diff --git a/qt/po/scripts/extract-po-strings.py b/qt/po/scripts/extract-po-strings.py
index c779c7e9d..d33e9cb19 100644
--- a/qt/po/scripts/extract-po-strings.py
+++ b/qt/po/scripts/extract-po-strings.py
@@ -194,7 +194,11 @@ def determine_module(text, files):
 
 modules = dict()
 
-remap_keys = {"browsing-": "browsing-type-here-to-search"}
+remap_keys = {
+    "browsing-": "browsing-type-here-to-search",
+    "importing-": "importing-ignored",
+    "qt-misc-": "qt-misc-non-unicode-text",
+}
 
 
 def generate_key(module: str, text: str) -> str:
diff --git a/qt/po/scripts/write-ftls.py b/qt/po/scripts/write-ftls.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aed4c6c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/po/scripts/write-ftls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import json
+import os
+
+from fluent.syntax import parse, serialize
+from fluent.syntax.ast import Message, TextElement, Identifier, Pattern, Junk
+
+core = "../../../anki-i18n/core/core"
+qt = "../../../anki-i18n/qtftl/desktop"
+
+qt_modules = {"about", "qt-accel", "addons", "qt-misc"}
+
+modules = json.load(open("strings_by_module.json"))
+translations = json.load(open("strings.json"))
+
+# # fixme:
+# addons addons-downloaded-fnames Downloaded %(fname)s
+# addons addons-downloading-adbd-kb02fkb Downloading %(a)d/%(b)d (%(kb)0.2fKB)...
+# addons addons-error-downloading-ids-errors Error downloading <i>%(id)s</i>: %(error)s
+# addons addons-error-installing-bases-errors Error installing <i>%(base)s</i>: %(error)s
+# addons addons-important-as-addons-are-programs-downloaded <b>Important</b>: As add-ons are programs downloaded from the internet, they are potentially malicious.<b>You should only install add-ons you trust.</b><br><br>Are you sure you want to proceed with the installation of the following Anki add-on(s)?<br><br>%(names)s
+# addons addons-installed-names Installed %(name)s
+# addons addons-the-following-addons-are-incompatible-with The following add-ons are incompatible with %(name)s and have been disabled: %(found)s
+# card-templates card-templates-delete-the-as-card-type-and Delete the '%(a)s' card type, and its %(b)s?
+# browsing browsing-found-as-across-bs Found %(a)s across %(b)s.
+# browsing browsing-nd-names %(n)d: %(name)s
+# importing importing-rows-had-num1d-fields-expected-num2d '%(row)s' had %(num1)d fields, expected %(num2)d
+# about about-written-by-damien-elmes-with-patches Written by Damien Elmes, with patches, translation,    testing and design from:<p>%(cont)s
+# media media-recordingtime Recording...<br>Time: %0.1f
+# addons-unknown-error = Unknown error: {}
+
+# fixme: isolation chars
+
+
+def transform_text(text: str) -> str:
+    # fixme: automatically remap to %s in a compat wrapper? manually fix?
+    text = (
+        text.replace("%d", "{ $val }")
+        .replace("%s", "{ $val }")
+        .replace("{}", "{ $val }")
+    )
+    if "Clock drift" in text:
+        text = text.replace("\n", "<br>")
+    else:
+        text = text.replace("\n", " ")
+    return text
+
+
+def check_parses(path: str):
+    # make sure the file parses
+    with open(path) as file:
+        orig = file.read()
+    obj = parse(orig)
+    for ent in obj.body:
+        if isinstance(ent, Junk):
+            raise Exception(f"file had junk! {path} {ent}")
+
+
+for module, items in modules.items():
+    if module in qt_modules:
+        folder = qt
+    else:
+        folder = core
+
+    # templates
+    path = os.path.join(folder, "templates", module + ".ftl")
+    print(path)
+    with open(path, "a", encoding="utf8") as file:
+        for (key, text) in items:
+            text2 = transform_text(text)
+            file.write(f"{key} = {text2}\n")
+
+    check_parses(path)
+
+    # translations
+    for (lang, map) in translations.items():
+        if lang == "en":
+            continue
+
+        out = []
+        for (key, text) in items:
+            if text in map:
+                out.append((key, transform_text(map[text])))
+
+        if out:
+            path = os.path.join(folder, lang, module + ".ftl")
+            dir = os.path.dirname(path)
+            if not os.path.exists(dir):
+                os.mkdir(dir)
+
+            print(path)
+            with open(path, "a", encoding="utf8") as file:
+                for (key, text) in out:
+                    file.write(f"{key} = {text}\n")
+
+            check_parses(path)