# General Translation Platform: Editing translations
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-GB/docs/platform/translations.mdx
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title: Editing translations
description: Browse, view and edit translated content
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Use the Translations page to review and edit translated content for a project. The page supports file-based content and component-based content, with the same core editing tools in both views.

## Files vs components

| View           | Best for                                               |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Files**      | Markdown, JSON, gettext, and other file-based content  |
| **Components** | React/JSX projects where strings live in UI components |

Switch between tabs at the top of the page. Both views support locale switching, inline editing, source visibility, search, downloads, and annotation filters.

![Screenshot: Files tab with keyed JSON translations](https://assets.gtx.dev/platform/translations-files.png)

## Working with translations

**Browse content**: Use the file tree or component list to select content. Search filters the current view by file name, component name, key, source text, or translated text.

**Choose a branch**: Use the branch selector when your project has repository-backed translations on multiple branches.

**Choose locales**: Select one locale for a focused editor, or select multiple locales to compare translations side by side.

**Edit inline**: Click a translation cell to edit it. For supported raw formats, toggle **Raw** to edit the underlying file content in a code editor.

**Use file tools**: Open history, compare against a previous version, download translated output, show or hide source content, and filter by [annotation labels](/docs/platform/translations/annotations).

## Version history

Open a file’s history to inspect previous translation versions. Use history when you need to compare a manual edit, restore an earlier state, or confirm when a translated file changed.

## Multi-locale view

Select multiple locales to compare translations in one table. Annotation indicators appear inside each locale cell. Click an indicator to open the annotation panel for that entry and locale.

## Project search

Press `⌘K` on macOS or `Ctrl+K` on Windows from any project page to search across files and components. Results link directly to the matching entry.

## Next steps

* [Annotations](/docs/platform/translations/annotations)
* [Retranslate content](/docs/platform/translations/retranslate)
* [Context groups](/docs/platform/context)