diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj b/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj
index a594131e2..ed022c28c 100755
--- a/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj
+++ b/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     <RootNamespace>locale</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Audacity">
+    <MsgfmtCommand>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\packages\Gettext.Tools.0.19.8.1\tools\bin\msgfmt</MsgfmtCommand>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
     <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@
     <PlatformToolset>v120_xp</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
-    <Import Project="po.props" />
-  </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
@@ -45,29 +45,11 @@
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
-    <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>for %%I in ("%WXWIN%\locale\*.po") do call :fmt %%~nI
-goto :EOF
-
-:fmt
-if not exist "$(OutDir)Languages\%1" mkdir "$(OutDir)Languages\%1"
-msgfmt -o "$(OutDir)Languages\%1\wxstd.mo" "%WXWIN%\locale\%1.po"
-goto :EOF
-</Command>
-    </PostBuildEvent>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
-    <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>for %%I in ("%WXWIN%\locale\*.po") do call :fmt %%~nI
-goto :EOF
-
-:fmt
-if not exist "$(OutDir)Languages\%1" mkdir "$(OutDir)Languages\%1"
-msgfmt -o "$(OutDir)Languages\%1\wxstd.mo" "%WXWIN%\locale\%1.po"
-goto :EOF
-</Command>
-    </PostBuildEvent>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <msgfmt>
+      <OutputName>$(OutDir)Languages\%(Filename)\Audacity.mo</OutputName>
+      <Message>Compiling %(Filename) locale</Message>
+    </msgfmt>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <msgfmt Include="..\..\..\locale\af.po" />
@@ -127,10 +109,46 @@ goto :EOF
     <msgfmt Include="..\..\..\locale\zh_TW.po" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\..\..\locale\audacity.pot" />
+    <msgfmt Include="$(WXWIN)\locale\gl_ES.po">
+      <OutputName>$(OutDir)Languages\gl\wxstd.mo</OutputName>
+      <Message>Compiling wxWidgets %(Filename) to gl locale</Message>
+      <Visible>false</Visible>
+    </msgfmt>
+    <msgfmt Include="$(WXWIN)\locale\ko_KR.po">
+      <OutputName>$(OutDir)Languages\ko\wxstd.mo</OutputName>
+      <Message>Compiling wxWidgets %(Filename) to ko locale</Message>
+      <Visible>false</Visible>
+    </msgfmt>
+    <msgfmt Include="$(WXWIN)\locale\pt.po">
+      <OutputName>$(OutDir)Languages\pt_PT\wxstd.mo</OutputName>
+      <Message>Compiling wxWidgets %(Filename) to pt_PT locale</Message>
+      <Visible>false</Visible>
+    </msgfmt>
+    <msgfmt Include="$(WXWIN)\locale\*.po" Exclude="@(msgfmt)">
+      <OutputName>$(OutDir)Languages\%(Filename)\wxstd.mo</OutputName>
+      <Message>Compiling wxWidgets %(Filename) locale</Message>
+      <Visible>false</Visible>
+    </msgfmt>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\..\..\locale\audacity.pot" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <OutputPaths Include="@(msgfmt->'%(OutputName)')" />
+    <OutputDirs Include="@(OutputPaths-&gt;'%(RootDir)%(Directory)'-&gt;Distinct())" />
+    <CustomBuildStep Include="@(msgfmt)">
+      <Command>"$(MsgfmtCommand)" -o "%(OutputName)" "%(FullPath)"</Command>
+      <Inputs>%(FullPath)</Inputs>
+      <Outputs>%(OutputName)</Outputs>
+    </CustomBuildStep>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Target Name="MakeOutputDirs" BeforeTargets="CustomBuildStep">
+    <MakeDir Directories="@(OutputDirs)" />
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="CleanOutput" BeforeTargets="AfterClean">
+    <Delete Files="@(OutputPaths)" />
+    <RemoveDir Directories="@(OutputDirs);$(OutDir)Languages" />
+  </Target>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="po.targets" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
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+</Project>
diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj.filters b/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj.filters
index 23408d9b6..ae7e87066 100755
--- a/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/win/Projects/locale/locale.vcxproj.filters
@@ -176,5 +176,6 @@
     <None Include="..\..\..\locale\audacity.pot">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </None>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/packages.config b/win/Projects/locale/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..893533338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win/Projects/locale/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Gettext.Tools" version="0.19.8.1" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>
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diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/po.props b/win/Projects/locale/po.props
deleted file mode 100755
index 64c779178..000000000
--- a/win/Projects/locale/po.props
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?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.rules b/win/Projects/locale/po.rules
deleted file mode 100644
index d17de9a71..000000000
--- a/win/Projects/locale/po.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<VisualStudioToolFile
-	Name="Message Compiler"
-	Version="8.00"
-	>
-	<Rules>
-		<CustomBuildRule
-			Name="msgfmt"
-			DisplayName="Compile Locale"
-			CommandLine="msgfmt [AllOptions] [AdditionalOptions] [inputs]"
-			Outputs="[$OutputName]"
-			FileExtensions="*.po"
-			ExecutionDescription="Compiling $(InputName) locale"
-			>
-			<Properties>
-				<StringProperty
-					Name="OutputName"
-					DisplayName="Output File"
-					Description="Specifies a name to override the default file name"
-					Switch="-o &quot;[value]&quot;"
-					DefaultValue="$(OutDir)\Languages\$(InputName)\Audacity.mo"
-					Delimited="true"
-				/>
-				<BooleanProperty
-					Name="Verbose"
-					DisplayName="Verbose"
-					Description="Increase verbosity level"
-					Switch="-v"
-				/>
-			</Properties>
-		</CustomBuildRule>
-	</Rules>
-</VisualStudioToolFile>
diff --git a/win/Projects/locale/po.targets b/win/Projects/locale/po.targets
deleted file mode 100755
index f028472a6..000000000
--- a/win/Projects/locale/po.targets
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-<?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
deleted file mode 100755
index 303572a53..000000000
--- a/win/Projects/locale/po.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-<?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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