diff --git a/kiwix-desktop.pro b/kiwix-desktop.pro
index af28b3a..e90b727 100644
--- a/kiwix-desktop.pro
+++ b/kiwix-desktop.pro
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 QT       += core gui
 QT       += webenginewidgets
+QT       += widgets qml quick
 
 CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 
@@ -85,10 +86,9 @@ isEmpty(PREFIX) {
 target.path = $$PREFIX/bin
 INSTALLS += target
 
-TRANSLATIONS = locales/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts
+TRANSLATIONS = "resources/i18n/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts"
 CODECFORSRC = UTF-8
 
-QT += widgets
 
 static {
   PKGCONFIG_OPTION = "--static"
@@ -117,4 +117,8 @@ QMAKE_CFLAGS += $$PKGCONFIG_CFLAGS
 LIBS += $$system(pkg-config --libs $$PKGCONFIG_OPTION kiwix)
 
 RESOURCES += \
-    resources/kiwix.qrc
+    resources/kiwix.qrc \
+    resources/translations.qrc
+
+system($$QMAKE_LUPDATE -locations relative -no-ui-lines $$_PRO_FILE_)
+system($$QMAKE_LRELEASE $$_PRO_FILE_)
diff --git a/locales/kiwix-desktop_fr.qm b/resources/i18n/kiwix-desktop_fr.qm
similarity index 100%
rename from locales/kiwix-desktop_fr.qm
rename to resources/i18n/kiwix-desktop_fr.qm
diff --git a/locales/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts b/resources/i18n/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from locales/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts
rename to resources/i18n/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts
index 53a250f..191bfe2 100644
--- a/locales/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts
+++ b/resources/i18n/kiwix-desktop_fr.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE TS>
-<TS version="2.1" language="fr_FR">
+<TS version="2.1" language="fr">
 <context>
     <name>AboutDialog</name>
     <message>
diff --git a/resources/translations.qrc b/resources/translations.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5100ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/translations.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/i18n" lang="fr">
+        <file alias="kiwix-desktop.qm">i18n/kiwix-desktop_fr.qm</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index c84d446..2647839 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "library.h"
 
-#include <QtWidgets>
+#include <QObject>
 #include <QtDebug>
 
 Library::Library()
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ QString Library::openBook(const QString &zimPath)
         if(QString::fromStdString(it->second->getZimFilePath()) == zimPath)
             return it->first;
     }
-    qInfo() << tr("Opening") << zimPath;
+    qInfo() << QObject::tr("Opening") << zimPath;
     auto zimPath_ = zimPath.toStdString();
     auto reader = std::shared_ptr<kiwix::Reader>(new kiwix::Reader(zimPath_));
     auto id = QString::fromStdString(reader->getId() + ".zim");
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 1b13bfd..107a9b7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "kiwixapp.h"
 
+#include <QTranslator>
+#include <QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -8,13 +10,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
     KiwixApp a(argc, argv);
 
+    // format systems language
+    QString defaultLocale = QLocale::system().name(); // e.g. "de_DE"
+    defaultLocale.truncate(defaultLocale.lastIndexOf('_')); // e.g. "de"
+    QLocale::setDefault(defaultLocale);
+    
     QTranslator qtTranslator;
     qtTranslator.load("qt_" + QLocale::system().name(),
                              QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
     a.installTranslator(&qtTranslator);
 
     QTranslator myappTranslator;
-    myappTranslator.load("kiwix-desktop_" + QLocale::system().name());
+    myappTranslator.load(":/i18n/kiwix-desktop.qm");
     a.installTranslator(&myappTranslator);
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;