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title: "Installation"
manual: "Crowdin"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/friendsoftypo3/crowdin:installation@main"
source: "Installation/Index.rst"
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---

# Installation {#installation}

> [!IMPORTANT]
> You will need [an account at Crowdin](https://accounts.crowdin.com/register) to get efficient utilisation of this
> extension. An account gives you the role as translator per default.

1.  Using composer

    1.  `composer require friendsoftypo3/crowdin`.
    1.  `./vendor/bin/typo3 crowdin:enable`.
1.  Non composer

    1.  Download the extension from TER.
    1.  `./typo3/sysext/core/bin/typo3 crowdin:enable`.

## Additional information {#additional-information}

The `enable` command above writes the following information to
[`config/system/settings.php`](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/14.3/en-us/Configuration/Typo3ConfVars/Index.html#file-project-config-system-settings-php):

```php
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['localization']['locales']['user']['t3'] = 'Crowdin In-Context Localization';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['fluid']['namespaces'] = [
    'f' => [
        'TYPO3\\CMS\\Fluid\\ViewHelpers',
        'TYPO3Fluid\\Fluid\\ViewHelpers',
        'FriendsOfTYPO3\\Crowdin\\ViewHelpers\\Override\\V14',
    ],
];
```

> [!NOTE]
> If you are running TYPO3 v12 or v13, change
>
> `FriendsOfTYPO3\\Crowdin\\ViewHelpers\\Override\\V14`
>
> into:
>
> `FriendsOfTYPO3\\Crowdin\\ViewHelpers\\Override\\V12`