CSV Language Generator Web Tool

A secure, client-side web tool that helps you quickly generate multiple versions of a CSV file for different languages.

Tool Available on Github Pages

https://zachvg-vml.github.io/csv-language-generator/

🚀 What this tool does

This tool allows you to take a master CSV file (for example, a contact list or a translation file) and automatically duplicate it for a list of target languages.

1. Takes an input CSV.
2. Identifies the "Original" language from the first row of data.
3. Creates a copy of the original file, renaming it to include the language (e.g., contacts_English.csv).
4. Generates new CSVs for every target language you list (e.g., contacts_Spanish.csv, contacts_Korean.csv), automatically updating the specific language column inside the file.
5. Zips everything into a single download package.

✨ Features

• 100% Client-Side: All processing happens in your browser. Your CSV data is never uploaded to any server, ensuring complete data privacy.
• No Backend Required: Runs entirely on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

🛠️ How to use

1. Open the index.html file in your browser (or visit the hosted page).
2. Upload Source CSV: Select your .csv file. It must have headers in the first row.
3. Language Column Header: Type the exact name of the column header that contains the language (default is language_written).
4. Target Languages: Edit the list of languages you want to generate files for (one per line).
5. Output Format: Choose to generate as a single or multiple files.
6. Generate: Click the button. The tool will process the files and automatically download an all_languages.csv (single file) or processed_languages.zip (multiple files) file.

🌐 How to host on GitHub Pages

Since this tool is a single HTML file, it is incredibly easy to host for free using GitHub Pages.

Step 1: Create a Repository

1. Log in to GitHub.
2. Click the + icon in the top right and select New repository.
3. Name your repository (e.g., csv-language-generator).
4. Make sure it is set to Public.
5. Click Create repository.

Step 2: Upload the Code

1. On your computer, ensure you have the index.html file saved.
2. On the GitHub repository page, click the link that says uploading an existing file.
3. Drag and drop your index.html file into the box.
4. In the "Commit changes" box at the bottom, type "Initial commit".
5. Click Commit changes.

Step 3: Enable GitHub Pages

1. Click on the Settings tab at the top of your repository.
2. In the left sidebar, look for the Code and automation section and click on Pages.
3. Under Build and deployment > Branch:

• Select main (or master) from the dropdown menu.
• Ensure the folder is set to /(root).

4. Click Save.

Step 4: Access your Tool

Wait about 1-2 minutes for GitHub to build your site. refresh the Pages settings page. You will see a banner at the top saying:

Your site is live at https://<your-username>.github.io/csv-language-generator/

Click that link to use your tool!

📦 Libraries Used

• PapaParse: The fastest in-browser CSV (or delimited text) parser for JavaScript.
• JSZip: A library for creating, reading and editing .zip files with JavaScript.