Microsoft Language Portal

Now featuring Windows 7 terminology for 35 languages!
On these pages you can search our localization glossaries and terminology database for over 70 languages, download style guides, give us feedback on terminology used in our products and find pointers to other languages and localization sites in Microsoft.

Language tools and technologies

Bing Translator
Free online machine translation of text and and web pages in 20 languages
ESL Assistant
Designed for learners of English as a Second Language, the ESL Assistant helps find writing errors and shows how others have expressed similar ideas on the web
Messenger Translation Robot
Translate Messenger conversations between 14 languages
Language Interface Packs
Windows and Office in over 90 languages
Microsoft Transliteration Utility
Tool for transliterating one natural language script to another

Language support and blogs

Go Global
Develop world-ready applications for the Microsoft Windows platform. Find information about the international features built into various Microsoft products.
Microsoft MT
Microsoft Research Machine Translation (MSR-MT) Team Blog
Microsoft Proofing Tools
Office Natural Language Team Blog