diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/po.props b/win/Projects/locale/po.props
new file mode 100755
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup
+    Condition="'$(msgfmtBeforeTargets)' == '' and '$(msgfmtAfterTargets)' == '' and '$(ConfigurationType)' != 'Makefile'">
+    <msgfmtBeforeTargets>Midl</msgfmtBeforeTargets>
+    <msgfmtAfterTargets>CustomBuild</msgfmtAfterTargets>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <msgfmtDependsOn
+      Condition="'$(ConfigurationType)' != 'Makefile'">_SelectedFiles;$(msgfmtDependsOn)</msgfmtDependsOn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <msgfmt>
+      <Verbose>False</Verbose>
+      <OutputName>$(OutDir)Languages\%(Filename)\Audacity.mo</OutputName>
+      <CommandLineTemplate>msgfmt [AllOptions] [AdditionalOptions] [inputs]</CommandLineTemplate>
+      <Outputs>%(OutputName)</Outputs>
+      <ExecutionDescription>Compiling %(Filename) locale</ExecutionDescription>
+    </msgfmt>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/po.targets b/win/Projects/locale/po.targets
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..29f231d3b
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+++ b/win/Projects/locale/po.targets
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PropertyPageSchema
+      Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)$(MSBuildThisFileName).xml" />
+    <AvailableItemName
+      Include="msgfmt">
+      <Targets>_msgfmt</Targets>
+    </AvailableItemName>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <UsingTask
+    TaskName="msgfmt"
+    TaskFactory="XamlTaskFactory"
+    AssemblyName="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v4.0">
+    <Task>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)$(MSBuildThisFileName).xml</Task>
+  </UsingTask>
+  <Target
+    Name="_msgfmt"
+    BeforeTargets="$(msgfmtBeforeTargets)"
+    AfterTargets="$(msgfmtAfterTargets)"
+    Condition="'@(msgfmt)' != ''"
+    DependsOnTargets="$(msgfmtDependsOn);ComputemsgfmtOutput"
+    Outputs="@(msgfmt-&gt;Metadata('Outputs')-&gt;Distinct())"
+    Inputs="@(msgfmt);%(msgfmt.AdditionalDependencies);$(MSBuildProjectFile)">
+    <ItemGroup
+      Condition="'@(SelectedFiles)' != ''">
+      <msgfmt
+        Remove="@(msgfmt)"
+        Condition="'%(Identity)' != '@(SelectedFiles)'" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <msgfmt_tlog
+        Include="%(msgfmt.Outputs)"
+        Condition="'%(msgfmt.Outputs)' != '' and '%(msgfmt.ExcludedFromBuild)' != 'true'">
+        <Source>@(msgfmt, '|')</Source>
+      </msgfmt_tlog>
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <Message
+      Importance="High"
+      Text="%(msgfmt.ExecutionDescription)" />
+    <WriteLinesToFile
+      Condition="'@(msgfmt_tlog)' != '' and '%(msgfmt_tlog.ExcludedFromBuild)' != 'true'"
+      File="$(TLogLocation)$(ProjectName).write.1.tlog"
+      Lines="^%(msgfmt_tlog.Source);@(msgfmt_tlog-&gt;'%(Fullpath)')" />
+    <msgfmt
+      Condition="'@(msgfmt)' != '' and '%(msgfmt.ExcludedFromBuild)' != 'true'"
+      CommandLineTemplate="%(msgfmt.CommandLineTemplate)"
+      Verbose="%(msgfmt.Verbose)"
+      OutputName="%(msgfmt.OutputName)"
+      AdditionalOptions="%(msgfmt.AdditionalOptions)"
+      Inputs="@(msgfmt)" />
+  </Target>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ComputeLinkInputsTargets>
+            $(ComputeLinkInputsTargets);
+            ComputemsgfmtOutput;
+          </ComputeLinkInputsTargets>
+    <ComputeLibInputsTargets>
+            $(ComputeLibInputsTargets);
+            ComputemsgfmtOutput;
+          </ComputeLibInputsTargets>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Target
+    Name="ComputemsgfmtOutput"
+    Condition="'@(msgfmt)' != ''">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <msgfmtDirsToMake
+        Condition="'@(msgfmt)' != '' and '%(msgfmt.ExcludedFromBuild)' != 'true'"
+        Include="%(msgfmt.Outputs)" />
+      <Link
+        Include="%(msgfmtDirsToMake.Identity)"
+        Condition="'%(Extension)'=='.obj' or '%(Extension)'=='.res' or '%(Extension)'=='.rsc' or '%(Extension)'=='.lib'" />
+      <Lib
+        Include="%(msgfmtDirsToMake.Identity)"
+        Condition="'%(Extension)'=='.obj' or '%(Extension)'=='.res' or '%(Extension)'=='.rsc' or '%(Extension)'=='.lib'" />
+      <ImpLib
+        Include="%(msgfmtDirsToMake.Identity)"
+        Condition="'%(Extension)'=='.obj' or '%(Extension)'=='.res' or '%(Extension)'=='.rsc' or '%(Extension)'=='.lib'" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <MakeDir
+      Directories="@(msgfmtDirsToMake-&gt;'%(RootDir)%(Directory)')" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/po.xml b/win/Projects/locale/po.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0964c50c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win/Projects/locale/po.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<ProjectSchemaDefinitions xmlns="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Build.Framework.XamlTypes;assembly=Microsoft.Build.Framework" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" xmlns:transformCallback="Microsoft.Cpp.Dev10.ConvertPropertyCallback">
+  <Rule
+    Name="msgfmt"
+    PageTemplate="tool"
+    DisplayName="Compile Locale"
+    Order="200">
+    <Rule.DataSource>
+      <DataSource
+        Persistence="ProjectFile"
+        ItemType="msgfmt" />
+    </Rule.DataSource>
+    <Rule.Categories>
+      <Category
+        Name="General">
+        <Category.DisplayName>
+          <sys:String>General</sys:String>
+        </Category.DisplayName>
+      </Category>
+      <Category
+        Name="Command Line"
+        Subtype="CommandLine">
+        <Category.DisplayName>
+          <sys:String>Command Line</sys:String>
+        </Category.DisplayName>
+      </Category>
+    </Rule.Categories>
+    <StringListProperty
+      Name="Inputs"
+      Category="Command Line"
+      IsRequired="true"
+      Switch=" ">
+      <StringListProperty.DataSource>
+        <DataSource
+          Persistence="ProjectFile"
+          ItemType="msgfmt"
+          SourceType="Item" />
+      </StringListProperty.DataSource>
+    </StringListProperty>
+    <BoolProperty
+      Name="Verbose"
+      HelpContext="0"
+      DisplayName="Verbose"
+      Description="Increase verbosity level"
+      Switch="-v" />
+    <StringListProperty
+      Name="OutputName"
+      HelpContext="0"
+      DisplayName="Output File"
+      Description="Specifies a name to override the default file name"
+      Separator=";"
+      Switch="-o &quot;[value]&quot;" />
+    <StringProperty
+      Name="CommandLineTemplate"
+      DisplayName="Command Line"
+      Visible="False"
+      IncludeInCommandLine="False" />
+    <DynamicEnumProperty
+      Name="msgfmtBeforeTargets"
+      Category="General"
+      EnumProvider="Targets"
+      IncludeInCommandLine="False">
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.DisplayName>
+        <sys:String>Execute Before</sys:String>
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.DisplayName>
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.Description>
+        <sys:String>Specifies the targets for the build customization to run before.</sys:String>
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.Description>
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.ProviderSettings>
+        <NameValuePair
+          Name="Exclude"
+          Value="^msgfmtBeforeTargets|^Compute" />
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.ProviderSettings>
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.DataSource>
+        <DataSource
+          Persistence="ProjectFile"
+          HasConfigurationCondition="true" />
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.DataSource>
+    </DynamicEnumProperty>
+    <DynamicEnumProperty
+      Name="msgfmtAfterTargets"
+      Category="General"
+      EnumProvider="Targets"
+      IncludeInCommandLine="False">
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.DisplayName>
+        <sys:String>Execute After</sys:String>
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.DisplayName>
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.Description>
+        <sys:String>Specifies the targets for the build customization to run after.</sys:String>
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.Description>
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.ProviderSettings>
+        <NameValuePair
+          Name="Exclude"
+          Value="^msgfmtAfterTargets|^Compute" />
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.ProviderSettings>
+      <DynamicEnumProperty.DataSource>
+        <DataSource
+          Persistence="ProjectFile"
+          ItemType=""
+          HasConfigurationCondition="true" />
+      </DynamicEnumProperty.DataSource>
+    </DynamicEnumProperty>
+    <StringListProperty
+      Name="Outputs"
+      DisplayName="Outputs"
+      Visible="False"
+      IncludeInCommandLine="False" />
+    <StringProperty
+      Name="ExecutionDescription"
+      DisplayName="Execution Description"
+      Visible="False"
+      IncludeInCommandLine="False" />
+    <StringListProperty
+      Name="AdditionalDependencies"
+      DisplayName="Additional Dependencies"
+      IncludeInCommandLine="False"
+      Visible="false" />
+    <StringProperty
+      Subtype="AdditionalOptions"
+      Name="AdditionalOptions"
+      Category="Command Line">
+      <StringProperty.DisplayName>
+        <sys:String>Additional Options</sys:String>
+      </StringProperty.DisplayName>
+      <StringProperty.Description>
+        <sys:String>Additional Options</sys:String>
+      </StringProperty.Description>
+    </StringProperty>
+  </Rule>
+  <ItemType
+    Name="msgfmt"
+    DisplayName="Compile Locale" />
+  <FileExtension
+    Name="*.po"
+    ContentType="msgfmt" />
+  <ContentType
+    Name="msgfmt"
+    DisplayName="Compile Locale"
+    ItemType="msgfmt" />
+</ProjectSchemaDefinitions>
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