diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/__init__.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
index f102481c3a..1d3959abd3 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.exp_mode_button import ExperimentalModeButto
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.prime import PrimeWidget
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.setup import SetupWidget
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.text_measure import measure_text_cached
-from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight, DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import tr, gui_app, FontWeight, DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
 
 HEADER_HEIGHT = 80
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class HomeLayout(Widget):
       highlight_color = rl.Color(255, 140, 40, 255) if self.current_state == HomeLayoutState.UPDATE else rl.Color(255, 102, 0, 255)
       rl.draw_rectangle_rounded(self.update_notif_rect, 0.3, 10, highlight_color)
 
-      text = "UPDATE"
+      text = tr("UPDATE")
       text_width = measure_text_cached(font, text, HEAD_BUTTON_FONT_SIZE).x
       text_x = self.update_notif_rect.x + (self.update_notif_rect.width - text_width) // 2
       text_y = self.update_notif_rect.y + (self.update_notif_rect.height - HEAD_BUTTON_FONT_SIZE) // 2
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.sh b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c37c7da879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+BASEDIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+cd "$BASEDIR"
+pwd
+
+PY_FILES=$(git ls-files 'layouts/*.py' 'widgets/*.py')
+
+xgettext -L Python \
+  --keyword=tr \
+  --keyword=trn:1,2 \
+  --keyword=pgettext:1c,2 \
+  --from-code=UTF-8 \
+  --flag=tr:1:python-brace-format \
+  --flag=trn:1:python-brace-format --flag=trn:2:python-brace-format \
+  -o translations/app.pot \
+  $PY_FILES
+
+msginit \
+  -l es \
+  --no-translator \
+  --input translations/app.pot \
+  --output-file translations/app.po
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations_raylib.py b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations_raylib.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..963a1d07a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations_raylib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+
+from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
+
+UI_DIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive", "ui")
+TRANSLATIONS_DIR = os.path.join(UI_DIR, "translations")
+LANGUAGES_FILE = os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, "languages.json")
+
+
+def update_translations():
+  files = []
+  for root, _, filenames in os.walk(os.path.join(UI_DIR, "widgets")):
+    for filename in filenames:
+      if filename.endswith(".py"):
+        files.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
+
+  # Create main translation file
+  print(files)
+  cmd = ("xgettext -L Python --keyword=tr --keyword=trn:1,2 --keyword=pgettext:1c,2 --from-code=UTF-8 " +
+         "--flag=tr:1:python-brace-format --flag=trn:1:python-brace-format --flag=trn:2:python-brace-format " +
+         "-o translations/app.pot {}").format(" ".join(files))
+  print(cmd)
+
+  ret = os.system(cmd)
+  assert ret == 0
+
+  # Generate/update translation files for each language
+  with open(LANGUAGES_FILE) as f:
+    translation_files = json.load(f).values()
+
+  for file in translation_files:
+    name = file.replace("main_", "")
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, f"app_{name}.po")):
+      cmd = "msgmerge --update --backup=none --sort-output translations/app.pot translations/app_{}.po".format(name)
+      ret = os.system(cmd)
+      assert ret == 0
+    else:
+      cmd = "msginit -l es --no-translator --input translations/app.pot --output-file translations/app_{}.po".format(name)
+      ret = os.system(cmd)
+      assert ret == 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  update_translations()
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py
index 6b601f6dff..15cdaf7024 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pyray as rl
 
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
-from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import tr, gui_app, FontWeight
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.text_measure import measure_text_cached
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.wrap_text import wrap_text
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ class PrimeWidget(Widget):
     w = rect.width - 160
 
     # Title
-    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, y, w, 90), "Upgrade Now", 75, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
+    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, y, w, 90), tr("Upgrade Now12345"), 75, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
 
     # Description with wrapping
     desc_y = y + 140
     font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.LIGHT)
-    wrapped_text = "\n".join(wrap_text(font, "Become a comma prime member at connect.comma.ai", 56, int(w)))
+    wrapped_text = "\n".join(wrap_text(font, tr("Become a comma prime member at connect.comma.ai"), 56, int(w)))
     text_size = measure_text_cached(font, wrapped_text, 56)
     rl.draw_text_ex(font, wrapped_text, rl.Vector2(x, desc_y), 56, 0, rl.WHITE)
 
     # Features section
     features_y = desc_y + text_size.y + 50
-    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, features_y, w, 50), "PRIME FEATURES:", 41, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
+    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, features_y, w, 50), tr("PRIME FEATURES:"), 41, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
 
     # Feature list
-    features = ["Remote access", "24/7 LTE connectivity", "1 year of drive storage", "Remote snapshots"]
+    features = [tr("Remote access"), tr("24/7 LTE connectivity"), tr("1 year of drive storage"), tr("Remote snapshots")]
     for i, feature in enumerate(features):
       item_y = features_y + 80 + i * 65
       gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, item_y, 50, 60), "✓", 50, color=rl.Color(70, 91, 234, 255))
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ class PrimeWidget(Widget):
     y = rect.y + 40
 
     font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.BOLD)
-    rl.draw_text_ex(font, "✓ SUBSCRIBED", rl.Vector2(x, y), 41, 0, rl.Color(134, 255, 78, 255))
-    rl.draw_text_ex(font, "comma prime", rl.Vector2(x, y + 61), 75, 0, rl.WHITE)
+    rl.draw_text_ex(font, tr("✓ SUBSCRIBED"), rl.Vector2(x, y), 41, 0, rl.Color(134, 255, 78, 255))
+    rl.draw_text_ex(font, tr("comma prime"), rl.Vector2(x, y + 61), 75, 0, rl.WHITE)
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py
index 35a7c4101c..cbdaa79d76 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import pyray as rl
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.lib.prime_state import PrimeType
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.pairing_dialog import PairingDialog
-from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import tr, gui_app, FontWeight
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.wrap_text import wrap_text
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.button import gui_button, ButtonStyle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class SetupWidget(Widget):
     y += 113  # 75 + 38 spacing
 
     # Description
-    desc = "Pair your device with comma connect (connect.comma.ai) and claim your comma prime offer."
+    desc = tr("Pair your device with comma connect (connect.comma.ai) and claim your comma prime offer.")
     light_font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.LIGHT)
     wrapped = wrap_text(light_font, desc, 50, int(w))
     for line in wrapped:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SetupWidget(Widget):
 
     # Title with fire emojis
     title_font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.MEDIUM)
-    title_text = "Firehose Mode"
+    title_text = tr('Firehose Mode1')
     rl.draw_text_ex(title_font, title_text, rl.Vector2(x, y), 64, 0, rl.WHITE)
     y += 64 + spacing
 
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/application.py b/system/ui/lib/application.py
index a2d3f3c2be..d1c49999f7 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/application.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/application.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ class GuiApplication:
     self._window_close_requested = False
     self._trace_log_callback = None
     self._modal_overlay = ModalOverlay()
-    self._multilang = Multilang()
 
     self._mouse = MouseState(self._scale)
     self._mouse_events: list[MouseEvent] = []
@@ -320,7 +319,6 @@ class GuiApplication:
   def height(self):
     return self._height
 
-
   def _load_fonts(self):
     # Create a character set from our keyboard layouts
     from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.keyboard import KEYBOARD_LAYOUTS
@@ -406,4 +404,7 @@ class GuiApplication:
       os._exit(1)
 
 
+multilang = Multilang()
+tr = multilang.translate
+
 gui_app = GuiApplication(2160, 1080)
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/multilang.py b/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
index 234c06e50d..58d125ca9c 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ class Multilang:
     self._load_languages()
     self._hook_draw_text()
 
+  def translate(self, text: str) -> str:
+    if self._language not in self._translations:
+      return text
+    return self._translations[self._language].get(text, text)
+
   def _load_languages(self):
     self._language = Params().get("LanguageSetting")
 
@@ -21,11 +26,6 @@ class Multilang:
       if file.endswith(".ts"):
         pass
 
-  def _get_translated_text(self, text: str) -> str:
-    if self._language not in self._translations:
-      return text
-    return self._translations[self._language].get(text, text)
-
   def _hook_draw_text(self):
     # hook rl.draw_text* to get text for multilang
     # TODO: and measure text