diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index f3a0b27..950d49b 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     exe.root_module.addAnonymousImport("puzzles", .{ .root_source_file = b.path("puzzles/puzzles.zig") });
     b.installArtifact(exe);
 
-    const metainfo = b.path("data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.metainfo.xml");
+    const linguas = readLinguas(b);
+
+    const metainfo = generateMetainfo(b, linguas);
     const metainfo_install = b.addInstallFileWithDir(metainfo, metainfo_dir, b.fmt("{s}.metainfo.xml", .{app_id}));
     b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&metainfo_install.step);
 
-    const desktop = b.path("data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.desktop");
+    const desktop = generateDesktop(b, linguas);
     const desktop_install = b.addInstallFileWithDir(desktop, desktop_dir, b.fmt("{s}.desktop", .{app_id}));
     b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&desktop_install.step);
 
@@ -107,3 +109,48 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const xgettext_step = b.step("xgettext", "Generate nonograms.pot using xgettext");
     xgettext_step.dependOn(&run_xgettext.step);
 }
+
+fn readLinguas(b: *std.Build) []const []const u8 {
+    const max_bytes = 16 * 1024; // 16KB
+    const raw = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(b.allocator, b.pathFromRoot("po/LINGUAS"), max_bytes) catch |err|
+        std.debug.panic("failed to read LINGUAS: {}", .{err});
+
+    var linguas = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(b.allocator);
+    defer linguas.deinit();
+    var lines = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, raw, '\n');
+    while (lines.next()) |line| {
+        const trimmed_line = std.mem.trim(u8, line, &std.ascii.whitespace);
+        if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, trimmed_line, "#")) continue;
+        var items = std.mem.tokenizeAny(u8, trimmed_line, &std.ascii.whitespace);
+        while (items.next()) |item| {
+            linguas.append(item) catch @panic("OOM");
+        }
+    }
+    return linguas.toOwnedSlice() catch @panic("OOM");
+}
+
+fn generateMetainfo(b: *std.Build, linguas: []const []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    const base = b.path("data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.metainfo.xml");
+
+    const translate = b.addSystemCommand(&.{ "msgfmt", "--xml" });
+    addPoDependencies(b, translate, linguas);
+    translate.addPrefixedDirectoryArg("-d", b.path("po"));
+    translate.addPrefixedFileArg("--template=", base);
+    return translate.addPrefixedOutputFileArg("-o", "dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.metainfo.xml");
+}
+
+fn generateDesktop(b: *std.Build, linguas: []const []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    const base = b.path("data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.desktop");
+
+    const translate = b.addSystemCommand(&.{ "msgfmt", "--desktop" });
+    addPoDependencies(b, translate, linguas);
+    translate.addPrefixedDirectoryArg("-d", b.path("po"));
+    translate.addPrefixedFileArg("--template=", base);
+    return translate.addPrefixedOutputFileArg("-o", "dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.desktop");
+}
+
+fn addPoDependencies(b: *std.Build, run: *std.Build.Step.Run, linguas: []const []const u8) void {
+    for (linguas) |lingua| {
+        run.addFileInput(b.path(b.fmt("po/{s}.po", .{lingua})));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 50422f1..6fbad6b 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-data/ui/color-button.ui
-data/ui/color-picker.ui
-data/ui/view.ui
-data/ui/window.ui
-
+data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.desktop
+data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.metainfo.xml
+data/resources/ui/color-button.ui
+data/resources/ui/color-picker.ui
+data/resources/ui/view.ui
+data/resources/ui/window.ui
 src/Library.zig
 src/main.zig
 src/pbn.zig
diff --git a/po/nonograms.pot b/po/nonograms.pot
index 7ab8ee1..e9c2d3b 100644
--- a/po/nonograms.pot
+++ b/po/nonograms.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Nonograms 0.0.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-07-23 20:43-0400\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-11-27 10:09-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -17,70 +17,85 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:4 data/ui/window.ui:23 src/main.zig:315
+#: data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.desktop:3
+#: data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.metainfo.xml:6 data/resources/ui/window.ui:4
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:20
 msgid "Nonograms"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:29
+#: data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.desktop:4
+#: data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.metainfo.xml:7
+msgid "Solve nonogram puzzles"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.desktop:6
+msgid "picross;paint-by-number;puzzle"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: data/dev.ianjohnson.Nonograms.metainfo.xml:12
+msgid "Ian Johnson"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:26
 msgid "Main menu"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:36
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:33
 msgid "About this puzzle"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:100
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:97
 msgid "Library"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:133 src/main.zig:229
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:130 src/main.zig:225
 msgid "Puzzles"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:178
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:175
 msgid "Open"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:184
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:181
 msgid "Clear"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: data/ui/window.ui:190
+#: data/resources/ui/window.ui:187
 msgid "About"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:170 src/main.zig:176
+#: src/main.zig:166 src/main.zig:172
 msgid "Failed to read library"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:180
+#: src/main.zig:176
 msgid "Failed to add default puzzles to library"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:190 src/main.zig:251
+#: src/main.zig:186 src/main.zig:247
 msgid "Untitled"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:212
+#: src/main.zig:208
 msgid "Failed to load puzzle"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:230
+#: src/main.zig:226
 msgid "Untitled puzzle set"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:265
+#: src/main.zig:261
 msgid "Untitled puzzle"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:294
+#: src/main.zig:290
 msgid "Open Puzzle"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:297
+#: src/main.zig:293
 msgid "_Open"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/main.zig:298
+#: src/main.zig:294
 msgid "_Cancel"
 msgstr ""