Workflow
Review localization with local teams
Localization works best when the people who understand each market can focus on judgement rather than rewriting everything from scratch.
Localizethat gives each target language its own review workflow.
Review happens by language
Each target language is reviewed independently.
One reviewer can work on Swedish while another reviews Dutch, and each language can move through the workflow at its own pace.
Simplified example
Swedish
Reviewer · Erik
7 of 7 reviewed
Dutch
Reviewer · Anna
5 of 7 reviewed
Due tomorrow
Invite the right reviewer
You can invite a reviewer by email for a specific target language.
The review link gives them access to that localization and language without giving them access to the rest of your Localizethat workspace.
No Localizethat account required.
External reviewers only see the content they have been invited to review. They do not get access to your other localizations, company context, translation memory, glossary, claims or workspace settings.
Set a deadline
When sending a localization for review, set the date the review should be completed.
The deadline stays visible in the review workflow so the person managing the localization can see what is waiting, what is in progress and what is overdue.
Review statuses
A manual action — reminders are not sent automatically.
Review one segment at a time
The review interface keeps the source and target language together so reviewers can evaluate the localization in context.
Source · English
[source content]
Dutch · Nederlands
[localized content]
Reviewers can focus on the current segment without navigating the rest of the workspace.
Comments and suggested edits
Not every issue requires rewriting the localized text directly. Reviewers can leave comments or suggest changes when something needs clarification or adjustment.
Suggested edits remain review decisions until they are accepted. A suggested edit does not automatically overwrite the localization.
Review decision
Approval has clear levels
Approval should always make clear what is being approved.
Segment
Language
Project
This avoids an ambiguous “approved” state when only part of a localization has actually been reviewed.
See what is still waiting
The person managing the localization should be able to see the status of every target language in one place.
Review overview
Dutch
Anna
5 of 7 reviewed
Due tomorrow
Swedish
Erik
7 of 7 reviewed
German
—
This makes review coordination part of the localization workflow rather than a separate email and spreadsheet process.
External reviewers are free
Inviting someone to review a target language does not require adding them as an internal Localizethat user.
This lets companies involve local teams, subject-matter experts or external partners without creating a new paid account for every reviewer.
Finished reviewing?
Once a target language is approved, it can move to finalization.
Related guides
Getting started with Localizethat
The core workflow: localize, review, finalize and reuse approved decisions.
Create your first localization
Walk through choosing content type, source, languages and localization.
Build your company context
Set up the brand voice, terminology, claims and rules Localizethat should understand.
Finalize and export
Check readiness, finalize approved languages and export the final version.