Strapi LLM Translator

AI-Powered Content Translation for Strapi

The Strapi LLM Translator plugin enhances your localization workflow by utilising LLMs to translate your content fields with a single click. Compatible with any OpenAI-compatible LLM, it preserves your original formatting while delivering fast, accurate results in seconds.

🚀 Key Features

• 🌍 Multi-field Support - Translates all text-based fields (string, text, richtext) and JSON/Blocks content, including Strapi 5 structured rich text
• 🔌 LLM Agnostic - Works with any OpenAI-compatible API (your choice of provider or local)
• 📝 Format Preservation - Maintains markdown formatting during translation
• 🔗 Smart UUID Handling - Auto-translates slugs when i18n is enabled with relative fields
• ⚡ Auto-fill - Instantly populates generated translations
• 🎛️ Customizable - Adjust system prompts and temperature for optimal results

✅ Tested With

• Strapi: v5.12.x, v5.15.x
• LLM Providers:
  • OpenAI: gpt-4o
  • Azure OpenAI: gpt-4.1
  • Groq: meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct
  • Local: Ollama, e.g. phi4-mini

🛠️ Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

• Strapi project (v5+)
• API key for your preferred LLM provider, Base Url + Model Name (+ API Version for Azure OpenAI)
• Configured internationalization with at least two languages in your Strapi application

Installation

1. Install the plugin in your Strapi project:

npm install strapi-llm-translator

2. Configure environment variables:

# Optional - Your LLM provider API key (Can be left empty if there is no API Key needed)
LLM_TRANSLATOR_LLM_API_KEY=

# Optional - Defaults to OpenAI's endpoint
STRAPI_ADMIN_LLM_TRANSLATOR_LLM_BASE_URL=

# Optional - ⚠️ Only Required for Azure OpenAI
STRAPI_ADMIN_LLM_TRANSLATOR_AZURE_API_VERSION=

# Optional - Defaults to gpt-4o
STRAPI_ADMIN_LLM_TRANSLATOR_LLM_MODEL=

3. Rebuild your admin panel:

npm run build

After installation, customize the translation behavior through the LLM Translator configuration page:

💻 Plugin Development

To contribute to the plugin development:

1. Navigate to your Strapi project
2. Add and link the plugin: npx yalc add strapi-llm-translator && npx yalc link strapi-llm-translator && npm install
3. Start your Strapi project
4. In a separate terminal, watch the plugin for changes: npm run watch:link

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

• jacco-webleads (Parallel Batch Processing)
• asiegrist (Azure OpenAI Support)
• DrTimmi (Support for nested components, dynamic zones, rich-text fields, and robust JSON parsing)

Author

• grenzbotin – vulpis.dev

Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.