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Vaclav Slavik

Summary

Czech software developer, original author and primary maintainer of poedit, the cross-platform translation editor for PO and XLIFF files.

Contributions

Poedit (~1999-present)

Created and has maintained Poedit for 25+ years as primarily a solo project with 100 total contributors. Key recent work (2026): - v3.9 release (March 2026) - Refactored pretranslation system into UI/non-UI components - Regular maintenance commits and Crowdin translation updates

Design Philosophy

Poedit reflects a focused design approach: do one thing (edit PO/XLIFF files) exceptionally well, with a compact view and effective UI that differentiates it from heavier translation management platforms.