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Articulate Localization: Overview

Article Last Updated Apr 14, 2026

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Develop high-quality localized courses seamlessly with  Articulate Localization, a localization solution integrated right into Articulate’s unparalleled authoring platform. This overview covers the basics of Articulate Localization and explains how to access it.

What Articulate Localization Does

Articulate Localization helps you upskill your global learners more quickly and efficiently with three primary processes:

One-Click AI Translation

Instantly translate Rise 360 and Storyline 360 courses into 80+ languages with fully integrated AI translation. Upload custom glossaries to maintain consistency and incorporate specialized terminology.

In-Context Language Validation

Verify the accuracy of localized content with a new language validation experience in Review 360. Validators can preview their changes in context, and authors can import them directly back into the source project.

Multi-language Workflow Management

Streamline end-to-end localization for your Rise 360 and Storyline 360 courses. Manage all your languages in a single project, keep track of the validation process in Review 360, and publish all languages at once to Reach 360 or your LMS.

 

What Languages Are Available

Translate your content into over 80 languages, including certain regional variations such as Canadian French and Brazilian Portuguese. 

Afrikaans

Finnish

Lithuanian

Sinhaha

Albanian

French (Canada)

Luxembourgish

Slovak

Amharic

French (France)

Macedonian

Slovenian

Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic)

Georgian

Malay

Somali

Armenian

German

Malayalam

Spanish (Latin America)

Azerbaijani

Greek

Maltese

Spanish (Mexico)

Bangla

Gujarati

Maori

Spanish (Spain)

Bosnian

Haitian Creole

Marathi

Swahili

Bulgarian

Hausa

Mongolian

Swedish

Catalan

Hebrew

Nepali

Tamil

Chinese, Simplified

Hindi

Norwegian

Telugu

Chinese, Simplified (China)

Hungarian

Norwegian Bokmål

Tetum

Chinese, Traditional

Icelandic

Nyanja

Thai

Chinese, Traditional (Taiwan)

Indonesian

Pashto

Tigrinya

Croatian

Irish

Persian (Iran)

Turkish

Czech

Italian

Polish

Ukrainian

Danish

Japanese

Portuguese (Brazil)

Urdu

Dari (Afghanistan)

Kannada

Portuguese (Portugal)

Uzbek

Dutch

Kazakh

Punjabi

Vietnamese

English (UK)

Khmer

Romanian

Welsh

English (US)

Korean (Standard South Korean)

Russian

 

Estonian

Lao

Samoan

 

Filipino (Tagalog)

Latvian

Serbian*

 

 

*When Serbian is paired with English, Serbian (Latin) is used. When Serbian is paired with any other supported language, Serbian (Cyrillic) is used.

Language Formality

Many languages available for one-click translation also offer different degrees of formality. Articulate Localization defaults to Automatic, which determines the best formality level based on your content. However, you can adjust the formality of the translation based on your organization’s communication style.

 

Tool Tip: Use our language lookup tool to see which target languages are supported for your source language and if the language pair supports glossary, formality, and right-to-left. 

Here’s how to use it:

  1. Launch the language lookup tool in a separate browser window.
  2. Select your source language from the Select a Source Language dropdown.
  3. A table displays all the supported target languages for the chosen source language with columns for glossary, formality, and right-to-left. A green checkmark in these columns means the corresponding target language supports it.

 

 

What Gets Translated

The following chart explains which parts of courses are translated and how:

Part

Behavior

On-slide text, including slide notes and text variable values (Storyline 360 only)

Automatically translated

Block text (Rise 360 only)

Automatically translated

Closed captions (video, audio)

Automatically translated

Text-to-speech narration

Automatically translated in Storyline 360.

AI text-to-speech is automatically translated in Rise 360.

Text labels in Rise 360 and player text labels in Storyline 360

Default text labels for each target language are automatically assigned. 

Custom text labels are not translated. However, in Rise 360, you can assign custom label sets to individual language versions after translation.

Alternative text

Automatically translated for customized alternative text but not default alt text generated by the app

Question banks

Questions drawn from question banks are translated together with the course.

Custom blocks (Beta)

All text, including alternative text, audio transcripts, and AI-generated text-to-speech are automatically translated. However, right-to-left translation isn't supported at this time.

How to Access Localization

All active Articulate 360 subscriptions and Articulate 360 trials include Localization’s translation and validation features in Rise 360. You only pay when you’re ready to publish and distribute your multilingual training. Refer to these user guides as you explore Localization in Rise 360:

  1. Creating Multi-Language Rise 360 Courses
  2. Streamlining Language Validation With Review 360
  3. Importing Suggestions from Language Validators
  4. Publish Multi-Language Rise 360 Courses (requires a paid Localization plan)

Read Rise 360: Discover Articulate Localization at No Additional Cost to learn more.

For Storyline 360, you can download a pre-built multi-language demo file to experience the Localization workflow. From the app, navigate to File > Translation > Download Example. Refer to these user guides as you test out the demo file:

  1. Creating Multi-Language Storyline 360 Projects
  2. Streamlining Language Validation With Review 360
  3. Importing Suggestions from Language Validators
  4. Publishing Multi-Language Storyline Projects (requires paid Localization plan)

Note: Translating Storyline 360 projects requires Storyline 360 build 3.115.36687.0 or later. Translated courses won’t open in older versions of Storyline.

If you have additional questions about using Articulate Localization in Storyline 360 or just want to learn more, contact sales@articulate.com.