diff --git a/Localizations/English/MainProgram.strings b/Localizations/English/MainProgram.strings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..697ad9bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Localizations/English/MainProgram.strings
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"FeedbackFailedMessageText" = "Failed";
+"FeedbackFailedInformativeText" = "Feedback failed to send.";
+"FeedbackSuccessMessageText" = "Success";
+"FeedbackSuccessInformativeText" = "Feedback successfully sent!";
+
+"CheckingForUpdate" = "Checking for update…";
+"UpdateAvailable" = "Update available!";
+"UpdateNotFound" = "No updates available.";
+"UpdateError" = "Error connecting to update server.";
+
+"PlayButtonTooltip" = "Play";
+"StopButtonTooltip" = "Stop";
+"PrevButtonTooltip" = "Previous";
+"NextButtonTooltip" = "Next";
+
+"TimeElapsed" = "%i:%02i";
+"TimeRemaining" = "-%i:%02i";
+
+"AddButtonTooltip" = "Add files";
+"RemoveButtonTooltip" = "Remove selected files";
+"InfoButtonTooltip" = "Information on the selected file";
+"ShuffleButtonTooltip" = "Shuffle mode";
+"RepeatButtonTooltip" = "Repeat mode";
diff --git a/English.lproj/Nib.strings b/Localizations/English/MainUI.strings
similarity index 55%
rename from English.lproj/Nib.strings
rename to Localizations/English/MainUI.strings
index a903a9420..19352e319 100644
Binary files a/English.lproj/Nib.strings and b/Localizations/English/MainUI.strings differ
diff --git a/Localizations/English/PreferencesUI.strings b/Localizations/English/PreferencesUI.strings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c911aa9cb
Binary files /dev/null and b/Localizations/English/PreferencesUI.strings differ
diff --git a/load_localization.sh b/load_localization.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fa9355933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/load_localization.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+language=$1
+
+if ! [ -d $language.lproj ]; then
+  mkdir $language.lproj
+fi
+
+if ! [ -d Prferences/General/$language.lproj ]; then
+  mkdir Preferences/General/$language.lproj
+fi
+
+nibtool -d Localizations/$language/MainUI.strings English.lproj/MainMenu.nib -W $language.lproj/MainMenu.nib
+nibtool -d Localizations/$language/PreferencesUI.strings Preferences/General/English.lproj/Preferences.nib -W Preferences/General/$language.lproj/Preferences.nib
+cp Localizations/$language/MainProgram.strings $language.lproj/Localizable.strings
+
diff --git a/update_strings.sh b/update_strings.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4708e2a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update_strings.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+if ! [ -d Localizations/English ]; then
+  mkdir Localizations/English
+fi
+
+nibtool -L English.lproj/MainMenu.nib > Localizations/English/MainUI.strings
+
+nibtool -L Preferences/General/English.lproj/Preferences.nib > Localizations/English/PreferencesUI.strings
+
+cp English.lproj/Localizable.strings Localizations/English/MainProgram.strings
+