How to Translate App Store Screenshot Captions into Every Language

TL;DR

AppShots stores caption text per language with automatic fallback to your default, per-language font mapping (like Noto Sans SC/JP/KR), and auto-shrinking when a translation runs long — so one project ships polished captions in every App Store language.

Steps

In AppShots, write your caption in your default language.
Open the side-by-side language table to add translations per locale.
Set per-language font mapping (e.g. Noto Sans SC / JP / KR) so each script renders correctly.
Long translations auto-shrink to fit; adjust if needed.
Export a full set — each language gets its own captioned images.

Why it works this way

Localized screenshots convert far better than English-only ones in non-English stores, but redesigning per language is unthinkable at 20+ locales. AppShots separates the caption text from the design, so one layout carries every translation, with font mapping and auto-shrink handling the parts that usually break — long German strings, CJK fonts, right-to-left scripts.

Tips & edge cases

Set fonts per language up front so CJK and other scripts don’t fall back to tofu boxes.
Missing locales fall back to your default, so nothing ships blank.
Pair with AI translation or CSV import to fill locales fast.

FAQ

Do I have to rebuild the design for each language? No. Caption text is stored per language on one project; the design stays, only the words change.

What if a translation is longer than the English? AppShots shrinks the text automatically when a translation runs long, and maps per-language fonts so scripts render correctly.

What if a language has no caption yet? It falls back to your default caption automatically.