diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98373c5082..69e1f55c8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 - Package Manager: Added --no-confirm flag to 'hyde-shell pm.py' commands.
 - Lua: Added 'hyde-shell luainit' to initialize the Lua runtime. It is slow and should be optional for now.
 - Python: 'hyde-shell pyinit' will now sync like pip to preserve user packages.
+- i18n: Added a gettext-based zh_CN runtime localization POC for notifications and keybinding hints.
 
 ## v26.4.3 | 3rd week of April 2026 Release!
 
diff --git a/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh
index bfd78342bc..eb4263c9c4 100755
--- a/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh
+++ b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 pkill -x rofi && exit
 [[ $HYDE_SHELL_INIT -ne 1 ]] && eval "$(hyde-shell init)"
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+source "${LIB_DIR}/hyde/shutils/l10n.sh"
 confDir="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"
 keyconfDir="$confDir/hypr"
 kb_hint_conf=("$keyconfDir/hyprland.conf" "$keyconfDir/keybindings.conf" "$keyconfDir/userprefs.conf")
 kb_hint_conf+=("${ROFI_KEYBIND_HINT_CONFIG[@]}")
 kb_cache="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hyde/keybinds_hint.rofi"
+
+update_keybind_cache() {
+    "${LIB_DIR}/hyde/keybinds/hint-hyprland.py" --format rofi > "$kb_cache" && {
+        hyde_gettext "Keybind cache updated"
+        printf '\n'
+    }
+}
+
 [ -f "$kb_cache" ] && {
-    trap '${LIB_DIR}/hyde/keybinds/hint-hyprland.py --format rofi > "$kb_cache" && echo "Keybind cache updated" ' EXIT
+    trap update_keybind_cache EXIT
 }
 output="$(if
     ! cat "$kb_cache" 2> /dev/null
@@ -16,12 +26,13 @@ then
 fi)"
 wait
 if [ -z "$output" ]; then
-    notify-send "Keybind Hint" "Initialization failed."
+    notify-send "$(hyde_gettext "Keybind Hint")" "$(hyde_gettext "Initialization failed.")"
     exit 0
 fi
 if ! command -v rofi &> /dev/null; then
     echo "$output"
-    echo "rofi not detected. Displaying on terminal instead"
+    hyde_gettext "rofi not detected. Displaying on terminal instead"
+    printf '\n'
     exit 0
 fi
 hypr_border=${hypr_border:-$(hyprctl -j getoption decoration:rounding | jq '.int')}
@@ -43,9 +54,12 @@ font_name=${font_name:-$(get_hyprConf "FONT")}
 font_override="* {font: \"${font_name:-"JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"} $font_scale\";}"
 icon_override=$(gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme | sed "s/'//g")
 icon_override="configuration {icon-theme: \"$icon_override\";}"
+keybindings_label="$(hyde_gettext "Keybindings")"
+keybinds_label="$(hyde_gettext "Keybinds")"
+description_label="$(hyde_gettext "Description")"
 selected=$(echo -e "$output" | rofi -dmenu -p \
-    -theme-str "entry { placeholder: \"\t⌨️ Keybindings \";}" \
-    " Keybinds \t\tﴕ Description" \
+    -theme-str "entry { placeholder: \"\t⌨️ ${keybindings_label} \";}" \
+    " ${keybinds_label} \t\tﴕ ${description_label}" \
     -p -i \
     -display-columns 1 \
     -display-column-separator ":::" \
@@ -63,8 +77,9 @@ RUN() {
 if [ -n "$dispatch" ] && [ "$(echo "$dispatch" | wc -l)" -eq 1 ]; then
     if [ "$repeat" = repeat ]; then
         while true; do
-            repeat_command=$(echo -e "Repeat" | rofi -dmenu -no-custom -p - "[Enter] repeat; [ESC] exit" -theme "notification")
-            if [ "$repeat_command" = "Repeat" ]; then
+            repeat_label="$(hyde_gettext "Repeat")"
+            repeat_command=$(echo -e "$repeat_label" | rofi -dmenu -no-custom -p - "$(hyde_gettext "[Enter] repeat; [ESC] exit")" -theme "notification")
+            if [ "$repeat_command" = "$repeat_label" ]; then
                 RUN
             else
                 exit 0
diff --git a/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py
index 0ff9cab75c..586fa834a6 100755
--- a/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py
+++ b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import json
 import sys
 
+from pyutils.i18n import t
+
 
 def get_dunst_history():
     result = subprocess.run(["dunstctl", "history"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, check=True)
@@ -15,11 +17,11 @@ def format_history(history):
     count = len(history["data"][0])
     alt = "none"
     tooltip_click = []
-    tooltip_click.append("󰎟 Notifications")
-    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 scroll-down:  history pop")
-    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 click-left:  Enable & Disable DND")
-    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 click-middle: 󰛌 clear history")
-    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 click-right: 󱄊 close all")
+    tooltip_click.append("󰎟 " + t("Notifications"))
+    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 " + t("scroll-down: history pop", "scroll-down:  history pop"))
+    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 " + t("click-left: Enable & Disable DND", "click-left:  Enable & Disable DND"))
+    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 " + t("click-middle: clear history", "click-middle: 󰛌 clear history"))
+    tooltip_click.append("󰳽 " + t("click-right: close all", "click-right: 󱄊 close all"))
 
     tooltip = []
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ def format_history(history):
 def main():
     history = get_dunst_history()
     formatted_history = format_history(history)
-    sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(formatted_history) + "\n")
+    sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(formatted_history, ensure_ascii=False) + "\n")
     sys.stdout.flush()
 
 
diff --git a/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/pyutils/i18n.py b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/pyutils/i18n.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92848aa6da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/pyutils/i18n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import gettext
+import os
+from functools import lru_cache
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DOMAIN = "hyde"
+
+
+def _normalize_locale(lang: str | None) -> str:
+    lang = (lang or "en").split(":", 1)[0].split(".", 1)[0].split("@", 1)[0]
+    lang = lang.replace("-", "_")
+    lowered = lang.lower()
+
+    if lowered in {"", "c", "posix"}:
+        return "en"
+    if lowered in {"zh", "zh_cn", "zh_sg"}:
+        return "zh_CN"
+    return lang
+
+
+def _language() -> str:
+    return _normalize_locale(
+        os.getenv("HYDE_LANG")
+        or os.getenv("I18N_LANGUAGE")
+        or os.getenv("LC_MESSAGES")
+        or os.getenv("LANG")
+        or "en"
+    )
+
+
+def _locale_dir() -> Path:
+    share_dir = os.getenv("SHARE_DIR")
+    if share_dir:
+        return Path(share_dir) / "hyde" / "locale"
+
+    return Path(os.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", Path.home() / ".local/share")) / "hyde" / "locale"
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def _translation(lang: str) -> gettext.NullTranslations:
+    try:
+        return gettext.translation(
+            DOMAIN,
+            localedir=str(_locale_dir()),
+            languages=[lang],
+            fallback=True,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        return gettext.NullTranslations()
+
+
+def t(message: str, default: str | None = None, *args: object) -> str:
+    translated = _translation(_language()).gettext(message)
+    if translated == message and default is not None:
+        translated = default
+
+    if not args:
+        return translated
+
+    try:
+        return translated % args
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return translated
diff --git a/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/shutils/l10n.sh b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/shutils/l10n.sh
index afa8abfe09..3545d5a760 100644
--- a/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/shutils/l10n.sh
+++ b/Configs/.local/lib/hyde/shutils/l10n.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,57 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Source this file in any script that needs localization support. It sets up the _T associative array with translations based on the user's locale.
+# Source this file in scripts that need lightweight gettext-style localization.
 
-# Extract the system locale and set DESKTOP_LANG to the first two characters (language code)
-_raw_sys_lang="${LC_ALL:-${LANG:-en}}"
-export DESKTOP_LANG="${DESKTOP_LANG:-${_raw_sys_lang:0:2}}"
-export DESKTOP_LANG="${DESKTOP_LANG,,}"
-#? Handles edge cases where locale is set to "C" or "POSIX" which are not actual languages
-[[ "$DESKTOP_LANG" == "c" || "$DESKTOP_LANG" == "po" ]] && export DESKTOP_LANG="en"
+_hyde_l10n_normalize_locale() {
+    local lang="${1:-${HYDE_LANG:-${I18N_LANGUAGE:-${LC_MESSAGES:-${LANG:-en}}}}}"
+    lang="${lang%%:*}"
+    lang="${lang%%.*}"
+    lang="${lang%%@*}"
+    lang="${lang//-/_}"
 
-# Initialize the _T associative array for translations
-declare -A _T 2>/dev/null || : # Localization support
-[[ -f "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/hyde/locale/${DESKTOP_LANG}.sh" ]] && source "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/hyde/locale/${DESKTOP_LANG}.sh"
-[[ -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/hyde/locale/${DESKTOP_LANG}.sh" ]] && source "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/hyde/locale/${DESKTOP_LANG}.sh"
+    case "${lang,,}" in
+        "" | c | posix)
+            printf '%s\n' "en"
+            ;;
+        zh | zh_cn | zh_sg)
+            printf '%s\n' "zh_CN"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            printf '%s\n' "$lang"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+_hyde_l10n_locale_dir() {
+    if [[ -n "${SHARE_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+        printf '%s\n' "${SHARE_DIR%/}/hyde/locale"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\n' "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/hyde/locale"
+}
+
+_hyde_l10n_source_map() {
+    local map_file="$1"
+    [[ -r "$map_file" ]] || return 0
+    # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+    source "$map_file"
+}
+
+DESKTOP_LANG="$(_hyde_l10n_normalize_locale)"
+export DESKTOP_LANG
+
+declare -gA _T 2>/dev/null || declare -A _T 2>/dev/null || :
+_hyde_l10n_source_map "$(_hyde_l10n_locale_dir)/${DESKTOP_LANG}.sh"
+_hyde_l10n_source_map "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/hyde/locale/${DESKTOP_LANG}.sh"
+
+hyde_gettext() {
+    local msg="${1:-}"
+    if [[ -n "$msg" && -n "${_T[$msg]+_}" ]]; then
+        printf '%s' "${_T[$msg]}"
+        return
+    fi
+    printf '%s' "$msg"
+}
 
 # method overrides for localization
 
@@ -21,7 +61,7 @@ send_notifs() {
     for arg in "$@"; do
         # If it's not a flag (starts with -), try to translate it
         if [[ ! "$arg" =~ ^- ]]; then
-            args+=("${_T[$arg]:-$arg}")
+            args+=("$(hyde_gettext "$arg")")
         else
             args+=("$arg")
         fi
@@ -35,7 +75,8 @@ print_log_L() {
         case "$1" in
         -r | +r | -g | +g | -y | +y | -b | +b | -m | +m | -c | +c | -wt | +w | -n | +n | -stat | -crit | -warn | -sec | -err)
             # $2 is the message. Translate it or use original.
-            local msg="${_T[$2]:-$2}"
+            local msg
+            msg="$(hyde_gettext "$2")"
             case "$1" in
             -r | +r) echo -ne "\e[31m$msg\e[0m" >&2 ;;
             -g | +g) echo -ne "\e[32m$msg\e[0m" >&2 ;;
@@ -55,13 +96,14 @@ print_log_L() {
             ;;
         +)
             # Custom color: $3 is the message
-            local msg="${_T[$3]:-$3}"
+            local msg
+            msg="$(hyde_gettext "$3")"
             echo -ne "\e[38;5;$2m$msg\e[0m" >&2
             shift 3
             ;;
         *)
             # Standard text
-            echo -ne "${_T[$1]:-$1}" >&2
+            echo -ne "$(hyde_gettext "$1")" >&2
             shift
             ;;
         esac
@@ -69,4 +111,4 @@ print_log_L() {
     echo "" >&2
 }
 
-export -f send_notifs print_log_L
+export -f hyde_gettext send_notifs print_log_L
diff --git a/Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale/zh_CN.sh b/Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale/zh_CN.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eed240ead8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale/zh_CN.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Generated by Source/locale/build.py; do not edit manually.
+# shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2034
+declare -gA _T 2>/dev/null || declare -A _T 2>/dev/null || :
+_T[$'Description']=$'说明'
+_T[$'Initialization failed.']=$'初始化失败。'
+_T[$'Keybind Hint']=$'快捷键提示'
+_T[$'Keybind cache updated']=$'快捷键缓存已更新'
+_T[$'Keybindings']=$'快捷键'
+_T[$'Keybinds']=$'快捷键'
+_T[$'Notifications']=$'通知'
+_T[$'Repeat']=$'重复执行'
+_T[$'[Enter] repeat; [ESC] exit']=$'[Enter] 重复；[ESC] 退出'
+_T[$'click-left: Enable & Disable DND']=$'左键：启用/关闭免打扰'
+_T[$'click-middle: clear history']=$'中键：清空历史记录'
+_T[$'click-right: close all']=$'右键：关闭全部通知'
+_T[$'rofi not detected. Displaying on terminal instead']=$'未检测到 rofi，改为在终端中显示'
+_T[$'scroll-down: history pop']=$'向下滚动：弹出历史通知'
diff --git a/Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/hyde.mo b/Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/hyde.mo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e22a964009
Binary files /dev/null and b/Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/hyde.mo differ
diff --git a/Source/locale/README.md b/Source/locale/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d39a862df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/locale/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# HyDE Runtime Localization
+
+HyDE uses gettext `.po` files as the editable source for runtime translations.
+Generated `.mo` files are used by Python and other gettext consumers, while Bash
+loads a small generated associative-array map from the same `.po` file.
+
+## Language selection
+
+Force Simplified Chinese:
+
+```sh
+HYDE_LANG=zh_CN hyde-shell keybinds_hint
+```
+
+Force English:
+
+```sh
+HYDE_LANG=en hyde-shell keybinds_hint
+```
+
+Language resolution checks `HYDE_LANG`, `I18N_LANGUAGE`, `LC_MESSAGES`, and
+`LANG`, then falls back to English/original strings.
+
+## Regenerating files
+
+After editing `Source/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/hyde.po`, regenerate runtime
+translation files:
+
+```sh
+python3 Source/locale/build.py
+```
+
+The script uses standard gettext tools when available:
+
+- `xgettext` updates `Source/locale/hyde.pot`
+- `msgmerge` updates `.po` files from the template
+- `msgfmt` compiles `.po` files into `.mo`
+
+It also generates Bash maps such as
+`Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale/zh_CN.sh`.
+
+Missing translation files or missing keys safely fall back to the original
+English strings.
diff --git a/Source/locale/build.py b/Source/locale/build.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05c8de96db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/locale/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DOMAIN = "hyde"
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+SOURCE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+POT_FILE = SOURCE_DIR / f"{DOMAIN}.pot"
+PO_FILES = [SOURCE_DIR / "zh_CN" / "LC_MESSAGES" / f"{DOMAIN}.po"]
+PYTHON_SOURCES = [ROOT / "Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py"]
+SHELL_SOURCES = [ROOT / "Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh"]
+RUNTIME_LOCALE_DIR = ROOT / "Configs/.local/share/hyde/locale"
+
+
+def run_if_available(tool: str, args: list[str]) -> bool:
+    executable = shutil.which(tool)
+    if executable is None:
+        print(f"skip: {tool} not found", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+    subprocess.run([executable, *args], check=True)
+    return True
+
+
+def normalize_gettext_header(path: Path) -> None:
+    if not path.exists():
+        return
+
+    lines = []
+    for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
+        if line == "# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.":
+            lines.append("# This file is distributed under the same license as the HyDE package.")
+        elif line.startswith('"Project-Id-Version: '):
+            lines.append('"Project-Id-Version: HyDE\\n"')
+        elif line.startswith('"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: '):
+            lines.append('"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/HyDE-Project/HyDE/issues\\n"')
+        elif line.startswith('"POT-Creation-Date: '):
+            lines.append('"POT-Creation-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\\n"')
+        elif line == '"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\\n"':
+            lines.append('"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\\n"')
+        else:
+            lines.append(line)
+
+    path.write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def update_pot() -> None:
+    if shutil.which("xgettext") is None:
+        print("skip: xgettext not found", file=sys.stderr)
+        return
+
+    tmp_pot = POT_FILE.with_suffix(".pot.tmp")
+    if tmp_pot.exists():
+        tmp_pot.unlink()
+
+    subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "xgettext",
+            "--from-code=UTF-8",
+            "--language=Python",
+            "--package-name=HyDE",
+            "--msgid-bugs-address=https://github.com/HyDE-Project/HyDE/issues",
+            "--keyword=t:1",
+            "--output",
+            str(tmp_pot),
+            *[str(path.relative_to(ROOT)) for path in PYTHON_SOURCES],
+        ],
+        check=True,
+        cwd=ROOT,
+    )
+    normalize_gettext_header(tmp_pot)
+
+    shell_args = [
+        "xgettext",
+        "--from-code=UTF-8",
+        "--language=Shell",
+        "--keyword=hyde_gettext:1",
+        "--output",
+        str(tmp_pot),
+        *[str(path.relative_to(ROOT)) for path in SHELL_SOURCES],
+    ]
+    if tmp_pot.exists():
+        shell_args.insert(4, "--join-existing")
+    subprocess.run(shell_args, check=True, cwd=ROOT)
+
+    tmp_pot.replace(POT_FILE)
+    normalize_gettext_header(POT_FILE)
+
+
+def merge_po_files() -> None:
+    if not POT_FILE.exists():
+        return
+
+    for po_file in PO_FILES:
+        if not po_file.exists():
+            continue
+        if run_if_available(
+            "msgmerge",
+            ["--update", "--backup=none", str(po_file), str(POT_FILE)],
+        ):
+            normalize_gettext_header(po_file)
+
+
+def compile_mo_files() -> None:
+    for po_file in PO_FILES:
+        if not po_file.exists():
+            continue
+
+        locale = po_file.parents[1].name
+        mo_file = RUNTIME_LOCALE_DIR / locale / "LC_MESSAGES" / f"{DOMAIN}.mo"
+        mo_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        run_if_available("msgfmt", ["--check", "--output-file", str(mo_file), str(po_file)])
+
+
+def decode_po_string(value: str) -> str:
+    return ast.literal_eval(value)
+
+
+def parse_po(po_file: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
+    entries: dict[str, str] = {}
+    msgid: str | None = None
+    msgstr: str | None = None
+    section: str | None = None
+    fuzzy = False
+
+    def flush() -> None:
+        nonlocal msgid, msgstr, section, fuzzy
+        if msgid and msgstr and not fuzzy:
+            entries[msgid] = msgstr
+        msgid = None
+        msgstr = None
+        section = None
+        fuzzy = False
+
+    for raw_line in po_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
+        line = raw_line.strip()
+        if not line:
+            flush()
+            continue
+        if line.startswith("#,") and "fuzzy" in line:
+            fuzzy = True
+            continue
+        if line.startswith("#"):
+            continue
+        if line.startswith("msgid "):
+            flush()
+            msgid = decode_po_string(line[6:].strip())
+            msgstr = ""
+            section = "msgid"
+            continue
+        if line.startswith("msgstr "):
+            msgstr = decode_po_string(line[7:].strip())
+            section = "msgstr"
+            continue
+        if line.startswith('"'):
+            if section == "msgid" and msgid is not None:
+                msgid += decode_po_string(line)
+            elif section == "msgstr" and msgstr is not None:
+                msgstr += decode_po_string(line)
+
+    flush()
+    return entries
+
+
+def bash_ansi_c_quote(value: str) -> str:
+    escaped = (
+        value.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+        .replace("'", "\\'")
+        .replace("\n", "\\n")
+        .replace("\r", "\\r")
+        .replace("\t", "\\t")
+    )
+    return f"$'{escaped}'"
+
+
+def write_shell_map(po_file: Path) -> None:
+    if not po_file.exists():
+        return
+
+    locale = po_file.parents[1].name
+    map_file = RUNTIME_LOCALE_DIR / f"{locale}.sh"
+    map_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    entries = parse_po(po_file)
+
+    lines = [
+        "#!/usr/bin/env bash",
+        "# Generated by Source/locale/build.py; do not edit manually.",
+        "# shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2034",
+        "declare -gA _T 2>/dev/null || declare -A _T 2>/dev/null || :",
+    ]
+    for msgid, msgstr in sorted(entries.items()):
+        lines.append(f"_T[{bash_ansi_c_quote(msgid)}]={bash_ansi_c_quote(msgstr)}")
+
+    map_file.write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def generate_shell_maps() -> None:
+    for po_file in PO_FILES:
+        write_shell_map(po_file)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    update_pot()
+    merge_po_files()
+    compile_mo_files()
+    generate_shell_maps()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/Source/locale/hyde.pot b/Source/locale/hyde.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67dfc8667a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/locale/hyde.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the HyDE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: HyDE\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/HyDE-Project/HyDE/issues\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:20
+msgid "Notifications"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:21
+msgid "scroll-down: history pop"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:22
+msgid "click-left: Enable & Disable DND"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:23
+msgid "click-middle: clear history"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:24
+msgid "click-right: close all"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:14
+msgid "Keybind cache updated"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:29
+msgid "Keybind Hint"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:29
+msgid "Initialization failed."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:34
+msgid "rofi not detected. Displaying on terminal instead"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:57
+msgid "Keybindings"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:58
+msgid "Keybinds"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:59
+msgid "Description"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:80
+msgid "Repeat"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:81
+msgid "[Enter] repeat; [ESC] exit"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/Source/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/hyde.po b/Source/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/hyde.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd9a1a2126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/hyde.po
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Simplified Chinese translations for HyDE runtime strings.
+# Copyright (C) 2026 HyDE contributors
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the HyDE package.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: HyDE\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/HyDE-Project/HyDE/issues\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2026-06-07 00:00+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: HyDE contributors\n"
+"Language-Team: Chinese (Simplified)\n"
+"Language: zh_CN\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:20
+msgid "Notifications"
+msgstr "通知"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:21
+msgid "scroll-down: history pop"
+msgstr "向下滚动：弹出历史通知"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:22
+msgid "click-left: Enable & Disable DND"
+msgstr "左键：启用/关闭免打扰"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:23
+msgid "click-middle: clear history"
+msgstr "中键：清空历史记录"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/notifications.py:24
+msgid "click-right: close all"
+msgstr "右键：关闭全部通知"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:14
+msgid "Keybind cache updated"
+msgstr "快捷键缓存已更新"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:29
+msgid "Keybind Hint"
+msgstr "快捷键提示"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:29
+msgid "Initialization failed."
+msgstr "初始化失败。"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:34
+msgid "rofi not detected. Displaying on terminal instead"
+msgstr "未检测到 rofi，改为在终端中显示"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:57
+msgid "Keybindings"
+msgstr "快捷键"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:58
+msgid "Keybinds"
+msgstr "快捷键"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:59
+msgid "Description"
+msgstr "说明"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:80
+msgid "Repeat"
+msgstr "重复执行"
+
+#: Configs/.local/lib/hyde/keybinds_hint.sh:81
+msgid "[Enter] repeat; [ESC] exit"
+msgstr "[Enter] 重复；[ESC] 退出"