🧠 Backbone Localization — Simple. Powerful. Production-Ready.
Backbone Localization is a complete solution for multilingual games in Unity — designed to be fast, modular, scalable, and fully visual. Whether you're building a small indie title or a complex project with thousands of localized elements, Backbone adapts to your workflow and grows with your needs.
✨ Why Backbone?
- ⚡ Lightning-fast setup — start localizing in minutes.
- 🎯 Multi-platform — PC, Mobile, Console, VR, WebGL.
- 🧩 Modular workflows — use components, centralized key-based lists, or full API control.
- 🔄 CSV import/export — perfect for working with translators.
- 🌍 Real-time language switching — no scene reloads.
- 📚 Full documentation, video tutorials, and premium support.
- 💯 No external dependencies — pure Unity, ready for production.
See online documentation
🎬 Intro to Bakcbone Localization
🎬 Quick Mode Tutorial
🎬 Key List Mode Tutorial
🔧 Main Features
✅ Three powerful workflows (use one or mix them)
- Component-based: attach localization components to GameObjects and assign values per language in the Inspector.
- Key-based lists: manage all localized content in central lists with CSV support — ideal for large teams.
- Full API: total runtime control with clean, documented methods.
✅ Supports all types of content
- Text (UI & TextMeshPro)
- Images (Image, RawImage, SpriteRenderer)
- Audio (multi-language clips)
- Textures & Materials
✅ Smart language management
- Define any number of languages.
- Change language in code or via UI.
- Automatic fallback to default language.
✅ Editor-first design
- Built-in editors for strings, images, audio, and textures.
- Auto-grouping by prefix, multiline editing, and powerful search.
- You can organize your lists your way and load only what’s needed per scene.
✅ CSV ready
- Export/import any list — even with asset paths.
- Translate in Google Sheets, Excel or with your team, no Unity required.
✅ Optimized for large projects
- Efficient data handling and flexible loading per scene.
- Ideal for games with dynamic or content-heavy localization.
✅ Example scenes included
- Ready-to-use demos showing all use cases.
- Each with mini-manuals to help you get started fast.
📚 Documentation & Support.
Backbone Localization is more than a tool — it’s your localization pipeline, designed for real-world projects.
Simple when you need it, powerful when it matters.