diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index ca1bd8e8..2f6cc279 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from distutils.extension import Extension
 
 from hscommon import sphinxgen
 from hscommon.build import (add_to_pythonpath, print_and_do, copy_packages, ensure_empty_folder,
-    filereplace, get_module_version, build_all_cocoa_locs)
+    filereplace, get_module_version, build_all_cocoa_locs, build_all_qt_locs)
 
 def build_cocoa(edition, dev):
     build_all_cocoa_locs('cocoalib')
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ def build_cocoa(edition, dev):
     open('run.py', 'wt').write(run_contents)
 
 def build_qt(edition, dev):
+    print("Building .ts files")
+    build_all_qt_locs(op.join('qt', 'lang'))
     print("Building Qt stuff")
     print_and_do("pyrcc4 -py3 {0} > {1}".format(op.join('qt', 'base', 'dg.qrc'), op.join('qt', 'base', 'dg_rc.py')))
     print("Creating the run.py file")
diff --git a/qt/base/dg.qrc b/qt/base/dg.qrc
index cf5d5507..db460c83 100644
--- a/qt/base/dg.qrc
+++ b/qt/base/dg.qrc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
 <qresource>
+    <file alias="fr.qm">../lang/fr.qm</file>
+    <file alias="qt_fr.qm">../lang/qt_fr.qm</file>
     <file alias="logo_pe">../../images/dgpe_logo_32.png</file>
     <file alias="logo_pe_big">../../images/dgpe_logo_128.png</file>
     <file alias="logo_me">../../images/dgme_logo_32.png</file>
diff --git a/qt/lang/fr.qm b/qt/lang/fr.qm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4dcd626
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diff --git a/qt/lang/fr.ts b/qt/lang/fr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..097a29d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/lang/fr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE TS>
+<TS version="2.0" language="fr_FR">
+<!-- ******** Core ******** -->
+<context>
+<name>core</name>
+<message>
+    <source>Collecting files to scan</source>
+    <translation>Collecte des fichiers à scanner</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>%s (%d discarded)</source>
+    <translation>%s (%d hors-groupe)</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Scanning for duplicates</source>
+    <translation>Scan de doublons en cours</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Loading</source>
+    <translation>Chargement en cours</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Moving</source>
+    <translation>Déplacement en cours</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Copying</source>
+    <translation>Copie en cours</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Sending to Trash</source>
+    <translation>Envoi vers corbeille</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>0 matches found</source>
+    <translation>0 paires trouvées</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>%d matches found</source>
+    <translation>%d paires trouvées</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Read size of %d/%d files</source>
+    <translation>Lu la taille de %d/%d fichiers</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Grouped %d/%d matches</source>
+    <translation>%d/%d paires groupées</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>%d / %d (%s / %s) duplicates marked.</source>
+    <translation>%d / %d (%s / %s) doublons marqués.</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source> filter: %s</source>
+    <translation> filtre: %s</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Read metadata of %d/%d files</source>
+    <translation>Lu les métadonnées de %d/%d fichiers</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Removing false matches</source>
+    <translation>Retrait des paires invalides</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Processed %d/%d matches against the ignore list</source>
+    <translation>Vérification de %d/%d paires dans la ignore list</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Doing group prioritization</source>
+    <translation>Prioritization des groupes</translation>
+</message>
+
+<message>
+    <source>Analyzed %d/%d pictures</source>
+    <translation>Analyzé %d/%d images</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Preparing for matching</source>
+    <translation>Préparation pour la comparaison</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Matched %d/%d pictures</source>
+    <translation>Comparé %d/%d images</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Verified %d/%d matches</source>
+    <translation>Vérifié %d/%d paires</translation>
+</message>
+
+<message>
+    <source>Removing dead tracks from your iTunes Library</source>
+    <translation>Retrait des tracks mortes de votre librairie iTunes</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Scanning the iTunes Library</source>
+    <translation>Scan de la librairie iTunes en cours</translation>
+</message>
+
+<message>
+    <source>Probing iPhoto. Don't touch it during the operation!</source>
+    <translation>Communication avec iPhoto en cours. N'y touchez pas!</translation>
+</message>
+<message>
+    <source>Sending dupes to the Trash</source>
+    <translation>Envoi de doublons à la corbeille en cours</translation>
+</message>
+</context>
+</TS>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qt/lang/qt_fr.qm b/qt/lang/qt_fr.qm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d3c1b08
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diff --git a/run_template_qt.py b/run_template_qt.py
index c521101c..dacc643a 100644
--- a/run_template_qt.py
+++ b/run_template_qt.py
@@ -9,18 +9,24 @@ import sys
 import sip
 sip.setapi('QVariant', 1)
 
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QCoreApplication
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QSettings
 from PyQt4.QtGui import QApplication, QIcon, QPixmap
 
+from hscommon.trans import install_qt_trans
 from qtlib.error_report_dialog import install_excepthook
 from qt.base import dg_rc
-from qt.{{edition}}.app import DupeGuru
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
     import qt.base.cxfreeze_fix
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    settings = QSettings()
+    lang = settings.value('Language').toString()
+    install_qt_trans(lang)
+    # Many strings are translated at import time, so this is why we only import after the translator
+    # has been installed
+    from qt.{{edition}}.app import DupeGuru
     app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/{0}".format(DupeGuru.LOGO_NAME))))
     QCoreApplication.setOrganizationName('Hardcoded Software')
     QCoreApplication.setApplicationName(DupeGuru.NAME)