arb_excel_converter_tool
A complete CLI tool to export Flutter ARB files to Excel for translators and import them back into your project.
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Last release 8 months ago
26 Dec 2025
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only 2 release windows
Nearly every release is documented
notes for 5 of 5 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
8 months old
5 releases · first in 2025
5 releases in the last 12 months
see the full history below
Release timeline
5 releases · Dec 2025 to Dec 2025
2026
Releases
latest 5-
1.1.126 Dec 2025Release notes
Open source →- Fixed: subcommand help flag support for
exportandimport. - Improved: Error handling for invalid command-line arguments.
- Fixed: subcommand help flag support for
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1.1.026 Dec 2025Release notes
Open source →🚀 Added
- Two-Way Sync: Introduced the
importcommand. You can now convert Excel (.xlsx) files back into Flutter.arbfiles, completing the localization workflow. - Smart Defaults: Both commands now look for standard Flutter paths by default (
lib/l10n/app_en.arb), allowing for zero-config usage. - New Primary CLI: Added
arb_toolas the main global command with a revamped help menu and usage examples. - Pretty-Print JSON: Imported ARB files are automatically formatted with a 2-space indent to match Flutter's localization standards.
🛠 Fixed & Improved
- Enhanced Help Menu: Added a rich in-terminal help experience with emojis, box-drawing characters, and contextual examples for sub-commands.
- Excel 4.x Migration: Rewrote row handling using
TextCellValueto ensure compatibility with the latestexcelpackage standards. - Metadata Persistence: Improved the logic for handling
@descriptiontags during both export and import cycles. - Robust Parsing: Added defensive checks to skip empty rows and handle missing keys gracefully during the import process.
- Two-Way Sync: Introduced the
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1.0.216 Dec 2025Release notes
Open source →- Fix: Resolved "Unsupported operation: Cannot remove from an unmodifiable list" crash during Excel sheet creation.
- Stability: Improved Excel saving logic for better compatibility across different OS environments.
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1.0.116 Dec 2025Release notes
Open source →- Feature: Added a default input path (
lib/l10n/app_en.arb) for easier use. - Feature: Added a
--help(-h) flag for in-terminal instructions. - Fix: Removed the "mandatory input" requirement that caused crashes.
- Improvement: Added descriptive error messages for missing files.
- Docs: Updated README with usage examples and an arguments table.
- Feature: Added a default input path (
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1.0.015 Dec 2025Release notes
Open source →Added
- Initial public release of the ARB to Excel Converter Tool.
- Added core functionality to read
.arbfiles and extract keys, values, and descriptions. - Implemented command-line arguments for specifying input (
-i) and output (-o) files. - Created
arb_exportexecutable to simplify running the tool globally.