diff --git a/browser/lib/i18n.js b/browser/lib/i18n.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa2f0a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/lib/i18n.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//load package for localization
+const i18n = new (require('i18n-2'))({
+    // setup some locales - other locales default to the first locale
+    locales: ['en', 'de', 'fr']
+  });
+
+export default i18n;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/InfoPanel.js b/browser/main/Detail/InfoPanel.js
index 44b9f09a..629f0b97 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/InfoPanel.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/InfoPanel.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import CSSModules from 'browser/lib/CSSModules'
 import styles from './InfoPanel.styl'
 import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard'
+import i18n from 'browser/lib/i18n'
 
 class InfoPanel extends React.Component {
   copyNoteLink () {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class InfoPanel extends React.Component {
       <div className='infoPanel' styleName='control-infoButton-panel' style={{display: 'none'}}>
         <div>
           <p styleName='modification-date'>{updatedAt}</p>
-          <p styleName='modification-date-desc'>MODIFICATION DATE</p>
+          <p styleName='modification-date-desc'>{i18n.__('MODIFICATION DATE')}</p>
         </div>
 
         <hr />
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ class InfoPanel extends React.Component {
           : <div styleName='count-wrap'>
             <div styleName='count-number'>
               <p styleName='infoPanel-defaul-count'>{wordCount}</p>
-              <p styleName='infoPanel-sub-count'>Words</p>
+              <p styleName='infoPanel-sub-count'>{i18n.__('Words')}</p>
             </div>
             <div styleName='count-number'>
               <p styleName='infoPanel-defaul-count'>{letterCount}</p>
-              <p styleName='infoPanel-sub-count'>Letters</p>
+              <p styleName='infoPanel-sub-count'>{i18n.__('Letters')}</p>
             </div>
           </div>
         }
@@ -45,17 +46,17 @@ class InfoPanel extends React.Component {
 
         <div>
           <p styleName='infoPanel-default'>{storageName}</p>
-          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>STORAGE</p>
+          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>{i18n.__('STORAGE')}</p>
         </div>
 
         <div>
           <p styleName='infoPanel-default'>{folderName}</p>
-          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>FOLDER</p>
+          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>{i18n.__('FOLDER')}</p>
         </div>
 
         <div>
           <p styleName='infoPanel-default'>{createdAt}</p>
-          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>CREATION DATE</p>
+          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>{i18n.__('CREATION DATE')}</p>
         </div>
 
         <div>
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class InfoPanel extends React.Component {
           <button onClick={() => this.copyNoteLink()} styleName='infoPanel-copyButton'>
             <i className='fa fa-clipboard' />
           </button>
-          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>NOTE LINK</p>
+          <p styleName='infoPanel-sub'>{i18n.__('NOTE LINK')}</p>
         </div>
 
         <hr />
@@ -71,22 +72,22 @@ class InfoPanel extends React.Component {
         <div id='export-wrap'>
           <button styleName='export--enable' onClick={(e) => exportAsMd(e)}>
             <i className='fa fa-file-code-o' />
-            <p>.md</p>
+            <p>{i18n.__('.md')}</p>
           </button>
 
           <button styleName='export--enable' onClick={(e) => exportAsTxt(e)}>
             <i className='fa fa-file-text-o' />
-            <p>.txt</p>
+            <p>{i18n.__('.txt')}</p>
           </button>
 
           <button styleName='export--enable' onClick={(e) => exportAsHtml(e)}>
             <i className='fa fa-html5' />
-            <p>.html</p>
+            <p>{i18n.__('.html</p')}</p>
           </button>
 
           <button styleName='export--enable' onClick={(e) => print(e)}>
             <i className='fa fa-print' />
-            <p>Print</p>
+            <p>{i18n.__('Print')}</p>
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/index.js b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
index a9a8e4f2..89b1dd75 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import MarkdownNoteDetail from './MarkdownNoteDetail'
 import SnippetNoteDetail from './SnippetNoteDetail'
 import ee from 'browser/main/lib/eventEmitter'
 import StatusBar from '../StatusBar'
+import i18n from 'browser/lib/i18n'
 
 const OSX = global.process.platform === 'darwin'
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
           tabIndex='0'
         >
           <div styleName='empty'>
-            <div styleName='empty-message'>{OSX ? 'Command(⌘)' : 'Ctrl(^)'} + N<br />to create a new note</div>
+            <div styleName='empty-message'>{OSX ? i18n.__('Command(⌘)') : i18n.__('Ctrl(^)')} + N<br />{i18n.__('to create a new note')}</div>
           </div>
           <StatusBar
             {..._.pick(this.props, ['config', 'location', 'dispatch'])}
diff --git a/locales/de.js b/locales/de.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23d80003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locales/de.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"Ctrl(^)": "Strg",
+	"to create a new note": "um eine neue Notiz zu erstellen"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/locales/en.js b/locales/en.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf5d5513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locales/en.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"Ctrl(^)": "Ctrl(^)",
+	"to create a new note": "to create a new note",
+	"MODIFICATION DATE": "MODIFICATION DATE",
+	"Words": "Words",
+	"Letters": "Letters",
+	"STORAGE": "STORAGE",
+	"FOLDER": "FOLDER",
+	"CREATION DATE": "CREATION DATE",
+	"NOTE LINK": "NOTE LINK",
+	".md": ".md",
+	".txt": ".txt",
+	".html</p": ".html</p",
+	"Print": "Print"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/locales/fr.js b/locales/fr.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e26dfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locales/fr.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8150228b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "name": "boost",
+  "version": "0.10.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "debug": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ms": "2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "i18n-2": {
+      "version": "0.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/i18n-2/-/i18n-2-0.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Rdh6vfpNhL7q61cNf27x7QGULTi1TcGLVdFb5OJ6dOiJo+EkOTqEg0+3xgyeEMgYhopUBsh2IiSkFkjM+EhEmA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "debug": "3.1.0",
+        "sprintf": "0.1.5"
+      }
+    },
+    "ms": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
+    },
+    "sprintf": {
+      "version": "0.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf/-/sprintf-0.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-j4PjmpMXwaUCy324BQ5Rxnn27c8="
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b90ade9..e079bcc0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "electron-gh-releases": "^2.0.2",
     "flowchart.js": "^1.6.5",
     "font-awesome": "^4.3.0",
+    "i18n-2": "^0.7.2",
     "iconv-lite": "^0.4.19",
     "immutable": "^3.8.1",
     "js-sequence-diagrams": "^1000000.0.6",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c5da5dcd..6dad2806 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ ansi-styles@^2.2.1:
   version "2.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-2.2.1.tgz#b432dd3358b634cf75e1e4664368240533c1ddbe"
 
+ansi-styles@^3.2.1:
+  version "3.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-3.2.1.tgz#41fbb20243e50b12be0f04b8dedbf07520ce841d"
+  dependencies:
+    color-convert "^1.9.0"
+
 ansi-styles@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-1.0.0.tgz#cb102df1c56f5123eab8b67cd7b98027a0279178"
@@ -1381,6 +1387,14 @@ chalk@^1.0.0, chalk@^1.1.0, chalk@^1.1.1, chalk@^1.1.3:
     strip-ansi "^3.0.0"
     supports-color "^2.0.0"
 
+chalk@^2.3.0, chalk@^2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-2.3.2.tgz#250dc96b07491bfd601e648d66ddf5f60c7a5c65"
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^3.2.1"
+    escape-string-regexp "^1.0.5"
+    supports-color "^5.3.0"
+
 charenc@~0.0.1:
   version "0.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/charenc/-/charenc-0.0.2.tgz#c0a1d2f3a7092e03774bfa83f14c0fc5790a8667"
@@ -1523,6 +1537,12 @@ color-convert@^1.3.0:
   dependencies:
     color-name "^1.1.1"
 
+color-convert@^1.9.0:
+  version "1.9.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-convert/-/color-convert-1.9.1.tgz#c1261107aeb2f294ebffec9ed9ecad529a6097ed"
+  dependencies:
+    color-name "^1.1.1"
+
 color-name@^1.0.0, color-name@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.2.tgz#5c8ab72b64bd2215d617ae9559ebb148475cf98d"
@@ -1935,6 +1955,12 @@ debug@2.6.7:
   dependencies:
     ms "2.0.0"
 
+debug@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz#5bb5a0672628b64149566ba16819e61518c67261"
+  dependencies:
+    ms "2.0.0"
+
 decamelize@^1.0.0, decamelize@^1.1.1, decamelize@^1.1.2:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decamelize/-/decamelize-1.2.0.tgz#f6534d15148269b20352e7bee26f501f9a191290"
@@ -2057,6 +2083,13 @@ doctrine@^2.0.0:
     esutils "^2.0.2"
     isarray "^1.0.0"
 
+dom-serializer@0:
+  version "0.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dom-serializer/-/dom-serializer-0.1.0.tgz#073c697546ce0780ce23be4a28e293e40bc30c82"
+  dependencies:
+    domelementtype "~1.1.1"
+    entities "~1.1.1"
+
 dom-storage@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dom-storage/-/dom-storage-2.0.2.tgz#ed17cbf68abd10e0aef8182713e297c5e4b500b0"
@@ -2069,6 +2102,27 @@ domain-browser@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/domain-browser/-/domain-browser-1.1.7.tgz#867aa4b093faa05f1de08c06f4d7b21fdf8698bc"
 
+domelementtype@1, domelementtype@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/domelementtype/-/domelementtype-1.3.0.tgz#b17aed82e8ab59e52dd9c19b1756e0fc187204c2"
+
+domelementtype@~1.1.1:
+  version "1.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/domelementtype/-/domelementtype-1.1.3.tgz#bd28773e2642881aec51544924299c5cd822185b"
+
+domhandler@^2.3.0:
+  version "2.4.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/domhandler/-/domhandler-2.4.1.tgz#892e47000a99be55bbf3774ffea0561d8879c259"
+  dependencies:
+    domelementtype "1"
+
+domutils@^1.5.1:
+  version "1.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/domutils/-/domutils-1.7.0.tgz#56ea341e834e06e6748af7a1cb25da67ea9f8c2a"
+  dependencies:
+    dom-serializer "0"
+    domelementtype "1"
+
 dot-prop@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dot-prop/-/dot-prop-3.0.0.tgz#1b708af094a49c9a0e7dbcad790aba539dac1177"
@@ -2249,7 +2303,7 @@ enhanced-resolve@~0.9.0:
     memory-fs "^0.2.0"
     tapable "^0.1.8"
 
-entities@~1.1.1:
+entities@^1.1.1, entities@~1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-1.1.1.tgz#6e5c2d0a5621b5dadaecef80b90edfb5cd7772f0"
 
@@ -3274,6 +3328,10 @@ has-flag@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-flag/-/has-flag-2.0.0.tgz#e8207af1cc7b30d446cc70b734b5e8be18f88d51"
 
+has-flag@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-flag/-/has-flag-3.0.0.tgz#b5d454dc2199ae225699f3467e5a07f3b955bafd"
+
 has-unicode@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-unicode/-/has-unicode-2.0.1.tgz#e0e6fe6a28cf51138855e086d1691e771de2a8b9"
@@ -3361,6 +3419,17 @@ html-encoding-sniffer@^1.0.1:
   dependencies:
     whatwg-encoding "^1.0.1"
 
+htmlparser2@^3.9.0:
+  version "3.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/htmlparser2/-/htmlparser2-3.9.2.tgz#1bdf87acca0f3f9e53fa4fcceb0f4b4cbb00b338"
+  dependencies:
+    domelementtype "^1.3.0"
+    domhandler "^2.3.0"
+    domutils "^1.5.1"
+    entities "^1.1.1"
+    inherits "^2.0.1"
+    readable-stream "^2.0.2"
+
 http-errors@~1.6.1:
   version "1.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/http-errors/-/http-errors-1.6.1.tgz#5f8b8ed98aca545656bf572997387f904a722257"
@@ -3410,6 +3479,13 @@ humanize-plus@^1.8.1:
   version "1.8.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/humanize-plus/-/humanize-plus-1.8.2.tgz#a65b34459ad6367adbb3707a82a3c9f916167030"
 
+i18n-2@^0.7.2:
+  version "0.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18n-2/-/i18n-2-0.7.2.tgz#7efb1a7adc67869adea0688951577464aa793aaf"
+  dependencies:
+    debug "^3.1.0"
+    sprintf "^0.1.5"
+
 iconv-lite@0.4.13, iconv-lite@~0.4.13:
   version "0.4.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/iconv-lite/-/iconv-lite-0.4.13.tgz#1f88aba4ab0b1508e8312acc39345f36e992e2f2"
@@ -4019,14 +4095,30 @@ lodash.difference@^4.3.0:
   version "4.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.difference/-/lodash.difference-4.5.0.tgz#9ccb4e505d486b91651345772885a2df27fd017c"
 
+lodash.escaperegexp@^4.1.2:
+  version "4.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.escaperegexp/-/lodash.escaperegexp-4.1.2.tgz#64762c48618082518ac3df4ccf5d5886dae20347"
+
 lodash.get@^4.0.0:
   version "4.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.get/-/lodash.get-4.4.2.tgz#2d177f652fa31e939b4438d5341499dfa3825e99"
 
+lodash.isplainobject@^4.0.6:
+  version "4.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isplainobject/-/lodash.isplainobject-4.0.6.tgz#7c526a52d89b45c45cc690b88163be0497f550cb"
+
+lodash.isstring@^4.0.1:
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isstring/-/lodash.isstring-4.0.1.tgz#d527dfb5456eca7cc9bb95d5daeaf88ba54a5451"
+
 lodash.memoize@^4.1.2:
   version "4.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.memoize/-/lodash.memoize-4.1.2.tgz#bcc6c49a42a2840ed997f323eada5ecd182e0bfe"
 
+lodash.mergewith@^4.6.0:
+  version "4.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.mergewith/-/lodash.mergewith-4.6.1.tgz#639057e726c3afbdb3e7d42741caa8d6e4335927"
+
 lodash.some@^4.5.1:
   version "4.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.some/-/lodash.some-4.6.0.tgz#1bb9f314ef6b8baded13b549169b2a945eb68e4d"
@@ -5142,6 +5234,14 @@ postcss@^5.0.10, postcss@^5.0.11, postcss@^5.0.12, postcss@^5.0.13, postcss@^5.0
     source-map "^0.5.6"
     supports-color "^3.2.3"
 
+postcss@^6.0.14:
+  version "6.0.19"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/postcss/-/postcss-6.0.19.tgz#76a78386f670b9d9494a655bf23ac012effd1555"
+  dependencies:
+    chalk "^2.3.1"
+    source-map "^0.6.1"
+    supports-color "^5.2.0"
+
 power-assert-context-formatter@^1.0.4:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/power-assert-context-formatter/-/power-assert-context-formatter-1.1.1.tgz#edba352d3ed8a603114d667265acce60d689ccdf"
@@ -5847,6 +5947,21 @@ sander@^0.5.1:
     mkdirp "^0.5.1"
     rimraf "^2.5.2"
 
+sanitize-html@^1.18.2:
+  version "1.18.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sanitize-html/-/sanitize-html-1.18.2.tgz#61877ba5a910327e42880a28803c2fbafa8e4642"
+  dependencies:
+    chalk "^2.3.0"
+    htmlparser2 "^3.9.0"
+    lodash.clonedeep "^4.5.0"
+    lodash.escaperegexp "^4.1.2"
+    lodash.isplainobject "^4.0.6"
+    lodash.isstring "^4.0.1"
+    lodash.mergewith "^4.6.0"
+    postcss "^6.0.14"
+    srcset "^1.0.0"
+    xtend "^4.0.0"
+
 sax@0.5.x:
   version "0.5.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sax/-/sax-0.5.8.tgz#d472db228eb331c2506b0e8c15524adb939d12c1"
@@ -6012,6 +6127,10 @@ source-map@^0.5.0, source-map@^0.5.3, source-map@^0.5.6, source-map@~0.5.1:
   version "0.5.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map/-/source-map-0.5.6.tgz#75ce38f52bf0733c5a7f0c118d81334a2bb5f412"
 
+source-map@^0.6.1:
+  version "0.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz#74722af32e9614e9c287a8d0bbde48b5e2f1a263"
+
 source-map@~0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map/-/source-map-0.2.0.tgz#dab73fbcfc2ba819b4de03bd6f6eaa48164b3f9d"
@@ -6050,6 +6169,17 @@ sprintf-js@~1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz#04e6926f662895354f3dd015203633b857297e2c"
 
+sprintf@^0.1.5:
+  version "0.1.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprintf/-/sprintf-0.1.5.tgz#8f83e39a9317c1a502cb7db8050e51c679f6edcf"
+
+srcset@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/srcset/-/srcset-1.0.0.tgz#a5669de12b42f3b1d5e83ed03c71046fc48f41ef"
+  dependencies:
+    array-uniq "^1.0.2"
+    number-is-nan "^1.0.0"
+
 sshpk@^1.7.0:
   version "1.13.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sshpk/-/sshpk-1.13.0.tgz#ff2a3e4fd04497555fed97b39a0fd82fafb3a33c"
@@ -6287,6 +6417,12 @@ supports-color@^3.1.0, supports-color@^3.1.1, supports-color@^3.2.3:
   dependencies:
     has-flag "^1.0.0"
 
+supports-color@^5.2.0, supports-color@^5.3.0:
+  version "5.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-5.3.0.tgz#5b24ac15db80fa927cf5227a4a33fd3c4c7676c0"
+  dependencies:
+    has-flag "^3.0.0"
+
 svgo@^0.7.0:
   version "0.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/svgo/-/svgo-0.7.2.tgz#9f5772413952135c6fefbf40afe6a4faa88b4bb5"