Side-by-side editing across all cultures
Manual workflow – one at a time
Scripting tools –
Daxlate ✓
Translate your Power BI report in an afternoon, not weeks.
You've been asked to ship a model in two or three languages, often against a regulatory deadline. Today that's a custom script, a shared spreadsheet, and weeks of merging by hand. Daxlate cuts that to an afternoon. No scripts, no cloud.
↓ Start your free trial
7 days free · no credit card · fully functional
What to expect
“You no longer have to maintain separate reports for each language.”
Find every missing translation in seconds.
See every table, column, measure, and hierarchy in one grid. Filter to "missing only" and every gap surfaces before a translator opens the file.
Learn more →On the model Daxlate was built against
3 days → 3 minutes
Our own bilingual audit pass. 'Missing only' surfaces every gap before a translator opens the file.
Translators stay in Excel.
Export every culture to a single Excel file. Hand it to your translators. They edit where they already live. Re-import safely with version tracking and a coverage badge per culture.
How the Excel roundtrip works →One file. All cultures.
XLSX CSV cultures.xlsx
Object
en-US
fr-FR
de-DE
Sales
Sales
Ventes
Verkäufe
Revenue
Revenue
Revenu
Umsatz
Profit margin
Profit margin
Marge
Marge
Customer
Customer
Client
Kunde
Order date
Order date
Date commande
Bestelldatum
Keep an up-to-date record of every translation with one click.
Your data never leaves the machine.
Daxlate talks to a local Power BI Desktop instance or opens .pbix and .pbit files on disk. State and logs stay on your laptop, by design.
Read the privacy policy →Enterprise governance
- No analytics
No accounts, usage tracking, or crash reporting. The only outbound calls are license activation at purchase and an optional update check.
- Air-gap friendly
Disable the update check and the process makes zero outbound calls except for licensing.
- MSI installer
Self-contained x64 MSI with the .NET 10 runtime bundled. Deploys via Intune or SCCM if needed.
- Read-only mode
For governance reviews and audits.
how it works
Connect, translate, ship. In one afternoon.
Connect
Open a Power BI file or pick a running Power BI Desktop instance directly.
Translate
Add cultures, edit captions and descriptions. Verify translation coverage.
Ship
Save your changes and publish your multilingual Power BI report.
↓ Try it on your report
Install in 2 minutes · MSI · runs offline
vs. the alternatives
What scripting and spreadsheets can't do.
| Capability | Manual workflow | Scripting tools | Daxlate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side-by-side editing across all cultures | – one at a time | – | ✓ |
| Bulk culture add / remove | – by hand | – scripting required | ✓ one click |
| Translator-friendly XLSX / CSV roundtrip | – build a template | – | ✓ |
| Live edit on a running Power BI Desktop instance | – | – extract required | ✓ live mode |
| Read-only mode for governance / audit walkthroughs | – | – | ✓ |
| Original .pbix never overwritten on save | – | – manual care | ✓ automatic |
| Undo / redo across cultures and edits | – | – | ✓ |
| Per-culture coverage at a glance | – | – | ✓ |
Bulk culture add / remove
Manual workflow – by hand
Scripting tools – scripting required
Daxlate ✓ one click
Translator-friendly XLSX / CSV roundtrip
Manual workflow – build a template
Scripting tools –
Daxlate ✓
Live edit on a running Power BI Desktop instance
Manual workflow –
Scripting tools – extract required
Daxlate ✓ live mode
Read-only mode for governance / audit walkthroughs
Manual workflow –
Scripting tools –
Daxlate ✓
Original .pbix never overwritten on save
Manual workflow –
Scripting tools – manual care
Daxlate ✓ automatic
Undo / redo across cultures and edits
Manual workflow –
Scripting tools –
Daxlate ✓
Per-culture coverage at a glance
Manual workflow –
Scripting tools –
Daxlate ✓
↓ Download free trial
7 days free · no credit card · fully functional
Add any culture
Every culture, in its native script.
- SalesEnglish · en-US
- VentesFrench · fr-FR
- VerkäufeGerman · de-DE
- セールスJapanese · ja-JP
- 销售Chinese · zh-CN
- מכירותHebrew · he-IL
- مبيعاتArabic · ar-SA
- ПродажиRussian · ru-RU
- VendasPortuguese · pt-BR
- VentasSpanish · es-ES
- 매출Korean · ko-KR
- SatışlarTurkish · tr-TR
Not seeing your language? You can create custom locales for regional dialects or any language variant your business needs.
questions before you buy
The questions BI teams ask before they download.
Does it touch the cloud?
No. Your model and translations never leave the machine. The only outbound requests are license activation at purchase (and a re-issue on each renewal) and an optional update-manifest check at startup. Both are auditable and both can be turned off in Settings for a zero-network process.
Will it corrupt my PBIX?
No. In live mode the app pushes edits to Power BI Desktop via TOM; your .pbix file is only ever written when you do File → Save inside Desktop. In file mode the app opens .pbix / .pbit on disk. A .pbix containing a data model is saved as a sibling .pbit and the original .pbix is left untouched. There is no in-place rewrite of the source .pbix.
Is there a trial?
7 days from first launch. No credit card. Fully unlocked. At day 7 the app switches to read-only until you enter a license key.
How do I install it on a locked-down corporate machine?
Daxlate ships as a self-contained x64 MSI with the .NET 10 runtime bundled, so there is nothing to install separately. The MSI can be deployed via Intune or SCCM and runs per-user without admin rights once delivered. Air-gap friendly: disable the update check in Settings and the only outbound network call is license activation at purchase.
What about Service / Premium / Fabric workspaces?
It is on the roadmap. Daxlate targets local Power BI reports for now. Fabric workspaces are the next step.
Can my translators use Excel?
Yes. Daxlate exports to XLSX or CSV, with one file holding every culture as separate columns. Re-importing previews the diff in a dialog so you see exactly what will change before you confirm. Blank cells in the import overwrite existing translations with blanks, so translators should leave cells they have not worked on as-is rather than deleting them.
What can I translate?
Captions and descriptions on tables, columns, measures, hierarchies, and hierarchy levels.
Is there a read-only mode?
Yes. Tick "Open in read-only mode" on the Welcome screen. It disables Save, Discard, culture add/remove, and undo/redo. Use it for governance reviews, audit walkthroughs, or showing a model to a stakeholder without risk of an accidental write.
Is there a CLI for CI/CD?
Not in v1. The Core library is wired so a CLI wrapper is a thin add-on. It is on the roadmap, but not yet dated.
subscribe
Start free. Pay when it ships your reports.
Single seat
For individuals & small teams
$8 USD / month billed annually
Buy now → What's included
- All translation features
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- No-credit-card trial
- Email support · 2-business-day response
$96 billed annually
Volume licensing
For enterprises & teams of 5+
Custom per-seat pricing volume-tiered
Request a quote → Everything in Single seat, plus
- Volume discount at 5+ seats
- Named Solutions Engineer · onboarding session
- Pre-filled security questionnaire + DPIA
- NET-30 invoice / PO billing
- SLA: same-business-day response
Make your next Power BI release multilingual.
Install in two minutes. Connect to your running Power BI Desktop instance. Export every culture to one Excel file by dinner.
7 days free · no credit card · fully functional