diff --git a/crowdin.yml b/crowdin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32614a491d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crowdin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+preserve_hierarchy: true
+commit_message: "[skip ci] Translations from Crowdin"
+append_commit_message: false
+
+files:
+- source: /i18n/en.json
+  translation: /i18n/%locale%.json
+- source: /packages/**/i18n/en.json
+  translation: /packages/**/i18n/%locale%.json
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b00e13704c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+{
+  "menu": {
+    "pulsar": {
+      "about": "About Pulsar",
+      "view-license": "View License",
+      "version": "Version VERSION",
+      "restart-and-install-update": "Restart and Install Update",
+      "check-for-update": "Check for Update",
+      "checking-for-update": "Checking for Update",
+      "downloading-update": "Downloading Update",
+      "preferences": "Preferences",
+      "config": "Config",
+      "init-script": "Init Script",
+      "keymap": "Keymap",
+      "snippets": "Snippets",
+      "stylesheet": "Stylesheet",
+      "install-shell-commands": "Install Shell Commands",
+      "quit": "Quit Pulsar"
+    },
+    "macos": {
+      "services": "Services",
+      "hide-self": "Hide Pulsar",
+      "hide-others": "Hide Others",
+      "show-all": "Show All"
+    },
+    "file": {
+      "self": "File",
+      "new-window": "New Window",
+      "new-file": "New File",
+      "open": "Open...",
+      "open-file": "Open File...",
+      "open-folder": "Open Folder...",
+      "add-project-folder": "Add Project Folder",
+      "project-history": {
+        "reopen-project": "Reopen Project",
+        "clear": "Clear Project History"
+      },
+      "reopen-last-item": "Reopen Last Item",
+      "save": "Save",
+      "save-as": "Save As...",
+      "save-all": "Save All",
+      "close-tab": "Close Tab",
+      "close-pane": "Close Pane",
+      "close-window": "Close Window"
+    },
+    "edit": {
+      "self": "Edit",
+      "undo": "Undo",
+      "redo": "Redo",
+      "cut": "Cut",
+      "copy": "Copy",
+      "copy-path": "Copy Path",
+      "paste": "Paste",
+      "paste-without-reformatting": "Paste Without Reformatting",
+      "select-all": "Select All",
+      "toggle-comments": "Toggle Comments",
+      "lines": {
+        "self": "Lines",
+        "indent": "Indent",
+        "outdent": "Outdent",
+        "auto-indent": "Auto Indent",
+        "move-up": "Move Line Up",
+        "move-down": "Move Line Down",
+        "duplicate": "Duplicate Lines",
+        "delete": "Delete Line",
+        "join": "Join Lines"
+      },
+      "columns": {
+        "self": "Columns",
+        "move-selection-left": "Move Selection Left",
+        "move-selection-right": "Move Selection Right"
+      },
+      "text": {
+        "self": "Text",
+        "upper-case": "Upper Case",
+        "lower-case": "Lower Case",
+        "delete-to-end-of-word": "Delete to End of Word",
+        "delete-to-previous-word-boundary": "Delete to Previous Word Boundary",
+        "delete-to-next-word-boundary": "Delete to Next Word Boundary",
+        "delete-line": "Delete Line",
+        "transpose": "Transpose"
+      },
+      "folding": {
+        "self": "Folding",
+        "fold": "Fold",
+        "unfold": "Unfold",
+        "fold-all": "Fold All",
+        "unfold-all": "Unfold All",
+        "fold-level-1": "Fold Level 1",
+        "fold-level-2": "Fold Level 2",
+        "fold-level-3": "Fold Level 3",
+        "fold-level-4": "Fold Level 4",
+        "fold-level-5": "Fold Level 5",
+        "fold-level-6": "Fold Level 6",
+        "fold-level-7": "Fold Level 7",
+        "fold-level-8": "Fold Level 8",
+        "fold-level-9": "Fold Level 9"
+      }
+    },
+    "view": {
+      "self": "View",
+      "toggle-full-screen": "Toggle Full Screen",
+      "toggle-menu-bar": "Toggle Menu Bar",
+      "panes": {
+        "self": "Panes",
+        "split-up": "Split Up",
+        "split-down": "Split Down",
+        "split-left": "Split Left",
+        "split-right": "Split Right",
+        "focus-next": "Focus Next Pane",
+        "focus-previous": "Focus Previous Pane",
+        "focus-above": "Focus Pane Above",
+        "focus-below": "Focus Pane Below",
+        "focus-on-left": "Focus Pane On Left",
+        "focus-on-right": "Focus Pane On Right",
+        "close": "Close Pane"
+      },
+      "developer": {
+        "self": "Developer",
+        "open-in-dev-mode": "Open In Dev Mode",
+        "reload-window": "Reload Window",
+        "run-package-specs": "Run Package Specs",
+        "toggle-dev-tools": "Toggle Developer Tools"
+      },
+      "increase-font-size": "Increase Font Size",
+      "decrease-font-size": "Decrease Font Size",
+      "reset-font-size": "Reset Font Size",
+      "toggle-soft-wrap": "Toggle Soft Wrap"
+    },
+    "selection": {
+      "self": "Selection",
+      "add-above": "Add Selection Above",
+      "add-below": "Add Selection Below",
+      "single": "Single Selection",
+      "split-into-lines": "Split into Lines",
+      "to-top": "Select to Top",
+      "to-bottom": "Select to Bottom",
+      "line": "Select Line",
+      "word": "Select Word",
+      "to-beginning-of-word": "Select to Beginning of Word",
+      "to-beginning-of-line": "Select to Beginning of Line",
+      "to-first-char-of-line": "Select to First Character of Line",
+      "to-end-of-word": "Select to End of Word",
+      "to-end-of-line": "Select to End of Line"
+    },
+    "find": {
+      "self": "Find"
+    },
+    "packages": {
+      "self": "Packages",
+      "open-package-manager": "Open Package Manager"
+    },
+    "window": {
+      "self": "Window",
+      "minimise": "Minimise",
+      "zoom": "Zoom",
+      "bring-all-to-front": "Bring All to Front"
+    },
+    "help": {
+      "self": "Help",
+      "terms-of-use": "Terms of Use",
+      "docs": "Documentation",
+      "faq": "Frequently Asked Questions",
+      "community-discussions": "Community Discussions",
+      "report-issue": "Report Issue",
+      "search-issues": "Search Issues"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/menus/darwin.cson b/menus/darwin.cson
index b65f67708b..d229ad190a 100644
--- a/menus/darwin.cson
+++ b/menus/darwin.cson
@@ -2,227 +2,227 @@
   {
     label: 'Pulsar'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'About Pulsar', command: 'application:about' }
-      { label: 'View License', command: 'application:open-license' }
-      { label: 'VERSION', enabled: false }
-      { label: 'Restart and Install Update', command: 'application:install-update', visible: false}
-      { label: 'Check for Update', command: 'application:check-for-update', visible: false}
-      { label: 'Checking for Update', enabled: false, visible: false}
-      { label: 'Downloading Update', enabled: false, visible: false}
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.about', command: 'application:about' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.view-license', command: 'application:open-license' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.version', enabled: false }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.restart-and-install-update', command: 'application:install-update', visible: false }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.check-for-update', command: 'application:check-for-update', visible: false }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.checking-for-update', enabled: false, visible: false }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.downloading-update', enabled: false, visible: false }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Preferences…', command: 'application:show-settings' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.preferences', command: 'application:show-settings' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Config…', command: 'application:open-your-config' }
-      { label: 'Init Script…', command: 'application:open-your-init-script' }
-      { label: 'Keymap…', command: 'application:open-your-keymap' }
-      { label: 'Snippets…', command: 'application:open-your-snippets' }
-      { label: 'Stylesheet…', command: 'application:open-your-stylesheet' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.config', command: 'application:open-your-config' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.init-script', command: 'application:open-your-init-script' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.keymap', command: 'application:open-your-keymap' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.snippets', command: 'application:open-your-snippets' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.stylesheet', command: 'application:open-your-stylesheet' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Install Shell Commands', command: 'window:install-shell-commands' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.install-shell-commands', command: 'window:install-shell-commands' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Services', role: 'services', submenu: [] }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.macos.services', role: 'services', submenu: [] }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Hide Pulsar', command: 'application:hide' }
-      { label: 'Hide Others', command: 'application:hide-other-applications' }
-      { label: 'Show All', command: 'application:unhide-all-applications' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.macos.hide-self', command: 'application:hide' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.macos.hide-others', command: 'application:hide-other-applications' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.macos.show-all', command: 'application:unhide-all-applications' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Quit Pulsar', command: 'application:quit' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.quit', command: 'application:quit' }
     ]
   }
   {
-    label: 'File'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.self'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'New Window', command: 'application:new-window' }
-      { label: 'New File', command: 'application:new-file' }
-      { label: 'Open…', command: 'application:open' }
-      { label: 'Add Project Folder…', command: 'application:add-project-folder' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.new-window', command: 'application:new-window' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.new-file', command: 'application:new-file' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.open', command: 'application:open' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.add-project-folder', command: 'application:add-project-folder' }
       {
-        label: 'Reopen Project',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.project-history.reopen-project'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Clear Project History', command: 'application:clear-project-history' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.project-history.clear', command: 'application:clear-project-history' }
           { type: 'separator' }
         ]
       }
-      { label: 'Reopen Last Item', command: 'pane:reopen-closed-item' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.reopen-last-item', command: 'pane:reopen-closed-item' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Save', command: 'core:save' }
-      { label: 'Save As…', command: 'core:save-as' }
-      { label: 'Save All', command: 'window:save-all' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.save', command: 'core:save' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.save-as', command: 'core:save-as' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.save-all', command: 'window:save-all' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Close Tab', command: 'core:close' }
-      { label: 'Close Pane', command: 'pane:close' }
-      { label: 'Close Window', command: 'window:close' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.close-tab', command: 'core:close' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.close-pane', command: 'pane:close' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.close-window', command: 'window:close' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'Edit'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.self'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Undo', command: 'core:undo' }
-      { label: 'Redo', command: 'core:redo' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.undo', command: 'core:undo' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.redo', command: 'core:redo' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Cut', command: 'core:cut' }
-      { label: 'Copy', command: 'core:copy' }
-      { label: 'Copy Path', command: 'editor:copy-path' }
-      { label: 'Paste', command: 'core:paste' }
-      { label: 'Paste Without Reformatting', command: 'editor:paste-without-reformatting' }
-      { label: 'Select All', command: 'core:select-all' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.cut', command: 'core:cut' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.copy', command: 'core:copy' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.copy-path', command: 'editor:copy-path' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.paste', command: 'core:paste' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.paste-without-reformatting', command: 'editor:paste-without-reformatting' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.select-all', command: 'core:select-all' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Toggle Comments', command: 'editor:toggle-line-comments' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.toggle-comments', command: 'editor:toggle-line-comments' }
       {
-        label: 'Lines',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.self',
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Indent', command: 'editor:indent-selected-rows' }
-          { label: 'Outdent', command: 'editor:outdent-selected-rows' }
-          { label: 'Auto Indent', command: 'editor:auto-indent' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.indent', command: 'editor:indent-selected-rows' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.outdent', command: 'editor:outdent-selected-rows' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.auto-indent', command: 'editor:auto-indent' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Move Line Up', command: 'editor:move-line-up' }
-          { label: 'Move Line Down', command: 'editor:move-line-down' }
-          { label: 'Duplicate Lines', command: 'editor:duplicate-lines' }
-          { label: 'Delete Line', command: 'editor:delete-line' }
-          { label: 'Join Lines', command: 'editor:join-lines' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.move-up', command: 'editor:move-line-up' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.move-down', command: 'editor:move-line-down' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.duplicate', command: 'editor:duplicate-lines' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.delete', command: 'editor:delete-line' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.join', command: 'editor:join-lines' }
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Columns',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.columns.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Move Selection Left', command: 'editor:move-selection-left' }
-          { label: 'Move Selection Right', command: 'editor:move-selection-right' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.columns.move-selection-left', command: 'editor:move-selection-left' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.columns.move-selection-right', command: 'editor:move-selection-right' }
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Text',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Upper Case', command: 'editor:upper-case' }
-          { label: 'Lower Case', command: 'editor:lower-case' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.upper-case', command: 'editor:upper-case' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.lower-case', command: 'editor:lower-case' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Delete to End of Word', command: 'editor:delete-to-end-of-word' }
-          { label: 'Delete to Previous Word Boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-previous-word-boundary' }
-          { label: 'Delete to Next Word Boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-next-word-boundary' }
-          { label: 'Delete Line', command: 'editor:delete-line' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-to-end-of-word', command: 'editor:delete-to-end-of-word' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-to-previous-word-boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-previous-word-boundary' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-to-next-word-boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-next-word-boundary' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-line', command: 'editor:delete-line' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Transpose', command: 'editor:transpose' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.transpose', command: 'editor:transpose' }
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Folding',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Fold', command: 'editor:fold-current-row' }
-          { label: 'Unfold', command: 'editor:unfold-current-row' }
-          { label: 'Fold All', command: 'editor:fold-all' }
-          { label: 'Unfold All', command: 'editor:unfold-all' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold', command: 'editor:fold-current-row' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.unfold', command: 'editor:unfold-current-row' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-all', command: 'editor:fold-all' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.unfold-all', command: 'editor:unfold-all' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 1', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-1' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 2', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-2' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 3', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-3' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 4', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-4' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 5', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-5' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 6', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-6' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 7', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-7' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 8', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-8' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 9', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-9' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-1', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-1' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-2', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-2' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-3', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-3' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-4', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-4' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-5', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-5' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-6', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-6' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-7', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-7' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-8', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-8' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-9', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-9' }
         ]
       }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'View'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.self'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Toggle Full Screen', command: 'window:toggle-full-screen' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.toggle-full-screen', command: 'window:toggle-full-screen' }
       {
-        label: 'Panes'
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Split Up', command: 'pane:split-up-and-copy-active-item' }
-          { label: 'Split Down', command: 'pane:split-down-and-copy-active-item' }
-          { label: 'Split Left', command: 'pane:split-left-and-copy-active-item' }
-          { label: 'Split Right', command: 'pane:split-right-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-up', command: 'pane:split-up-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-down', command: 'pane:split-down-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-left', command: 'pane:split-left-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-right', command: 'pane:split-right-and-copy-active-item' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Focus Next Pane', command: 'window:focus-next-pane' }
-          { label: 'Focus Previous Pane', command: 'window:focus-previous-pane' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-next', command: 'window:focus-next-pane' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-previous', command: 'window:focus-previous-pane' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane Above', command: 'window:focus-pane-above' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane Below', command: 'window:focus-pane-below' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane On Left', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-left' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane On Right', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-right' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-above', command: 'window:focus-pane-above' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-below', command: 'window:focus-pane-below' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-on-left', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-left' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-on-right', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-right' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Close Pane', command: 'pane:close' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.close', command: 'pane:close' }
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Developer'
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Open In Dev Mode…', command: 'application:open-dev' }
-          { label: 'Reload Window', command: 'window:reload' }
-          { label: 'Run Package Specs', command: 'window:run-package-specs' }
-          { label: 'Toggle Developer Tools', command: 'window:toggle-dev-tools' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.open-in-dev-mode', command: 'application:open-dev' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.reload-window', command: 'window:reload' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.run-package-specs', command: 'window:run-package-specs' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.toggle-dev-tools', command: 'window:toggle-dev-tools' }
         ]
       }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Increase Font Size', command: 'window:increase-font-size' }
-      { label: 'Decrease Font Size', command: 'window:decrease-font-size' }
-      { label: 'Reset Font Size', command: 'window:reset-font-size' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.increase-font-size', command: 'window:increase-font-size' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.decrease-font-size', command: 'window:decrease-font-size' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.reset-font-size', command: 'window:reset-font-size' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Toggle Soft Wrap', command: 'editor:toggle-soft-wrap' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.toggle-soft-wrap', command: 'editor:toggle-soft-wrap' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'Selection'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.self'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Add Selection Above', command: 'editor:add-selection-above' }
-      { label: 'Add Selection Below', command: 'editor:add-selection-below' }
-      { label: 'Single Selection', command: 'editor:consolidate-selections'}
-      { label: 'Split into Lines', command: 'editor:split-selections-into-lines'}
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.add-above', command: 'editor:add-selection-above' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.add-below', command: 'editor:add-selection-below' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.single', command: 'editor:consolidate-selections' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.split-into-lines', command: 'editor:split-selections-into-lines' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Select to Top', command: 'core:select-to-top' }
-      { label: 'Select to Bottom', command: 'core:select-to-bottom' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-top', command: 'core:select-to-top' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-bottom', command: 'core:select-to-bottom' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Select Line', command: 'editor:select-line' }
-      { label: 'Select Word', command: 'editor:select-word' }
-      { label: 'Select to Beginning of Word', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-word' }
-      { label: 'Select to Beginning of Line', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-line' }
-      { label: 'Select to First Character of Line', command: 'editor:select-to-first-character-of-line' }
-      { label: 'Select to End of Word', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-word' }
-      { label: 'Select to End of Line', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-line' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.line', command: 'editor:select-line' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.word', command: 'editor:select-word' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-beginning-of-word', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-word' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-beginning-of-line', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-line' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-first-char-of-line', command: 'editor:select-to-first-character-of-line' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-end-of-word', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-word' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-end-of-line', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-line' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'Find'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.find.self'
     submenu: []
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'Packages'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.packages.self'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Open Package Manager', command: 'settings-view:view-installed-packages' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.packages.open-package-manager', command: 'settings-view:view-installed-packages' }
       { type: 'separator' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'Window'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.window.self'
     role: 'window'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Minimize', command: 'application:minimize' }
-      { label: 'Zoom', command: 'application:zoom' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.window.minimise', command: 'application:minimize' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.window.zoom', command: 'application:zoom' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Bring All to Front', command: 'application:bring-all-windows-to-front' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.window.bring-all-to-front', command: 'application:bring-all-windows-to-front' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'Help'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.self'
     role: 'help'
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Terms of Use', command: 'application:open-terms-of-use' }
-      { label: 'Documentation', command: 'application:open-documentation' }
-      { label: 'Frequently Asked Questions', command: 'application:open-faq' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.terms-of-use', command: 'application:open-terms-of-use' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.docs', command: 'application:open-documentation' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.faq', command: 'application:open-faq' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Community Discussions', command: 'application:open-discussions' }
-      { label: 'Report Issue', command: 'application:report-issue' }
-      { label: 'Search Issues', command: 'application:search-issues' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.community-discussions', command: 'application:open-discussions' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.report-issue', command: 'application:report-issue' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.search-issues', command: 'application:search-issues' }
       { type: 'separator' }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/menus/linux.cson b/menus/linux.cson
index e4f6a0532c..66ab1b1adc 100644
--- a/menus/linux.cson
+++ b/menus/linux.cson
@@ -1,204 +1,204 @@
 'menu': [
   {
-    label: '&File'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.self' # accelerator F
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'New &Window', command: 'application:new-window' }
-      { label: '&New File', command: 'application:new-file' }
-      { label: '&Open File…', command: 'application:open-file' }
-      { label: 'Open Folder…', command: 'application:open-folder' }
-      { label: 'Add Project Folder…', command: 'application:add-project-folder' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.new-window', command: 'application:new-window' } # accelerator W
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.new-file', command: 'application:new-file' } # accelerator N
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.open-file', command: 'application:open-file' } # accelerator O
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.open-folder', command: 'application:open-folder' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.add-project-folder', command: 'application:add-project-folder' }
       {
-        label: 'Reopen Project',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.project-history.reopen-project'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Clear Project History', command: 'application:clear-project-history' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.project-history.clear', command: 'application:clear-project-history' }
           { type: 'separator' }
         ]
       }
-      { label: 'Reopen Last &Item', command: 'pane:reopen-closed-item' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.reopen-last-item', command: 'pane:reopen-closed-item' } # accelerator I
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: '&Save', command: 'core:save' }
-      { label: 'Save &As…', command: 'core:save-as' }
-      { label: 'Save A&ll', command: 'window:save-all' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.save', command: 'core:save' } # accelerator S
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.save-as', command: 'core:save-as' } # accelerator A
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.save-all', command: 'window:save-all' } # accelerator L
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: '&Close Tab', command: 'core:close' }
-      { label: 'Close &Pane', command: 'pane:close' }
-      { label: 'Clos&e Window', command: 'window:close' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.close-tab', command: 'core:close' } # accelerator C
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.close-pane', command: 'pane:close' } # accelerator P
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.file.close-window', command: 'window:close' } # accelerator E
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Quit', command: 'application:quit' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.quit', command: 'application:quit' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: '&Edit'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.self' # accelerator E
     submenu: [
-      { label: '&Undo', command: 'core:undo' }
-      { label: '&Redo', command: 'core:redo' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.undo', command: 'core:undo' } # accelerator U
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.redo', command: 'core:redo' } # accelerator R
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: '&Cut', command: 'core:cut' }
-      { label: 'C&opy', command: 'core:copy' }
-      { label: 'Copy Pat&h', command: 'editor:copy-path' }
-      { label: '&Paste', command: 'core:paste' }
-      { label: 'Paste Without Reformatting', command: 'editor:paste-without-reformatting' }
-      { label: 'Select &All', command: 'core:select-all' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.cut', command: 'core:cut' } # accelerator C
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.copy', command: 'core:copy' } # accelerator O
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.copy-path', command: 'editor:copy-path' } # accelerator H
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.paste', command: 'core:paste' } # accelerator P
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.paste-without-reformatting', command: 'editor:paste-without-reformatting' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.select-all', command: 'core:select-all' } # accelerator A
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: '&Toggle Comments', command: 'editor:toggle-line-comments' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.toggle-comments', command: 'editor:toggle-line-comments' } # accelerator T
       {
-        label: 'Lines',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: '&Indent', command: 'editor:indent-selected-rows' }
-          { label: '&Outdent', command: 'editor:outdent-selected-rows' }
-          { label: '&Auto Indent', command: 'editor:auto-indent' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.indent', command: 'editor:indent-selected-rows' } # accelerator I
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.outdent', command: 'editor:outdent-selected-rows' } # accelerator O
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.auto-indent', command: 'editor:auto-indent' } # accelerator A
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Move Line &Up', command: 'editor:move-line-up' }
-          { label: 'Move Line &Down', command: 'editor:move-line-down' }
-          { label: 'Du&plicate Lines', command: 'editor:duplicate-lines' }
-          { label: 'D&elete Line', command: 'editor:delete-line' }
-          { label: '&Join Lines', command: 'editor:join-lines' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.move-up', command: 'editor:move-line-up' } # accelerator U
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.move-down', command: 'editor:move-line-down' } # accelerator D
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.duplicate', command: 'editor:duplicate-lines' } # accelerator P
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.delete', command: 'editor:delete-line' } # accelerator E
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.lines.join', command: 'editor:join-lines' } # accelerator J
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Columns',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.columns.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Move Selection &Left', command: 'editor:move-selection-left' }
-          { label: 'Move Selection &Right', command: 'editor:move-selection-right' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.columns.move-selection-left', command: 'editor:move-selection-left' } # accelerator L
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.columns.move-selection-right', command: 'editor:move-selection-right' } # accelerator R
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Text',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: '&Upper Case', command: 'editor:upper-case' }
-          { label: '&Lower Case', command: 'editor:lower-case' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.upper-case', command: 'editor:upper-case' } # accelerator U
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.lower-case', command: 'editor:lower-case' } # accelerator L
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Delete to End of &Word', command: 'editor:delete-to-end-of-word' }
-          { label: 'Delete to Previous Word Boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-previous-word-boundary' }
-          { label: 'Delete to Next Word Boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-next-word-boundary' }
-          { label: '&Delete Line', command: 'editor:delete-line' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-to-end-of-word', command: 'editor:delete-to-end-of-word' } # accelerator W
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-to-previous-word-boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-previous-word-boundary' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-to-next-word-boundary', command: 'editor:delete-to-next-word-boundary' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.delete-line', command: 'editor:delete-line' } # accelerator D
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: '&Transpose', command: 'editor:transpose' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.text.transpose', command: 'editor:transpose' } # accelerator T
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Folding',
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: '&Fold', command: 'editor:fold-current-row' }
-          { label: '&Unfold', command: 'editor:unfold-current-row' }
-          { label: 'Fol&d All', command: 'editor:fold-all' }
-          { label: 'Unfold &All', command: 'editor:unfold-all' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold', command: 'editor:fold-current-row' } # accelerator F
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.unfold', command: 'editor:unfold-current-row' } # accelerator U
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-all', command: 'editor:fold-all' } # accelerator D
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.unfold-all', command: 'editor:unfold-all' } # accelerator A
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 1', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-1' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 2', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-2' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 3', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-3' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 4', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-4' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 5', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-5' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 6', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-6' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 7', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-7' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 8', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-8' }
-          { label: 'Fold Level 9', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-9' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-1', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-1' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-2', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-2' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-3', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-3' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-4', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-4' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-5', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-5' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-6', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-6' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-7', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-7' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-8', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-8' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.edit.folding.fold-level-9', command: 'editor:fold-at-indent-level-9' }
         ]
       }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: '&Preferences', command: 'application:show-settings' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.preferences', command: 'application:show-settings' } # accelerator P
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Config…', command: 'application:open-your-config' }
-      { label: 'Init Script…', command: 'application:open-your-init-script' }
-      { label: 'Keymap…', command: 'application:open-your-keymap' }
-      { label: 'Snippets…', command: 'application:open-your-snippets' }
-      { label: 'Stylesheet…', command: 'application:open-your-stylesheet' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.config', command: 'application:open-your-config' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.init-script', command: 'application:open-your-init-script' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.keymap', command: 'application:open-your-keymap' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.snippets', command: 'application:open-your-snippets' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.stylesheet', command: 'application:open-your-stylesheet' }
       { type: 'separator' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: '&View'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.self' # accelerator V
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Toggle &Full Screen', command: 'window:toggle-full-screen' }
-      { label: 'Toggle Menu Bar', command: 'window:toggle-menu-bar' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.toggle-full-screen', command: 'window:toggle-full-screen' } # accelerator F
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.toggle-menu-bar', command: 'window:toggle-menu-bar' }
       {
-        label: 'Panes'
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Split Up', command: 'pane:split-up-and-copy-active-item' }
-          { label: 'Split Down', command: 'pane:split-down-and-copy-active-item' }
-          { label: 'Split Left', command: 'pane:split-left-and-copy-active-item' }
-          { label: 'Split Right', command: 'pane:split-right-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-up', command: 'pane:split-up-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-down', command: 'pane:split-down-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-left', command: 'pane:split-left-and-copy-active-item' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.split-right', command: 'pane:split-right-and-copy-active-item' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Focus Next Pane', command: 'window:focus-next-pane' }
-          { label: 'Focus Previous Pane', command: 'window:focus-previous-pane' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-next', command: 'window:focus-next-pane' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-previous', command: 'window:focus-previous-pane' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane Above', command: 'window:focus-pane-above' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane Below', command: 'window:focus-pane-below' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane On Left', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-left' }
-          { label: 'Focus Pane On Right', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-right' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-above', command: 'window:focus-pane-above' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-below', command: 'window:focus-pane-below' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-on-left', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-left' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.focus-on-right', command: 'window:focus-pane-on-right' }
           { type: 'separator' }
-          { label: 'Close Pane', command: 'pane:close' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.panes.close', command: 'pane:close' }
         ]
       }
       {
-        label: 'Developer'
+        localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.self'
         submenu: [
-          { label: 'Open In &Dev Mode…', command: 'application:open-dev' }
-          { label: '&Reload Window', command: 'window:reload' }
-          { label: 'Run Package &Specs', command: 'window:run-package-specs' }
-          { label: 'Toggle Developer &Tools', command: 'window:toggle-dev-tools' }
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.open-in-dev-mode', command: 'application:open-dev' } # accelerator D
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.reload-window', command: 'window:reload' } # accelerator R
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.run-package-specs', command: 'window:run-package-specs' } # accelerator S
+          { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.developer.toggle-dev-tools', command: 'window:toggle-dev-tools' } # accelerator T
         ]
       }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: '&Increase Font Size', command: 'window:increase-font-size' }
-      { label: '&Decrease Font Size', command: 'window:decrease-font-size' }
-      { label: 'Re&set Font Size', command: 'window:reset-font-size' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.increase-font-size', command: 'window:increase-font-size' } # accelerator I
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.decrease-font-size', command: 'window:decrease-font-size' } # accelerator D
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.reset-font-size', command: 'window:reset-font-size' } # accelerator S
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Toggle Soft &Wrap', command: 'editor:toggle-soft-wrap' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.view.toggle-soft-wrap', command: 'editor:toggle-soft-wrap' } # accelerator W
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: '&Selection'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.self' # accelerator S
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Add Selection &Above', command: 'editor:add-selection-above' }
-      { label: 'Add Selection &Below', command: 'editor:add-selection-below' }
-      { label: 'S&plit into Lines', command: 'editor:split-selections-into-lines'}
-      { label: 'Single Selection', command: 'editor:consolidate-selections'}
-      { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Select to &Top', command: 'core:select-to-top' }
-      { label: 'Select to Botto&m', command: 'core:select-to-bottom' }
-      { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Select &Line', command: 'editor:select-line' }
-      { label: 'Select &Word', command: 'editor:select-word' }
-      { label: 'Select to Beginning of W&ord', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-word' }
-      { label: 'Select to Beginning of L&ine', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-line' }
-      { label: 'Select to First &Character of Line', command: 'editor:select-to-first-character-of-line' }
-      { label: 'Select to End of Wor&d', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-word' }
-      { label: 'Select to End of Lin&e', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-line' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.add-above', command: 'editor:add-selection-above' } # accelerator A
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.add-below', command: 'editor:add-selection-below' } # accelerator B
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.single', command: 'editor:consolidate-selections' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.split-into-lines', command: 'editor:split-selections-into-lines' } # accelerator P
+      { type: 'separator' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-top', command: 'core:select-to-top' } # accelerator T
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-bottom', command: 'core:select-to-bottom' } # accelerator M
+      { type: 'separator' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.line', command: 'editor:select-line' } # accelerator L
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.word', command: 'editor:select-word' } # accelerator W
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-beginning-of-word', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-word' } # accelerator O
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-beginning-of-line', command: 'editor:select-to-beginning-of-line' } # accelerator I
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-first-char-of-line', command: 'editor:select-to-first-character-of-line' } # accelerator C
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-end-of-word', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-word' } # accelerator D
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.selection.to-end-of-line', command: 'editor:select-to-end-of-line' } # accelerator E
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: 'F&ind'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.find.self' # accelerator I
     submenu: []
   }
 
   {
-    label: '&Packages'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.packages.self' # accelerator P
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'Open Package Manager', command: 'settings-view:view-installed-packages' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.packages.open-package-manager', command: 'settings-view:view-installed-packages' }
       { type: 'separator' }
     ]
   }
 
   {
-    label: '&Help'
+    localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.self' # accelerator H
     submenu: [
-      { label: 'View &Terms of Use', command: 'application:open-terms-of-use' }
-      { label: 'View &License', command: 'application:open-license' }
-      { label: "VERSION", enabled: false }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.terms-of-use', command: 'application:open-terms-of-use' } # accelerator T
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.view-license', command: 'application:open-license' } # accelerator L
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.version', enabled: false }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: '&Documentation', command: 'application:open-documentation' }
-      { label: 'Frequently Asked Questions', command: 'application:open-faq' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.docs', command: 'application:open-documentation' } # accelerator D
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.faq', command: 'application:open-faq' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'Community Discussions', command: 'application:open-discussions' }
-      { label: 'Report Issue', command: 'application:report-issue' }
-      { label: 'Search Issues', command: 'application:search-issues' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.community-discussions', command: 'application:open-discussions' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.report-issue', 'application:report-issue' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.help.search-issues', command: 'application:search-issues' }
       { type: 'separator' }
-      { label: 'About Pulsar', command: 'application:about' }
+      { localisedLabel: 'core.menu.pulsar.about', command: 'application:about' }
       { type: 'separator' }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a85921a742..243e8e3147 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@atom/source-map-support": "^0.3.4",
     "@babel/core": "7.18.6",
+    "@formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser": "^2.3.0",
     "about": "file:packages/about",
     "archive-view": "file:packages/archive-view",
     "async": "3.2.4",
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
     "grim": "2.0.3",
     "image-view": "file:packages/image-view",
     "incompatible-packages": "file:packages/incompatible-packages",
+    "intl-messageformat": "^10.3.3",
     "jasmine-json": "~0.0",
     "jasmine-reporters": "1.1.0",
     "jasmine-tagged": "^1.1.4",
diff --git a/packages/welcome/i18n/en.json b/packages/welcome/i18n/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40042e2015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/welcome/i18n/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "title": "Welcome"
+}
diff --git a/packages/welcome/lib/main.js b/packages/welcome/lib/main.js
index 6778d5e835..adab0e5c9c 100644
--- a/packages/welcome/lib/main.js
+++ b/packages/welcome/lib/main.js
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 import WelcomePackage from './welcome-package';
 
+export const t = atom.i18n.getT("welcome");
+
 export default new WelcomePackage();
diff --git a/packages/welcome/lib/welcome-view.js b/packages/welcome/lib/welcome-view.js
index b5c143fed4..0ba9895903 100644
--- a/packages/welcome/lib/welcome-view.js
+++ b/packages/welcome/lib/welcome-view.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import etch from 'etch';
 import path from 'path';
+import { t } from "./main";
 
 export default class WelcomeView {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ export default class WelcomeView {
   }
 
   getTitle() {
-    return 'Welcome';
+    return t("title");
   }
 
   isEqual(other) {
diff --git a/script/electron-builder.js b/script/electron-builder.js
index a88a3050df..e634cb2408 100644
--- a/script/electron-builder.js
+++ b/script/electron-builder.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ let options = {
     "package.json",
     "dot-atom/**/*",
     "exports/**/*",
+    "i18n/**/*",
     "resources/**/*",
     "src/**/*",
     "static/**/*",
diff --git a/src/atom-environment.js b/src/atom-environment.js
index 13682f3e76..7eb00505d0 100644
--- a/src/atom-environment.js
+++ b/src/atom-environment.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const TextBuffer = require('text-buffer');
 const TextEditorRegistry = require('./text-editor-registry');
 const StartupTime = require('./startup-time');
 const { getReleaseChannel } = require('./get-app-details.js');
+const I18n = require("./i18n");
 const packagejson = require("../package.json");
 
 const stat = util.promisify(fs.stat);
@@ -125,6 +126,11 @@ class AtomEnvironment {
     /** @type {StyleManager} */
     this.styles = new StyleManager();
 
+    this.i18n = new I18n({
+      notificationManager: this.notifications,
+      config: this.config
+    });
+
     /** @type {PackageManager} */
     this.packages = new PackageManager({
       config: this.config,
@@ -135,7 +141,8 @@ class AtomEnvironment {
       grammarRegistry: this.grammars,
       deserializerManager: this.deserializers,
       viewRegistry: this.views,
-      uriHandlerRegistry: this.uriHandlerRegistry
+      uriHandlerRegistry: this.uriHandlerRegistry,
+      i18n: this.i18n
     });
 
     /** @type {ThemeManager} */
@@ -149,6 +156,7 @@ class AtomEnvironment {
 
     /** @type {MenuManager} */
     this.menu = new MenuManager({
+      i18n: this.i18n,
       keymapManager: this.keymaps,
       packageManager: this.packages
     });
@@ -197,10 +205,6 @@ class AtomEnvironment {
 
     this.themes.workspace = this.workspace;
 
-    if (this.keymaps.canLoadBundledKeymapsFromMemory()) {
-      this.keymaps.loadBundledKeymaps();
-    }
-
     this.registerDefaultCommands();
     this.registerDefaultOpeners();
     this.registerDefaultDeserializers();
@@ -270,25 +274,30 @@ class AtomEnvironment {
       this.project.replace(projectSpecification);
     }
 
+    this.i18n.initialize({
+      configDirPath: this.configDirPath,
+      packages: this.packages,
+      resourcePath
+    });
+
+    this.packages.initialize({
+      devMode,
+      configDirPath: this.configDirPath,
+      resourcePath,
+      safeMode
+    });
+
     this.menu.initialize({ resourcePath });
     this.contextMenu.initialize({ resourcePath, devMode });
 
     this.keymaps.configDirPath = this.configDirPath;
     this.keymaps.resourcePath = resourcePath;
     this.keymaps.devMode = devMode;
-    if (!this.keymaps.canLoadBundledKeymapsFromMemory()) {
-      this.keymaps.loadBundledKeymaps();
-    }
+    this.keymaps.loadBundledKeymaps();
 
     this.commands.attach(this.window);
 
     this.styles.initialize({ configDirPath: this.configDirPath });
-    this.packages.initialize({
-      devMode,
-      configDirPath: this.configDirPath,
-      resourcePath,
-      safeMode
-    });
     this.themes.initialize({
       configDirPath: this.configDirPath,
       resourcePath,
diff --git a/src/i18n-helpers.js b/src/i18n-helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e1311253d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n-helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+const _ = require('underscore-plus');
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+const { parse } = require("@formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser");
+
+class I18nCacheHelper {
+  constructor({ configDirPath, i18n }) {
+    /**
+     * cachedASTs[ns][lang] = string objs
+     * (same shape as registeredStrings but with ASTs instead of strings)
+     */
+    this.cachedASTs = {};
+    /** @type {string} */
+    this.configDirPath = configDirPath;
+    this.i18n = i18n;
+
+    this.loadCaches();
+
+    this.debouncedCleanAndSave = _.debounce(() => {
+      this.cleanCaches(this.i18n.registeredStrings);
+      this.saveCaches();
+    }, 5_000);
+  }
+
+  fetchAST(ns, _path, str, lang) {
+    let path = [ns, lang, ..._path];
+
+    let ast = optionalTravelDownObjectPath(
+      this.cachedASTs,
+      path
+    );
+    if (ast && "_AST" in ast) return ast._AST;
+
+    ast = parse(str, {
+      // requiresOtherClause
+    });
+
+    let lastBit = path.pop();
+    let cachePath = travelDownOrMakePath(this.cachedASTs, path);
+    cachePath[lastBit] = { _AST: ast };
+
+    this.debouncedCleanAndSave();
+
+    return ast;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * go through `this.cachedASTs`, find stuff that doesn't exist in `registeredStrings`,
+   * then yeet them
+   */
+  cleanCaches(registeredStrings, cachedASTs) {
+    if (!cachedASTs) cachedASTs = this.cachedASTs;
+
+    Object.entries(cachedASTs).forEach(([k, cachedValue]) => {
+      let registeredValue = registeredStrings[k];
+
+      // path doesn't exist
+      if (!registeredValue) {
+        delete cachedASTs[k];
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // path is an object
+      if (typeof registeredValue === "object") {
+        // cached is not AST (plain obj) (good)
+        if (
+          typeof cachedValue === "object"
+          && !("_AST" in cachedValue)
+        ) {
+          this.cleanCaches(registeredValue, cachedValue);
+          return;
+        }
+        // cached is AST (bad)
+        delete cachedASTs[k];
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // path is a string
+      if (typeof registeredValue === "string") {
+        // cached is AST (good)
+        if ("_AST" in cachedValue) return;
+        // cached is not AST (bad)
+        delete cachedASTs[k];
+        return;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  saveCaches() {
+    let cachedir = path.join(
+      this.configDirPath,
+      "compile-cache",
+      "i18n"
+    );
+    fs.mkdirSync(cachedir, { recursive: true });
+
+    let cachefile = path.join(cachedir, "strings.json");
+    fs.writeFileSync(cachefile, JSON.stringify(this.cachedASTs));
+  }
+
+  loadCaches() {
+    let cachefile = path.join(
+      this.configDirPath,
+      "compile-cache",
+      "i18n",
+      "strings.json"
+    );
+    if (fs.existsSync(cachefile)) {
+      this.cachedASTs = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(cachefile, "utf-8"));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function walkStrings(strings, cb, accum = []) {
+  Object.entries(strings).forEach(([k, v]) => {
+    let path = [...accum, k];
+    if (typeof v === "string") cb(path, v, true);
+    else if (typeof v === "object") {
+      cb(path, null, false);
+      walkStrings(v, cb, path);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function travelDownObjectPath(obj, path) {
+  for (const pathFragment of path) {
+    obj = obj[pathFragment];
+  }
+  return obj;
+}
+
+function optionalTravelDownObjectPath(obj, path) {
+  for (const pathFragment of path) {
+    obj = obj[pathFragment];
+    if (!obj) return undefined;
+  }
+  return obj;
+}
+
+function travelDownOrMakePath(obj, path) {
+  for (const pathFragment of path) {
+    if (!obj[pathFragment]) obj[pathFragment] = {};
+    obj = obj[pathFragment];
+  }
+  return obj;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  I18nCacheHelper,
+  walkStrings,
+  travelDownObjectPath,
+  optionalTravelDownObjectPath,
+  travelDownOrMakePath
+};
diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5af634b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+const { splitKeyPath } = require("key-path-helpers");
+const fs = require("fs-plus");
+const path = require("path");
+const { default: IntlMessageFormat } = require("intl-messageformat");
+const {
+  I18nCacheHelper,
+  walkStrings,
+  travelDownObjectPath,
+  optionalTravelDownObjectPath,
+  travelDownOrMakePath
+} = require("./i18n-helpers");
+
+class I18n {
+  constructor({ notificationManager, config }) {
+    this.notificationManager = notificationManager;
+    this.config = config;
+    this.initialized = false;
+
+    /** registeredStrings[ns][lang] = string objs */
+    this.registeredStrings = { core: {} };
+    this.cachedFormatters = {};
+  }
+
+  initialize({ configDirPath, packages, resourcePath }) {
+    /** @type {string} */
+    this.configDirPath = configDirPath;
+    this.packages = packages;
+    /** @type {string} */
+    this.resourcePath = resourcePath;
+    /** @type {I18nCacheHelper} */
+    this.cacheHelper = new I18nCacheHelper({ configDirPath, i18n: this });
+
+    const ext = ".json";
+    const extlen = ext.length;
+    const dirpath = path.join(resourcePath, "i18n");
+    const dircontents = fs.readdirSync(dirpath);
+
+    let languageTypes = dircontents.filter(p => p.endsWith(ext))
+      .map(p => p.substring(0, p.length - extlen))
+      .map(p => ({
+        value: p,
+        description: `${new Intl.DisplayNames(p, { type: "language" }).of(p)} (${p})`
+      }));
+
+    this.config.setSchema("core.languageSettings", {
+      type: "object",
+      description: "These settings currently require a full restart of Pulsar to take effect.",
+      properties: {
+        primaryLanguage: {
+          type: "string",
+          order: 1,
+          default: "en",
+          enum: languageTypes
+        },
+        fallbackLanguages: {
+          type: "array",
+          order: 2,
+          description: "List of fallback languages, if something can't be found in the primary language. Note; `en` is always the last fallback language, to ensure that things at least show up.",
+          default: [],
+          items: {
+            // Array enum is meh, if you pause for the briefest moment and you
+            // didn't stop at a valid enum value, the entry you just typed gets yeeted
+            type: "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.updateConfigs();
+
+    // Preload languages (getting an obj would place it in the cache)
+    // TODO reassess preloading the "en" fallback when we have more progress on translations
+    this.getCoreLanguage(this.primaryLanguage);
+    this.getCoreLanguage("en");
+    this.packages.onDidActivatePackage(pkg => {
+      this.getPkgLanguage(pkg.name, this.primaryLanguage);
+      this.getPkgLanguage(pkg.name, "en");
+    });
+
+    this.packages.onDidDeactivatePackage(pkg => {
+      if (pkg.name in this.registeredStrings) {
+        delete this.registeredStrings[pkg.name];
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.t = (key, opts) => {
+      const path = splitKeyPath(key);
+      const languagesToTry = [
+        this.primaryLanguage,
+        ...this.fallbackLanguages,
+        "en"
+      ];
+
+      for (const lang of languagesToTry) {
+        const str = this.tSingleLanguage(lang, path, opts);
+        if (typeof str === "string") return str;
+      }
+
+      // key fallback
+      let string_opts = opts
+        ? `: { ${
+          Object.entries(opts)
+            .map(o => `"${o[0]}": "${o[1]}"`)
+            .join(", ")
+          } }`
+        : "";
+      return `${key}${string_opts}`;
+    }
+
+    this.initialized = true;
+  }
+
+  updateConfigs() {
+    this.primaryLanguage = this.config.get("core.languageSettings.primaryLanguage");
+    this.fallbackLanguages = this.config.get("core.languageSettings.fallbackLanguages");
+  }
+
+  registerStrings(packageId, strings) {
+    if (!(typeof this.registeredStrings[packageId] === "object")) this.registeredStrings[packageId] = {};
+
+    walkStrings(strings, (path, string, isString) => {
+      let last = path.pop();
+
+      let obj = travelDownObjectPath(this.registeredStrings[packageId], path);
+
+      if (isString) {
+        obj[last] = string;
+      } else if (!obj[last]) {
+        obj[last] = {};
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  getT(ns) {
+    if (!ns) return this.t;
+    return (key, formats) => this.t(`${ns}.${key}`, formats);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * attempts to translate for a single language, given a preparsed path array.
+   * @return undefined if the language or string cannot be found,
+   *   and throws an error if the path isn't right.
+   */
+  tSingleLanguage(lang, _path, opts) {
+    let path = [..._path];
+
+    const ns = path.shift();
+    if (!ns) throw new Error(`key path seems invalid: [${_path.map(p => `"${p}"`).join(", ")}]`);
+
+    const languageObj = this.getLanguageObj(ns, lang);
+    if (languageObj === undefined) return undefined;
+
+    const str = optionalTravelDownObjectPath(languageObj, path);
+    if (typeof str === "string") {
+      return this.format(ns, path, str, lang, opts);
+    } else {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets a language object from a specified namespace
+   * @return undefined if it can't be found
+   */
+  getLanguageObj(ns, lang) {
+    return ns === "core"
+      ? this.getCoreLanguage(lang)
+      : this.getPkgLanguage(ns, lang);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets a language for `core`
+   * @return undefined if it can't be found
+   */
+  getCoreLanguage(lang) {
+    const loaded = this.registeredStrings.core[lang]
+    if (loaded !== undefined) return loaded;
+
+    const fetched = this.fetchCoreLanguageFile(lang);
+    if (fetched === undefined) return undefined;
+
+    this.registeredStrings.core[lang] = fetched;
+    return fetched;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets a language for a specific namespace
+   * @return undefined if it can't be found
+   */
+  getPkgLanguage(ns, lang) {
+    const loaded = this.registeredStrings[ns]?.[lang];
+    if (loaded !== undefined) return loaded;
+
+    const fetched = this.fetchPkgLanguageFile(ns, lang);
+    if (fetched === undefined) return;
+
+    if (typeof this.registeredStrings[ns] !== "object" || this.registeredStrings[ns] === null) {
+      this.registeredStrings[ns] = {};
+    }
+    this.registeredStrings[ns][lang] = fetched;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * fetches a core language from the disk
+   * @return undefined if it can't be found
+   */
+  fetchCoreLanguageFile(lang) {
+    let filepath = path.join(this.resourcePath, "i18n", `${lang}.json`);
+    let contents = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filepath));
+
+    return contents;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * fetches a language for a specific namespace
+   * @return undefined if it can't be found
+   */
+  fetchPkgLanguageFile(ns, lang) {
+    // TODO this could probably be optimised
+    let packages = this.packages.getAvailablePackages();
+    let foundPackage = packages.find(p => p.name === ns);
+
+    if (foundPackage === undefined) return;
+
+    const i18nDir = path.join(foundPackage.path, "i18n");
+    const langfile = path.join(i18nDir, `${lang}.json`);
+
+    if (!(fs.isDirectorySync(i18nDir) && fs.existsSync(langfile))) return;
+
+    let contents = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(langfile));
+
+    return contents;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * formats a string with opts,
+   * and caches the message formatter for the provided path.
+   */
+  format(ns, _path, str, lang, opts) {
+    let path = [ns, lang, ..._path];
+
+    let cachedFormatter = optionalTravelDownObjectPath(this.cachedFormatters, path);
+    if (cachedFormatter !== undefined) return cachedFormatter.format(opts);
+
+    let ast = this.cacheHelper.fetchAST(ns, _path, str, lang);
+    let formatter = new IntlMessageFormat(ast, lang);
+
+    let last = path.pop();
+    let cachePath = travelDownOrMakePath(this.cachedFormatters, path);
+    cachePath[last] = formatter;
+    return formatter.format(opts);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = I18n;
diff --git a/src/keymap-extensions.js b/src/keymap-extensions.js
index 9fdbe2b219..45492685a6 100644
--- a/src/keymap-extensions.js
+++ b/src/keymap-extensions.js
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ const KeymapManager = require('atom-keymap');
 const CSON = require('season');
 
 const buildMetadata = require('../package.json');
-var bundledKeymaps;
-if (buildMetadata != null) {
-  bundledKeymaps = buildMetadata._atomKeymaps;
-}
+var bundledKeymaps = buildMetadata._atomKeymaps;
 
 KeymapManager.prototype.onDidLoadBundledKeymaps = function(callback) {
   return this.emitter.on('did-load-bundled-keymaps', callback);
diff --git a/src/main-process/application-menu.js b/src/main-process/application-menu.js
index 1de79ea81c..ec2ba2d559 100644
--- a/src/main-process/application-menu.js
+++ b/src/main-process/application-menu.js
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ module.exports = class ApplicationMenu {
   // Replaces VERSION with the current version.
   substituteVersion(template) {
     let item = this.flattenMenuTemplate(template).find(
-      ({ label }) => label === 'VERSION'
+      ({ label }) => label?.includes("VERSION")
     );
-    if (item) item.label = `Version ${this.version}`;
+    // TODO maybe this can be done with the i18n API instead of custom replace?
+    if (item) item.label = item.label.replace("VERSION", this.version);
   }
 
   // Default list of menu items.
diff --git a/src/menu-helpers.js b/src/menu-helpers.js
index b413d558f6..4980ac8d70 100644
--- a/src/menu-helpers.js
+++ b/src/menu-helpers.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ function addItemToMenu(item, menu) {
   }
 }
 
-function merge(menu, item, itemSpecificity = Infinity) {
-  item = cloneMenuItem(item);
+function merge(menu, item, t, itemSpecificity = Infinity) {
+  item = cloneAndLocaliseMenuItem(item, t);
   ItemSpecificities.set(item, itemSpecificity);
   const matchingItemIndex = findMatchingItemIndex(menu, item);
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function merge(menu, item, itemSpecificity = Infinity) {
   const matchingItem = menu[matchingItemIndex];
   if (item.submenu != null) {
     for (let submenuItem of item.submenu) {
-      merge(matchingItem.submenu, submenuItem, itemSpecificity);
+      merge(matchingItem.submenu, submenuItem, t, itemSpecificity);
     }
   } else if (
     itemSpecificity &&
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ function merge(menu, item, itemSpecificity = Infinity) {
   }
 }
 
-function unmerge(menu, item) {
-  item = cloneMenuItem(item);
+
+function unmerge(menu, item, t) {
+  item = cloneAndLocaliseMenuItem(item, t);
   const matchingItemIndex = findMatchingItemIndex(menu, item);
   if (matchingItemIndex === -1) {
     return;
@@ -74,11 +75,12 @@ function normalizeLabel(label) {
   return process.platform === 'darwin' ? label : label.replace(/&/g, '');
 }
 
-function cloneMenuItem(item) {
+function cloneAndLocaliseMenuItem(item, t) {
   item = _.pick(
     item,
     'type',
     'label',
+    'localisedLabel',
     'id',
     'enabled',
     'visible',
@@ -92,11 +94,18 @@ function cloneMenuItem(item) {
     'beforeGroupContaining',
     'afterGroupContaining'
   );
+  if (item.localisedLabel) {
+    if (typeof item.localisedLabel === "string") {
+      item.label = t(item.localisedLabel);
+    } else {
+      item.label = t(item.localisedLabel.key, item.localisedLabel.opts);
+    }
+  }
   if (item.id === null || item.id === undefined) {
     item.id = normalizeLabel(item.label);
   }
   if (item.submenu != null) {
-    item.submenu = item.submenu.map(submenuItem => cloneMenuItem(submenuItem));
+    item.submenu = item.submenu.map(submenuItem => cloneAndLocaliseMenuItem(submenuItem, t));
   }
   return item;
 }
@@ -133,6 +142,6 @@ module.exports = {
   merge,
   unmerge,
   normalizeLabel,
-  cloneMenuItem,
+  cloneAndLocaliseMenuItem,
   acceleratorForKeystroke
 };
diff --git a/src/menu-manager.js b/src/menu-manager.js
index c67e338976..42311bdd3c 100644
--- a/src/menu-manager.js
+++ b/src/menu-manager.js
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ if (buildMetadata) {
 //
 // See {::add} for more info about adding menu's directly.
 module.exports = MenuManager = class MenuManager {
-  constructor({resourcePath, keymapManager, packageManager}) {
-    this.resourcePath = resourcePath;
+  constructor({ i18n, keymapManager, packageManager }) {
+    this.i18n = i18n;
     this.keymapManager = keymapManager;
     this.packageManager = packageManager;
     this.initialized = false;
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@ module.exports = MenuManager = class MenuManager {
   // added menu items.
   add(items) {
     items = _.deepClone(items);
-    for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
-      const item = items[i];
-      if (item.label == null) {
+    for (const item of items) {
+      if (item.label == null && item.localisedLabel == null) {
         continue; // TODO: Should we emit a warning here?
       }
       this.merge(this.template, item);
@@ -220,11 +219,11 @@ module.exports = MenuManager = class MenuManager {
   // Merges an item in a submenu aware way such that new items are always
   // appended to the bottom of existing menus where possible.
   merge(menu, item) {
-    MenuHelpers.merge(menu, item);
+    MenuHelpers.merge(menu, item, this.i18n.t);
   }
 
   unmerge(menu, item) {
-    MenuHelpers.unmerge(menu, item);
+    MenuHelpers.unmerge(menu, item, this.i18n.t);
   }
 
   sendToBrowserProcess(template, keystrokesByCommand) {
@@ -242,7 +241,8 @@ module.exports = MenuManager = class MenuManager {
   }
 
   sortPackagesMenu() {
-    const packagesMenu = _.find(this.template, ({id}) => MenuHelpers.normalizeLabel(id) === 'Packages');
+    let packagesLabel = this.i18n.t("core.menu.packages.self");
+    const packagesMenu = _.find(this.template, ({id}) => MenuHelpers.normalizeLabel(id) === packagesLabel);
     if (!(packagesMenu && packagesMenu.submenu != null)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -255,5 +255,4 @@ module.exports = MenuManager = class MenuManager {
     });
     return this.update();
   }
-
 };
diff --git a/src/package-manager.js b/src/package-manager.js
index 23a8e904dc..372276357c 100644
--- a/src/package-manager.js
+++ b/src/package-manager.js
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ module.exports = class PackageManager {
       grammarRegistry: this.grammarRegistry,
       deserializerManager: this.deserializerManager,
       viewRegistry: this.viewRegistry,
-      uriHandlerRegistry: this.uriHandlerRegistry
+      uriHandlerRegistry: this.uriHandlerRegistry,
+      i18n: this.i18n
     } = params);
 
     this.emitter = new Emitter();
@@ -587,7 +588,8 @@ module.exports = class PackageManager {
       menuManager: this.menuManager,
       contextMenuManager: this.contextMenuManager,
       deserializerManager: this.deserializerManager,
-      viewRegistry: this.viewRegistry
+      viewRegistry: this.viewRegistry,
+      i18n: this.i18n
     };
 
     pack = metadata.theme ? new ThemePackage(options) : new Package(options);
@@ -692,7 +694,8 @@ module.exports = class PackageManager {
       menuManager: this.menuManager,
       contextMenuManager: this.contextMenuManager,
       deserializerManager: this.deserializerManager,
-      viewRegistry: this.viewRegistry
+      viewRegistry: this.viewRegistry,
+      i18n: this.i18n
     };
 
     const pack = metadata.theme
diff --git a/src/package.js b/src/package.js
index 0071472dc2..547073270c 100644
--- a/src/package.js
+++ b/src/package.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = class Package {
     this.contextMenuManager = params.contextMenuManager;
     this.deserializerManager = params.deserializerManager;
     this.viewRegistry = params.viewRegistry;
+    this.i18n = params.i18n;
     this.emitter = new Emitter();
 
     this.mainModule = null;
@@ -240,7 +241,10 @@ module.exports = class Package {
         }
         if (typeof this.mainModule.activate === 'function') {
           this.mainModule.activate(
-            this.packageManager.getPackageState(this.name) || {}
+            this.packageManager.getPackageState(this.name) || {},
+            {
+              t: this.i18n.getT(this.name)
+            }
           );
         }
         this.mainActivated = true;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 845064f393..f110666b3c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1431,6 +1431,45 @@
     minimatch "^3.1.2"
     strip-json-comments "^3.1.1"
 
+"@formatjs/ecma402-abstract@1.17.0":
+  version "1.17.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@formatjs/ecma402-abstract/-/ecma402-abstract-1.17.0.tgz#2ce191a3bde4c65c6684e03fa247062a4a294b9e"
+  integrity sha512-6ueQTeJZtwKjmh23bdkq/DMqH4l4bmfvtQH98blOSbiXv/OUiyijSW6jU22IT8BNM1ujCaEvJfTtyCYVH38EMQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@formatjs/intl-localematcher" "0.4.0"
+    tslib "^2.4.0"
+
+"@formatjs/fast-memoize@2.2.0":
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@formatjs/fast-memoize/-/fast-memoize-2.2.0.tgz#33bd616d2e486c3e8ef4e68c99648c196887802b"
+  integrity sha512-hnk/nY8FyrL5YxwP9e4r9dqeM6cAbo8PeU9UjyXojZMNvVad2Z06FAVHyR3Ecw6fza+0GH7vdJgiKIVXTMbSBA==
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^2.4.0"
+
+"@formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser@2.6.0", "@formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser@^2.3.0":
+  version "2.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser/-/icu-messageformat-parser-2.6.0.tgz#b0d58ce8c8f472969c96b5cd0b3ad5522d3a02b7"
+  integrity sha512-yT6at0qc0DANw9qM/TU8RZaCtfDXtj4pZM/IC2WnVU80yAcliS3KVDiuUt4jSQAeFL9JS5bc2hARnFmjPdA6qw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@formatjs/ecma402-abstract" "1.17.0"
+    "@formatjs/icu-skeleton-parser" "1.6.0"
+    tslib "^2.4.0"
+
+"@formatjs/icu-skeleton-parser@1.6.0":
+  version "1.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@formatjs/icu-skeleton-parser/-/icu-skeleton-parser-1.6.0.tgz#0728be8b6b3656f1a4b8e6e5b0e02dffffc23c6c"
+  integrity sha512-eMmxNpoX/J1IPUjPGSZwo0Wh+7CEvdEMddP2Jxg1gQJXfGfht/FdW2D5XDFj3VMbOTUQlDIdZJY7uC6O6gjPoA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@formatjs/ecma402-abstract" "1.17.0"
+    tslib "^2.4.0"
+
+"@formatjs/intl-localematcher@0.4.0":
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@formatjs/intl-localematcher/-/intl-localematcher-0.4.0.tgz#63bbc37a7c3545a1bf1686072e51d9a3aed98d6b"
+  integrity sha512-bRTd+rKomvfdS4QDlVJ6TA/Jx1F2h/TBVO5LjvhQ7QPPHp19oPNMIum7W2CMEReq/zPxpmCeB31F9+5gl/qtvw==
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^2.4.0"
+
 "@gar/promisify@^1.0.1":
   version "1.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@gar/promisify/-/promisify-1.1.3.tgz#555193ab2e3bb3b6adc3d551c9c030d9e860daf6"
@@ -5484,6 +5523,16 @@ interpret@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/interpret/-/interpret-1.4.0.tgz#665ab8bc4da27a774a40584e812e3e0fa45b1a1e"
   integrity sha512-agE4QfB2Lkp9uICn7BAqoscw4SZP9kTE2hxiFI3jBPmXJfdqiahTbUuKGsMoN2GtqL9AxhYioAcVvgsb1HvRbA==
 
+intl-messageformat@^10.3.3:
+  version "10.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/intl-messageformat/-/intl-messageformat-10.5.0.tgz#86d11b15913ac954075b25253f5e669359f89538"
+  integrity sha512-AvojYuOaRb6r2veOKfTVpxH9TrmjSdc5iR9R5RgBwrDZYSmAAFVT+QLbW3C4V7Qsg0OguMp67Q/EoUkxZzXRGw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@formatjs/ecma402-abstract" "1.17.0"
+    "@formatjs/fast-memoize" "2.2.0"
+    "@formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser" "2.6.0"
+    tslib "^2.4.0"
+
 invert-kv@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/invert-kv/-/invert-kv-1.0.0.tgz#104a8e4aaca6d3d8cd157a8ef8bfab2d7a3ffdb6"
@@ -9492,7 +9541,7 @@ truncate-utf8-bytes@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     utf8-byte-length "^1.0.1"
 
-tslib@^2.3.0:
+tslib@^2.3.0, tslib@^2.4.0:
   version "2.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-2.6.0.tgz#b295854684dbda164e181d259a22cd779dcd7bc3"
   integrity sha512-7At1WUettjcSRHXCyYtTselblcHl9PJFFVKiCAy/bY97+BPZXSQ2wbq0P9s8tK2G7dFQfNnlJnPAiArVBVBsfA==