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+Code contributions are welcome! Please commit any pull requests against the `master` branch.
+
+# Internationalization (i18n)
+
+If you are interested in helping translate the bitwarden browser extension into another language, please follow these steps
+when creating your pull request:
+
+1. Create a new folder under `/src/_locales` using the proper Chrome locale code. You can find the locales that Chrome 
+   supports here: <https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/i18n?csw=1#localeTable>. For example, if I want to create a new
+   translation for German, I will create the folder `/src/_locales/de`.
+2. Copy/paste the English `messages.json` file (`/src/_locales/en/messages.json`) into your newly created locales
+   folder.
+3. Open the `messages.json` for your newly created locale and start translating the `message` JSON properties. The
+   `description` properties should be left in English as a reference.
+4. Repeat the same process for the store `COPY.md` and `CAPTIONS.md` files in `/store`. Do not copy over the `assets`
+   and `screenshots` folders to your new locale. We will update these based on your translations provided in
+   `CAPTIONS.md`. Finally, do not translate the titles in the markdown files (ex. `# Name` and `# Screenshot - Sync`).
+   These are only for reference.
+
+You can find an example of a proper translation pull request here: <https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/pull/49/files>
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 # Contribute
 
-Code contributions are welcome! Please commit any pull requests against the `master` branch.
+Code contributions are welcome! Please commit any pull requests against the `master` branch. Learn more about how to contribute
+by reading the [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
 
 Security audits and feedback are welcome. Please open an issue or email us privately if the report is sensitive in nature.