diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b19e517..4a5345b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 
 From issues to wikis: everything is on [GitHub](https://github.com/krawieck/lemmur)
 
+## Linting / Formatting
+
+Everything is formatted with `dartfmt` (no flags) and linted with `dartanalyzer` ([see rules](analysis_options.yaml)). Both are enforced by the CI.
+
+## Translations
+
+<!-- TODO -->
+
 ## Architecture
 
 Lemmur is written in Dart using [Flutter](https://flutter.dev/docs). To communicate with Lemmy instances [lemmy_api_client](https://github.com/krawieck/lemmy_api_client) is used.
@@ -19,6 +27,7 @@ Lemmur is written in Dart using [Flutter](https://flutter.dev/docs). To communic
 (relative to `lib/`)
 
 - `hooks/`: reusable state hooks
+- `l10n/`: files with localized strings and localizations tools
 - `pages/`: fullscreen pages that you navigate to
 - `stores/`: global stores
 - `util/`: utilities
@@ -30,6 +39,12 @@ Lemmur is written in Dart using [Flutter](https://flutter.dev/docs). To communic
 - Be aware that Lemmur supports arbitrary Lemmy instances, don't hardcode instance urls
 - Remember that a user is not obligated to be logged in, contributed widgets should handle this case
 
-## Linting / Formatting
+### For React developers
 
-Everything is formatted with `dartfmt` (no flags) and linted with `dartanalyzer` ([see rules](analysis_options.yaml)). Both are enforced by the CI.
+If you come from a React background Flutter shouldn't be anything hard to grasp for you.
+
+- Components are called 'widgets' in flutter
+- `flutter_hooks` is a React hooks port to flutter. Though you will come to see that `flutter_hooks` are not as powerful
+- There is no CSS. You compose your layout with other widgets and style them by passing properties to them
+- There are no functional components, everything has to be a class
+- Creating wrapping widgets is not as nice as in React, there is no `{ ...props }`. In flutter you need to pass each argument one by one
diff --git a/l10n.yaml b/l10n.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dfa015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/l10n.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+arb-dir: lib/l10n
+template-arb-file: intl_en.arb
+output-localization-file: l10n.dart
+preferred-supported-locales: [en]
+output-class: L10n
+untranslated-messages-file: lib/l10n/untranslated.json
diff --git a/lib/l10n/intl_en.arb b/lib/l10n/intl_en.arb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3955de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/l10n/intl_en.arb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "@@locale": "en",
+  "addAccount": "Add account",
+  "@addAccount": {},
+  "selectInstance": "select instance",
+  "@selectInstance": {}
+}
diff --git a/lib/l10n/intl_pl.arb b/lib/l10n/intl_pl.arb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..814ef18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/l10n/intl_pl.arb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "@@locale": "pl",
+  "addAccount": "Dodaj konto",
+  "selectInstance": "Wybierz instancje"
+}
diff --git a/lib/l10n/untranslated.json b/lib/l10n/untranslated.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53bb22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/l10n/untranslated.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "pl": [
+    "selectInstance"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index cb6b231..ee5a443 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
@@ -42,8 +43,11 @@ class MyApp extends HookWidget {
 
     return MaterialApp(
       title: 'lemmur',
+      supportedLocales: L10n.supportedLocales,
+      localizationsDelegates: L10n.localizationsDelegates,
       themeMode: configStore.theme,
       darkTheme: configStore.amoledDarkMode ? amoledTheme : darkTheme,
+      locale: configStore.locale,
       theme: lightTheme,
       home: const MyHomePage(),
     );
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index c63d8b1..23cfed2 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.8.1"
+  flutter_localizations:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description: flutter
+    source: sdk
+    version: "0.0.0"
   flutter_markdown:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -367,7 +372,7 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.6"
   intl:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: intl
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 59d71ef..ad45742 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ dependencies:
   timeago: ^2.0.27
   fuzzy: <1.0.0
   lemmy_api_client: ^0.12.0
+  intl: ^0.16.1
   matrix4_transform: ^1.1.7
   json_annotation: ^3.1.1
 
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
+  flutter_localizations:
+    sdk: flutter
 
   # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application.
   # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons.
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ flutter_icons:
 # following page: https://dart.dev/tools/pub/pubspec
 # The following section is specific to Flutter.
 flutter:
+  generate: true
   # The following line ensures that the Material Icons font is
   # included with your application, so that you can use the icons in
   # the material Icons class.