diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ad08007..a49ce0a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Denis Danilov
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
-find_package(Qt6 6.2 COMPONENTS Multimedia Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt6 6.2 COMPONENTS
+  LinguistTools
+  Multimedia
+  Widgets
+  REQUIRED)
 message(STATUS "Using Qt ${Qt6_VERSION} from ${Qt6_DIR}")
 
 if(Qt6_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 6.3)
@@ -58,7 +62,12 @@ qt_add_library(${APP_LIB} STATIC
   ${HEADERS}
   ${SOURCES}
 )
-target_link_libraries(${APP_LIB} Qt::Multimedia Qt::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(${APP_LIB} PUBLIC Qt::Multimedia Qt::Widgets)
+
+qt_add_translations(${APP_LIB} TS_FILES
+  translations/soundscape_ru.ts
+)
+add_dependencies(${APP_LIB} ${APP_LIB}_lupdate)
 
 message(STATUS "system name: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
 
diff --git a/src/Main.cpp b/src/Main.cpp
index 12e21c1..31189a2 100644
--- a/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/Main.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
+#include <QLibraryInfo>
+#include <QLocale>
+#include <QTranslator>
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
@@ -13,20 +16,34 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   QApplication::setApplicationName(APP_TITLE);
   QApplication::setApplicationVersion(APP_VERSION);
 
+  QList<QTranslator*> translators;
+  auto loadTranslation = [&translators, &a](const auto& name, const auto& path) {
+    auto* translator = translators.emplace_back(new QTranslator(&a));
+    if (translator->load(QLocale::system(), name, "_", path))
+    {
+      QApplication::installTranslator(translator);
+    }
+  };
+  loadTranslation("soundscape", ":/i18n/");
+  loadTranslation("qtbase", QLibraryInfo::path(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
+  loadTranslation("qtmultimedia", QLibraryInfo::path(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
+
   QCommandLineParser parser;
   parser.addHelpOption();
   parser.addVersionOption();
 
-  const QCommandLineOption load_option("load", "Load track list from file.", "path to file");
+  const QCommandLineOption load_option("load",
+                                       QCoreApplication::translate("Help", "Load track list from file."),
+                                       QCoreApplication::translate("Help", "path to file"));
   parser.addOption(load_option);
 
-  const QCommandLineOption minimize_option("minimize", "Minimize window to tray.");
+  const QCommandLineOption minimize_option("minimize", QCoreApplication::translate("Help", "Minimize window to tray."));
   parser.addOption(minimize_option);
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
-  const QCommandLineOption tray_option("enable-tray", "Enable tray icon.");
+  const QCommandLineOption tray_option("enable-tray", QCoreApplication::translate("Help", "Enable tray icon."));
 #else
-  const QCommandLineOption tray_option("disable-tray", "Disable tray icon.");
+  const QCommandLineOption tray_option("disable-tray", QCoreApplication::translate("Help", "Disable tray icon."));
 #endif
   parser.addOption(tray_option);
 
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index f086ac6..f889fa7 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const bool disable_tray, QWidget* parent) :
 {
   setupTrayIcon();
 
-  setWindowTitle(tr(APP_TITLE));
+  setWindowTitle(APP_TITLE);
 
   addPauseResumeItemsToMenu(m_mouse_menu);
   addTrackItemsToMenu(m_mouse_menu);
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const bool disable_tray, QWidget* parent) :
   m_box_layout->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop);
 
   m_menu_info->setTextFormat(Qt::PlainText);
-  m_menu_info->setText("Use mouse right-click\n"
-                       "to access application menu");
+  m_menu_info->setText(tr("Use mouse right-click\n"
+                          "to access application menu"));
   m_box_layout->addWidget(m_menu_info, 0, Qt::AlignCenter);
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadTracksFromJson(QFile& file)
 void MainWindow::showAbout()
 {
   QString info;
-  info.append("<h3>" + tr(APP_TITLE) + "</h3>" + "\n");
+  info.append(QString("<h3>%1</h3>\n").arg(APP_TITLE));
   info.append("<h4>" + tr("Version: %1").arg(APP_VERSION) + "</h4>" + "\n");
 
   info.append(tr("open-source system-tray resident desktop application for playing soundscapes") + "<br>" + "\n");
@@ -387,5 +387,5 @@ void MainWindow::showAbout()
   info.append(tr("Qt Version: %1").arg(qVersion()) + "\n");
   info.append("<br>");
 
-  QMessageBox::about(this, tr("About") + " " + tr(APP_TITLE), info);
+  QMessageBox::about(this, tr("About"), info);
 }
diff --git a/src/PositionLabel.h b/src/PositionLabel.h
index b26630b..dfa174d 100644
--- a/src/PositionLabel.h
+++ b/src/PositionLabel.h
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@
 
 class PositionLabel : public QLabel
 {
+  Q_OBJECT
+
 public:
   explicit PositionLabel(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
   void setMax(double value);
   void setValue(double value);
 
 private:
-  const QString m_text_template{"%1 s"};
+  const QString m_text_template{tr("%1 s")};
   int m_field_width{3};
   int m_precision{1};
 
diff --git a/src/translations/.gitattributes b/src/translations/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02eeb60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/translations/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.ts	eol=lf
diff --git a/src/translations/soundscape_ru.ts b/src/translations/soundscape_ru.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5582181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/translations/soundscape_ru.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE TS>
+<TS version="2.1" language="ru_RU">
+<context>
+    <name>Help</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../Main.cpp" line="36"/>
+        <source>Load track list from file.</source>
+        <translation>Загрузить дорожки из файла.</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../Main.cpp" line="37"/>
+        <source>path to file</source>
+        <translation>путь к файлу</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../Main.cpp" line="40"/>
+        <source>Minimize window to tray.</source>
+        <translation>Запустить свёрнутым в область уведомления (системный лоток).</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../Main.cpp" line="44"/>
+        <source>Enable tray icon.</source>
+        <translation>Включить область уведомления (системный лоток).</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../Main.cpp" line="46"/>
+        <source>Disable tray icon.</source>
+        <translation>Выключить область уведомления (системный лоток).</translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>MainWindow</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="45"/>
+        <source>Use mouse right-click
+to access application menu</source>
+        <translation>Используйте правую кнопку мыши
+для доступа к меню</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="51"/>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="52"/>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="110"/>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="390"/>
+        <source>About</source>
+        <translation>О программе</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="77"/>
+        <source>Pause playing tracks</source>
+        <translation>Приостановить возпроизведение</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="80"/>
+        <source>Resume paused tracks</source>
+        <translation>Возобновить возпроизведение</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="86"/>
+        <source>Add track</source>
+        <translation>Добавить дорожку</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="89"/>
+        <source>Save track list</source>
+        <translation>Сохранить список дорожек</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="92"/>
+        <source>Load track list</source>
+        <translation>Загрузить список дорожек</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="95"/>
+        <source>Examples</source>
+        <translation>Примеры</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="98"/>
+        <source>Rain and Thunder</source>
+        <translation>Дождь с громом</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="101"/>
+        <source>River</source>
+        <translation>У реки</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="114"/>
+        <source>Quit</source>
+        <translation>Выход</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="269"/>
+        <source>Show window</source>
+        <translation>Показать окно</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="322"/>
+        <source>Save Tracks</source>
+        <translation>Сохранение дорожек</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="323"/>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="346"/>
+        <source>couldn&apos;t open file: %1</source>
+        <translation>невозможно открыть файл %1</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="345"/>
+        <source>Load Tracks</source>
+        <translation>Загрузка дорожек</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="377"/>
+        <source>Version: %1</source>
+        <translation>Версия: %1</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="379"/>
+        <source>open-source system-tray resident desktop application for playing soundscapes</source>
+        <translation>приложение для воспроизведения звуковых ландшафтов</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="382"/>
+        <source>Website: &lt;a href=&quot;%1&quot;&gt;%1&lt;/a&gt;</source>
+        <translation>Веб-сайт: &lt;a href=&quot;%1&quot;&gt;%1&lt;/a&gt;</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="383"/>
+        <source>Copyright: © 2022-2023 Denis Danilov</source>
+        <translation>Копирайт: © 2022-2023 Denis Danilov</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="384"/>
+        <source>License: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3</source>
+        <translation>Лицензия: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../MainWindow.cpp" line="387"/>
+        <source>Qt Version: %1</source>
+        <translation>Версия Qt: %1</translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>PositionLabel</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../PositionLabel.h" line="18"/>
+        <source>%1 s</source>
+        <translation>%1 сек</translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>TrackControls</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackControls.cpp" line="173"/>
+        <source>Edit Settings</source>
+        <translation>Параметры</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackControls.cpp" line="176"/>
+        <source>Move Up</source>
+        <translation>Переместить вверх</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackControls.cpp" line="179"/>
+        <source>Move Down</source>
+        <translation>Переместить вниз</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackControls.cpp" line="182"/>
+        <source>Remove</source>
+        <translation>Удалить</translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>TrackSettings</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="91"/>
+        <source>track duration</source>
+        <translation>продолжительность дорожки</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="112"/>
+        <source>fade-in</source>
+        <translation>нарастание</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="119"/>
+        <source>fade-out</source>
+        <translation>затухание</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="127"/>
+        <source>player A</source>
+        <translation>проигрыватель А</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="134"/>
+        <source>player B</source>
+        <translation>проигрыватель Б</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="175"/>
+        <source>gap</source>
+        <translation>промежуток</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="177"/>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="183"/>
+        <source>s</source>
+        <translation>сек</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../TrackSettings.cpp" line="181"/>
+        <source>random up to</source>
+        <translation>случайный до</translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+</TS>