How do I translate a study?
People answer more fully in the language they think in. To reach respondents who don’t speak English, Fiuto can make a translated copy of an English study in one step. The copy is a new study. Your original stays unchanged.
Before you start
Section titled “Before you start”- The study must be in English. The language tag in the row under the study title shows EN.
- You must own the study.
- You need 40 credits in your balance. Check Plan & usage for your current balance.
Translate a study
Section titled “Translate a study”- Open the study and click the language tag, EN, in the row under the study title. On a phone, open More actions at the top of the page and select Translate. From the Studies list, open the study’s menu and select Translate.
- In Translate study, choose a Target language.
- Click Create translated copy.
Fiuto shows Creating translated copy while it works. When the copy is ready, Fiuto opens it in the editor. Its language tag shows the new language, for example DE for German. The copy keeps the original study’s title, so rename it if that helps you tell the two apart.
Supported languages
Section titled “Supported languages”You can translate a study from English into any of these languages. Respondents then see your study, and Fiuto’s own screens, in that language.
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French (France)
- German
- Icelandic
- Italian
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Polish
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Spanish (Spain)
- Swedish
Respondents can also take any study in English, the language every translation starts from.
Spanish and Portuguese each come in two versions, because wording differs between regions. Pick the one your respondents use.
Fiuto preselects your browser’s language when it matches one on the list. Check the choice before you continue.
What gets translated
Section titled “What gets translated”Fiuto translates the text you wrote for respondents:
- The study description.
- The text in every block: questions, answer options, scale labels, tasks, card and category names, tree labels, form field labels, and image descriptions.
- The thank-you screen.
- The message people see when they are screened out.
Screening and logic rules carry over and point to the translated answers. Images, links, prototypes, and websites stay as they are.
Review the copy before you launch
Section titled “Review the copy before you launch”A translation can miss your tone or the words your audience uses. Read every block in the copy and edit anything that sounds wrong, as you would in any study.
Preview the copy to see it as respondents will. Fiuto’s own screens appear in the new language in preview too. See Preview a study.
Then launch the copy like any other study. It has its own launches and results, separate from the original.
What respondents see
Section titled “What respondents see”Respondents see your translated content and Fiuto’s own screens in the study’s language. That covers buttons, step instructions, recording and permission help, error messages, and the end screens. Studies can run in English and in each of the supported languages.
Some things stay outside Fiuto’s control. Your prototype or website shows in whatever language it uses. The respondent’s browser shows its own prompts, such as a request for camera access, in the browser’s language.
Credits
Section titled “Credits”A translation costs 40 credits, on every plan, including Free. Fiuto charges only once the translated copy is ready. If the translation fails, you pay nothing.
If you don’t have 40 credits, Fiuto shows Add credits to translate this study. Select Top up or Upgrade, depending on your plan. Your original study is unchanged.
If a translation doesn’t finish
Section titled “If a translation doesn’t finish”Your original study is unchanged in every case.
- Translation is still in progress means Fiuto is still working. Click Check status to see whether the copy is ready. If you close the dialog, select Translate on the same study again to come back to it.
- Couldn’t create the translated copy means the translation failed. Click Try again. Fiuto retries the same request, so you don’t get a second copy or a second charge.
Translate from your coding agent
Section titled “Translate from your coding agent”If you connect your coding agent to Fiuto, you can ask it to translate a study for you. For example: “Translate my onboarding study into German.” The agent uses the translate_study tool.
The same rules apply. The study must be in English and yours, the target must be a supported language, and the 40 credits are charged only once the copy is ready. If the agent gets an unclear result, it should retry with the same request, so it doesn’t create a second copy. See Connect your agent.