Translation projects involve multiple people, multiple languages, and multiple steps. Without visual tracking, it's easy to lose sight of what's been translated, what's waiting for review, and what's already approved. Glot's Kanban Board brings visual project management to translation workflows — giving teams a clear, real-time view of every task's status.

Why Kanban for Translation?

Kanban boards have proven their value in software development, content creation, and project management. The same principles apply perfectly to translation:

Visual status tracking — See at a glance how many tasks are pending, in review, approved, or need rework
Bottleneck detection — If the "In Review" column is overflowing while "Pending" is empty, you know the reviewers need help
Team accountability — Each card shows the assignee, so everyone knows who's responsible for what
Progress reporting — Stakeholders can check the board without asking for status updates

Four-Column Workflow

Every translation task in Glot moves through four stages:

Pending — Task has been created and is waiting for the translator to begin work
In Review — Translation is complete and submitted for quality review
Approved — The reviewer has accepted the translation — it's ready for production
Rejected — The reviewer found issues and sent it back with feedback for the translator to fix

Each column is color-coded (gray, blue, green, red) for instant visual recognition. The task count badge on each column header lets you assess workload distribution at a glance.

JSON Translation Tasks

Unlike traditional translation tools that only handle plain text, Glot supports JSON key-value tasks. This is specifically designed for developers and localization engineers who work with i18n JSON files:

Paste your JSON directly: {"home.title": "Welcome", "home.subtitle": "Start here"}
The task displays a structured table with Key, Source, and Translation columns
Translators fill in each value individually — no risk of breaking the JSON structure
When approved, download the translated JSON file ready to drop into your project

Board View vs. List View

Glot offers both views, switchable with a single click:

Board view — Four-column Kanban. Best for overview and planning.
List view — Filterable task list with status badges. Best for finding specific tasks or filtering by status.

Both views support the "My Tasks" filter to see only tasks assigned to you.

From Task to Production

The complete workflow from creation to deployment:

Create a JSON task with your source i18n keys
Assign a translator and a reviewer
Translator fills in translations and submits for review
Reviewer approves or rejects with feedback
Once approved, click "Merge to Editor" to download the translated JSON
Drop the file into your project's locale directory — done

Get Started

Create a team and start organizing your translation work with the Kanban board. It's free for all teams on Glot.