antsgar · Sep 30, 2026 · Sep 23, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 29, 2026
diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Menus/Menus.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Menus/Menus.ts
@@ -30,40 +30,26 @@ const Separator: MenuItemConstructorOptions = {
   type: 'separator',
 }
 
+function menuRole(label: string, role: string): MenuItemConstructorOptions {
+  return { label, role: role as MenuItemConstructorOptions['role'] }
+}
+
 export function buildContextMenu(webContents: WebContents, params: ContextMenuParams): Menu {
   if (!params.isEditable) {
-    return Menu.buildFromTemplate([
-      {
-        role: 'copy',
-      },
-    ])
+    return Menu.buildFromTemplate([menuRole(str().copy, Roles.Copy)])
   }
 
   return Menu.buildFromTemplate([
     ...suggestionsMenu(params.selectionText, params.misspelledWord, params.dictionarySuggestions, webContents),
     Separator,
-    {
-      role: 'undo',
-    },
-    {
-      role: 'redo',
-    },
+    menuRole(str().undo, Roles.Undo),
+    menuRole(str().redo, Roles.Redo),
     Separator,
-    {
-      role: 'cut',
-    },
-    {
-      role: 'copy',
-    },
-    {
-      role: 'paste',
-    },
-    {
-      role: 'pasteAndMatchStyle',
-    },
-    {
-      role: 'selectAll',
-    },
+    menuRole(str().cut, Roles.Cut),
+    menuRole(str().copy, Roles.Copy),
+    menuRole(str().paste, Roles.Paste),
+    menuRole(str().pasteAndMatchStyle, Roles.PasteAndMatchStyle),
+    menuRole(str().selectAll, Roles.SelectAll),
   ])
 }
 
@@ -208,28 +194,19 @@ function macAppMenu(appName: string): MenuItemConstructorOptions {
     role: 'appMenu',
     label: appName,
     submenu: [
-      {
-        role: Roles.About,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().about(appName), Roles.About),
       Separator,
       {
+        label: str().services,
         role: Roles.Services,
         submenu: [],
       },
       Separator,
-      {
-        role: Roles.Hide,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.HideOthers,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.UnHide,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().hide(appName), Roles.Hide),
+      menuRole(str().hideOthers, Roles.HideOthers),
+      menuRole(str().showAll, Roles.UnHide),
       Separator,
-      {
-        role: Roles.Quit,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().quit(appName), Roles.Quit),
     ],
   }
 }
@@ -249,28 +226,14 @@ function editMenu(
     role: 'editMenu',
     label: str().edit,
     submenu: [
-      {
-        role: Roles.Undo,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.Redo,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().undo, Roles.Undo),
+      menuRole(str().redo, Roles.Redo),
       Separator,
-      {
-        role: Roles.Cut,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.Copy,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.Paste,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.PasteAndMatchStyle,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.SelectAll,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().cut, Roles.Cut),
+      menuRole(str().copy, Roles.Copy),
+      menuRole(str().paste, Roles.Paste),
+      menuRole(str().pasteAndMatchStyle, Roles.PasteAndMatchStyle),
+      menuRole(str().selectAll, Roles.SelectAll),
       ...(isMac() ? [Separator, macSpeechMenu()] : [spellcheckerMenu(spellcheckerManager!, reload)]),
     ],
   }
@@ -279,14 +242,7 @@ function editMenu(
 function macSpeechMenu(): MenuItemConstructorOptions {
   return {
     label: str().speech,
-    submenu: [
-      {
-        role: Roles.StopSeeking,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.StopSeeking,
-      },
-    ],
+    submenu: [menuRole(str().startSpeaking, Roles.StartSeeking), menuRole(str().stopSpeaking, Roles.StopSeeking)],
   }
 }
 
@@ -317,26 +273,14 @@ function viewMenu(window: Electron.BrowserWindow, store: Store, reload: () => vo
   return {
     label: str().view,
     submenu: [
-      {
-        role: Roles.Reload,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.ToggleDevTools,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().reload, Roles.Reload),
+      menuRole(str().toggleDeveloperTools, Roles.ToggleDevTools),
       Separator,
-      {
-        role: Roles.ResetZoom,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.ZoomIn,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.ZoomOut,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().actualSize, Roles.ResetZoom),
+      menuRole(str().zoomIn, Roles.ZoomIn),
+      menuRole(str().zoomOut, Roles.ZoomOut),
       Separator,
-      {
-        role: Roles.ToggleFullScreen,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().toggleFullScreen, Roles.ToggleFullScreen),
       ...(isMac() ? [] : [Separator, ...menuBarOptions(window, store, reload)]),
     ],
   }
@@ -375,14 +319,11 @@ function menuBarOptions(window: Electron.BrowserWindow, store: Store, reload: ()
 
 function windowMenu(store: Store, trayManager: TrayManager, reload: () => void): MenuItemConstructorOptions {
   return {
+    label: str().window,
     role: Roles.Window,
     submenu: [
-      {
-        role: Roles.Minimize,
-      },
-      {
-        role: Roles.Close,
-      },
+      menuRole(str().minimize, Roles.Minimize),
+      menuRole(str().close, Roles.Close),
       Separator,
       ...(isMac() ? macWindowItems() : [minimizeToTrayItem(store, trayManager, reload)]),
     ],
@@ -512,6 +453,7 @@ function updateMenu(window: BrowserWindow, appState: AppState) {
 
 function helpMenu(window: Electron.BrowserWindow, shell: Electron.Shell) {
   return {
+    label: str().help,
     role: Roles.Help,
     submenu: [
       {

diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Strings/strings.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Strings/strings.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,37 @@ import { Strings } from './types'
 export function createStrings(): Strings {
   return {
     appMenu: {
+      window: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Window`,
+      help: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Help`,
       edit: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Edit`,
       view: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`View`,
+      about(appName: string) {
+        return jtString(c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').jt`About ${appName}`)
+      },
+      services: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Services`,
+      hide(appName: string) {
+        return jtString(c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').jt`Hide ${appName}`)
+      },
+      hideOthers: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Hide Others`,
+      showAll: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Show All`,
+      quit(appName: string) {
+        return jtString(c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').jt`Quit ${appName}`)
+      },
+      startSpeaking: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Start Speaking`,
+      stopSpeaking: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Stop Speaking`,
+      undo: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Undo`,
+      redo: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Redo`,
+      cut: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Cut`,
+      copy: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Copy`,
+      paste: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Paste`,
+      pasteAndMatchStyle: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Paste and Match Style`,
+      selectAll: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Select All`,
+      reload: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Reload`,
+      toggleDeveloperTools: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Toggle Developer Tools`,
+      actualSize: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Actual Size`,
+      zoomIn: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Zoom In`,
+      zoomOut: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Zoom Out`,
+      toggleFullScreen: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Toggle Full Screen`,
       hideMenuBar: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Hide Menu Bar`,
       useThemedMenuBar: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Use Themed Menu Bar`,
       minimizeToTrayOnClose: c('B8.MobileDesktopShared.Desktop.Menu.Label').t`Minimize To Tray On Close`,

diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Strings/types.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Strings/types.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,31 @@ export interface Strings {
 }
 
 interface AppMenuStrings {
+  window: string
+  help: string
   edit: string
   view: string
+  about(appName: string): string
+  services: string
+  hide(appName: string): string
+  hideOthers: string
+  showAll: string
+  quit(appName: string): string
+  startSpeaking: string
+  stopSpeaking: string
+  undo: string
+  redo: string
+  cut: string
+  copy: string
+  paste: string
+  pasteAndMatchStyle: string
+  selectAll: string
+  reload: string
+  toggleDeveloperTools: string
+  actualSize: string
+  zoomIn: string
+  zoomOut: string
+  toggleFullScreen: string
   hideMenuBar: string
   useThemedMenuBar: string
   minimizeToTrayOnClose: string

diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/CommandPalette/CommandPalette.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/CommandPalette/CommandPalette.tsx
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function CommandPalette() {
         section,
         id: UuidGenerator.GenerateUuid(),
         itemUuid: item.uuid,
-        description: item.title || c('B2.NavSharedUI.Placeholder').t`<no title>`,
+        description: item.title || c('B2.NavSharedUI.Placeholder').t`Untitled`,
         icon: <Icon type={icon[0]} className={item instanceof SNNote ? icon[1] : ''} />,
       }
     },

diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/Header/NewNotePreferences.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/Header/NewNotePreferences.tsx
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import { AnyTag } from '@/Controllers/Navigation/AnyTagType'
 import { PreferenceMode } from './PreferenceMode'
 import { EditorOption, getDropdownItemsForAllEditors } from '@/Utils/DropdownItemsForEditors'
 import { classNames } from '@standardnotes/utils'
-import { NoteTitleFormatOptions } from './NoteTitleFormatOptions'
+import { NOTE_TITLE_FORMAT_PATTERN_EXAMPLE, NoteTitleFormatOptions } from './NoteTitleFormatOptions'
 import { usePremiumModal } from '@/Hooks/usePremiumModal'
 import { getDayjsFormattedString } from '@/Utils/GetDayjsFormattedString'
 import { ErrorBoundary } from '@/Utils/ErrorBoundary'
+import { jtString } from '@standardnotes/features'
 import { c } from 'ttag'
 
 const PrefChangeDebounceTimeInMs = 25
@@ -173,6 +174,31 @@ const NewNotePreferences: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
     }, PrefChangeDebounceTimeInMs)
   }
 
+  const titleFormatOptionsLink = (
+    <a
+      className="underline"
+      href={HelpPageUrl}
+      rel="noreferrer"
+      target="_blank"
+      onClick={(event) => {
+        if (application.isNativeMobileWeb()) {
+          event.preventDefault()
+          application.mobileDevice.openUrl(HelpPageUrl)
+        }
+      }}
+    >
+      {c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Action').t`Options`}
+    </a>
+  )
+
+  const bracketsLiteral = <code>[]</code>
+
+  const titleFormatPreview = (
+    <ErrorBoundary>
+      <CustomNoteTitleFormatPreview format={customNoteTitleFormat} />
+    </ErrorBoundary>
+  )
+
   return (
     <div className="px-3 py-3">
       <div>
@@ -211,35 +237,15 @@ const NewNotePreferences: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
                 'w-full min-w-55 rounded border border-solid border-passive-3 bg-default px-2 py-1.5 text-sm md:translucent-ui:bg-transparent',
                 'focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-info',
               )}
-              placeholder={c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Label').t`e.g. YYYY-MM-DD`}
+              placeholder={jtString(c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Label').jt`e.g. ${NOTE_TITLE_FORMAT_PATTERN_EXAMPLE}`)}
               value={customNoteTitleFormat}
               onChange={handleCustomFormatInputChange}
               spellCheck={false}
             />
           </div>
-          <div className="mt-3 text-neutral">
-            <span className="font-bold">{c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Label').t`Preview:`} </span>
-            <ErrorBoundary>
-              <CustomNoteTitleFormatPreview format={customNoteTitleFormat} />
-            </ErrorBoundary>
-          </div>
+          <div className="mt-3 text-neutral">{c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Info').jt`Preview: ${titleFormatPreview}`}</div>
           <div className="mt-2 text-neutral">
-            <a
-              className="underline"
-              href={HelpPageUrl}
-              rel="noreferrer"
-              target="_blank"
-              onClick={(event) => {
-                if (application.isNativeMobileWeb()) {
-                  event.preventDefault()
-                  application.mobileDevice.openUrl(HelpPageUrl)
-                }
-              }}
-            >
-              {c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Action').t`Options`}
-            </a>
-            . {c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Info').t`Use`} <code>[]</code>{' '}
-            {c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Info').t`to escape formatting.`}
+            {c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Info').jt`${titleFormatOptionsLink}. Use ${bracketsLiteral} to escape formatting.`}
           </div>
         </div>
       )}

diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/Header/NoteTitleFormatOptions.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/Header/NoteTitleFormatOptions.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { NewNoteTitleFormat } from '@standardnotes/snjs'
 import { c } from 'ttag'
 
+export const NOTE_TITLE_FORMAT_PATTERN_EXAMPLE = 'YYYY-MM-DD'
+
 export const NoteTitleFormatOptions = [
   {
     label: c('B3.Notes.NoteList.Label').t`Current date and time`,

diff --git a/...ages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NoteView/UniversalSearch/UniversalSearchController.ts b/...ages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NoteView/UniversalSearch/UniversalSearchController.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx'
+import { c } from 'ttag'
 import {
   UniversalSearchProvider,
   UniversalSearchResult,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ function errorMessage(error: unknown): string {
     return error.message
   }
 
-  return 'Search failed'
+  return c('B3.Notes.EditorToolbar.Error').t`Search failed`
 }
 
 type SetSearchResultsOptions = {