diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dock_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dock_ui.rs
index 30710392a..09cc045ac 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dock_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dock_ui.rs
@@ -791,7 +791,11 @@ impl DockContent<PanelKind> for EffectContent<'_> {
     }
 
     fn logical_label(&self, panel: &PanelKind) -> String {
-        crate::i18n::command_label("window.panel", panel.title()).to_string()
+        let title = panel.title();
+        // The Window menu names most panels; `Markers` is only in the panel catalog, and the two
+        // panels in neither (`History`, `ScriptUI Panel`) keep their English names.
+        let listed = crate::i18n::command_label("window.panel", title);
+        if listed == title { crate::i18n::tr(title).to_string() } else { listed.to_string() }
     }
 
     /// The tab names what the panel shows ("Composition Intro"), after the label swatch of its
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
index 611a226ee..b82a3d15a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
@@ -7620,6 +7620,35 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The dock's tab titles are `PanelKind::title()`; the panels the Window menu lists are drawn in
+    /// the interface language through their `(window.panel, title)` rows. `History` and `ScriptUI
+    /// Panel` are in no menu and keep their English names, which is what this pins.
+    #[test]
+    fn the_dock_draws_every_panel_it_can_in_the_interface_language() {
+        use crate::dock::PanelKind;
+        const WITHOUT_A_ROW: &[&str] = &["History", "ScriptUI Panel"];
+        for (name, catalog, code) in [("ja", JAPANESE, "ja"), ("zh-hans", SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE, "zh-hans"), ("zh-hant", TRADITIONAL_CHINESE, "zh-hant")] {
+            // The dock asks both catalogs, so a title may be named by either.
+            ui::set_current(code);
+            for p in PanelKind::ALL {
+                let title = p.title();
+                let in_menu = catalog.iter().any(|(c, en, _)| *c == "window.panel" && *en == title);
+                let in_panel = ui::tr(title) != title;
+                assert_eq!(
+                    in_menu || in_panel,
+                    !WITHOUT_A_ROW.contains(&title),
+                    "{name}: {title} is {}named by a catalog and {}in the exception list",
+                    if in_menu || in_panel { "" } else { "not " },
+                    if WITHOUT_A_ROW.contains(&title) { "" } else { "not " }
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        ui::set_current("en");
+        // The dock asks the catalog rather than drawing the English name.
+        let dock_ui = include_str!("dock_ui.rs");
+        assert!(dock_ui.contains(r#"crate::i18n::command_label("window.panel", title)"#), "dock_ui.rs no longer asks the catalog for the panel titles");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn ukrainian_catalog_matches_the_settings_registry() {
         let codes: Vec<_> = effectcraft_engine::prefs::LANGUAGES.iter().map(|(_, code)| *code).filter(|code| !matches!(*code, "system" | "en")).collect();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
index 46493296b..efde2c370 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
@@ -1641,6 +1641,32 @@ const SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Total Offset", "总偏移"),
     ("Per Layer", "每个图层"),
     ("Track", "跟踪"),
+    ("Apply", "应用"),
+    ("Analyze", "分析"),
+    ("Create Camera", "创建摄像机"),
+    ("Add Point", "添加点"),
+    ("Remove Point", "移除点"),
+    ("Render", "渲染"),
+    ("Save Current as Template…", "将当前项存为模板…"),
+    ("New Composition From Footage", "从素材新建合成"),
+    ("Search effects and presets", "搜索效果和预设"),
+    ("Search project", "搜索项目"),
+    ("Search", "搜索"),
+    ("(no composition)", "没有合成"),
+    ("per second", "每秒"),
+    ("Waveform", "波形"),
+    ("steps", "步"),
+    ("Building waveform…", "正在生成波形…"),
+    ("No effects. Drag one from Effects & Presets.", "没有效果。从效果和预设中拖入一个。"),
+    ("Click the ring to add a colour; Alt-click a stop (or drag it off) to remove it", "点击色环添加颜色；按住 Alt 点击色标（或将其拖出）可移除"),
+    ("Start from a ready-made project. Opening a template makes an untitled copy.", "从现成项目开始。打开模板会创建一份未命名副本。"),
+    ("Square Pixels", "方形像素"),
+    ("Basic", "基本"),
+    ("Advanced", "高级"),
+    ("3D Renderer", "3D 渲染器"),
+    ("Black", "黑色"),
+    ("White", "白色"),
+    ("Composition Settings", "合成设置"),
 ];
 
 const TRADITIONAL_CHINESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
@@ -2327,6 +2353,32 @@ const TRADITIONAL_CHINESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Total Offset", "總偏移"),
     ("Per Layer", "每個圖層"),
     ("Track", "追蹤"),
+    ("Apply", "套用"),
+    ("Analyze", "分析"),
+    ("Create Camera", "建立攝影機"),
+    ("Add Point", "添加點"),
+    ("Remove Point", "移除點"),
+    ("Render", "算圖"),
+    ("Save Current as Template…", "將目前項目存為範本…"),
+    ("New Composition From Footage", "從素材新增合成"),
+    ("Search effects and presets", "搜尋效果與預設"),
+    ("Search project", "搜尋專案"),
+    ("Search", "搜尋"),
+    ("(no composition)", "沒有合成"),
+    ("per second", "每秒"),
+    ("Waveform", "波形"),
+    ("steps", "步驟"),
+    ("Building waveform…", "正在產生波形…"),
+    ("No effects. Drag one from Effects & Presets.", "沒有效果。從效果與預設集中拖入一個。"),
+    ("Click the ring to add a colour; Alt-click a stop (or drag it off) to remove it", "點擊色環新增顏色；按住 Alt 點擊色標（或將其拖出）即可移除"),
+    ("Start from a ready-made project. Opening a template makes an untitled copy.", "從現成專案開始。開啟範本會建立一份未命名副本。"),
+    ("Square Pixels", "方形像素"),
+    ("Basic", "基本"),
+    ("Advanced", "高級"),
+    ("3D Renderer", "3D 算圖引擎"),
+    ("Black", "黑色"),
+    ("White", "白色"),
+    ("Composition Settings", "合成設置"),
 ];
 
 /// Ukrainian (uk): original translations of the same interface rows as the Chinese catalogs.
@@ -5579,6 +5631,293 @@ mod tests {
     /// English source changed or went away. A string a helper draws for the panel (a toolbar
     /// tooltip, a popup item, a checkbox label) is looked up inside that helper, so its English
     /// source only appears as a literal there.
+    #[test]
+    fn helper_and_painter_labels_are_translated() {
+        /// The `widgets.rs` helpers that draw a label, and which argument holds it.
+        const HELPER_LABELS: &[(&str, usize)] =
+            &[("text_button", 2), ("search_field", 3), ("text_field", 3), ("dropdown", 2), ("dropdown_tip", 2), ("text_fit", 3), ("check_label", 1)];
+        /// Literals that draw as they are: a brand, a value, a separator, a unit, and the kerning
+        /// sample pair the Character panel shows.
+        const VERBATIM: &[&str] = &["EffectCraft", "32", "dB", "···", "×", "V/A"];
+
+        /// The top-level arguments of a call, given the text after its `(`. A call split over
+        /// several lines is still one argument list, so this walks past newlines until the
+        /// parenthesis closes. It understands the two string forms a label can be written in - a
+        /// plain one with escapes and a raw one (`r"…"`, `r#"…"#`) - so a comma or parenthesis
+        /// inside either is not mistaken for code.
+        fn args_of(s: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
+            #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+            enum Mode {
+                Code,
+                Str(bool),
+                Raw(usize),
+            }
+            let cs: Vec<(usize, char)> = s.char_indices().collect();
+            let (mut out, mut depth, mut start, mut end) = (Vec::new(), 0i32, None, s.len());
+            let mut mode = Mode::Code;
+            let mut k = 0;
+            while k < cs.len() {
+                let (i, c) = cs[k];
+                match mode {
+                    Mode::Raw(hashes) => {
+                        if c == '"' {
+                            let mut n = 0;
+                            while cs.get(k + 1 + n).is_some_and(|(_, h)| *h == '#') {
+                                n += 1;
+                            }
+                            if n >= hashes {
+                                mode = Mode::Code;
+                                k += n;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Mode::Str(escaped) => {
+                        mode = if c == '"' && !escaped { Mode::Code } else { Mode::Str(c == '\\' && !escaped) };
+                    }
+                    Mode::Code => match c {
+                        '"' => {
+                            mode = Mode::Str(false);
+                            if start.is_none() {
+                                start = Some(i);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        'r' if start.is_none() && cs.get(k + 1).is_some_and(|(_, n)| *n == '#' || *n == '"') => {
+                            let mut n = 0;
+                            while cs.get(k + 1 + n).is_some_and(|(_, h)| *h == '#') {
+                                n += 1;
+                            }
+                            if cs.get(k + 1 + n).is_some_and(|(_, q)| *q == '"') {
+                                mode = Mode::Raw(n);
+                                start = Some(i);
+                                k += n + 1;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        '(' | '[' | '{' => depth += 1,
+                        ')' | ']' | '}' => {
+                            if depth == 0 {
+                                end = i;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            depth -= 1;
+                        }
+                        ',' if depth == 0 => {
+                            if let Some(st) = start {
+                                out.push(s[st..i].trim());
+                            }
+                            start = None;
+                        }
+                        c if !c.is_whitespace() && start.is_none() => start = Some(i),
+                        _ => {}
+                    },
+                }
+                k += 1;
+            }
+            if let Some(st) = start {
+                out.push(s[st..end].trim());
+            }
+            out
+        }
+
+        /// The text a literal argument draws: a plain string with its escapes undone, or a raw
+        /// string with none. `None` when the argument is not one literal (a concatenation, a call).
+        fn literal_text(arg: &str) -> Option<String> {
+            if let Some(rest) = arg.strip_prefix('r') {
+                let hashes = rest.chars().take_while(|c| *c == '#').count();
+                // An identifier that starts with `r` (`result`) is not a raw string: the quote has
+                // to follow the `#`s.
+                if rest.chars().nth(hashes) != Some('"') {
+                    return None;
+                }
+                let close = format!("\"{}", "#".repeat(hashes));
+                return arg.get(1 + hashes + 1..)?.strip_suffix(&close).map(str::to_string);
+            }
+            let body = arg.strip_prefix('"')?.strip_suffix('"')?;
+            // Decode the escapes that matter for the exemption: a literal written as `"\u{bb}"` is
+            // one character (`»`), not six.
+            let mut out = String::new();
+            let mut it = body.chars().peekable();
+            while let Some(c) = it.next() {
+                if c != '\\' {
+                    if c == '"' {
+                        return None; // two literals side by side
+                    }
+                    out.push(c);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                match it.next()? {
+                    '"' => out.push('"'),
+                    '\\' => out.push('\\'),
+                    'n' => out.push('\n'),
+                    't' => out.push('\t'),
+                    'x' => {
+                        let hex: String = it.by_ref().take(2).collect();
+                        let byte = u8::from_str_radix(&hex, 16).ok()?;
+                        out.push(char::from(byte));
+                    }
+                    'u' => {
+                        if it.next() != Some('{') {
+                            return None;
+                        }
+                        let hex: String = it.by_ref().take_while(|c| *c != '}').collect();
+                        out.push(char::from_u32(u32::from_str_radix(&hex, 16).ok()?)?);
+                    }
+                    other => {
+                        out.push('\\');
+                        out.push(other);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Some(out)
+        }
+
+        /// `source` with comments blanked and the *contents* of every string literal blanked too,
+        /// with offsets, newlines and the quotes kept. Call tokens are looked for in this text, so a
+        /// `widgets::…(` or `.text(` that only appears inside a doc string or a sample is not
+        /// mistaken for a call; the argument list is then read from the original at that offset.
+        fn code_only(source: &str) -> String {
+            #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+            enum Mode {
+                Code,
+                Str(bool),
+                Raw(usize),
+                Comment,
+            }
+            let cs: Vec<(usize, char)> = source.char_indices().collect();
+            // Byte-for-byte: a blanked character becomes as many spaces as its UTF-8 length, so
+            // every offset found here indexes the original source as well.
+            let mut out: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(source.len());
+            let keep = |out: &mut Vec<u8>, c: char| out.extend_from_slice(c.encode_utf8(&mut [0; 4]).as_bytes());
+            let blank = |out: &mut Vec<u8>, c: char| out.extend(std::iter::repeat_n(b' ', c.len_utf8()));
+            let mut mode = Mode::Code;
+            let mut k = 0;
+            while k < cs.len() {
+                let (_, c) = cs[k];
+                match mode {
+                    Mode::Comment => {
+                        if c == '\n' {
+                            mode = Mode::Code;
+                            keep(&mut out, c);
+                        } else {
+                            blank(&mut out, c);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Mode::Raw(hashes) => {
+                        if c == '"' {
+                            let mut n = 0;
+                            while cs.get(k + 1 + n).is_some_and(|(_, h)| *h == '#') {
+                                n += 1;
+                            }
+                            if n >= hashes {
+                                keep(&mut out, c);
+                                for j in 1..=n {
+                                    keep(&mut out, cs[k + j].1);
+                                }
+                                mode = Mode::Code;
+                                k += n;
+                            } else {
+                                blank(&mut out, c);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            blank(&mut out, c);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Mode::Str(escaped) => {
+                        if c == '"' && !escaped {
+                            mode = Mode::Code;
+                            keep(&mut out, c);
+                        } else {
+                            mode = Mode::Str(c == '\\' && !escaped);
+                            blank(&mut out, c);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Mode::Code => match c {
+                        '"' => {
+                            mode = Mode::Str(false);
+                            keep(&mut out, c);
+                        }
+                        '/' if out.last() == Some(&b'/') => {
+                            // The first `/` stays; this one becomes a space. Both are one byte, so
+                            // the mask keeps its length and every offset still indexes the source.
+                            blank(&mut out, c);
+                            mode = Mode::Comment;
+                        }
+                        'r' if matches!(cs.get(k + 1), Some((_, n)) if *n == '#' || *n == '"') => {
+                            let mut n = 0;
+                            while cs.get(k + 1 + n).is_some_and(|(_, h)| *h == '#') {
+                                n += 1;
+                            }
+                            if cs.get(k + 1 + n).is_some_and(|(_, q)| *q == '"') {
+                                keep(&mut out, c);
+                                for j in 1..=n {
+                                    keep(&mut out, cs[k + j].1);
+                                }
+                                keep(&mut out, '"');
+                                mode = Mode::Raw(n);
+                                k += n + 1;
+                            } else {
+                                keep(&mut out, c);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => keep(&mut out, c),
+                    },
+                }
+                k += 1;
+            }
+            debug_assert_eq!(out.len(), source.len(), "the mask must keep every byte offset");
+            String::from_utf8(out).expect("mask keeps UTF-8 boundaries")
+        }
+
+        for (path, source) in CONVERTED {
+            // The test module draws nothing; it holds sample strings. A test-only helper above it
+            // (`#[cfg(test)] pub(crate) fn press_key` in `dialogs.rs`) is kept in the scanned range,
+            // because production code follows it.
+            let cut = source
+                .match_indices("#[cfg(test)]")
+                .find(|(at, _)| source[at + "#[cfg(test)]".len()..].lines().take(3).any(|l| l.trim_start().starts_with("mod ")))
+                .map_or(source.len(), |(at, _)| at);
+            let source = &source[..cut];
+            let code = code_only(source);
+            let line_of = |at: usize| code[..at].matches('\n').count() + 1;
+            let check = |at: usize, arg: &str, what: &str| {
+                // A single character is a symbol or a glyph, not interface text - the same exemption
+                // the call-shape scan above makes. A call that already asks the catalog is not a
+                // literal here at all.
+                if let Some(text) = literal_text(arg)
+                    && text.chars().count() >= 2
+                    && !VERBATIM.contains(&text.as_str())
+                {
+                    panic!("{path}:{}: the interface text {arg} that {what} draws is not in the catalog", line_of(at));
+                }
+            };
+            for (call, index) in HELPER_LABELS {
+                let marker = format!("widgets::{call}(");
+                for (at, _) in code.match_indices(&marker) {
+                    if let Some(arg) = args_of(&source[at + marker.len()..]).get(*index) {
+                        check(at, arg, &format!("widgets::{call}"));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            for (at, _) in code.match_indices(".text(") {
+                if let Some(arg) = args_of(&source[at + ".text(".len()..]).get(2) {
+                    check(at, arg, "Painter::text");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn the_composition_settings_labels_are_translated() {
+        // The Composition Settings dialog (and New Composition) draws these from a `(label, value)`
+        // table, a tab array and a `match` arm, which the call-shape scan cannot see (#1451). They
+        // used to have no row in any catalog, so every interface drew them in English.
+        for key in ["Square Pixels", "Basic", "Advanced", "3D Renderer", "Black", "White", "Composition Settings"] {
+            for (name, table) in [("Simplified", SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE), ("Traditional", TRADITIONAL_CHINESE)] {
+                let value = table.iter().find(|(k, _)| *k == key).map(|(_, v)| *v);
+                assert!(value.is_some_and(|v| !v.is_empty()), "{key} has an empty {name} row");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn every_row_is_used_by_a_converted_panel() {
         for (en, _) in catalogs() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs
index 9a8fd2a54..533ecfe87 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ pub fn panel_menu_popup(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
                     }
                 }
                 _ => {
-                    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(panel.title()).weak());
+                    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(crate::i18n::label(app, "window.panel", panel.title())).weak());
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/anim_tools.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/anim_tools.rs
index b07da8567..e6b62efb4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/anim_tools.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/anim_tools.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub fn wiggler(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     app.ui.anim_tools = st.clone();
     let b = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(rect.max.x - 92.0, y), vec2(80.0, 24.0));
     let enabled = app.session.state.selected_keys.len() >= 2;
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b, "Apply", enabled, &t, egui::Id::unique("wg-apply")).clicked() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b, crate::i18n::tr("Apply"), enabled, &t, egui::Id::unique("wg-apply")).clicked() {
         let params = json!({
             "apply": if st.wiggle_spatial { "spatial" } else { "temporal" },
             "noise": if st.wiggle_smooth { "smooth" } else { "jagged" },
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub fn smoother(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     y += ROW + 8.0;
     let b = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(rect.max.x - 92.0, y), vec2(80.0, 24.0));
     let enabled = app.session.state.selected_keys.len() >= 3;
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b, "Apply", enabled, &t, egui::Id::unique("sm-apply")).clicked() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b, crate::i18n::tr("Apply"), enabled, &t, egui::Id::unique("sm-apply")).clicked() {
         apply(app, "keys.smooth", json!({"tolerance": tol}));
     }
     app.auto.add("smoother.apply", b, "Apply");
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub fn mask_interpolation(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rec
             changes.insert("keyframeRate".into(), json!(nr));
         }
     } else {
-        p.text(pos2(xv + 78.0, y + 9.0), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, "per second", Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_dim);
+        p.text(pos2(xv + 78.0, y + 9.0), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, crate::i18n::tr("per second"), Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_dim);
     }
     y += ROW;
     let mut check = |app: &mut EffectcraftApp, y: f32, key: &str, text: &str, on: bool| {
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ pub fn mask_interpolation(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rec
     }
     let b = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(rect.max.x - 92.0, y), vec2(80.0, 24.0));
     let enabled = app.session.state.selected_keys.len() >= 2;
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b, "Apply", enabled, &t, egui::Id::unique("mi-apply")).clicked() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b, crate::i18n::tr("Apply"), enabled, &t, egui::Id::unique("mi-apply")).clicked() {
         match app.session.execute("mask.interpolate", json!({})) {
             Ok(r) => app.ui.status = format!("Mask Interpolation: {} keyframes added ({} vertices)", r["keys"], r["vertices"]),
             Err(e) => app.ui.status = e.to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs
index bca98ea4b..3dc0be8d2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs
@@ -413,12 +413,12 @@ pub fn editor(
     let b1 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(r.min.x + 24.0, r.min.y + 4.0), vec2(84.0, 22.0));
     let b2 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(b1.max.x + 8.0, b1.min.y), vec2(84.0, 22.0));
     let b3 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(b2.max.x + 8.0, b1.min.y), vec2(110.0, 22.0));
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, "Analyze", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("ct-analyze", g.uid))).clicked() && !busy {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, crate::i18n::tr("Analyze"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("ct-analyze", g.uid))).clicked() && !busy {
         actions.push(("camera.analyze".into(), me.clone()));
     }
     app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.cameraTracker.{}.analyze", g.uid), b1, "Analyze");
     if running {
-        if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, "Cancel", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("ct-cancel", g.uid))).clicked() {
+        if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, crate::i18n::tr("Cancel"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("ct-cancel", g.uid))).clicked() {
             actions.push(("camera.cancel".into(), json!({})));
         }
         app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.cameraTracker.{}.cancel", g.uid), b2, "Cancel");
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ pub fn editor(
     let params = effectcraft_engine::camera_track::static_params(g);
     let solve = ct::solve(&params);
     if solve.is_some() {
-        if widgets::text_button(ui, b3, "Create Camera", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("ct-camera", g.uid))).clicked() {
+        if widgets::text_button(ui, b3, crate::i18n::tr("Create Camera"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("ct-camera", g.uid))).clicked() {
             actions.push(("camera.create".into(), me.clone()));
         }
         app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.cameraTracker.{}.createCamera", g.uid), b3, "Create Camera");
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/comp_settings.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/comp_settings.rs
index 3f7cda26d..ffa9af8a8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/comp_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/comp_settings.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ pub fn show(
     ui.add_space(8.0);
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         for (tab, label, key) in [(Tab::Basic, "Basic", "basic"), (Tab::Advanced, "Advanced", "advanced"), (Tab::Renderer, "3D Renderer", "renderer")] {
-            let r = ui.selectable_label(d.tab == tab, label);
+            let r = ui.selectable_label(d.tab == tab, tr(label));
             auto.add(&format!("dialog.comp.tab.{key}"), r.rect, label);
             if r.clicked() {
                 d.tab = tab;
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ pub fn show(
                     let (ow, oh) = (d.width, d.height);
                     let r = ui.add(crate::widgets::drag_value(egui::DragValue::new(&mut d.width).range(4..=30000).suffix(" px")));
                     auto.add("dialog.comp.width", r.rect, "Width");
-                    let lbl = format!("Lock Aspect Ratio to {}", aspect_label(ow as f64, oh as f64));
+                    let lbl = tr_args("Lock Aspect Ratio to {}", &[&aspect_label(ow as f64, oh as f64)]);
                     let r = ui.checkbox(&mut d.lock_aspect, lbl);
                     auto.add("dialog.comp.lockAspect", r.rect, "Lock Aspect Ratio");
                     if d.lock_aspect && ow != d.width && ow > 0 {
@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ pub fn show(
                     let cur = PIXEL_ASPECTS
                         .iter()
                         .find(|(_, v)| (v - d.pixel_aspect).abs() < 1e-3)
-                        .map(|p| p.0.to_string())
+                        .map(|p| tr(p.0).to_string())
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{:.2}", d.pixel_aspect));
                     let r = craft_ui::ComboBox::from_id_salt("comp-par").width(220.0).selected_text(cur).show_ui(ui, |ui| {
                         for (name, v) in PIXEL_ASPECTS {
-                            if ui.selectable_label((v - d.pixel_aspect).abs() < 1e-3, *name).clicked() {
+                            if ui.selectable_label((v - d.pixel_aspect).abs() < 1e-3, tr(name)).clicked() {
                                 d.pixel_aspect = *v;
                             }
                         }
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ pub fn show(
                 ui.horizontal(|ui| {
                     let r = crate::widgets::srgb_color_button(ui, &mut d.bg);
                     auto.add("dialog.comp.background", r.rect, "Background Color");
-                    ui.label(color_name(d.bg));
+                    ui.label(tr(color_name(d.bg)));
                 });
                 ui.end_row();
             });
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs.rs
index 7c89ad32d..8e89c109a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ fn comp_settings(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, t: &Tokens, exis
     let mut result = None;
     let custom = app.session.prefs.comp_presets.clone();
     let mut cmds = Vec::new();
+    // The title keys the modal id and its drag offset; `modal_fit` translates the heading itself,
+    // so passing the source keeps the dialog in place when the interface language changes.
     modal(ctx, "Composition Settings", vec2(600.0, 470.0), t, |ui| {
         result = super::comp_settings::show(ui, &mut d, t, &mut app.auto, &custom, &mut cmds);
     });
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/editors.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/editors.rs
index c95c90c07..bd566cb7f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/editors.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/editors.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ pub(super) fn warp_editor(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, p: &egui:
     let busy = app.session.is_warp_analyzing();
     let b1 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(r.min.x + 24.0, r.min.y + 4.0), vec2(84.0, 22.0));
     let b2 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(b1.max.x + 8.0, b1.min.y), vec2(84.0, 22.0));
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, "Analyze", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("warp-analyze", g.uid))).clicked() && !busy {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, crate::i18n::tr("Analyze"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("warp-analyze", g.uid))).clicked() && !busy {
         actions.push(("warp.analyze".into(), json!({"layer": layer.id.0, "effect": g.uid})));
     }
     app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.warp.{}.analyze", g.uid), b1, "Analyze");
     if running {
-        if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, "Cancel", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("warp-cancel", g.uid))).clicked() {
+        if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, crate::i18n::tr("Cancel"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("warp-cancel", g.uid))).clicked() {
             actions.push(("warp.cancel".into(), json!({})));
         }
         app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.warp.{}.cancel", g.uid), b2, "Cancel");
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/panel.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/panel.rs
index 39cdee76c..515ecd579 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/panel.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls/panel.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         bp.text(
             pos2(body.center().x, body.min.y + 40.0),
             Align2::CENTER_CENTER,
-            "No effects. Drag one from Effects & Presets.",
+            crate::i18n::tr("No effects. Drag one from Effects & Presets."),
             Tokens::ui(12.0),
             t.text_faint,
         );
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs
index 380d1d869..0079328b9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     }
     let sr = Rect::from_min_size(rect.min + vec2(8.0, 8.0), vec2(rect.width() - 44.0, 24.0));
     let mut q = app.ui.effects_search.clone();
-    widgets::search_field(ui, sr, &mut q, "Search effects and presets", &t);
+    widgets::search_field(ui, sr, &mut q, crate::i18n::tr("Search effects and presets"), &t);
     app.ui.effects_search = q.clone();
     app.auto.add("effects.search", sr, "Search");
     let force_scan = contents_menu(app, ui, &ctx, rect, sr, &t);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/flowchart.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/flowchart.rs
index c7019492f..89cc3493e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/flowchart.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/flowchart.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     let p = ui.painter().with_clip_rect(rect);
     p.rect_filled(rect, 0.0, t.tl_bg);
     let Some(rid) = root(app) else {
-        p.text(rect.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, "(no composition)", Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_faint);
+        p.text(rect.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, crate::i18n::tr("(no composition)"), Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_faint);
         return;
     };
     // ---- toolbar: switches and direction.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs
index 4ed96797a..85b6be25f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ fn colorama_wheel(
     p.text(
         pos2(sr.min.x, sr.max.y + 9.0),
         Align2::LEFT_CENTER,
-        "Click the ring to add a colour; Alt-click a stop (or drag it off) to remove it",
+        crate::i18n::tr("Click the ring to add a colour; Alt-click a stop (or drag it off) to remove it"),
         Tokens::ui(10.5),
         t.text_faint,
     );
@@ -801,19 +801,19 @@ fn reshape_buttons(
     let b1 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(r.min.x + 24.0, r.min.y + 4.0), vec2(84.0, 22.0));
     let b2 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(b1.max.x + 8.0, b1.min.y), vec2(96.0, 22.0));
     let b3 = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(b2.max.x + 8.0, b1.min.y), vec2(56.0, 22.0));
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, "Add Point", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("reshape-add", euid))).clicked() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, crate::i18n::tr("Add Point"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("reshape-add", euid))).clicked() {
         let mut v = pairs.clone();
         v.push(add_pair(&pairs));
         set_str(actions, layer, g, "correspondencePoints", format_pairs(&v), None);
     }
     app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.effect.{euid}.reshape.add"), b1, "Add Point");
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, "Remove Point", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("reshape-remove", euid))).clicked() && !pairs.is_empty() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, crate::i18n::tr("Remove Point"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("reshape-remove", euid))).clicked() && !pairs.is_empty() {
         let mut v = pairs.clone();
         v.pop();
         set_str(actions, layer, g, "correspondencePoints", format_pairs(&v), None);
     }
     app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.effect.{euid}.reshape.remove"), b2, "Remove Point");
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b3, "Clear", false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("reshape-clear", euid))).clicked() && !pairs.is_empty() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b3, crate::i18n::tr("Clear"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique(("reshape-clear", euid))).clicked() && !pairs.is_empty() {
         set_str(actions, layer, g, "correspondencePoints", String::new(), None);
     }
     app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.effect.{euid}.reshape.clear"), b3, "Clear");
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/learn.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/learn.rs
index a3c4a85f6..fcb98cce1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/learn.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/learn.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn home_tab(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, area: Rect) {
     p.text(
         pos2(x, y + 26.0),
         Align2::LEFT_CENTER,
-        "Hands-on tutorials that run inside EffectCraft. Do each step yourself, or press Show me.",
+        crate::i18n::tr("Hands-on tutorials that run inside EffectCraft. Do each step yourself, or press Show me."),
         Tokens::ui(11.5),
         t.text_faint,
     );
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn home_tab(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, area: Rect) {
         p.circle_filled(badge.center(), 22.0, t.accent.gamma_multiply(0.25));
         p.circle_stroke(badge.center(), 22.0, Stroke::new(1.5, t.accent));
         p.text(badge.center() - vec2(0.0, 5.0), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, tut.steps.len().to_string(), Tokens::semibold(15.0), Color32::WHITE);
-        p.text(badge.center() + vec2(0.0, 10.0), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, "steps", Tokens::ui(9.0), t.text_dim);
+        p.text(badge.center() + vec2(0.0, 10.0), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, crate::i18n::tr("steps"), Tokens::ui(9.0), t.text_dim);
         let tx = badge.max.x + 16.0;
         p.text(pos2(tx, r.min.y + 22.0), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, &tut.title, Tokens::semibold(14.0), Color32::WHITE);
         p.text(pos2(tx, r.min.y + 40.0), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, format!("{} min", tut.minutes), Tokens::ui(11.0), t.text_faint);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/misc.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/misc.rs
index dfa9a42e0..4ed1275d1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/misc.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/misc.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ use crate::{EffectcraftApp, widgets};
 
 pub fn placeholder(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect, p: PanelKind) {
     let t = app.tokens;
-    ui.painter().text(rect.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, tr_args("{} — coming soon", &[&(p.title())]), Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_faint);
+    let name = crate::i18n::label(app, "window.panel", p.title());
+    ui.painter().text(rect.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, tr_args("{} — coming soon", &[&name]), Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_faint);
 }
 
 /// Preview panel: transport controls, the shortcut whose options are shown, and that
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/render_queue.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/render_queue.rs
index 5e39a30c2..0d8eebbef 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/render_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/render_queue.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ fn current_render_strip(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, p: &egui::P
     let render_b = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(top.max.x - 12.0 - bw, top.min.y + 34.0), vec2(bw, 26.0));
     let stop_b = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(render_b.min.x - 8.0 - bw, render_b.min.y), vec2(bw, 26.0));
     let can_render = !rendering && queue.iter().any(RenderQueueItem::is_queued) && !available.is_empty();
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, render_b, "Render", can_render, &t, egui::Id::unique("rq-render")).clicked() && can_render {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, render_b, crate::i18n::tr("Render"), can_render, &t, egui::Id::unique("rq-render")).clicked() && can_render {
         actions.push(("renderQueue.render", json!({"wait": false})));
     }
     app.auto.add("renderQueue.render", render_b, "Render");
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ fn current_render_strip(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, p: &egui::P
     p.text(pos2(nb.max.x + 5.0, nb.center().y), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, tr("Notify"), Tokens::ui(11.5), t.text_dim);
     app.auto.add("renderQueue.notify", nb, if notify { "Notify: on" } else { "Notify: off" });
     if rendering {
-        if widgets::text_button(ui, stop_b, "Stop", false, &t, egui::Id::unique("rq-stop")).clicked() {
+        if widgets::text_button(ui, stop_b, crate::i18n::tr("Stop"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique("rq-stop")).clicked() {
             actions.push(("renderQueue.stop", json!({})));
         }
         app.auto.add("renderQueue.stop", stop_b, "Stop");
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/script_console.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/script_console.rs
index affd46317..7a2cecd30 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/script_console.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/script_console.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         p.text(
             out_rect.center(),
             Align2::CENTER_CENTER,
-            "JavaScript with the After Effects scripting object model — try app.project.numItems",
+            crate::i18n::tr("JavaScript with the After Effects scripting object model — try app.project.numItems"),
             Tokens::ui(12.0),
             t.text_faint,
         );
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/templates.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/templates.rs
index ff8778a15..5a1ac35a0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/templates.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/templates.rs
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ pub fn home_tab(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, area: Rect) {
     p.text(
         pos2(x, y + 26.0),
         Align2::LEFT_CENTER,
-        "Start from a ready-made project. Opening a template makes an untitled copy.",
+        crate::i18n::tr("Start from a ready-made project. Opening a template makes an untitled copy."),
         Tokens::ui(11.5),
         t.text_faint,
     );
     // Save the open project as a user template.
     let can_save = app.session.project.comps().next().is_some();
     let sr = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(area.max.x - 210.0, y - 4.0), vec2(210.0, 28.0));
-    let save = widgets::text_button(ui, sr, "Save Current as Template…", false, &t, egui::Id::unique("home-templates-save")).clicked();
+    let save = widgets::text_button(ui, sr, crate::i18n::tr("Save Current as Template…"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique("home-templates-save")).clicked();
     app.auto.add("home.templates.saveCurrent", sr, "Save Current as Template…");
     if save {
         if can_save {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
index a45d8e708..897771216 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ fn layout(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &egui::Ui, rect: Rect, cid: ItemId, comp
 fn empty_timeline(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     let t = app.tokens;
     let ctx = ui.ctx().clone();
-    ui.painter().text(rect.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, "(no composition)", Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_faint);
+    ui.painter().text(rect.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, crate::i18n::tr("(no composition)"), Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text_faint);
     // Dropping footage into an empty Timeline should create its first composition,
     // just like dropping onto the Project panel's New Composition button (#649).
     if let Some(crate::panels::DragPayload::Item(dragged)) = egui::DragAndDrop::payload::<crate::panels::DragPayload>(&ctx).as_deref()
@@ -2152,7 +2152,7 @@ fn header_search_and_switches(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, g: &T
     let comp = g.comp.clone();
     let sr = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(tc_rect.max.x + 14.0, top + 12.0), vec2((left_w - 420.0).clamp(120.0, 220.0), 22.0));
     let mut search = app.ui.timeline.search.clone();
-    widgets::search_field(ui, sr, &mut search, "Search", &t);
+    widgets::search_field(ui, sr, &mut search, crate::i18n::tr("Search"), &t);
     app.ui.timeline.search = search;
     app.auto.add("timeline.search", sr, "Search");
     let mut bx = rect.min.x + left_w - 10.0;
@@ -3536,7 +3536,7 @@ fn waveform_row(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, g: &Rw, rc: &RowCtx<'_>) {
     let RowKind::Waveform { item, .. } = &rc.row.kind else { return };
     lp.rect_filled(left, 0.0, if ri.is_multiple_of(2) { t.row } else { t.row_alt });
     let indent = cw.name + 6.0 + 14.0 * row.depth as f32;
-    lp.text(pos2(indent + 10.0, cy), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, "Waveform", Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text);
+    lp.text(pos2(indent + 10.0, cy), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, crate::i18n::tr("Waveform"), Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text);
     let wr = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(graph_x0, r.min.y), r.max);
     gp.rect_filled(wr, 0.0, t.tl_bg);
     app.auto.add(&format!("timeline.layer.{}.waveform", layer.id.0), wr, "Waveform");
@@ -3546,7 +3546,7 @@ fn waveform_row(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, g: &Rw, rc: &RowCtx<'_>) {
             gp.text(
                 pos2(tm.x(layer.in_point.seconds()).max(wr.min.x) + 6.0, wr.center().y),
                 Align2::LEFT_CENTER,
-                "Building waveform…",
+                crate::i18n::tr("Building waveform…"),
                 Tokens::ui(11.0),
                 t.text_faint,
             );
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer/frame.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer/frame.rs
index ac467ecd5..9b7548846 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer/frame.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer/frame.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ pub(super) fn empty_state(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rec
     let c = rect.center();
     p.text(c - vec2(0.0, 40.0), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, crate::i18n::tr("Composition"), Tokens::semibold(16.0), t.text);
     let b1 = Rect::from_center_size(c + vec2(0.0, 0.0), vec2(220.0, 30.0));
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, "New Composition", true, &t, egui::Id::unique("empty-newcomp")).clicked() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b1, crate::i18n::tr("New Composition"), true, &t, egui::Id::unique("empty-newcomp")).clicked() {
         crate::panels::dialogs::open_new_comp(app);
     }
     app.auto.add("viewer.empty.newComp", b1, "New Composition");
     let b2 = Rect::from_center_size(c + vec2(0.0, 40.0), vec2(220.0, 30.0));
-    if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, "New Composition From Footage", false, &t, egui::Id::unique("empty-fromfootage")).clicked() {
+    if widgets::text_button(ui, b2, crate::i18n::tr("New Composition From Footage"), false, &t, egui::Id::unique("empty-fromfootage")).clicked() {
         let _ = crate::menus::invoke(app, &ui.ctx().clone(), "file.import", json!({}));
     }
     app.auto.add("viewer.empty.import", b2, "New Composition From Footage");