threshold</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_LEECH_THRESHOLD</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -454,14 +454,14 @@
             </sizepolicy>
            </property>
            <property name="text">
-            <string>lapses</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_LAPSES2</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="4" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_12">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Leech action</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_LEECH_ACTION</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -478,14 +478,14 @@
          <item row="2" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Minimum interval</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_MINIMUM_INTERVAL</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="2" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_14">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>days</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_DAYS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -495,12 +495,12 @@
             <widget class="QComboBox" name="leechAction">
              <item>
               <property name="text">
-               <string>Suspend Card</string>
+               <string>ACTIONS_SUSPEND_CARD</string>
               </property>
              </item>
              <item>
               <property name="text">
-               <string>Tag Only</string>
+               <string>SCHEDULING_TAG_ONLY</string>
               </property>
              </item>
             </widget>
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
          <item row="1" column="1">
           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="lapMult">
            <property name="suffix">
-            <string>%</string>
+            <string notr="true">%</string>
            </property>
            <property name="maximum">
             <number>100</number>
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_5">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>General</string>
+       <string>SCHEDULING_GENERAL</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
        <property name="leftMargin">
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
          <item row="0" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_25">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Ignore answer times longer than</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_IGNORE_ANSWER_TIMES_LONGER_THAN</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
          <item row="0" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_26">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>seconds</string>
+            <string>SCHEDULING_SECONDS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -604,21 +604,21 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showTimer">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Show answer timer</string>
+          <string>SCHEDULING_SHOW_ANSWER_TIMER</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autoplaySounds">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Automatically play audio</string>
+          <string>SCHEDULING_AUTOMATICALLY_PLAY_AUDIO</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="replayQuestion">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Always include question side when replaying audio</string>
+          <string>SCHEDULING_ALWAYS_INCLUDE_QUESTION_SIDE_WHEN_REPLAYING</string>
          </property>
          <property name="checked">
           <bool>false</bool>
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_4">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Description</string>
+       <string>SCHEDULING_DESCRIPTION</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
        <property name="spacing">
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_22">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Description to show on overview screen, for current deck:</string>
+          <string>SCHEDULING_DESCRIPTION_TO_SHOW_ON_OVERVIEW_SCREEN</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/debug.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/debug.ui
index ac0bd7721..0e8bec8cb 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/debug.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/debug.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Debug Console</string>
+   <string>QT_MISC_DEBUG_CONSOLE</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon">
    <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/dyndconf.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/dyndconf.ui
index 5c5443f16..163fd84b1 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/dyndconf.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/dyndconf.ui
@@ -11,26 +11,26 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string notr="true">Dialog</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Filter</string>
+      <string>ACTIONS_FILTER</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Limit to</string>
+         <string>DECKS_LIMIT_TO</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Search</string>
+         <string>ACTIONS_SEARCH</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       <item row="1" column="2">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>cards selected by</string>
+         <string>DECKS_CARDS_SELECTED_BY</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="filter2group">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Filter 2</string>
+      <string>DECKS_FILTER_2</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Limit to</string>
+         <string>DECKS_LIMIT_TO</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Search</string>
+         <string>ACTIONS_SEARCH</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
       <item row="1" column="2">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>cards selected by</string>
+         <string>DECKS_CARDS_SELECTED_BY</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Options</string>
+      <string>ACTIONS_OPTIONS</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
       <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="resched">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Reschedule cards based on my answers in this deck</string>
+         <string>DECKS_RESCHEDULE_CARDS_BASED_ON_MY_ANSWERS</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
          <bool>true</bool>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
       <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="secondFilter">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Enable second filter</string>
+         <string>DECKS_ENABLE_SECOND_FILTER</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
          <item>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Repeat failed cards after</string>
+            <string>DECKS_REPEAT_FAILED_CARDS_AFTER</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
          <item>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>minutes</string>
+            <string>DECKS_MINUTES</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       <item row="3" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="stepsOn">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Custom steps (in minutes)</string>
+         <string>DECKS_CUSTOM_STEPS_IN_MINUTES</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/editaddon.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/editaddon.ui
index 68c2cbfd2..75eb94473 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/editaddon.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/editaddon.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string notr="true">Dialog</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/editcurrent.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/editcurrent.ui
index 66b920fcd..d65a3da6a 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/editcurrent.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/editcurrent.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string notr="true">Dialog</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon">
    <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui
index 5586ec2f9..0b29039f9 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle" >
-   <string>HTML Editor</string>
+   <string>EDITING_HTML_EDITOR</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" >
    <item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/emptycards.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/emptycards.ui
index a9b7700c9..317261610 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/emptycards.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/emptycards.ui
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <widget class="AnkiWebView" name="webview" native="true">
      <property name="url" stdset="0">
       <url>
-       <string>about:blank</string>
+       <string notr="true">about:blank</string>
       </url>
      </property>
     </widget>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/exporting.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/exporting.ui
index a6793edb8..c108c3682 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/exporting.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/exporting.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Export</string>
+   <string>ACTIONS_EXPORT</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
    <item>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;Export format&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>EXPORTING_EXPORT_FORMAT</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;Include&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>EXPORTING_INCLUDE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="includeSched">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Include scheduling information</string>
+        <string>EXPORTING_INCLUDE_SCHEDULING_INFORMATION</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="includeMedia">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Include media</string>
+        <string>EXPORTING_INCLUDE_MEDIA</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="includeTags">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Include tags</string>
+        <string>EXPORTING_INCLUDE_TAGS</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="includeHTML">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Include HTML and media references</string>
+        <string>EXPORTING_INCLUDE_HTML_AND_MEDIA_REFERENCES</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/fields.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/fields.ui
index c0dc3bfc3..bb823b3da 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/fields.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/fields.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Fields</string>
+   <string>EDITING_FIELDS</string>
   </property>
   <property name="modal">
    <bool>true</bool>
@@ -40,28 +40,28 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="fieldAdd">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Add</string>
+          <string>ACTIONS_ADD</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="fieldDelete">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Delete</string>
+          <string>ACTIONS_DELETE</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="fieldRename">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Rename</string>
+          <string>ACTIONS_RENAME</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="fieldPosition">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Reposition</string>
+          <string>ACTIONS_REPOSITION</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Editing Font</string>
+        <string>FIELDS_EDITING_FONT</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
      <item row="3" column="1">
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="rtl">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Reverse text direction (RTL)</string>
+        <string>FIELDS_REVERSE_TEXT_DIRECTION_RTL</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -121,21 +121,21 @@
      <item row="2" column="1">
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="sticky">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Remember last input when adding</string>
+        <string>FIELDS_REMEMBER_LAST_INPUT_WHEN_ADDING</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Options</string>
+        <string>ACTIONS_OPTIONS</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="1">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="sortField">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Sort by this field in the browser</string>
+        <string>FIELDS_SORT_BY_THIS_FIELD_IN_THE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/finddupes.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/finddupes.ui
index 2884364c5..6ef6c2fc4 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/finddupes.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/finddupes.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Find Duplicates</string>
+   <string>BROWSING_FIND_DUPLICATES</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <item>
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
      <item row="2" column="1">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Optional filter:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_OPTIONAL_FILTER</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="1">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Search in:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_SEARCH_IN</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
        <widget class="AnkiWebView" name="webView" native="true">
         <property name="url" stdset="0">
          <url>
-          <string>about:blank</string>
+          <string notr="true">about:blank</string>
          </url>
         </property>
        </widget>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/findreplace.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/findreplace.ui
index ab0913096..8c5745e82 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/findreplace.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/findreplace.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Find and Replace</string>
+   <string>BROWSING_FIND_AND_REPLACE</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;Find&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_FIND</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;Replace With&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_REPLACE_WITH</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>&lt;b&gt;In&lt;/b&gt;:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_IN</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@
      <item row="4" column="1">
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="re">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Treat input as regular expression</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_TREAT_INPUT_AS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="3" column="1">
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="ignoreCase">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Ignore case</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_IGNORE_CASE</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/getaddons.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/getaddons.ui
index c0fbb068a..ece079e39 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/getaddons.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/getaddons.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Install Add-on</string>
+   <string>ADDONS_INSTALL_ADDON</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>To browse add-ons, please click the browse button below.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When you've found an add-on you like, please paste its code below. You can paste multiple codes, separated by spaces.</string>
+      <string>ADDONS_TO_BROWSE_ADDONS_PLEASE_CLICK_THE</string>
      </property>
      <property name="wordWrap">
       <bool>true</bool>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Code:</string>
+        <string>ADDONS_CODE</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/importing.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/importing.ui
index e63ee22b7..5a1bd1281 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/importing.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/importing.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Import</string>
+   <string>ACTIONS_IMPORT</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Import options</string>
+      <string>IMPORTING_IMPORT_OPTIONS</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="toplayout">
       <item>
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
         <item row="0" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Type</string>
+           <string>NOTETYPES_TYPE</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item row="0" column="2">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Deck</string>
+           <string>DECKS_DECK</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="importMode">
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Update existing notes when first field matches</string>
+          <string>IMPORTING_UPDATE_EXISTING_NOTES_WHEN_FIRST_FIELD</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Ignore lines where first field matches existing note</string>
+          <string>IMPORTING_IGNORE_LINES_WHERE_FIRST_FIELD_MATCHES</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Import even if existing note has same first field</string>
+          <string>IMPORTING_IMPORT_EVEN_IF_EXISTING_NOTE_HAS</string>
          </property>
         </item>
        </widget>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="allowHTML">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Allow HTML in fields</string>
+         <string>IMPORTING_ALLOW_HTML_IN_FIELDS</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="tagModifiedLabel">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Tag modified notes:</string>
+           <string>IMPORTING_TAG_MODIFIED_NOTES</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Field mapping</string>
+      <string>IMPORTING_FIELD_MAPPING</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
       <item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/main.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/main.ui
index ab4fcc56e..fd8a57476 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/main.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/main.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Anki</string>
+   <string notr="true">Anki</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon">
    <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuHelp">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Help</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_HELP</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionDocumentation"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuEdit">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Edit</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_EDIT</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionUndo"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuCol">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;File</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_FILE</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionSwitchProfile"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuTools">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Tools</string>
+     <string>QT_ACCEL_TOOLS</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionStudyDeck"/>
     <addaction name="actionCreateFiltered"/>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   </widget>
   <action name="actionExit">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>E&amp;xit</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_EXIT</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Q</string>
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionPreferences">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Preferences...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_PREFERENCES</string>
    </property>
    <property name="statusTip">
-    <string>Configure interface language and options</string>
+    <string>QT_MISC_CONFIGURE_INTERFACE_LANGUAGE_AND_OPTIONS</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+P</string>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionAbout">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;About...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_ABOUT</string>
    </property>
    <property name="menuRole">
     <enum>QAction::AboutRole</enum>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     <bool>false</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Undo</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_UNDO</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Z</string>
@@ -139,25 +139,25 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionCheckMediaDatabase">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Check &amp;Media...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_CHECK_MEDIA</string>
    </property>
    <property name="statusTip">
-    <string>Check the files in the media directory</string>
+    <string>QT_MISC_CHECK_THE_FILES_IN_THE_MEDIA</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionOpenPluginFolder">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Open Add-ons Folder...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_OPEN_ADDONS_FOLDER</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionDonate">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Support Anki...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_SUPPORT_ANKI</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionDownloadSharedPlugin">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Browse and Install...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_BROWSE_AND_INSTALL</string>
    </property>
    <property name="statusTip">
     <string/>
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionFullDatabaseCheck">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Check Database</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_CHECK_DATABASE</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionDocumentation">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Guide...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_GUIDE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">F1</string>
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionSwitchProfile">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Switch Profile</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_SWITCH_PROFILE</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+P</string>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionExport">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Export...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_EXPORT</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+E</string>
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionImport">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Import...</string>
+    <string>QT_ACCEL_IMPORT</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+I</string>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionStudyDeck">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Study Deck...</string>
+    <string>QT_MISC_STUDY_DECK</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">/</string>
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionEmptyCards">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Empty Cards...</string>
+    <string>QT_MISC_EMPTY_CARDS</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionCreateFiltered">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Create Filtered Deck...</string>
+    <string>QT_MISC_CREATE_FILTERED_DECK</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">F</string>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionNoteTypes">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Manage Note Types</string>
+    <string>QT_MISC_MANAGE_NOTE_TYPES</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+N</string>
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionAdd_ons">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Add-ons</string>
+    <string>QT_MISC_ADDONS</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string notr="true">Ctrl+Shift+A</string>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/modelopts.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/modelopts.ui
index 60c09ca50..a16239ed5 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/modelopts.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/modelopts.ui
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>LaTeX</string>
+       <string>EDITING_LATEX</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="latexsvg">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Create scalable images with dvisvgm</string>
+          <string>NOTETYPES_CREATE_SCALABLE_IMAGES_WITH_DVISVGM</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Header</string>
+          <string>NOTETYPES_HEADER</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Footer</string>
+          <string>NOTETYPES_FOOTER</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/models.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/models.ui
index 9e9158d61..12d745187 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/models.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/models.ui
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Note Types</string>
+   <string>NOTETYPES_NOTE_TYPES</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5" stretch="100,0">
    <property name="spacing">
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
index 8eee4485b..d5afcb135 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>424</width>
+    <width>632</width>
     <height>374</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Preferences</string>
+   <string>PREFERENCES_PREFERENCES</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <item>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_1">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Basic</string>
+       <string>PREFERENCES_BASIC</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
        <property name="spacing">
@@ -58,42 +58,42 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="hwAccel">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Hardware acceleration (faster, may cause display issues)</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION_FASTER_MAY_CAUSE_DISPLAY</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showPlayButtons">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Show play buttons on cards with audio</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_SHOW_PLAY_BUTTONS_ON_CARDS_WITH</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="interrupt_audio">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Interrupt current audio when answering</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_INTERRUPT_CURRENT_AUDIO_WHEN_ANSWERING</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="pastePNG">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Paste clipboard images as PNG</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_PASTE_CLIPBOARD_IMAGES_AS_PNG</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="pasteInvert">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Paste without shift key strips formatting</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_PASTE_WITHOUT_SHIFT_KEY_STRIPS_FORMATTING</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="nightMode">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Night mode</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_NIGHT_MODE</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="useCurrent">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>When adding, default to current deck</string>
+           <string>PREFERENCES_WHEN_ADDING_DEFAULT_TO_CURRENT_DECK</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Change deck depending on note type</string>
+           <string>PREFERENCES_CHANGE_DECK_DEPENDING_ON_NOTE_TYPE</string>
           </property>
          </item>
         </widget>
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@
          <item>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>User interface size</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_USER_INTERFACE_SIZE</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="uiScale">
            <property name="suffix">
-            <string>%</string>
+            <string notr="true">%</string>
            </property>
            <property name="minimum">
             <number>100</number>
@@ -171,34 +171,34 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Scheduling</string>
+       <string>PREFERENCES_SCHEDULING</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showEstimates">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Show next review time above answer buttons</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_SHOW_NEXT_REVIEW_TIME_ABOVE_ANSWER</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showProgress">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Show remaining card count during review</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_SHOW_REMAINING_CARD_COUNT_DURING_REVIEW</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="dayLearnFirst">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Show learning cards with larger steps before reviews</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_SHOW_LEARNING_CARDS_WITH_LARGER_STEPS</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="newSched">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Anki 2.1 scheduler (beta)</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_ANKI_21_SCHEDULER_BETA</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
          <item row="1" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_29">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>mins</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_MINS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -247,28 +247,28 @@
          <item row="2" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_30">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Timebox time limit</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_TIMEBOX_TIME_LIMIT</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_40">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>hours past midnight</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_HOURS_PAST_MIDNIGHT</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="1" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_24">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Learn ahead limit</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_LEARN_AHEAD_LIMIT</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="2" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_39">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>mins</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_MINS</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
          <item row="0" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_23">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Next day starts at</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_NEXT_DAY_STARTS_AT</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_2">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Network</string>
+       <string>PREFERENCES_NETWORK</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
        <property name="spacing">
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
            <item>
             <widget class="QLabel" name="syncLabel">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>&lt;b&gt;Synchronisation&lt;/b&gt;</string>
+              <string>PREFERENCES_SYNCHRONISATION</string>
              </property>
              <property name="wordWrap">
               <bool>true</bool>
@@ -352,28 +352,28 @@
            <item>
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="syncMedia">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>Synchronize audio and images too</string>
+              <string>PREFERENCES_SYNCHRONIZE_AUDIO_AND_IMAGES_TOO</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
            <item>
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="syncOnProgramOpen">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>Automatically sync on profile open/close</string>
+              <string>PREFERENCES_AUTOMATICALLY_SYNC_ON_PROFILE_OPENCLOSE</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
            <item>
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autoSyncMedia">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>Periodically sync media</string>
+              <string>PREFERENCES_PERIODICALLY_SYNC_MEDIA</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
            <item>
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="fullSync">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>On next sync, force changes in one direction</string>
+              <string>PREFERENCES_ON_NEXT_SYNC_FORCE_CHANGES_IN</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Backups</string>
+       <string>PREFERENCES_BACKUPS</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
        <property name="spacing">
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:600;&quot;&gt;Backups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Anki will create a backup of your collection each time it is closed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_BACKUPSANKI_WILL_CREATE_A_BACKUP_OF</string>
          </property>
          <property name="wordWrap">
           <bool>true</bool>
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
          <item row="0" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Keep</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_KEEP</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
          <item row="0" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>backups</string>
+            <string>PREFERENCES_BACKUPS2</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -534,14 +534,14 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="openBackupFolder">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>You can restore backups via File&gt;Switch Profile.</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_YOU_CAN_RESTORE_BACKUPS_VIA_FILESWITCH</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Note: Media is not backed up. Please create a periodic backup of your Anki folder to be safe.</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_NOTE_MEDIA_IS_NOT_BACKED_UP</string>
          </property>
          <property name="wordWrap">
           <bool>true</bool>
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_21">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Some settings will take effect after you restart Anki.</string>
+          <string>PREFERENCES_SOME_SETTINGS_WILL_TAKE_EFFECT_AFTER</string>
          </property>
          <property name="alignment">
           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/profiles.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/profiles.ui
index 064302bd1..760dbf4f1 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/profiles.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/profiles.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Profiles</string>
+   <string>PROFILES_PROFILES</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon">
    <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QPushButton" name="login">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Open</string>
+           <string>PROFILES_OPEN</string>
           </property>
           <property name="default">
            <bool>true</bool>
@@ -43,28 +43,28 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QPushButton" name="add">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Add</string>
+           <string>ACTIONS_ADD</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <widget class="QPushButton" name="rename">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Rename</string>
+           <string>ACTIONS_RENAME</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <widget class="QPushButton" name="delete_2">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Delete</string>
+           <string>ACTIONS_DELETE</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <widget class="QPushButton" name="quit">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Quit</string>
+           <string>PROFILES_QUIT</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QPushButton" name="openBackup">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Open Backup...</string>
+           <string>PROFILES_OPEN_BACKUP</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/progress.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/progress.ui
index 5dbfdbbc7..2b575b398 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/progress.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/progress.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string notr="true">Dialog</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="margin">
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/reposition.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/reposition.ui
index cba8bb861..1310badc9 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/reposition.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/reposition.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Reposition New Cards</string>
+   <string>BROWSING_REPOSITION_NEW_CARDS</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Start position:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_START_POSITION</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Step:</string>
+        <string>BROWSING_STEP</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="randomize">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Randomize order</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_RANDOMIZE_ORDER</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="shift">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Shift position of existing cards</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_SHIFT_POSITION_OF_EXISTING_CARDS</string>
      </property>
      <property name="checked">
       <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/reschedule.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/reschedule.ui
index 26e9d9cfb..e67d4b67e 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/reschedule.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/reschedule.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Reschedule</string>
+   <string>BROWSING_RESCHEDULE</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <item>
     <widget class="QRadioButton" name="asNew">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Place at end of new card queue</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_PLACE_AT_END_OF_NEW_CARD</string>
      </property>
      <property name="checked">
       <bool>true</bool>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QRadioButton" name="asRev">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Place in review queue with interval between:</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_PLACE_IN_REVIEW_QUEUE_WITH_INTERVAL</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <item row="0" column="1">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>~</string>
+           <string notr="true">~</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <item row="0" column="3">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>days</string>
+           <string>SCHEDULING_DAYS</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/setgroup.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/setgroup.ui
index 151517058..22d9eb888 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/setgroup.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/setgroup.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Anki</string>
+   <string notr="true">Anki</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Move cards to deck:</string>
+      <string>BROWSING_MOVE_CARDS_TO_DECK</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/setlang.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/setlang.ui
index 44503186f..3b3467c80 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/setlang.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/setlang.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Anki</string>
+   <string notr="true">Anki</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Interface language:</string>
+      <string>PREFERENCES_INTERFACE_LANGUAGE</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/stats.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/stats.ui
index 7642c135d..07cc79f64 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/stats.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/stats.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Statistics</string>
+   <string notr="true">Statistics</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <widget class="AnkiWebView" name="web" native="true">
      <property name="url" stdset="0">
       <url>
-       <string>about:blank</string>
+       <string notr="true">about:blank</string>
       </url>
      </property>
     </widget>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="groups">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>deck</string>
+           <string notr="true">deck</string>
           </property>
           <property name="checked">
            <bool>true</bool>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="all">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>collection</string>
+           <string notr="true">collection</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="month">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>1 month</string>
+           <string notr="true">1 month</string>
           </property>
           <property name="checked">
            <bool>true</bool>
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="year">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>1 year</string>
+           <string notr="true">1 year</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="life">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>deck life</string>
+           <string notr="true">deck life</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/studydeck.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/studydeck.ui
index 3f9a88168..59b146fe9 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/studydeck.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/studydeck.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Study Deck</string>
+   <string>DECKS_STUDY_DECK</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Filter:</string>
+        <string>DECKS_FILTER</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/taglimit.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/taglimit.ui
index 43e23dc3f..88376c74c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/taglimit.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/taglimit.ui
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Selective Study</string>
+   <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_SELECTIVE_STUDY</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="activeCheck">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Require one or more of these tags:</string>
+      <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_REQUIRE_ONE_OR_MORE_OF_THESE</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Select tags to exclude:</string>
+      <string>CUSTOM_STUDY_SELECT_TAGS_TO_EXCLUDE</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/template.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/template.ui
index afc4264b8..9913a9926 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/template.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/template.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string>CARD_TEMPLATES_FORM</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <property name="leftMargin">
diff --git a/qt/po/scripts/rewrite-refs.py b/qt/po/scripts/rewrite-refs.py
index 9f9c1a721..b6ac9d545 100644
--- a/qt/po/scripts/rewrite-refs.py
+++ b/qt/po/scripts/rewrite-refs.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 import glob, re, json, stringcase
 
 files = (
-    glob.glob("../../pylib/**/*.py", recursive=True)
+    # glob.glob("../../pylib/**/*.py", recursive=True)
     #    glob.glob("../../qt/**/*.py", recursive=True)
+    glob.glob("../../qt/**/forms/*.ui", recursive=True)
 )
-string_re = re.compile(r'_\(\s*(".*?")\s*\)')
+string_re = re.compile(r"<string>(.*?)</string>")
 
 map = json.load(open("keys_by_text.json"))
 
@@ -16,16 +17,43 @@ blacklist = {
     "After pressing OK, you can choose which tags to include.",
     "Filter/Cram",
     "Show %s",
+    "~",
+    "about:blank",
     # previewer.py needs updating to fix these
     "Shortcut key: R",
     "Shortcut key: B",
 }
 
+from html.entities import name2codepoint
+
+reEnts = re.compile(r"&#?\w+;")
+
+
+def decode_ents(html):
+    def fixup(m):
+        text = m.group(0)
+        if text[:2] == "&#":
+            # character reference
+            try:
+                if text[:3] == "&#x":
+                    return chr(int(text[3:-1], 16))
+                else:
+                    return chr(int(text[2:-1]))
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+        else:
+            # named entity
+            try:
+                text = chr(name2codepoint[text[1:-1]])
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+        return text  # leave as is
+
+    return reEnts.sub(fixup, html)
+
 
 def repl(m):
-    # the argument may consistent of multiple strings that need merging together
-    text = eval(m.group(1))
-
+    text = decode_ents(m.group(1))
     if text in blacklist:
         return m.group(0)
 
@@ -33,11 +61,7 @@ def repl(m):
     screaming = stringcase.constcase(key)
     print(screaming)
 
-    if "%d" in text or "%s" in text:
-        # replace { $val } with %s for compat with old code
-        return f'tr_legacyglobal(TR.{screaming}, val="%s")'
-
-    return f"tr_legacyglobal(TR.{screaming})"
+    return f"<string>{screaming}</string>"
 
 
 for file in files:
@@ -46,8 +70,4 @@ for file in files:
     buf = open(file).read()
     buf2 = string_re.sub(repl, buf)
     if buf != buf2:
-        lines = buf2.split("\n")
-        lines.insert(3, "from anki.rsbackend import TR")
-        lines.insert(3, "from anki.lang import tr_legacyglobal")
-        buf2 = "\n".join(lines)
         open(file, "w").write(buf2)