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In June we ran our first internal hackathon to stress test Tolgee Apps, our upcoming plugin platform. Five people, three days, five very different apps. Here’s how it went and what we learned.

We needed a plugin system for Tolgee, but we didn't want to host plugin code, manage plugin storage, or share a JavaScript context with untrusted extensions. Here's how we designed it, what tradeoffs we accepted, and why iframes turned out to be the right call.

Five years ago we registered Tolgee as a legal entity. We were younger, probably a bit naive, and very determined to build something that actually mattered for developers. A lot has happened since then. This post is not about all five years. It is about the last one, which turned out to be the most eventful we have had. We grew 2.9x in ARR. The team changed. We shipped a lot. Here is what happened.

Have you ever wondered why Tolgee is named the way it is, or why a mouse appears in its logo? In this article, we share the journey and creative process behind choosing our company name and mascot, from playful wordplay to discovering inspiration in unexpected places.

In 2025, the development of Tolgee was focused on improving the platform experience, mobile SDKs, and the Figma plugin.

When you’re running a small startup, ISO 27001 certification can sound intimidating. It often feels like something only large enterprises can afford or have time for.

As a co-founder of open-source localization tool I often got one question from people around me, who are not really into IT