diff --git a/src/CMakeL10n.txt b/src/CMakeL10n.txt
index 804b624..a217759 100644
--- a/src/CMakeL10n.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeL10n.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 ##### create translation templates ##############
 
 tde_l10n_create_template( "messages/tdmtheme" )
+
+tde_l10n_create_template(
+    CATALOG "desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/"
+    SOURCES tdmtheme.desktop
+)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ac43d7..b77500c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,4 @@ tde_add_kpart( kcm_tdmtheme AUTOMOC
 
 ##### other data
 
-install(
-    FILES ${PROJECT_NAME}.desktop
-    DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR}
-)
+tde_create_translated_desktop( ${PROJECT_NAME}.desktop )
diff --git a/src/tdmtheme.desktop b/src/tdmtheme.desktop
index 9d8eff2..c17e347 100644
--- a/src/tdmtheme.desktop
+++ b/src/tdmtheme.desktop
@@ -12,21 +12,7 @@ X-TDE-ParentApp=kcontrol
 X-Keywords=tdmtheme;
 
 Comment=tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager
-Comment[es]=tdmtheme - Manejador del tema de TDM
-Comment[sv]=tdmtheme - Temahanterare för TDM
-Comment[id]=tdmtheme - Pengatur Tema TDM
-Comment[ms]=tdmtheme - Pengatur Tema TDM
-Comment[fr]=tdmtheme - Gestionnaire de thèmes TDM
-Comment[it]=tdmtheme - Gestore di temi TDM
-Comment[jp]=tdmtheme - TDM テーママネージャー
 Name=TDM Theme Manager
-Name[es]=Manejador del tema de TDM
-Name[sv]=Temahanterare för TDM
-Name[id]=Pengatur Tema TDM
-Name[ms]=Pengatur Tema TDM
-Name[fr]=Gestionnaire de thèmes TDM
-Name[it]=Gestore di temi TDM
-Name[jp]=TDM テーママネージャー
 
 Categories=Qt;TDE;X-TDE-settings-system;X-TDE-systemsettings-lookandfeel-appearance;
 X-DocPath=tdmtheme/index.html
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/es.po b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/es.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7a8fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/es.po
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: es\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "tdmtheme - Manejador del tema de TDM"
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "Manejador del tema de TDM"
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/fr.po b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/fr.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ea7d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/fr.po
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: fr\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "tdmtheme - Gestionnaire de thèmes TDM"
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "Gestionnaire de thèmes TDM"
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/id.po b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/id.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d958fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/id.po
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: id\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "tdmtheme - Pengatur Tema TDM"
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "Pengatur Tema TDM"
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/it.po b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/it.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79e801b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/it.po
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: it\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "tdmtheme - Gestore di temi TDM"
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "Gestore di temi TDM"
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/jp.po b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/jp.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..948a819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/jp.po
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: jp\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "tdmtheme - TDM テーママネージャー"
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "TDM テーママネージャー"
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/ms.po b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/ms.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f89689a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/ms.po
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: ms\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "tdmtheme - Pengatur Tema TDM"
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "Pengatur Tema TDM"
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/sv.po b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/sv.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..110ab6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/sv.po
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: sv\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "tdmtheme - Temahanterare för TDM"
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr "Temahanterare för TDM"
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/tdmtheme.desktop.pot b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/tdmtheme.desktop.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47bc3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/tdmtheme.desktop/tdmtheme.desktop.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-06 15:47+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Comment
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:14
+msgid "tdmtheme - TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. Name
+#: tdmtheme.desktop:15
+msgid "TDM Theme Manager"
+msgstr ""