ESP/ESM Translator Database

.ESP and .ESM files are game data and plug-in files often used to mod Skyrim, Fallout, and other Bethesda video games. Many of these files contain only English text, which can make them difficult for non-English readers to use.

ESP/ESM Translator allows gamers to translate ESP and ESM mods' text into other languages. To do so, the gamer must first acquire or create an EET file, which is a translation database that contains multiple languages' versions of game-related text. For example, an EET file might contain multiple copies of a game's dialog and menu text written in different languages.

After a gamer acquires an EET file for a game, they can attempt to automatically translate ESP and ESM mods using the EET file and ESP/ESM Translator. Gamers can also manually write translations and store them in an EET file. Then, they can apply those translations to a mod's text.

You can open an EET file and use it to translate game mods in ESP/ESM Translator (Windows). To use an EET file with ESP/ESM Translator, you should place the file in the Esp Esm Translator/​BDD directory. When you open ESP/ESM Translator, the program will prompt you to choose a default EET database. You can also change the program's main database from the Options → Databases screen.

If you need to edit the text an EET file contains, you can do so by opening and editing the file in any text editor .

Programs that open or reference EET files

Updated: April 26, 2021