diff --git a/front/src/components/About.vue b/front/src/components/About.vue
index 59c8411ac..5ebed8102 100644
--- a/front/src/components/About.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/About.vue
@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@
     <div class="ui vertical center aligned stripe segment">
       <div class="ui text container">
         <h1 class="ui huge header">
-            <template v-if="instance.name.value">{{ $t('About {%instance%}', { instance: instance.name.value }) }}</template>
-            <template v-else="instance.name.value">{{ $t('About this instance') }}</template>
+            <template v-if="instance.name.value" :template-params="{instance: instance.name}">
+             About %{ instance }
+            </template>
+            <template v-else="instance.name.value">{{ $gettext('About this instance') }}</template>
         </h1>
         <stats></stats>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <p v-if="!instance.short_description.value && !instance.long_description.value">
-        {{ $t('Unfortunately, owners of this instance did not yet take the time to complete this page.') }}
+        {{ $gettext('Unfortunately, owners of this instance did not yet take the time to complete this page.') }}
       </p>
       <router-link
         class="ui button"
         v-if="$store.state.auth.availablePermissions['settings']"
         :to="{path: '/manage/settings', hash: 'instance'}">
-        <i class="pencil icon"></i>{{ $t('Edit instance info') }}
+        <i class="pencil icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Edit instance info') }}
       </router-link>
       <div
         v-if="instance.short_description.value"
diff --git a/front/src/components/Home.vue b/front/src/components/Home.vue
index 2af1bfc35..dcea5c72b 100644
--- a/front/src/components/Home.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/Home.vue
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
     <div class="ui vertical center aligned stripe segment">
       <div class="ui text container">
         <h1 class="ui huge header">
-          {{ $t('Welcome on Funkwhale') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Welcome on Funkwhale') }}
         </h1>
-        <p>{{ $t('We think listening to music should be simple.') }}</p>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('We think listening to music should be simple.') }}</p>
         <router-link class="ui icon button" to="/about">
           <i class="info icon"></i>
-          {{ $t('Learn more about this instance') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Learn more about this instance') }}
         </router-link>
         <router-link class="ui icon teal button" to="/library">
-          {{ $t('Get me to the library') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Get me to the library') }}
           <i class="right arrow icon"></i>
         </router-link>
       </div>
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
           <div class="row">
             <div class="eight wide left floated column">
               <h2 class="ui header">
-                {{ $t('Why funkwhale?') }}
+                {{ $gettext('Why funkwhale?') }}
               </h2>
-              <p>{{ $t('That\'s simple: we loved Grooveshark and we want to build something even better.') }}</p>
+              <p>{{ $gettext('That\'s simple: we loved Grooveshark and we want to build something even better.') }}</p>
             </div>
             <div class="four wide left floated column">
               <img class="ui medium image" src="../assets/logo/logo.png" />
@@ -35,26 +35,26 @@
       <div class="ui middle aligned stackable text container">
         <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
         <h2 class="ui header">
-          {{ $t('Unlimited music') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Unlimited music') }}
         </h2>
-        <p>{{ $t('Funkwhale is designed to make it easy to listen to music you like, or to discover new artists.') }}</p>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('Funkwhale is designed to make it easy to listen to music you like, or to discover new artists.') }}</p>
         <div class="ui list">
           <div class="item">
             <i class="sound icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('Click once, listen for hours using built-in radios') }}
+              {{ $gettext('Click once, listen for hours using built-in radios') }}
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="item">
             <i class="heart icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('Keep a track of your favorite songs') }}
+              {{ $gettext('Keep a track of your favorite songs') }}
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="item">
             <i class="list icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('Playlists? We got them') }}
+              {{ $gettext('Playlists? We got them') }}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -62,28 +62,31 @@
       <div class="ui middle aligned stackable text container">
         <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
         <h2 class="ui header">
-          {{ $t('Clean library') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Clean library') }}
         </h2>
-        <p>{{ $t('Funkwhale takes care of handling your music') }}.</p>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('Funkwhale takes care of handling your music') }}.</p>
         <div class="ui list">
           <div class="item">
             <i class="download icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('Import music from various platforms, such as YouTube or SoundCloud') }}
+              {{ $gettext('Import music from various platforms, such as YouTube or SoundCloud') }}
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="item">
             <i class="tag icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              <i18next path="Get quality metadata about your music thanks to {%0%}">
-                <a href="https://musicbrainz.org" target="_blank">{{ $t('MusicBrainz') }}</a>
-              </i18next>
+              <template v-translate>
+                Get quality metadata about your music thanks to
+                <a href="https://musicbrainz.org" target="_blank">
+                  MusicBrainz
+                </a>
+              </template>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="item">
             <i class="plus icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('Covers, lyrics, our goal is to have them all ;)') }}
+              {{ $gettext('Covers, lyrics, our goal is to have them all ;)') }}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -91,20 +94,20 @@
       <div class="ui middle aligned stackable text container">
         <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
         <h2 class="ui header">
-          {{ $t('Easy to use') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Easy to use') }}
         </h2>
-        <p>{{ $t('Funkwhale is dead simple to use.') }}</p>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('Funkwhale is dead simple to use.') }}</p>
         <div class="ui list">
           <div class="item">
             <i class="book icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('No add-ons, no plugins : you only need a web library') }}
+              {{ $gettext('No add-ons, no plugins : you only need a web library') }}
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="item">
             <i class="wizard icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('Access your music from a clean interface that focus on what really matters') }}
+              {{ $gettext('Access your music from a clean interface that focus on what really matters') }}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -112,26 +115,26 @@
       <div class="ui middle aligned stackable text container">
         <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
         <h2 class="ui header">
-          {{ $t('Your music, your way') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Your music, your way') }}
         </h2>
-        <p>{{ $t('Funkwhale is free and gives you control on your music.') }}</p>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('Funkwhale is free and gives you control on your music.') }}</p>
         <div class="ui list">
           <div class="item">
             <i class="smile icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('The plaform is free and open-source, you can install it and modify it without worries') }}
+              {{ $gettext('The plaform is free and open-source, you can install it and modify it without worries') }}
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="item">
             <i class="protect icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('We do not track you or bother you with ads') }}
+              {{ $gettext('We do not track you or bother you with ads') }}
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="item">
             <i class="users icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
-              {{ $t('You can invite friends and family to your instance so they can enjoy your music') }}
+              {{ $gettext('You can invite friends and family to your instance so they can enjoy your music') }}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/PageNotFound.vue b/front/src/components/PageNotFound.vue
index b4d2250ca..150abd8c0 100644
--- a/front/src/components/PageNotFound.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/PageNotFound.vue
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
         <h1 class="ui huge header">
           <i class="warning icon"></i>
           <div class="content">
-            <strike>{{ $t('Whale') }}</strike> {{ $t('Page not found!') }}
+            <strike>{{ $gettext('Whale') }}</strike> {{ $gettext('Page not found!') }}
           </div>
         </h1>
-        <p>{{ $t('We\'re sorry, the page you asked for does not exists.') }}</p>
-        <i18next path="Requested URL: {%0%}"><a :href="path">{{ path }}</a></i18next>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('We\'re sorry, the page you asked for does not exist:') }}</p>
+        <a :href="path">{{ path }}</a>
+        <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
         <router-link class="ui icon button" to="/">
-          {{ $t('Go to home page') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Go to home page') }}
           <i class="right arrow icon"></i>
         </router-link>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/Sidebar.vue b/front/src/components/Sidebar.vue
index 9eec6c0e2..439a1e630 100644
--- a/front/src/components/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/Sidebar.vue
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
     <div class="ui compact fluid two item inverted menu">
       <a class="active item" @click="selectedTab = 'library'" data-tab="library">Browse</a>
       <a class="item" @click="selectedTab = 'queue'" data-tab="queue">
-        {{ $t('Queue') }}
+        {{ $gettext('Queue') }}&nbsp;
          <template v-if="queue.tracks.length === 0">
-           {{ $t('(empty)') }}
-         </template>
-         <template v-else>
-           {{ $t('({%index%} of {%length%})', { index: queue.currentIndex + 1, length: queue.tracks.length }) }}
+           {{ $gettext('(empty)') }}
          </template>
+         <translate v-else :translate-params="{index: queue.currentIndex + 1, length: queue.tracks.length}">
+          (%{ index } of %{ length })
+         </translate>
       </a>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -32,40 +32,45 @@
     <div class="ui bottom attached active tab" data-tab="library">
       <div class="ui inverted vertical large fluid menu">
         <div class="item">
-          <div class="header">{{ $t('My account') }}</div>
+          <div class="header">{{ $gettext('My account') }}</div>
           <div class="menu">
-            <router-link class="item" v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated" :to="{name: 'profile', params: {username: $store.state.auth.username}}"><i class="user icon"></i>{{ $t('Logged in as {%name%}', { name: $store.state.auth.username }) }}</router-link>
-            <router-link class="item" v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated" :to="{name: 'logout'}"><i class="sign out icon"></i>{{ $t('Logout') }}</router-link>
-            <router-link class="item" v-else :to="{name: 'login'}"><i class="sign in icon"></i>{{ $t('Login') }}</router-link>
+            <router-link class="item" v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated" :to="{name: 'profile', params: {username: $store.state.auth.username}}">
+              <i class="user icon"></i>
+              <translate :translate-params="{username: $store.state.auth.username}">
+                Logged in as %{ username }
+              </translate>
+            </router-link>
+            <router-link class="item" v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated" :to="{name: 'logout'}"><i class="sign out icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Logout') }}</router-link>
+            <router-link class="item" v-else :to="{name: 'login'}"><i class="sign in icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Login') }}</router-link>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="item">
-          <div class="header">{{ $t('Music') }}</div>
+          <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Music') }}</div>
           <div class="menu">
-            <router-link class="item" :to="{path: '/library'}"><i class="sound icon"> </i>{{ $t('Browse library') }}</router-link>
-            <router-link class="item" v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated" :to="{path: '/favorites'}"><i class="heart icon"></i>{{ $t('Favorites') }}</router-link>
+            <router-link class="item" :to="{path: '/library'}"><i class="sound icon"> </i>{{ $gettext('Browse library') }}</router-link>
+            <router-link class="item" v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated" :to="{path: '/favorites'}"><i class="heart icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Favorites') }}</router-link>
             <a
               @click="$store.commit('playlists/chooseTrack', null)"
               v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated"
               class="item">
-              <i class="list icon"></i>{{ $t('Playlists') }}
+              <i class="list icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Playlists') }}
             </a>
             <router-link
               v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated"
-              class="item" :to="{path: '/activity'}"><i class="bell icon"></i>{{ $t('Activity') }}</router-link>
+              class="item" :to="{path: '/activity'}"><i class="bell icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Activity') }}</router-link>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="item" v-if="showAdmin">
-          <div class="header">{{ $t('Administration') }}</div>
+          <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Administration') }}</div>
           <div class="menu">
             <router-link
               class="item"
               v-if="$store.state.auth.availablePermissions['library']"
               :to="{name: 'manage.library.files'}">
-              <i class="book icon"></i>{{ $t('Library') }}
+              <i class="book icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Library') }}
               <div
                 :class="['ui', {'teal': $store.state.ui.notifications.importRequests > 0}, 'label']"
-                :title="$t('Pending import requests')">
+                :title="$gettext('Pending import requests')">
                 {{ $store.state.ui.notifications.importRequests }}</div>
 
             </router-link>
@@ -73,29 +78,29 @@
               class="item"
               v-else-if="$store.state.auth.availablePermissions['upload']"
               to="/library/import/launch">
-              <i class="download icon"></i>{{ $t('Import music') }}
+              <i class="download icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Import music') }}
             </router-link>
             <router-link
               class="item"
               v-if="$store.state.auth.availablePermissions['federation']"
               :to="{path: '/manage/federation/libraries'}">
-              <i class="sitemap icon"></i>{{ $t('Federation') }}
+              <i class="sitemap icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Federation') }}
               <div
                 :class="['ui', {'teal': $store.state.ui.notifications.federation > 0}, 'label']"
-                :title="$t('Pending follow requests')">
+                :title="$gettext('Pending follow requests')">
                 {{ $store.state.ui.notifications.federation }}</div>
             </router-link>
             <router-link
               class="item"
               v-if="$store.state.auth.availablePermissions['settings']"
               :to="{path: '/manage/settings'}">
-              <i class="settings icon"></i>{{ $t('Settings') }}
+              <i class="settings icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Settings') }}
             </router-link>
             <router-link
               class="item"
               v-if="$store.state.auth.availablePermissions['settings']"
               :to="{name: 'manage.users.users.list'}">
-              <i class="users icon"></i>{{ $t('Users') }}
+              <i class="users icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Users') }}
             </router-link>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -105,12 +110,19 @@
       <i class="history icon"></i>
       <div class="content">
         <div class="header">
-          {{ $t('Do you want to restore your previous queue?') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Do you want to restore your previous queue?') }}
         </div>
-        <p>{{ $t('{%count%} tracks', { count: queue.previousQueue.tracks.length }) }}</p>
+        <p>
+          <translate
+            translate-plural="%{ count } tracks"
+            :translate-n="queue.previousQueue.tracks.length"
+            :translate-params="{count: queue.previousQueue.tracks.length}">
+            %{ count } track
+          </translate>
+        </p>
         <div class="ui two buttons">
-          <div @click="queue.restore()" class="ui basic inverted green button">{{ $t('Yes') }}</div>
-          <div @click="queue.removePrevious()" class="ui basic inverted red button">{{ $t('No') }}</div>
+          <div @click="queue.restore()" class="ui basic inverted green button">{{ $gettext('Yes') }}</div>
+          <div @click="queue.removePrevious()" class="ui basic inverted red button">{{ $gettext('No') }}</div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -141,10 +153,10 @@
       <div v-if="$store.state.radios.running" class="ui black message">
         <div class="content">
           <div class="header">
-            <i class="feed icon"></i> {{ $t('You have a radio playing') }}
+            <i class="feed icon"></i> {{ $gettext('You have a radio playing') }}
           </div>
-          <p>{{ $t('New tracks will be appended here automatically.') }}</p>
-          <div @click="$store.dispatch('radios/stop')" class="ui basic inverted red button">{{ $t('Stop radio') }}</div>
+          <p>{{ $gettext('New tracks will be appended here automatically.') }}</p>
+          <div @click="$store.dispatch('radios/stop')" class="ui basic inverted red button">{{ $gettext('Stop radio') }}</div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/activity/Like.vue b/front/src/components/activity/Like.vue
index 5396accc2..8e35598d5 100644
--- a/front/src/components/activity/Like.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/activity/Like.vue
@@ -5,20 +5,12 @@
    </div>
    <div class="content">
      <div class="summary">
-       <i18next path="{%0%} favorited a track">
-         <username class="user" :username="event.actor.local_id" />
-       </i18next>
+       <translate :translate-params="{user: event.actor.local_id}">%{ user } favorited a track</translate>
        <human-date class="date" :date="event.published" />
      </div>
      <div class="extra text">
        <router-link :to="{name: 'library.tracks.detail', params: {id: event.object.local_id }}">{{ event.object.name }}</router-link>
-        <i18next path="from album {%0%}, by {%1%}" v-if="event.object.album">
-          {{ event.object.album }}
-          <em>{{ event.object.artist }}</em>
-        </i18next>
-        <i18next path=", by {%0%}" v-else>
-          <em>{{ event.object.artist }}</em>
-        </i18next>
+       <translate :translate-params="{album: event.object.album, artist: event.object.artist}">from %{ album } by %{ artist }</translate>
       </div>
    </div>
  </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/activity/Listen.vue b/front/src/components/activity/Listen.vue
index bfa3ca164..2d1a3c184 100644
--- a/front/src/components/activity/Listen.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/activity/Listen.vue
@@ -5,20 +5,12 @@
    </div>
    <div class="content">
      <div class="summary">
-       <i18next path="{%0%} listened to a track">
-         <username class="user" :username="event.actor.local_id" />
-       </i18next>
-       <human-date class="date" :date="event.published" />
-
+      <translate :translate-params="{user: event.actor.local_id}">%{ user } listened to a track</translate>
+      <human-date class="date" :date="event.published" />
      </div>
      <div class="extra text">
        <router-link :to="{name: 'library.tracks.detail', params: {id: event.object.local_id }}">{{ event.object.name }}</router-link>
-        <i18next path="from album {%0%}, by {%1%}" v-if="event.object.album">
-          {{ event.object.album }}<em>{{ event.object.artist }}</em>
-        </i18next>
-        <i18next path=", by {%0%}" v-else>
-          <em>{{ event.object.artist }}</em>
-        </i18next>
+       <translate :translate-params="{album: event.object.album, artist: event.object.artist}">from %{ album } by %{ artist }</translate>
       </div>
    </div>
  </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/admin/SettingsGroup.vue b/front/src/components/admin/SettingsGroup.vue
index f6d57c239..8ba0fb6f1 100644
--- a/front/src/components/admin/SettingsGroup.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/admin/SettingsGroup.vue
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     <div class="ui divider" />
     <h3 class="ui header">{{ group.label }}</h3>
     <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-      <div class="header">{{ $t('Error while saving settings') }}</div>
+      <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Error while saving settings') }}</div>
       <ul class="list">
         <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div v-if="result" class="ui positive message">
-      {{ $t('Settings updated successfully.') }}
+      {{ $gettext('Settings updated successfully.') }}
     </div>
     <p v-if="group.help">{{ group.help }}</p>
     <div v-for="setting in settings" class="ui field">
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <button
       type="submit"
       :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'right', 'floated', 'green', 'button']">
-        {{ $t('Save') }}
+        {{ $gettext('Save') }}
     </button>
   </form>
 </template>
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/PlayButton.vue b/front/src/components/audio/PlayButton.vue
index 9777fa83c..5c057245b 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/PlayButton.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/PlayButton.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <template>
   <div :title="title" :class="['ui', {'tiny': discrete}, 'buttons']">
     <button
-      :title="$t('Add to current queue')"
+      :title="$gettext('Add to current queue')"
       @click="addNext(true)"
       :disabled="!playable"
       :class="['ui', {loading: isLoading}, {'mini': discrete}, {disabled: !playable}, 'button']">
       <i class="ui play icon"></i>
-      <template v-if="!discrete"><slot><i18next path="Play"/></slot></template>
+      <template v-if="!discrete"><slot>{{ $gettext('Play') }}</slot></template>
     </button>
     <div v-if="!discrete" :class="['ui', {disabled: !playable}, 'floating', 'dropdown', 'icon', 'button']">
       <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
       <div class="menu">
-        <div class="item" :disabled="!playable" @click="add"><i class="plus icon"></i><i18next path="Add to queue"/></div>
-        <div class="item" :disabled="!playable" @click="addNext()"><i class="step forward icon"></i><i18next path="Play next"/></div>
-        <div class="item" :disabled="!playable" @click="addNext(true)"><i class="arrow down icon"></i><i18next path="Play now"/></div>
+        <div class="item" :disabled="!playable" @click="add"><i class="plus icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Add to queue') }}</div>
+        <div class="item" :disabled="!playable" @click="addNext()"><i class="step forward icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Play next') }}</div>
+        <div class="item" :disabled="!playable" @click="addNext(true)"><i class="arrow down icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Play now') }}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     title () {
       if (this.playable) {
-        return this.$t('Play immediatly')
+        return this.$gettext('Play immediatly')
       } else {
         if (this.track) {
-          return this.$t('This track is not imported and cannot be played')
+          return this.$gettext('This track is not imported and cannot be played')
         }
       }
     },
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ export default {
       if (tracks.length < 1) {
         return
       }
+      let msg = this.$ngettext('%{ count } track was added to your queue', '%{ count } tracks were added to your queue', tracks.length)
       this.$store.commit('ui/addMessage', {
-        content: this.$t('{% tracks %} tracks were added to your queue.', {tracks: tracks.length}),
+        content: this.$gettextInterpolate(msg, {count: tracks.length}),
         date: new Date()
       })
     }
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue b/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue
index 8eecb232f..0a7930a53 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue
@@ -57,44 +57,44 @@
 
       <div class="two wide column controls ui grid">
         <div
-          :title="$t('Previous track')"
+          :title="$gettext('Previous track')"
           class="two wide column control"
           :disabled="emptyQueue">
             <i @click="previous" :class="['ui', 'backward', {'disabled': emptyQueue}, 'big', 'icon']"></i>
         </div>
         <div
           v-if="!playing"
-          :title="$t('Play track')"
+          :title="$gettext('Play track')"
           class="two wide column control">
             <i @click="togglePlay" :class="['ui', 'play', {'disabled': !currentTrack}, 'big', 'icon']"></i>
         </div>
         <div
           v-else
-          :title="$t('Pause track')"
+          :title="$gettext('Pause track')"
           class="two wide column control">
             <i @click="togglePlay" :class="['ui', 'pause', {'disabled': !currentTrack}, 'big', 'icon']"></i>
         </div>
         <div
-          :title="$t('Next track')"
+          :title="$gettext('Next track')"
           class="two wide column control"
           :disabled="!hasNext">
             <i @click="next" :class="['ui', {'disabled': !hasNext}, 'step', 'forward', 'big', 'icon']" ></i>
         </div>
         <div class="two wide column control volume-control">
-          <i :title="$t('Unmute')" @click="$store.commit('player/volume', 1)" v-if="volume === 0" class="volume off secondary icon"></i>
-          <i :title="$t('Mute')" @click="$store.commit('player/volume', 0)" v-else-if="volume < 0.5" class="volume down secondary icon"></i>
-          <i :title="$t('Mute')" @click="$store.commit('player/volume', 0)" v-else class="volume up secondary icon"></i>
+          <i :title="$gettext('Unmute')" @click="$store.commit('player/volume', 1)" v-if="volume === 0" class="volume off secondary icon"></i>
+          <i :title="$gettext('Mute')" @click="$store.commit('player/volume', 0)" v-else-if="volume < 0.5" class="volume down secondary icon"></i>
+          <i :title="$gettext('Mute')" @click="$store.commit('player/volume', 0)" v-else class="volume up secondary icon"></i>
           <input type="range" step="0.05" min="0" max="1" v-model="sliderVolume" />
         </div>
         <div class="two wide column control looping">
           <i
-            :title="$t('Looping disabled. Click to switch to single-track looping.')"
+            :title="$gettext('Looping disabled. Click to switch to single-track looping.')"
             v-if="looping === 0"
             @click="$store.commit('player/looping', 1)"
             :disabled="!currentTrack"
             :class="['ui', {'disabled': !currentTrack}, 'step', 'repeat', 'secondary', 'icon']"></i>
           <i
-            :title="$t('Looping on a single track. Click to switch to whole queue looping.')"
+            :title="$gettext('Looping on a single track. Click to switch to whole queue looping.')"
             v-if="looping === 1"
             @click="$store.commit('player/looping', 2)"
             :disabled="!currentTrack"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             <span class="ui circular tiny orange label">1</span>
           </i>
           <i
-            :title="$t('Looping on whole queue. Click to disable looping.')"
+            :title="$gettext('Looping on whole queue. Click to disable looping.')"
             v-if="looping === 2"
             @click="$store.commit('player/looping', 0)"
             :disabled="!currentTrack"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         </div>
         <div
           :disabled="queue.tracks.length === 0"
-          :title="$t('Shuffle your queue')"
+          :title="$gettext('Shuffle your queue')"
           class="two wide column control">
           <div v-if="isShuffling" class="ui inline shuffling inverted small active loader"></div>
           <i v-else @click="shuffle()" :class="['ui', 'random', 'secondary', {'disabled': queue.tracks.length === 0}, 'icon']" ></i>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         <div class="one wide column"></div>
         <div
           :disabled="queue.tracks.length === 0"
-          :title="$t('Clear your queue')"
+          :title="$gettext('Clear your queue')"
           class="two wide column control">
           <i @click="clean()" :class="['ui', 'trash', 'secondary', {'disabled': queue.tracks.length === 0}, 'icon']" ></i>
         </div>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export default {
         self.$store.dispatch('queue/shuffle', () => {
           self.isShuffling = false
           self.$store.commit('ui/addMessage', {
-            content: self.$t('Queue shuffled!'),
+            content: self.$gettext('Queue shuffled!'),
             date: new Date()
           })
         })
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/Search.vue b/front/src/components/audio/Search.vue
index 9cfea3bc0..ad5bdbeb8 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/Search.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/Search.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <h2><i18next path="Search for some music"/></h2>
+    <h2>{{ $gettext('Search for some music') }}</h2>
     <div :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading }, 'search']">
       <div class="ui icon big input">
         <i class="search icon"></i>
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <template v-if="query.length > 0">
-      <h3 class="ui title"><i18next path="Artists"/></h3>
+      <h3 class="ui title">{{ $gettext('Artists') }}</h3>
       <div v-if="results.artists.length > 0" class="ui stackable three column grid">
         <div class="column" :key="artist.id" v-for="artist in results.artists">
           <artist-card class="fluid" :artist="artist" ></artist-card>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <p v-else><i18next path="Sorry, we did not found any artist matching your query"/></p>
+      <p v-else>{{ $gettext('Sorry, we did not found any artist matching your query') }}</p>
     </template>
     <template v-if="query.length > 0">
-      <h3 class="ui title"><i18next path="Albums"/></h3>
+      <h3 class="ui title">{{ $gettext('Albums') }}</h3>
       <div v-if="results.albums.length > 0" class="ui stackable three column grid">
         <div class="column" :key="album.id" v-for="album in results.albums">
           <album-card class="fluid" :album="album" ></album-card>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <p v-else><i18next path="Sorry, we did not found any album matching your query"/></p>
+      <p v-else>{{ $gettext('Sorry, we did not found any album matching your query') }}</p>
     </template>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/album/Card.vue b/front/src/components/audio/album/Card.vue
index 378277180..a12acdcca 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/album/Card.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/album/Card.vue
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
         </div>
         <div class="meta">
           <span>
-            <i18next path="By {%0%}">
-              <router-link tag="span" :to="{name: 'library.artists.detail', params: {id: album.artist.id }}">
-              {{ album.artist.name }}</router-link>
-            </i18next>
+            <router-link tag="span" :to="{name: 'library.artists.detail', params: {id: album.artist.id }}">
+              <translate :translate-params="{artist: album.artist.name}">By %{ artist }</translate>
+            </router-link>
           </span><span class="time" v-if="album.release_date">– {{ album.release_date | year }}</span>
         </div>
         <div class="description" v-if="mode === 'rich'">
@@ -39,23 +38,21 @@
           </table>
           <div class="center aligned segment" v-if="album.tracks.length > initialTracks">
             <em v-if="!showAllTracks" @click="showAllTracks = true" class="expand">
-              <i18next path="Show {%0%} more tracks">{{ album.tracks.length - initialTracks }}</i18next>
+              <translate :translate-params="{count: album.tracks.length - initialTracks}" :translate-n="album.tracks.length - initialTracks" translate-plural="Show %{ count } more tracks">Show 1 more track</translate>
             </em>
             <em v-else @click="showAllTracks = false" class="expand">
-              <i18next path="Collapse" />
+              {{ $gettext('Collapse') }}
             </em>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="extra content">
         <play-button class="mini basic orange right floated" :tracks="album.tracks">
-          <i18next path="Play all"/>
+          {{ $gettext('Play all') }}
         </play-button>
         <span>
           <i class="music icon"></i>
-          <i18next path="{%0%} tracks">
-            {{ album.tracks.length }}
-          </i18next>
+          <translate :translate-params="{count: album.tracks.length}" :translate-n="album.tracks.length" translate-plural="%{ count } tracks">1 track</translate>
         </span>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/artist/Card.vue b/front/src/components/audio/artist/Card.vue
index b19c5e12d..10745f149 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/artist/Card.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/artist/Card.vue
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@
           </table>
           <div class="center aligned segment" v-if="artist.albums.length > initialAlbums">
             <em v-if="!showAllAlbums" @click="showAllAlbums = true" class="expand">
-              <i18next path="Show {%0%} more albums">
-                {{ artist.albums.length - initialAlbums }}
-              </i18next>
+              <translate :translate-params="{count: artist.albums.length - initialAlbums}" :translate-n="artist.albums.length - initialAlbums" translate-plural="Show %{ count } more albums">Show 1 more album</translate>
             </em>
             <em v-else @click="showAllAlbums = false" class="expand">
-              <i18next path="Collapse"/>
+              {{ $gettext('Collapse') }}
             </em>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -41,12 +39,10 @@
     <div class="extra content">
         <span>
           <i class="sound icon"></i>
-          <i18next path="{%0%} albums">
-            {{ artist.albums.length }}
-          </i18next>
+            <translate :translate-params="{count: artist.albums.length}" :translate-n="artist.albums.length" translate-plural="%{ count } albums">1 album</translate>
         </span>
         <play-button class="mini basic orange right floated" :artist="artist.id">
-          <i18next path="Play all"/>
+          {{ $gettext('Play all') }}
         </play-button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/track/Table.vue b/front/src/components/audio/track/Table.vue
index 81869ff56..5ef9eb494 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/track/Table.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/track/Table.vue
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
       <tr>
         <th></th>
         <th></th>
-        <i18next tag="th" colspan="6" path="Title"/>
-        <i18next tag="th" colspan="6" path="Artist"/>
-        <i18next tag="th" colspan="6" path="Album"/>
+        <th colspan="6">{{ $gettext('Title') }}</th>
+        <th colspan="6">{{ $gettext('Artist') }}</th>
+        <th colspan="6">{{ $gettext('Album') }}</th>
         <th></th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@
       <tr>
         <th colspan="3">
           <button @click="showDownloadModal = !showDownloadModal" class="ui basic button">
-            <i18next path="Download..."/>
+            {{ $gettext('Download') }}
           </button>
           <modal :show.sync="showDownloadModal">
-            <i18next tag="div" path="Download tracks" class="header" />
+            <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Download tracks') }}</div>
             <div class="content">
               <div class="description">
-                <i18next tag="p" path="There is currently no way to download directly multiple tracks from funkwhale as a ZIP archive. However, you can use a command line tools such as {%0%} to easily download a list of tracks.">
-                  <a href="https://curl.haxx.se/" target="_blank">cURL</a>
-                </i18next>
-                <i18next path="Simply copy paste the snippet below into a terminal to launch the download."/>
-                <i18next tag="div" class="ui warning message" path="Keep your PRIVATE_TOKEN secret as it gives access to your account."/>
+                <p>{{ $gettext('There is currently no way to download directly multiple tracks from funkwhale as a ZIP archive. However, you can use a command line tools such as cURL to easily download a list of tracks.') }}</p>
+                {{ $gettext('Simply copy paste the snippet below into a terminal to launch the download.') }}
+                <div class="ui warning message">
+                  {{ $gettext('Keep your PRIVATE_TOKEN secret as it gives access to your account.') }}
+                </div>
                 <pre>
 export PRIVATE_TOKEN="{{ $store.state.auth.token }}"
 <template v-for="track in tracks"><template v-if="track.files.length > 0">
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ curl -G -o "{{ track.files[0].filename }}" <template v-if="$store.state.auth.aut
               </div>
             </div>
             <div class="actions">
-              <i18next tag="div" class="ui black deny button" path="Cancel" />
+              <div class="ui black deny button">{{ $gettext('Cancel') }}</div>
             </div>
           </modal>
         </th>
diff --git a/front/src/components/auth/Login.vue b/front/src/components/auth/Login.vue
index 8286860bc..df5a07637 100644
--- a/front/src/components/auth/Login.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/auth/Login.vue
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
   <div class="main pusher" v-title="'Log In'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2><i18next path="Log in to your Funkwhale account"/></h2>
+        <h2>{{ $gettext('Log in to your Funkwhale account') }}</h2>
         <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submit()">
           <div v-if="error" class="ui negative message">
-            <div class="header"><i18next path="We cannot log you in"/></div>
+            <div class="header">{{ $gettext('We cannot log you in') }}</div>
             <ul class="list">
-              <i18next tag="li" v-if="error == 'invalid_credentials'" path="Please double-check your username/password couple is correct"/>
-              <i18next tag="li" v-else path="An unknown error happend, this can mean the server is down or cannot be reached"/>
+              <li v-if="error == 'invalid_credentials'">{{ $gettext('Please double-check your username/password couple is correct') }}</li>
+              <li v-else>{{ $gettext('An unknown error happend, this can mean the server is down or cannot be reached') }}</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
             <label>
-              {{ $t('Username or email') }} |
+              {{ $gettext('Username or email') }} |
               <router-link :to="{path: '/signup'}">
-                {{ $t('Create an account') }}
+                {{ $gettext('Create an account') }}
               </router-link>
             </label>
             <input
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@
           </div>
           <div class="field">
             <label>
-              {{ $t('Password') }} |
+              {{ $gettext('Password') }} |
               <router-link :to="{name: 'auth.password-reset', query: {email: credentials.username}}">
-                {{ $t('Reset your password') }}
+                {{ $gettext('Reset your password') }}
               </router-link>
             </label>
             <password-input :index="2" required v-model="credentials.password" />
 
           </div>
-          <button tabindex="3" :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'right', 'floated', 'green', 'button']" type="submit"><i18next path="Login"/></button>
+          <button tabindex="3" :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'right', 'floated', 'green', 'button']" type="submit">
+            {{ $gettext('Login') }}
+          </button>
         </form>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/auth/Logout.vue b/front/src/components/auth/Logout.vue
index f5a994e73..2090a6599 100644
--- a/front/src/components/auth/Logout.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/auth/Logout.vue
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
   <div class="main pusher" v-title="'Log Out'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2><i18next path="Are you sure you want to log out?"/></h2>
-        <i18next tag="p" path="You are currently logged in as {%0%}">{{ $store.state.auth.username }}</i18next>
-        <button class="ui button" @click="$store.dispatch('auth/logout')"><i18next path="Yes, log me out!"/></button>
-        </form>
+        <h2>
+          {{ $gettext('Are you sure you want to log out?') }}
+        </h2>
+        <p v-translate="{username: $store.state.auth.username}">You are currently logged in as %{ username }</p>
+        <button class="ui button" @click="$store.dispatch('auth/logout')">{{ $gettext('Yes, log me out!') }}</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/auth/Profile.vue b/front/src/components/auth/Profile.vue
index ab728c036..cb6ed2744 100644
--- a/front/src/components/auth/Profile.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/auth/Profile.vue
@@ -9,17 +9,19 @@
           <i class="circular inverted user green icon"></i>
           <div class="content">
             {{ $store.state.auth.profile.username }}
-            <i18next class="sub header" path="Registered since {%0%}">{{ signupDate }}</i18next>
+            <div class="sub header" v-translate="{date: signupDate}">Registered since %{ date }</div>
           </div>
         </h2>
-        <div class="ui basic green label"><i18next path="This is you!"/></div>
+        <div class="ui basic green label">
+          {{ $gettext('This is you!') }}
+        </div>
         <div v-if="$store.state.auth.profile.is_staff" class="ui yellow label">
           <i class="star icon"></i>
-          <i18next path="Staff member"/>
+          {{ $gettext('Staff member') }}
         </div>
         <router-link class="ui tiny basic button" :to="{path: '/settings'}">
           <i class="setting icon"> </i>
-          <i18next path="Settings..."/>
+          {{ $gettext('Settings...') }}
         </router-link>
 
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/auth/Settings.vue b/front/src/components/auth/Settings.vue
index 5468358ae..1dcc05445 100644
--- a/front/src/components/auth/Settings.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/auth/Settings.vue
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
   <div class="main pusher" v-title="'Account Settings'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Account settings"/></h2>
+        <h2 class="ui header">
+          {{ $gettext('Account settings') }}
+        </h2>
         <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submitSettings()">
           <div v-if="settings.success" class="ui positive message">
-            <div class="header"><i18next path="Settings updated"/></div>
+            <div class="header">
+              {{ $gettext('Settings updated') }}
+            </div>
           </div>
           <div v-if="settings.errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-            <i18next tag="div" class="header" path="We cannot save your settings"/>
+            <div class="header">{{ $gettext('We cannot save your settings') }}</div>
             <ul class="list">
               <li v-for="error in settings.errors">{{ error }}</li>
             </ul>
@@ -20,46 +24,52 @@
               <option :value="c.value" v-for="c in f.choices">{{ c.label }}</option>
             </select>
           </div>
-          <button :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']" type="submit"><i18next path="Update settings"/></button>
+          <button :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']" type="submit">
+            {{ $gettext('Update settings') }}
+          </button>
         </form>
       </div>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Change my password"/></h2>
+        <h2 class="ui header">
+          {{ $gettext('Change my password') }}
+        </h2>
         <div class="ui message">
-          {{ $t('Changing your password will also change your Subsonic API password if you have requested one.') }}
-          {{ $t('You will have to update your password on your clients that use this password.') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Changing your password will also change your Subsonic API password if you have requested one.') }}
+          {{ $gettext('You will have to update your password on your clients that use this password.') }}
         </div>
         <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submitPassword()">
           <div v-if="passwordError" class="ui negative message">
-            <div class="header"><i18next path="Cannot change your password"/></div>
+            <div class="header">
+              {{ $gettext('Cannot change your password') }}
+            </div>
             <ul class="list">
-              <i18next tag="li" v-if="passwordError == 'invalid_credentials'" path="Please double-check your password is correct"/>
+              <li v-if="passwordError == 'invalid_credentials'">{{ $gettext('Please double-check your password is correct') }}</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label><i18next path="Old password"/></label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Old password') }}</label>
             <password-input required v-model="old_password" />
 
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label><i18next path="New password"/></label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('New password') }}</label>
             <password-input required v-model="new_password" />
           </div>
           <dangerous-button
             color="yellow"
             :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']"
             :action="submitPassword">
-            {{ $t('Change password') }}
-            <p slot="modal-header">{{ $t('Change your password?') }}</p>
+            {{ $gettext('Change password') }}
+            <p slot="modal-header">{{ $gettext('Change your password?') }}</p>
             <div slot="modal-content">
-              <p>{{ $t("Changing your password will have the following consequences") }}</p>
+              <p>{{ $gettext("Changing your password will have the following consequences") }}</p>
               <ul>
-                <li>{{ $t('You will be logged out from this session and have to log out with the new one') }}</li>
-                <li>{{ $t('Your Subsonic password will be changed to a new, random one, logging you out from devices that used the old Subsonic password') }}</li>
+                <li>{{ $gettext('You will be logged out from this session and have to log out with the new one') }}</li>
+                <li>{{ $gettext('Your Subsonic password will be changed to a new, random one, logging you out from devices that used the old Subsonic password') }}</li>
               </ul>
             </div>
-            <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $t('Disable access') }}</p>
+            <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $gettext('Disable access') }}</p>
           </dangerous-button>
         </form>
         <div class="ui hidden divider" />
diff --git a/front/src/components/auth/Signup.vue b/front/src/components/auth/Signup.vue
index e4e5cebbc..6bd32d75b 100644
--- a/front/src/components/auth/Signup.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/auth/Signup.vue
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
   <div class="main pusher" v-title="'Sign Up'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2>{{ $t("Create a funkwhale account") }}</h2>
+        <h2>{{ $gettext("Create a funkwhale account") }}</h2>
         <form
           :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoadingInstanceSetting}, 'form']"
           @submit.prevent="submit()">
           <p class="ui message" v-if="!$store.state.instance.settings.users.registration_enabled.value">
-            {{ $t('Registration are closed on this instance, you will need an invitation code to signup.') }}
+            {{ $gettext('Registration are closed on this instance, you will need an invitation code to signup.') }}
           </p>
 
           <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-            <div class="header">{{ $t("We cannot create your account") }}</div>
+            <div class="header">{{ $gettext("We cannot create your account") }}</div>
             <ul class="list">
               <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t("Username") }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext("Username") }}</label>
             <input
             ref="username"
             required
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             v-model="username">
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t("Email") }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext("Email") }}</label>
             <input
             ref="email"
             required
@@ -36,20 +36,20 @@
             v-model="email">
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t("Password") }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext("Password") }}</label>
             <password-input v-model="password" />
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label v-if="!$store.state.instance.settings.users.registration_enabled.value">{{ $t("Invitation code") }}</label>
-            <label v-else>{{ $t("Invitation code (optional)") }}</label>
+            <label v-if="!$store.state.instance.settings.users.registration_enabled.value">{{ $gettext("Invitation code") }}</label>
+            <label v-else>{{ $gettext("Invitation code (optional)") }}</label>
             <input
             :required="!$store.state.instance.settings.users.registration_enabled.value"
             type="text"
-            :placeholder="$t('Enter your invitation code (case insensitive)')"
+            :placeholder="$gettext('Enter your invitation code (case insensitive)')"
             v-model="invitation">
           </div>
           <button :class="['ui', 'green', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']" type="submit">
-            {{ $t("Create my account") }}
+            {{ $gettext("Create my account") }}
           </button>
         </form>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/auth/SubsonicTokenForm.vue b/front/src/components/auth/SubsonicTokenForm.vue
index 1fa4b5d1d..3ec6e621f 100644
--- a/front/src/components/auth/SubsonicTokenForm.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/auth/SubsonicTokenForm.vue
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 <template>
   <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="requestNewToken()">
-    <h2>{{ $t('Subsonic API password') }}</h2>
+    <h2>{{ $gettext('Subsonic API password') }}</h2>
     <p class="ui message" v-if="!subsonicEnabled">
-      {{ $t('The Subsonic API is not available on this Funkwhale instance.') }}
+      {{ $gettext('The Subsonic API is not available on this Funkwhale instance.') }}
     </p>
     <p>
-      {{ $t('Funkwhale is compatible with other music players that support the Subsonic API.') }}
-      {{ $t('You can use those to enjoy your playlist and music in offline mode, on your smartphone or tablet, for instance.') }}
+      {{ $gettext('Funkwhale is compatible with other music players that support the Subsonic API.') }}
+      {{ $gettext('You can use those to enjoy your playlist and music in offline mode, on your smartphone or tablet, for instance.') }}
     </p>
     <p>
-      {{ $t('However, accessing Funkwhale from those clients require a separate password you can set below.') }}
+      {{ $gettext('However, accessing Funkwhale from those clients require a separate password you can set below.') }}
     </p>
     <p><a href="https://docs.funkwhale.audio/users/apps.html#subsonic-compatible-clients" target="_blank">
-      {{ $t('Discover how to use Funkwhale from other apps') }}
+      {{ $gettext('Discover how to use Funkwhale from other apps') }}
     </a></p>
     <div v-if="success" class="ui positive message">
       <div class="header">{{ successMessage }}</div>
     </div>
     <div v-if="subsonicEnabled && errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-      <div class="header">{{ $t('Error') }}</div>
+      <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Error') }}</div>
       <ul class="list">
         <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
       </ul>
@@ -32,25 +32,25 @@
         color="grey"
         :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']"
         :action="requestNewToken">
-        {{ $t('Request a new password') }}
-        <p slot="modal-header">{{ $t('Request a new Subsonic API password?') }}</p>
-        <p slot="modal-content">{{ $t('This will log you out from existing devices that use the current password.') }}</p>
-        <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $t('Request a new password') }}</p>
+        {{ $gettext('Request a new password') }}
+        <p slot="modal-header">{{ $gettext('Request a new Subsonic API password?') }}</p>
+        <p slot="modal-content">{{ $gettext('This will log you out from existing devices that use the current password.') }}</p>
+        <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $gettext('Request a new password') }}</p>
       </dangerous-button>
       <button
         v-else
         color="grey"
         :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']"
-        @click="requestNewToken">{{ $t('Request a password') }}</button>
+        @click="requestNewToken">{{ $gettext('Request a password') }}</button>
         <dangerous-button
           v-if="token"
           color="yellow"
           :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']"
           :action="disable">
-          {{ $t('Disable Subsonic access') }}
-          <p slot="modal-header">{{ $t('Disable Subsonic API access?') }}</p>
-          <p slot="modal-content">{{ $t('This will completely disable access to the Subsonic API using from account.') }}</p>
-          <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $t('Disable access') }}</p>
+          {{ $gettext('Disable Subsonic access') }}
+          <p slot="modal-header">{{ $gettext('Disable Subsonic API access?') }}</p>
+          <p slot="modal-content">{{ $gettext('This will completely disable access to the Subsonic API using from account.') }}</p>
+          <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $gettext('Disable access') }}</p>
         </dangerous-button>
     </template>
   </form>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default {
       })
     },
     requestNewToken () {
-      this.successMessage = this.$t('Password updated')
+      this.successMessage = this.$gettext('Password updated')
       this.success = false
       this.errors = []
       this.isLoading = true
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export default {
       })
     },
     disable () {
-      this.successMessage = this.$t('Access disabled')
+      this.successMessage = this.$gettext('Access disabled')
       this.success = false
       this.errors = []
       this.isLoading = true
diff --git a/front/src/components/common/ActionTable.vue b/front/src/components/common/ActionTable.vue
index 097fb2938..b1f97101e 100644
--- a/front/src/components/common/ActionTable.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/common/ActionTable.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
           <div class="ui small form">
             <div class="ui inline fields">
               <div class="field">
-                <label>{{ $t('Actions') }}</label>
+                <label>{{ $gettext('Actions') }}</label>
                 <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="currentActionName">
                   <option v-for="action in actions" :value="action.name">
                     {{ action.label }}
@@ -19,41 +19,75 @@
                   @click="launchAction"
                   :disabled="checked.length === 0"
                   :class="['ui', {disabled: checked.length === 0}, {'loading': actionLoading}, 'button']">
-                  {{ $t('Go') }}</div>
+                  {{ $gettext('Go') }}</div>
                 <dangerous-button
                   v-else-if="!currentAction.isDangerous" :class="['ui', {disabled: checked.length === 0}, {'loading': actionLoading}, 'button']"
                   confirm-color="green"
                   color=""
                   @confirm="launchAction">
-                  {{ $t('Go') }}
-                  <p slot="modal-header">{{ $t('Do you want to launch action "{% action %}" on {% total %} elements?', {action: currentActionName, total: objectsData.count}) }}
-                  <p slot="modal-content">
-                    {{ $t('This may affect a lot of elements, please double check this is really what you want.')}}
+                  {{ $gettext('Go') }}
+                  <p slot="modal-header">
+                    <translate
+                      :translate-n="objectsData.count"
+                      :translate-params="{count: objectsData.count, action: currentActionName}"
+                      translate-plural="Do you want to launch %{ action } on %{ count } elements?">
+                      Do you want to launch %{ action } on %{ count } element?
+                    </translate>
                   </p>
-                  <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $t('Launch') }}</p>
+                  <p slot="modal-content">
+                    {{ $gettext('This may affect a lot of elements, please double check this is really what you want.')}}
+                  </p>
+                  <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $gettext('Launch') }}</p>
                 </dangerous-button>
               </div>
               <div class="count field">
-                <span v-if="selectAll">{{ $t('{% count %} on {% total %} selected', {count: objectsData.count, total: objectsData.count}) }}</span>
-                <span v-else>{{ $t('{% count %} on {% total %} selected', {count: checked.length, total: objectsData.count}) }}</span>
+                <translate
+                  tag="span"
+                  v-if="selectAll"
+                  :translate-n="objectsData.count"
+                  :translate-params="{count: objectsData.count, total: objectsData.count}"
+                  translate-plural="%{ count } on %{ total } selected">
+                  %{ count } on %{ total } selected
+                </translate>
+                <translate
+                  tag="span"
+                  v-else
+                  :translate-n="checked.length"
+                  :translate-params="{count: checked.length, total: objectsData.count}"
+                  translate-plural="%{ count } on %{ total } selected">
+                  %{ count } on %{ total } selected
+                </translate>
                 <template v-if="!currentAction.isDangerous && checkable.length > 0 && checkable.length === checked.length">
                   <a @click="selectAll = true" v-if="!selectAll">
-                    {{ $t('Select all {% total %} elements', {total: objectsData.count}) }}
+                    <translate
+                      :translate-n="objectsData.count"
+                      :translate-params="{total: objectsData.count}"
+                      translate-plural="Select all %{ total } elements">
+                      Select all %{ total } elements
+                    </translate>
                   </a>
                   <a @click="selectAll = false" v-else>
-                    {{ $t('Select only current page') }}
+                    {{ $gettext('Select only current page') }}
                   </a>
                 </template>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div v-if="actionErrors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-              <div class="header">{{ $t('Error while applying action') }}</div>
+              <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Error while applying action') }}</div>
               <ul class="list">
                 <li v-for="error in actionErrors">{{ error }}</li>
               </ul>
             </div>
             <div v-if="actionResult" class="ui positive message">
-              <p>{{ $t('Action {% action %} was launched successfully on {% count %} objects.', {action: actionResult.action, count: actionResult.updated}) }}</p>
+              <p>
+                <translate
+                  :translate-n="actionResult.updated"
+                  :translate-params="{count: actionResult.updated, action: actionResult.action}"
+                  translate-plural="Action %{ action } was launched successfully on %{ count } elements">
+                  Action %{ action } was launched successfully on %{ count } element
+                </translate>
+              </p>
+
               <slot name="action-success-footer" :result="actionResult">
               </slot>
             </div>
@@ -81,7 +115,6 @@
             :disabled="checkable.indexOf(obj.id) === -1"
             @click="toggleCheck($event, obj.id, index)"
             :checked="checked.indexOf(obj.id) > -1"><label>&nbsp;</label>
-          </div>
         </td>
         <slot name="row-cells" :obj="obj"></slot>
       </tr>
diff --git a/front/src/components/common/DangerousButton.vue b/front/src/components/common/DangerousButton.vue
index 52fcdca61..a17aa857e 100644
--- a/front/src/components/common/DangerousButton.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/common/DangerousButton.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
     <modal class="small" :show.sync="showModal">
       <div class="header">
-        <slot name="modal-header"><i18next path="Do you want to confirm this action?"/></slot>
+        <slot name="modal-header">
+          {{ $gettext('Do you want to confirm this action?') }}
+        </slot>
       </div>
       <div class="scrolling content">
         <div class="description">
@@ -12,9 +14,13 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="actions">
-        <div class="ui cancel button"><i18next path="Cancel"/></div>
+        <div class="ui cancel button">
+          {{ $gettext('Cancel') }}
+        </div>
         <div :class="['ui', 'confirm', confirmButtonColor, 'button']" @click="confirm">
-          <slot name="modal-confirm"><i18next path="Confirm"/></slot>
+          <slot name="modal-confirm">
+            {{ $gettext('Confirm') }}
+          </slot>
         </div>
       </div>
     </modal>
diff --git a/front/src/components/discussion/Comment.vue b/front/src/components/discussion/Comment.vue
index 0c0678d86..f88b84234 100644
--- a/front/src/components/discussion/Comment.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/discussion/Comment.vue
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
         <span
           @click="collapsed = false"
           v-if="truncated && collapsed"
-          class="expand"
-          path="Expand"/>
-        <i18next
+          class="expand">
+          {{ $gettext('Expand') }}
+        </span>
+        <span
           @click="collapsed = true"
           v-if="truncated && !collapsed"
-          class="collapse"
-          path="Collapse"/>
+          class="collapse">
+          {{ $gettext('Collapse') }}
+        </span>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/favorites/List.vue b/front/src/components/favorites/List.vue
index 65d97cef9..aaa73dc7c 100644
--- a/front/src/components/favorites/List.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/favorites/List.vue
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
   <div class="main pusher" v-title="'Your Favorites'">
     <div class="ui vertical center aligned stripe segment">
       <div :class="['ui', {'active': isLoading}, 'inverted', 'dimmer']">
-        <div class="ui text loader"><i18next path="Loading your favorites..."/></div>
+        <div class="ui text loader">
+          {{ $gettext('Loading your favorites...') }}
+        </div>
       </div>
       <h2 v-if="results" class="ui center aligned icon header">
         <i class="circular inverted heart pink icon"></i>
-        <i18next path="{%0%} favorites">
-          {{ $store.state.favorites.count }}
-        </i18next>
+        <translate
+          translate-plural="%{ count } favorites"
+          :translate-n="$store.state.favorites.count"
+          :translate-params="{count: $store.state.favorites.count}">
+          1 favorite
+        </translate>
       </h2>
       <radio-button type="favorites"></radio-button>
     </div>
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@
       <div :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'form']">
         <div class="fields">
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
               <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
                 {{ option[1] }}
@@ -24,14 +29,14 @@
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering direction"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
-              <option value="+"><i18next path="Ascending"/></option>
-              <option value="-"><i18next path="Descending"/></option>
+              <option value="+">{{ $gettext('Ascending') }}</option>
+              <option value="-">{{ $gettext('Descending') }}</option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Results per page"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Results per page') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="paginateBy">
               <option :value="parseInt(12)">12</option>
               <option :value="parseInt(25)">25</option>
diff --git a/front/src/components/favorites/TrackFavoriteIcon.vue b/front/src/components/favorites/TrackFavoriteIcon.vue
index d8d62afaa..88402159c 100644
--- a/front/src/components/favorites/TrackFavoriteIcon.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/favorites/TrackFavoriteIcon.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
  <template>
   <button @click="$store.dispatch('favorites/toggle', track.id)" v-if="button" :class="['ui', 'pink', {'inverted': isFavorite}, {'favorited': isFavorite}, 'button']">
     <i class="heart icon"></i>
-    <i18next v-if="isFavorite" path="In favorites"/>
-    <i18next v-else path="Add to favorites"/>
+    <translate v-if="isFavorite">In favorites</translate>
+    <translate v-else>Add to favorites</translate>
   </button>
   <i v-else @click="$store.dispatch('favorites/toggle', track.id)" :class="['favorite-icon', 'heart', {'pink': isFavorite}, {'favorited': isFavorite}, 'link', 'icon']" :title="title"></i>
 </template>
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     title () {
       if (this.isFavorite) {
-        return this.$t('Remove from favorites')
+        return this.$gettext('Remove from favorites')
       } else {
-        return this.$t('Add to favorites')
+        return this.$gettext('Add to favorites')
       }
     },
     isFavorite () {
diff --git a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryCard.vue b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryCard.vue
index e7ef7a516..24b43221f 100644
--- a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryCard.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryCard.vue
@@ -13,39 +13,42 @@
     </div>
     <div class="content">
       <span class="right floated" v-if="following">
-        <i class="check icon"></i><i18next path="Following"/>
+        <i class="check icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Following') }}
       </span>
       <span class="right floated" v-else-if="manuallyApprovesFollowers">
-        <i class="lock icon"></i><i18next path="Followers only"/>
+        <i class="lock icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Followers only') }}
       </span>
       <span class="right floated" v-else>
-        <i class="open lock icon"></i><i18next path="Open"/>
+        <i class="open lock icon"></i>{{ $gettext('Open') }}
       </span>
       <span v-if="totalItems">
         <i class="music icon"></i>
-        <i18next path="{%0%} tracks">
-          {{ totalItems }}
-        </i18next>
+        <translate
+          translate-plural="%{ count } tracks"
+          :translate-n="totalItems"
+          :translate-params="{count: totalItems}">
+          1 track
+        </translate>
       </span>
     </div>
     <div class="extra content">
       <template v-if="awaitingApproval">
         <i class="clock icon"></i>
-        <i18next path="Follow request pending approval"/>
+        {{ $gettext('Follow request pending approval') }}
       </template>
       <div
         v-if="!library"
         @click="follow"
         :disabled="isLoading"
         :class="['ui', 'basic', {loading: isLoading}, 'green', 'button']">
-        <i18next v-if="manuallyApprovesFollowers" path="Send a follow request"/>
-        <i18next v-else path="Follow"/>
+        <translate v-if="manuallyApprovesFollowers">Send a follow request</translate>
+        <translate v-else>Follow</translate>
       </div>
       <router-link
         v-else
         class="ui basic button"
         :to="{name: 'federation.libraries.detail', params: {id: library.uuid }}">
-        <i18next path="Detail"/>
+        {{ $gettext('Detail') }}
       </router-link>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryFollowTable.vue b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryFollowTable.vue
index 4a7fe59f0..9f4a6baf5 100644
--- a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryFollowTable.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryFollowTable.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
         <div class="ui four wide inline field">
           <div class="ui checkbox">
             <input v-model="pending" type="checkbox">
-            <label><i18next path="Pending approval"/></label>
+            <label>
+              {{ $gettext('Pending approval') }}
+            </label>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -17,10 +19,10 @@
     <table v-if="result" class="ui very basic single line unstackable table">
       <thead>
         <tr>
-          <i18next tag="th" path="Actor"/>
-          <i18next tag="th" path="Creation date"/>
-          <i18next tag="th" path="Status"/>
-          <i18next tag="th" path="Actions"/>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Actor') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Creation date') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Actions') }}</th>
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
@@ -33,36 +35,49 @@
           </td>
           <td>
             <template v-if="follow.approved === true">
-              <i class="check icon"></i><i18next path="Approved"/>
+              <i class="check icon"></i>
+              {{ $gettext('Approved') }}
             </template>
             <template v-else-if="follow.approved === false">
-              <i class="x icon"></i><i18next path="Refused"/>
+              <i class="x icon"></i>
+              {{ $gettext('Refused') }}
             </template>
             <template v-else>
-              <i class="clock icon"></i><i18next path="Pending"/>
+              <i class="clock icon"></i>
+              {{ $gettext('Pending') }}
             </template>
           </td>
           <td>
             <dangerous-button v-if="follow.approved !== false" class="tiny basic labeled icon" color='red' @confirm="updateFollow(follow, false)">
-              <i class="x icon"></i><i18next path="Deny"/>
-              <p slot="modal-header"><i18next path="Deny access?"/></p>
-              <p slot="modal-content">
-                <i18next path="By confirming, {%0%}@{%1%} will be denied access to your library.">
-                  {{ follow.actor.preferred_username }}
-                  {{ follow.actor.domain }}
-                </i18next>
+              <i class="x icon"></i>
+              {{ $gettext('Deny') }}
+              <p slot="modal-header">
+                {{ $gettext('Deny access?') }}
+              </p>
+              <p slot="modal-content">
+                <translate
+                  :translate-params="{username: follow.actor.preferred_username + '@' + follow.actor.domain}">
+                  By confirming, %{ username } will be denied access to your library.
+                </translate>
+              </p>
+              <p slot="modal-confirm">
+                {{ $gettext('Deny') }}
               </p>
-              <p slot="modal-confirm"><i18next path="Deny"/></p>
             </dangerous-button>
             <dangerous-button v-if="follow.approved !== true" class="tiny basic labeled icon" color='green' @confirm="updateFollow(follow, true)">
-              <i class="check icon"></i> <i18next path="Approve"/>
-              <p slot="modal-header"><i18next path="Approve access?"/></p>
+              <i class="check icon"></i>
+              {{ $gettext('Approve') }}
+              <p slot="modal-header">
+                {{ $gettext('Approve access?') }}
+              </p>
               <p slot="modal-content">
-                <i18next path="By confirming, {%0%}@{%1%} will be granted access to your library.">
-                  {{ follow.actor.preferred_username }}
-                  {{ follow.actor.domain }}
-                </i18next>
-              <p slot="modal-confirm"><i18next path="Approve"/></p>
+                <translate
+                  :translate-params="{username: follow.actor.preferred_username + '@' + follow.actor.domain}">
+                  By confirming, %{ username } will be granted access to your library.
+                </translate>
+              <p slot="modal-confirm">
+                {{ $gettext('Approve') }}
+              </p>
             </dangerous-button>
           </td>
         </tr>
@@ -80,11 +95,10 @@
             ></pagination>
           </th>
           <th v-if="result && result.results.length > 0">
-            <i18next path="Showing results {%0%}-{%1%} on {%2%}">
-              {{ ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1 }}
-              {{ ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length }}
-              {{ result.count }}
-            </i18next>
+            <translate
+              :translate-params="{start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1, end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count}">
+              Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+            </translate>
           </th>
           <th></th>
           <th></th>
diff --git a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryForm.vue b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryForm.vue
index 7547c3718..c790c0ef7 100644
--- a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryForm.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryForm.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 <template>
   <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="fetchInstanceInfo">
-    <h3 class="ui header"><i18next path="Federate with a new instance"/></h3>
-    <p><i18next path="Use this form to scan an instance and setup federation."/></p>
+    <h3 class="ui header">
+      {{ $gettext('Federate with a new instance') }}
+    </h3>
+    <p>
+      {{ $gettext('Use this form to scan an instance and setup federation.') }}
+    </p>
     <div v-if="errors.length > 0 || scanErrors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-      <div class="header"><i18next path="Error while scanning library"/></div>
+      <div class="header">
+        {{ $gettext('Error while scanning library') }}
+      </div>
       <ul class="list">
         <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
         <li v-for="error in scanErrors">{{ error }}</li>
@@ -11,7 +17,9 @@
     </div>
     <div class="ui two fields">
       <div class="ui field">
-        <label><i18next path="Library name"/></label>
+        <label>
+          {{ $gettext('Library name') }}
+        </label>
         <input v-model="libraryUsername" type="text" placeholder="library@demo.funkwhale.audio" />
       </div>
       <div class="ui field">
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@
           :disabled="isLoading"
           :class="['ui', 'icon', {loading: isLoading}, 'button']">
           <i class="search icon"></i>
-          <i18next path="Launch scan"/>
+          {{ $gettext('Launch scan') }}
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryTrackTable.vue b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryTrackTable.vue
index 43b52c835..9c2474a3f 100644
--- a/front/src/components/federation/LibraryTrackTable.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/federation/LibraryTrackTable.vue
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
     <div class="ui inline form">
       <div class="fields">
         <div class="ui field">
-          <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
           <input type="text" v-model="search" placeholder="Search by title, artist, domain..." />
         </div>
         <div class="ui field">
-          <label>{{ $t('Import status') }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Import status') }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="importedFilter">
-            <option :value="null">{{ $t('Any') }}</option>
-            <option :value="'imported'">{{ $t('Imported') }}</option>
-            <option :value="'not_imported'">{{ $t('Not imported') }}</option>
-            <option :value="'import_pending'">{{ $t('Import pending') }}</option>
+            <option :value="null">{{ $gettext('Any') }}</option>
+            <option :value="'imported'">{{ $gettext('Imported') }}</option>
+            <option :value="'not_imported'">{{ $gettext('Not imported') }}</option>
+            <option :value="'import_pending'">{{ $gettext('Import pending') }}</option>
           </select>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -29,25 +29,28 @@
         :action-url="'federation/library-tracks/action/'"
         :filters="actionFilters">
         <template slot="header-cells">
-          <th>{{ $t('Status') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Title') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Artist') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Album') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Published date') }}</th>
-          <th v-if="showLibrary">{{ $t('Library') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Title') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Artist') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Album') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Published date') }}</th>
+          <th v-if="showLibrary">{{ $gettext('Library') }}</th>
         </template>
         <template slot="action-success-footer" slot-scope="scope">
           <router-link
             v-if="scope.result.action === 'import'"
             :to="{name: 'library.import.batches.detail', params: {id: scope.result.result.batch.id }}">
-            {{ $t('Import #{% id %} launched', {id: scope.result.result.batch.id}) }}
+            <translate
+              :translate-params="{id: scope.result.result.batch.id}">
+              Import #%{ id } launched
+            </translate>
           </router-link>
         </template>
         <template slot="row-cells" slot-scope="scope">
           <td>
-            <span v-if="scope.obj.status === 'imported'" class="ui basic green label">{{ $t('In library') }}</span>
-            <span v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'import_pending'" class="ui basic yellow label">{{ $t('Import pending') }}</span>
-            <span v-else class="ui basic label">{{ $t('Not imported') }}</span>
+            <span v-if="scope.obj.status === 'imported'" class="ui basic green label">{{ $gettext('In library') }}</span>
+            <span v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'import_pending'" class="ui basic yellow label">{{ $gettext('Import pending') }}</span>
+            <span v-else class="ui basic label">{{ $gettext('Not imported') }}</span>
           </td>
           <td>
             <span :title="scope.obj.title">{{ scope.obj.title|truncate(30) }}</span>
@@ -78,7 +81,10 @@
         ></pagination>
 
       <span v-if="result && result.results.length > 0">
-        {{ $t('Showing results {%start%}-{%end%} on {%total%}', {start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1 , end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count})}}
+        <translate
+          :translate-params="{start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1, end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count}">
+          Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+        </translate>
       </span>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           name: 'import',
-          label: this.$t('Import'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Import'),
           filterCheckable: (obj) => { return obj.status === 'not_imported' }
         }
       ]
diff --git a/front/src/components/forms/PasswordInput.vue b/front/src/components/forms/PasswordInput.vue
index 624a92d87..363f1f82f 100644
--- a/front/src/components/forms/PasswordInput.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/forms/PasswordInput.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     :type="passwordInputType"
     @input="$emit('input', $event.target.value)"
     :value="value">
-    <span @click="showPassword = !showPassword" :title="$t('Show/hide password')" class="ui icon button">
+    <span @click="showPassword = !showPassword" :title="$gettext('Show/hide password')" class="ui icon button">
       <i class="eye icon"></i>
     </span>
   </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/instance/Stats.vue b/front/src/components/instance/Stats.vue
index ac144ceb3..fbb9e07fa 100644
--- a/front/src/components/instance/Stats.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/instance/Stats.vue
@@ -2,26 +2,28 @@
   <div>
     <div v-if="stats" class="ui stackable two column grid">
       <div class="column">
-        <h3 class="ui left aligned header"><i18next path="User activity"/></h3>
+        <h3 class="ui left aligned header">
+          {{ $gettext('User activity') }}
+        </h3>
         <div v-if="stats" class="ui mini horizontal statistics">
           <div class="statistic">
             <div class="value">
               <i class="green user icon"></i>
               {{ stats.users }}
             </div>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="label" path="users"/>
+            <div class="label">{{ $gettext('users') }}</div>
           </div>
           <div class="statistic">
             <div class="value">
               <i class="orange sound icon"></i> {{ stats.listenings }}
             </div>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="label" path="tracks listened"/>
+            <div class="label">{{ $gettext('tracks listened') }}</div>
           </div>
           <div class="statistic">
             <div class="value">
               <i class="pink heart icon"></i> {{ stats.trackFavorites }}
             </div>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="label" path="Tracks favorited"/>
+            <div class="label">{{ $gettext('Tracks favorited') }}</div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -32,25 +34,25 @@
             <div class="value">
               {{ parseInt(stats.musicDuration) }}
             </div>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="label" path="hours of music"/>
+            <div class="label">{{ $gettext('Hours of music') }}</div>
           </div>
           <div class="statistic">
             <div class="value">
               {{ stats.artists }}
             </div>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="label" path="Artists"/>
+            <div class="label">{{ $gettext('Artists') }}</div>
           </div>
           <div class="statistic">
             <div class="value">
               {{ stats.albums }}
             </div>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="label" path="Albums"/>
+            <div class="label">{{ $gettext('Albums') }}</div>
           </div>
           <div class="statistic">
             <div class="value">
               {{ stats.tracks }}
             </div>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="label" path="tracks"/>
+            <div class="label">{{ $gettext('tracks') }}</div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Album.vue b/front/src/components/library/Album.vue
index 9a4288b8a..76c283a6c 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Album.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Album.vue
@@ -10,30 +10,39 @@
             <i class="circular inverted sound yellow icon"></i>
             <div class="content">
               {{ album.title }}
-              <i18next tag="div" class="sub header" path="Album containing {%0%} tracks, by {%1%}">
-                {{ album.tracks.length }}
-                <router-link :to="{name: 'library.artists.detail', params: {id: album.artist.id }}">
-                  {{ album.artist.name }}
-                </router-link>
-              </i18next>
+              <translate
+                tag="div"
+                translate-plural="Album containing %{ count } tracks, by %{ artist }"
+                :translate-n="album.tracks.length"
+                :translate-params="{count: album.tracks.length, artist: album.artist.name}">
+                Album containing %{ count } track, by %{ artist }
+              </translate>
+            </div>
+            <div class="ui basic buttons">
+              <router-link class="ui button" :to="{name: 'library.artists.detail', params: {id: album.artist.id }}">
+                {{ $gettext('Artist page') }}
+              </router-link>
             </div>
           </h2>
           <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
-          </button>
-          <play-button class="orange" :tracks="album.tracks"><i18next path="Play all"/></play-button>
+          <play-button class="orange" :tracks="album.tracks">
+            {{ $gettext('Play all') }}
+          </play-button>
 
           <a :href="wikipediaUrl" target="_blank" class="ui button">
             <i class="wikipedia icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="Search on Wikipedia"/>
+            {{ $gettext('Search on Wikipedia') }}
           </a>
           <a :href="musicbrainzUrl" target="_blank" class="ui button">
             <i class="external icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="View on MusicBrainz"/>
+            {{ $gettext('View on MusicBrainz') }}
           </a>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-        <h2><i18next path="Tracks"/></h2>
+        <h2>
+          {{ $gettext('Tracks') }}
+        </h2>
         <track-table v-if="album" :display-position="true" :tracks="album.tracks"></track-table>
       </div>
     </template>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Artist.vue b/front/src/components/library/Artist.vue
index 171b80e8b..390f431fa 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Artist.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Artist.vue
@@ -11,22 +11,29 @@
             <div class="content">
               {{ artist.name }}
               <div class="sub header" v-if="albums">
-                {{ $t('{% track_count %} tracks in {% album_count %} albums', {track_count: totalTracks, album_count: albums.length})}}
+                <translate
+                  tag="div"
+                  translate-plural="%{ count } tracks in %{ albumsCount } albums"
+                  :translate-n="totalTracks"
+                  :translate-params="{count: totalTracks, albumsCount: albums.length}">
+                  %{ count } track in %{ albumsCount } albums
+                </translate>
               </div>
             </div>
           </h2>
           <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
           <radio-button type="artist" :object-id="artist.id"></radio-button>
-          </button>
-          <play-button class="orange" :artist="artist.id"><i18next path="Play all albums"/></play-button>
+          <play-button class="orange" :artist="artist.id">
+            {{ $gettext('Play all albums') }}
+          </play-button>
 
           <a :href="wikipediaUrl" target="_blank" class="ui button">
             <i class="wikipedia icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="Search on Wikipedia"/>
+            {{ $gettext('Search on Wikipedia') }}
           </a>
           <a :href="musicbrainzUrl" target="_blank" class="ui button">
             <i class="external icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="View on MusicBrainz"/>
+            {{ $gettext('View on MusicBrainz') }}
           </a>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -34,7 +41,9 @@
         <div :class="['ui', 'centered', 'active', 'inline', 'loader']"></div>
       </div>
       <div v-else-if="albums" class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-        <h2><i18next path="Albums by this artist"/></h2>
+        <h2>
+          {{ $gettext('Albums by this artist') }}
+        </h2>
         <div class="ui stackable doubling three column grid">
           <div class="column" :key="album.id" v-for="album in albums">
             <album-card :mode="'rich'" class="fluid" :album="album"></album-card>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue b/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue
index 9f324eef3..527a11057 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 <template>
   <div v-title="'Artists'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Browsing artists"/></h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">
+        {{ $gettext('Browsing artists') }}
+      </h2>
       <div :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'form']">
         <div class="fields">
           <div class="field">
-            <label><i18next path="Search"/></label>
+            <label>
+              {{ $gettext('Search') }}
+            </label>
             <input type="text" v-model="query" placeholder="Enter an artist name..."/>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
               <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
                 {{ option[1] }}
@@ -17,14 +21,14 @@
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering direction"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
               <option value="+">Ascending</option>
               <option value="-">Descending</option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Results per page"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Results per page') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="paginateBy">
               <option :value="parseInt(12)">12</option>
               <option :value="parseInt(25)">25</option>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Home.vue b/front/src/components/library/Home.vue
index 2be693fab..8fbb7d299 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Home.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Home.vue
@@ -6,20 +6,26 @@
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui stackable three column grid">
         <div class="column">
-          <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Latest artists"/></h2>
+          <h2 class="ui header">
+            {{ $gettext('Latest artists') }}
+          </h2>
           <div :class="['ui', {'active': isLoadingArtists}, 'inline', 'loader']"></div>
           <div v-if="artists.length > 0" v-for="artist in artists.slice(0, 3)" :key="artist.id" class="ui cards">
             <artist-card :artist="artist"></artist-card>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="column">
-          <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Radios"/></h2>
+          <h2 class="ui header">
+            {{ $gettext('Radios') }}
+          </h2>
           <radio-card :type="'favorites'"></radio-card>
           <radio-card :type="'random'"></radio-card>
           <radio-card :type="'less-listened'"></radio-card>
         </div>
         <div class="column">
-          <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Music requests"/></h2>
+          <h2 class="ui header">
+            {{ $gettext('Music requests') }}
+          </h2>
           <request-form v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated"></request-form>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Library.vue b/front/src/components/library/Library.vue
index 5360de16c..71e270c36 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Library.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Library.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 <template>
   <div class="main library pusher">
     <div class="ui secondary pointing menu">
-      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library" exact><i18next path="Browse"/></router-link>
-      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/artists" exact><i18next path="Artists"/></router-link>
-      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/radios" exact><i18next path="Radios"/></router-link>
-      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/playlists" exact><i18next path="Playlists"/></router-link>
+      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library" exact>
+        {{ $gettext('Browse') }}
+      </router-link>
+      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/artists" exact>
+        {{ $gettext('Artists') }}
+      </router-link>
+      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/radios" exact>
+        {{ $gettext('Radios') }}
+      </router-link>
+      <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/playlists" exact>
+        {{ $gettext('Playlists') }}
+      </router-link>
       <div class="ui secondary right menu">
         <router-link v-if="showImports" class="ui item" to="/library/import/launch" exact>
-          <i18next path="Import"/>
+          {{ $gettext('Import') }}
         </router-link>
         <router-link v-if="showImports" class="ui item" to="/library/import/batches">
-          <i18next path="Import batches"/>
+          {{ $gettext('Import batches') }}
         </router-link>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue b/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue
index 794e3a13b..1413deae8 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 <template>
   <div v-title="'Radios'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Browsing radios"/></h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">
+        {{ $gettext('Browsing radios') }}
+      </h2>
       <router-link class="ui green basic button" to="/library/radios/build" exact>
-        <i18next path="Create your own radio"/>
+        {{ $gettext('Create your own radio') }}
       </router-link>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <div :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'form']">
         <div class="fields">
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Search"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
             <input type="text" v-model="query" placeholder="Enter a radio name..."/>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
               <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
                 {{ option[1] }}
@@ -21,14 +23,18 @@
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering direction"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
-              <option value="+"><i18next path="Ascending"/></option>
-              <option value="-"><i18next path="Descending"/></option>
+              <option value="+">
+                {{ $gettext('Ascending') }}
+              </option>
+              <option value="-">
+                {{ $gettext('Descending') }}
+              </option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <i18next tag="label" path="Results per page"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Results per page') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="paginateBy">
               <option :value="parseInt(12)">12</option>
               <option :value="parseInt(25)">25</option>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Track.vue b/front/src/components/library/Track.vue
index af364e94d..04f449044 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Track.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Track.vue
@@ -11,18 +11,25 @@
             <div class="content">
               {{ track.title }}
               <div class="sub header">
-                <i18next path="From album {%0%} by {%1%}">
-                  <router-link :to="{name: 'library.albums.detail', params: {id: track.album.id }}">
-                    {{ track.album.title }}
-                  </router-link><router-link :to="{name: 'library.artists.detail', params: {id: track.artist.id }}">
-                    {{ track.artist.name }}
-                  </router-link>
-                </i18next>
+                <translate :translate-params="{album: track.album.title, artist: track.artist.name}">
+                  From album %{ album } by %{ artist }
+                </translate>
+              </div>
+              <br>
+              <div class="ui basic buttons">
+                <router-link class="ui button" :to="{name: 'library.albums.detail', params: {id: track.album.id }}">
+                  {{ $gettext('Album page') }}
+                </router-link>
+                <router-link class="ui button" :to="{name: 'library.artists.detail', params: {id: track.artist.id }}">
+                  {{ $gettext('Artist page') }}
+                </router-link>
               </div>
             </div>
           </h2>
 
-          <play-button class="orange" :track="track"><i18next path="Play"/></play-button>
+          <play-button class="orange" :track="track">
+            {{ $gettext('Play') }}
+          </play-button>
           <track-favorite-icon :track="track" :button="true"></track-favorite-icon>
           <track-playlist-icon
             :button="true"
@@ -31,70 +38,72 @@
 
           <a :href="wikipediaUrl" target="_blank" class="ui button">
             <i class="wikipedia icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="Search on Wikipedia"/>
+            {{ $gettext('Search on Wikipedia') }}
           </a>
           <a :href="musicbrainzUrl" target="_blank" class="ui button">
             <i class="external icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="View on MusicBrainz"/>
+            {{ $gettext('View on MusicBrainz') }}
           </a>
           <a v-if="downloadUrl" :href="downloadUrl" target="_blank" class="ui button">
             <i class="download icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="Download"/>
+            {{ $gettext('Download') }}
           </a>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div v-if="file" class="ui vertical stripe center aligned segment">
-        <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Track information') }}</h2>
+        <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Track information') }}</h2>
         <table class="ui very basic collapsing celled center aligned table">
           <tbody>
             <tr>
               <td>
-                {{ $t('Duration') }}
+                {{ $gettext('Duration') }}
               </td>
               <td v-if="file.duration">
                 {{ time.parse(file.duration) }}
               </td>
               <td v-else>
-                {{ $t('N/A') }}
+                {{ $gettext('N/A') }}
               </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
               <td>
-                {{ $t('Size') }}
+                {{ $gettext('Size') }}
               </td>
               <td v-if="file.size">
                 {{ file.size | humanSize }}
               </td>
               <td v-else>
-                {{ $t('N/A') }}
+                {{ $gettext('N/A') }}
               </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
               <td>
-                {{ $t('Bitrate') }}
+                {{ $gettext('Bitrate') }}
               </td>
               <td v-if="file.bitrate">
                 {{ file.bitrate | humanSize }}/s
               </td>
               <td v-else>
-                {{ $t('N/A') }}
+                {{ $gettext('N/A') }}
               </td>
             </tr>
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
       <div class="ui vertical stripe center aligned segment">
-        <h2><i18next path="Lyrics"/></h2>
+        <h2>
+          {{ $gettext('Lyrics') }}
+        </h2>
         <div v-if="isLoadingLyrics" class="ui vertical segment">
           <div :class="['ui', 'centered', 'active', 'inline', 'loader']"></div>
         </div>
         <div v-if="lyrics" v-html="lyrics.content_rendered">
         </div>
         <template v-if="!isLoadingLyrics & !lyrics">
-          <i18next tag="p" path="No lyrics available for this track."/>
+          <p>{{ $gettext('No lyrics available for this track.') }}</p>
           <a class="ui button" target="_blank" :href="lyricsSearchUrl">
             <i class="search icon"></i>
-            <i18next path="Search on lyrics.wikia.com"/>
+            {{ $gettext('Search on lyrics.wikia.com') }}
           </a>
         </template>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/import/ArtistImport.vue b/front/src/components/library/import/ArtistImport.vue
index b24be6dc8..0db28eb87 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/import/ArtistImport.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/import/ArtistImport.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
       <a :href="getMusicbrainzUrl('artist', metadata.id)" target="_blank" title="View on MusicBrainz">{{ metadata.name }}</a>
     </h3>
     <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="">
-      <h6 class="ui header"><i18next path="Filter album types"/></h6>
+      <h6 class="ui header">
+        {{ $gettext('Filter album types') }}
+      </h6>
       <div class="inline fields">
         <div class="field" v-for="t in availableReleaseTypes">
           <div class="ui checkbox">
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Query template"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Query template') }}</label>
           <input v-model="customQueryTemplate" />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/import/BatchDetail.vue b/front/src/components/library/import/BatchDetail.vue
index f0e6502f0..2390ea701 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/import/BatchDetail.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/import/BatchDetail.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <tbody>
           <tr>
             <td>
-              <strong>{{ $t('Import batch') }}</strong>
+              <strong>{{ $gettext('Import batch') }}</strong>
             </td>
             <td>
               #{{ batch.id }}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           </tr>
           <tr>
             <td>
-              <strong>{{ $t('Launch date') }}</strong>
+              <strong>{{ $gettext('Launch date') }}</strong>
             </td>
             <td>
               <human-date :date="batch.creation_date"></human-date>
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@
           </tr>
           <tr v-if="batch.user">
             <td>
-              <strong>{{ $t('Submitted by') }}</strong>
+              <strong>{{ $gettext('Submitted by') }}</strong>
             </td>
             <td>
               <username :username="batch.user.username" />
             </td>
           </tr>
           <tr v-if="stats">
-            <td><strong>{{ $t('Pending') }}</strong></td>
+            <td><strong>{{ $gettext('Pending') }}</strong></td>
             <td>{{ stats.pending }}</td>
           </tr>
           <tr v-if="stats">
-            <td><strong>{{ $t('Skipped') }}</strong></td>
+            <td><strong>{{ $gettext('Skipped') }}</strong></td>
             <td>{{ stats.skipped }}</td>
           </tr>
           <tr v-if="stats">
-            <td><strong>{{ $t('Errored') }}</strong></td>
+            <td><strong>{{ $gettext('Errored') }}</strong></td>
             <td>
               {{ stats.errored }}
               <button
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@
                 v-if="stats.errored > 0"
                 class="ui tiny basic icon button">
                 <i class="redo icon" />
-                {{ $t('Rerun errored jobs')}}
+                {{ $gettext('Rerun errored jobs')}}
               </button>
             </td>
           </tr>
           <tr v-if="stats">
-            <td><strong>{{ $t('Finished') }}</strong></td>
+            <td><strong>{{ $gettext('Finished') }}</strong></td>
             <td>{{ stats.finished }}/{{ stats.count}}</td>
           </tr>
         </tbody>
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@
       <div class="ui inline form">
         <div class="fields">
           <div class="ui field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
             <input type="text" v-model="jobFilters.search" placeholder="Search by source..." />
           </div>
           <div class="ui field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Status') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="jobFilters.status">
-              <option :value="null">{{ $t('Any') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'pending'">{{ $t('Pending') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'errored'">{{ $t('Errored') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'finished'">{{ $t('Success') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'skipped'">{{ $t('Skipped') }}</option>
+              <option :value="null">{{ $gettext('Any') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'pending'">{{ $gettext('Pending') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'errored'">{{ $gettext('Errored') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'finished'">{{ $gettext('Success') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'skipped'">{{ $gettext('Skipped') }}</option>
             </select>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@
       <table v-if="jobResult" class="ui unstackable table">
         <thead>
           <tr>
-            <th>{{ $t('Job ID') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Recording MusicBrainz ID') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Source') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Status') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Track') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Job ID') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Recording MusicBrainz ID') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Source') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Track') }}</th>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                 <button
                   @click="rerun({batches: [], jobs: [job.id]})"
                   v-if="job.status === 'errored'"
-                  :title="$t('Rerun job')"
+                  :title="$gettext('Rerun job')"
                   class="ui tiny basic icon button">
                   <i class="redo icon" />
                 </button>
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@
               ></pagination>
             </th>
             <th v-if="jobResult && jobResult.results.length > 0">
-              {{ $t('Showing results {%start%}-{%end%} on {%total%}', {start: ((jobFilters.page-1) * jobFilters.paginateBy) + 1 , end: ((jobFilters.page-1) * jobFilters.paginateBy) + jobResult.results.length, total: jobResult.count})}}
+              <translate
+                :translate-params="{start: ((jobFilters.page-1) * jobFilters.paginateBy) + 1, end: ((jobFilters.page-1) * jobFilters.paginateBy) + jobResult.results.length, total: jobResult.count}">
+                Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+              </translate>
             <th>
             <th></th>
             <th></th>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/import/BatchList.vue b/front/src/components/library/import/BatchList.vue
index bf5a0ca47..bbc553e12 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/import/BatchList.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/import/BatchList.vue
@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@
       <div class="ui inline form">
         <div class="fields">
           <div class="ui field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
             <input type="text" v-model="filters.search" placeholder="Search by submitter, source..." />
           </div>
           <div class="ui field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Status') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="filters.status">
-              <option :value="null">{{ $t('Any') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'pending'">{{ $t('Pending') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'errored'">{{ $t('Errored') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'finished'">{{ $t('Success') }}</option>
+              <option :value="null">{{ $gettext('Any') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'pending'">{{ $gettext('Pending') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'errored'">{{ $gettext('Errored') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'finished'">{{ $gettext('Success') }}</option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="ui field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Import source') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Import source') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="filters.source">
-              <option :value="null">{{ $t('Any') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'shell'">{{ $t('CLI') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'api'">{{ $t('API') }}</option>
-              <option :value="'federation'">{{ $t('Federation') }}</option>
+              <option :value="null">{{ $gettext('Any') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'shell'">{{ $gettext('CLI') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'api'">{{ $gettext('API') }}</option>
+              <option :value="'federation'">{{ $gettext('Federation') }}</option>
             </select>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
       <table v-if="result && result.results.length > 0" class="ui unstackable table">
         <thead>
           <tr>
-            <th>{{ $t('ID') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Launch date') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Jobs') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Status') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Source') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Submitted by') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('ID') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Launch date') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Jobs') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Source') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Submitted by') }}</th>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@
               ></pagination>
             </th>
             <th v-if="result && result.results.length > 0">
-              {{ $t('Showing results {%start%}-{%end%} on {%total%}', {start: ((filters.page-1) * filters.paginateBy) + 1 , end: ((filters.page-1) * filters.paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count})}}
+              <translate
+                :translate-params="{start: ((filters.page-1) * filters.paginateBy) + 1, end: ((filters.page-1) * filters.paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count}">
+                Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+              </translate>
             <th>
             <th></th>
             <th></th>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/import/FileUpload.vue b/front/src/components/library/import/FileUpload.vue
index fb88c006d..635fd9bfe 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/import/FileUpload.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/import/FileUpload.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   <div>
     <div v-if="batch" class="ui container">
       <div class="ui message">
-        {{ $t('Ensure your music files are properly tagged before uploading them.') }}
-        <a href="http://picard.musicbrainz.org/" target='_blank'>{{ $t('We recommend using Picard for that purpose.') }}</a>
+        {{ $gettext('Ensure your music files are properly tagged before uploading them.') }}
+        <a href="http://picard.musicbrainz.org/" target='_blank'>{{ $gettext('We recommend using Picard for that purpose.') }}</a>
       </div>
       <file-upload-widget
         :class="['ui', 'icon', 'left', 'floated', 'button']"
@@ -20,31 +20,30 @@
         @input-file="inputFile"
         ref="upload">
         <i class="upload icon"></i>
-        <i18next path="Select files to upload..."/>
+        {{ $gettext('Select files to upload...') }}
     </file-upload-widget>
       <button
         :class="['ui', 'right', 'floated', 'icon', {disabled: files.length === 0}, 'button']"
         v-if="!$refs.upload || !$refs.upload.active" @click.prevent="startUpload()">
         <i class="play icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-        <i18next path="Start Upload"/>
+        {{ $gettext('Start Upload') }}
       </button>
       <button type="button" class="ui right floated icon yellow button" v-else @click.prevent="$refs.upload.active = false">
         <i class="pause icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-        <i18next path="Stop Upload"/>
+        {{ $gettext('Stop Upload') }}
       </button>
     </div>
     <div class="ui hidden clearing divider"></div>
-    <i18next v-if="batch" path="Once all your files are uploaded, simply head over {%0%} to check the import status.">
-      <router-link :to="{name: 'library.import.batches.detail', params: {id: batch.id }}">
-        <i18next path="import detail page"/>
-      </router-link>
-    </i18next>
+    <template v-if="batch">{{ $gettext('Once all your files are uploaded, simply click the following button to check the import status.') }}</template>
+    <router-link class="ui basic button" v-if="batch" :to="{name: 'library.import.batches.detail', params: {id: batch.id }}">
+      {{ $gettext('Import detail page') }}
+    </router-link>
     <table class="ui single line table">
       <thead>
         <tr>
-          <i18next tag="th" path="File name"/>
-          <i18next tag="th" path="Size"/>
-          <i18next tag="th" path="Status"/>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('File name') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Size') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
@@ -55,10 +54,10 @@
             <span v-if="file.error" class="ui red label">
               {{ file.error }}
             </span>
-            <i18next v-else-if="file.success" class="ui green label" path="Success"/>
-            <i18next v-else-if="file.active" class="ui yellow label" path="Uploading..."/>
+            <span v-else-if="file.success" class="ui green label">{{ $gettext('Success') }}</span>
+            <span v-else-if="file.active" class="ui yellow label">{{ $gettext('Uploading...') }}</span>
             <template v-else>
-              <i18next class="ui label" path="Pending"/>
+              <span class="ui label">{{ $gettext('Pending') }}</span>
               <button class="ui tiny basic red icon button" @click.prevent="$refs.upload.remove(file)"><i class="delete icon"></i></button>
             </template>
           </td>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/import/Main.vue b/front/src/components/library/import/Main.vue
index eac1239a8..9482df3a1 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/import/Main.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/import/Main.vue
@@ -4,34 +4,44 @@
       <div class="ui top three attached ordered steps">
         <a @click="currentStep = 0" :class="['step', {'active': currentStep === 0}, {'completed': currentStep > 0}]">
           <div class="content">
-            <i18next tag="div" class="title" path="Import source"/>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="description" path="Uploaded files or external source"/>
+            <div class="title">{{ $gettext('Import source') }}</div>
+            <div class="description">{{ $gettext('Uploaded files or external source') }}</div>
           </div>
         </a>
         <a @click="currentStep = 1" :class="['step', {'active': currentStep === 1}, {'completed': currentStep > 1}]">
           <div class="content">
-            <i18next tag="div" class="title" path="Metadata"/>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="description" path="Grab corresponding metadata"/>
+            <div class="title">{{ $gettext('Metadata') }}</div>
+            <div class="description">{{ $gettext('Grab corresponding metadata') }}</div>
           </div>
         </a>
         <a @click="currentStep = 2" :class="['step', {'active': currentStep === 2}, {'completed': currentStep > 2}]">
           <div class="content">
-            <i18next tag="div" class="title" path="Music"/>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="description" path="Select relevant sources or files for import"/>
+            <div class="title">{{ $gettext('Music') }}</div>
+            <div class="description">{{ $gettext('Select relevant sources or files for import') }}</div>
           </div>
         </a>
       </div>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <div class="ui centered buttons">
-        <button @click="currentStep -= 1" :disabled="currentStep === 0" class="ui icon button"><i class="left arrow icon"></i><i18next path="Previous step"/></button>
-        <button @click="nextStep()" v-if="currentStep < 2" class="ui icon button"><i18next path="Next step"/><i class="right arrow icon"></i></button>
+        <button @click="currentStep -= 1" :disabled="currentStep === 0" class="ui icon button"><i class="left arrow icon"></i>
+          {{ $gettext('Previous step') }}
+        </button>
+        <button @click="nextStep()" v-if="currentStep < 2" class="ui icon button">
+          {{ $gettext('Next step') }}
+          <i class="right arrow icon"></i>
+        </button>
         <button
           @click="$refs.import.launchImport()"
           v-if="currentStep === 2 && currentSource != 'upload'"
           :class="['ui', 'positive', 'icon', {'loading': isImporting}, 'button']"
           :disabled="isImporting || importData.count === 0"
           >
-            <i18next path="Import {%0%} tracks">{{ importData.count }}</i18next>
+            <translate
+              :translate-params="{count: importData.count || 0}"
+              :translate-n="importData.count || 0"
+              translate-plural="Import %{ count } tracks">
+              Import %{ count } track
+            </translate>
             <i class="check icon"></i>
           </button>
         <button
@@ -40,20 +50,20 @@
           :class="['ui', 'positive', 'icon', {'disabled': !importBatch}, 'button']"
           :disabled="!importBatch"
           >
-            {{ $t('Finish import' )}}
+            {{ $gettext('Finish import' )}}
             <i class="check icon"></i>
           </button>
       </div>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <div class="ui attached segment">
         <template v-if="currentStep === 0">
-          <i18next tag="p" path="First, choose where you want to import the music from"/>
+          <p>{{ $gettext('First, choose where you want to import the music from') }}</p>
           <form class="ui form">
             <div class="field">
               <div class="ui radio checkbox">
                 <input type="radio" id="external" value="external" v-model="currentSource">
                 <label for="external">
-                  <i18next path="External source. Supported backends"/>
+                  {{ $gettext('External source. Supported backends') }}
                   <div v-for="backend in backends" class="ui basic label">
                     <i v-if="backend.icon" :class="[backend.icon, 'icon']"></i>
                     {{ backend.label }}
@@ -64,7 +74,7 @@
             <div class="field">
               <div class="ui radio checkbox">
                 <input type="radio" id="upload" value="upload" v-model="currentSource">
-                <i18next tag="label" for="upload" path="File upload" />
+                <label for="upload">{{ $gettext('File upload') }}</label>
               </div>
             </div>
           </form>
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@
           <div class="column">
             <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="">
               <div class="field">
-                <i18next tag="label" path="Search an entity you want to import:"/>
+                <label>{{ $gettext('Search an entity you want to import:') }}</label>
                 <metadata-search
                   :mb-type="mbType"
                   :mb-id="mbId"
@@ -81,29 +91,35 @@
                   @type-changed="updateType"></metadata-search>
               </div>
             </form>
-            <i18next tag="div" class="ui horizontal divider" path="Or"/>
+            <div class="ui horizontal divider">{{ $gettext('Or') }}</div>
             <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="">
               <div class="field">
-                <i18next tag="label" path="Input a MusicBrainz ID manually:"/>
+                <label>{{ $gettext('Input a MusicBrainz ID manually:') }}</label>
                 <input type="text" v-model="currentId" />
               </div>
             </form>
             <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
             <template v-if="currentType && currentId">
-              <h4 class="ui header"><i18next path="You will import:"/></h4>
+              <h4 class="ui header">
+                {{ $gettext('You will import:') }}
+              </h4>
               <component
                 :mbId="currentId"
                 :is="metadataComponent"
                 @metadata-changed="this.updateMetadata"
                 ></component>
             </template>
-            <i18next tag="p" path="You can also skip this step and enter metadata manually."/>
+            <p>{{ $gettext('You can also skip this step and enter metadata manually.') }}</p>
           </div>
           <div class="column">
             <h5 class="ui header">What is metadata?</h5>
-            <i18next tag="p" path="Metadata is the data related to the music you want to import. This includes all the information about the artists, albums and tracks. In order to have a high quality library, it is recommended to grab data from the {%0%} project, which you can think about as the Wikipedia of music.">
-              <a href="http://musicbrainz.org/" target="_blank">MusicBrainz</a>
-            </i18next>
+            <template v-translate>
+              Metadata is the data related to the music you want to import. This includes all the information about the artists, albums and tracks. In order to have a high quality library, it is recommended to grab data from the
+              <a href="https://musicbrainz.org" target="_blank">
+                MusicBrainz
+              </a>
+              project, which you can think about as the Wikipedia of music.
+            </template>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div v-if="currentStep === 2">
@@ -128,8 +144,10 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment" v-if="currentRequest">
-      <h3 class="ui header"><i18next path="Music request"/></h3>
-      <i18next tag="p" path="This import will be associated with the music request below. After the import is finished, the request will be marked as fulfilled."/>
+      <h3 class="ui header">
+        {{ $gettext('Music request') }}
+      </h3>
+      <p>{{ $gettext('This import will be associated with the music request below. After the import is finished, the request will be marked as fulfilled.') }}</p>
       <request-card :request="currentRequest" :import-action="false"></request-card>
 
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/import/ReleaseImport.vue b/front/src/components/library/import/ReleaseImport.vue
index 4b792b392..c351088f3 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/import/ReleaseImport.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/import/ReleaseImport.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <h3 class="ui dividing block header">
-      <i18next path="Album {%0%} ({%1%} tracks) by {%2%}">
-        <a :href="getMusicbrainzUrl('release', metadata.id)" target="_blank" title="View on MusicBrainz">{{ metadata.title }}</a>
-        ({{ tracks.length}} tracks)
-        <a :href="getMusicbrainzUrl('artist', metadata['artist-credit'][0]['artist']['id'])" target="_blank" title="View on MusicBrainz">{{ metadata['artist-credit-phrase'] }}</a>
-      </i18next>
+      <translate
+        tag="div"
+        translate-plural="Album %{ title } (%{ count } tracks) by %{ artist }"
+        :translate-n="tracks.length"
+        :translate-params="{count: tracks.length, title: metadata.title, artist: metadata['artist-credit-phrase']}">
+        Album %{ title } (%{ count } track) by %{ artist }
+      </translate>
       <div class="ui divider"></div>
       <div class="sub header">
         <div class="ui toggle checkbox">
           <input type="checkbox" v-model="enabled" />
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Import this release"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Import this release') }}</label>
         </div>
       </div>
     </h3>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/import/TrackImport.vue b/front/src/components/library/import/TrackImport.vue
index 7f07763bf..1b7378b1a 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/import/TrackImport.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/import/TrackImport.vue
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
       </h5>
       <div class="ui toggle checkbox">
         <input type="checkbox" v-model="enabled" />
-        <i18next tag="label" path="Import this track"/>
+        <label>{{ $gettext('Import this track') }}</label>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="three wide column" v-if="enabled">
       <form class="ui mini form" @submit.prevent="">
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Source"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Source') }}</label>
           <select v-model="currentBackendId">
             <option v-for="backend in backends" :value="backend.id">
               {{ backend.label }}
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
         <button @click="currentResultIndex -= 1" class="ui basic tiny icon button" :disabled="currentResultIndex === 0">
           <i class="left arrow icon"></i>
         </button>
-        <i18next path="Result {%0%}/{%1%}">
-          {{ currentResultIndex + 1 }}
-          {{ results.length }}
-        </i18next>
+        {{ results.total }}
+        <translate :translate-params="{current: currentResultIndex + 1, total: results.length}">
+          Result %{ current }/%{ total }
+        </translate>
         <button @click="currentResultIndex += 1" class="ui basic tiny icon button" :disabled="currentResultIndex + 1 === results.length">
           <i class="right arrow icon"></i>
         </button>
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
     <div class="four wide column" v-if="enabled">
       <form class="ui mini form" @submit.prevent="">
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Search query"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Search query') }}</label>
           <input type="text" v-model="query" />
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Imported URL"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Imported URL') }}</label>
           <input type="text" v-model="importedUrl" />
         </div>
       </form>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/radios/Builder.vue b/front/src/components/library/radios/Builder.vue
index 6c81f532f..6dadcc9be 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/radios/Builder.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/radios/Builder.vue
@@ -2,30 +2,40 @@
   <div class="ui vertical stripe segment" v-title="'Radio Builder'">
     <div>
       <div>
-        <h2 class="ui header"><i18next path="Builder"/></h2>
-        <i18next tag="p" path="You can use this interface to build your own custom radio, which will play tracks according to your criteria"/>
+        <h2 class="ui header">
+          {{ $gettext('Builder') }}
+        </h2>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('You can use this interface to build your own custom radio, which will play tracks according to your criteria.') }}</p>
           <div class="ui form">
           <div class="inline fields">
             <div class="field">
-              <i18next tag="label" for="name" path="Radio name"/>
+              <label for="name">{{ $gettext('Radio name') }}</label>
               <input id="name" type="text" v-model="radioName" placeholder="My awesome radio" />
             </div>
             <div class="field">
               <input id="public" type="checkbox" v-model="isPublic" />
-              <i18next tag="label" for="public" path="Display publicly"/>
+              <label for="public">{{ $gettext('Display publicly') }}</label>
             </div>
-            <button :disabled="!canSave" @click="save" class="ui green button"><i18next path="Save"/></button>
+            <button :disabled="!canSave" @click="save" class="ui green button">
+              {{ $gettext('Save') }}
+            </button>
             <radio-button v-if="id" type="custom" :custom-radio-id="id"></radio-button>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="ui form">
-          <p><i18next path="Add filters to customize your radio"/></p>
+          <p>
+            {{ $gettext('Add filters to customize your radio') }}
+          </p>
           <div class="inline field">
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="currentFilterType">
-              <option value=""><i18next path="Select a filter"/></option>
+              <option value="">
+                {{ $gettext('Select a filter') }}
+              </option>
               <option v-for="f in availableFilters" :value="f.type">{{ f.label }}</option>
             </select>
-            <button :disabled="!currentFilterType" @click="add" class="ui button"><i18next path="Add filter"/></button>
+            <button :disabled="!currentFilterType" @click="add" class="ui button">
+              {{ $gettext('Add filter') }}
+            </button>
           </div>
           <p v-if="currentFilter">
             {{ currentFilter.help_text }}
@@ -34,11 +44,11 @@
         <table class="ui table">
           <thead>
             <tr>
-              <i18next tag="th" class="two wide" path="Filter name"/>
-              <i18next tag="th" class="one wide" path="Exclude"/>
-              <i18next tag="th" class="six wide" path="Config"/>
-              <i18next tag="th" class="five wide" path="Candidates"/>
-              <i18next tag="th" class="two wide" path="Actions"/>
+              <th class="two wide">{{ $gettext('Filter name') }}</th>
+              <th class="one wide">{{ $gettext('Exclude') }}</th>
+              <th class="six wide">{{ $gettext('Config') }}</th>
+              <th class="five wide">{{ $gettext('Candidates') }}</th>
+              <th class="two wide">{{ $gettext('Actions') }}</th>
             </tr>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
@@ -54,9 +64,13 @@
           </tbody>
         </table>
         <template v-if="checkResult">
-          <i18next tag="h3" class="ui header" path="{%0%} tracks matching combined filters">
-            {{ checkResult.candidates.count }}
-          </i18next>
+          <h3
+            class="ui header"
+            v-translate="{count: checkResult.candidates.count}"
+            :translate-n="checkResult.candidates.count"
+            translate-plural="%{ count } tracks matching combined filters">
+            %{ count } track matching combined filters
+          </h3>
           <track-table v-if="checkResult.candidates.sample" :tracks="checkResult.candidates.sample"></track-table>
         </template>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/radios/Filter.vue b/front/src/components/library/radios/Filter.vue
index 0d268dc60..9c31b59b0 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/radios/Filter.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/radios/Filter.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       </span>
       <modal v-if="checkResult" :show.sync="showCandidadesModal">
         <div class="header">
-          <i18next path="Track matching filter"/>
+          {{ $gettext('Track matching filter') }}
         </div>
         <div class="content">
           <div class="description">
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@
         </div>
         <div class="actions">
           <div class="ui black deny button">
-            <i18next path="Cancel"/>
+            {{ $gettext('Cancel') }}
           </div>
         </div>
       </modal>
     </td>
     <td>
-      <button @click="$emit('delete', index)" class="ui basic red button"><i18next path="Remove"/></button>
+      <button @click="$emit('delete', index)" class="ui basic red button">{{ $gettext('Remove') }}</button>
     </td>
   </tr>
 </template>
diff --git a/front/src/components/manage/library/FilesTable.vue b/front/src/components/manage/library/FilesTable.vue
index 2788006f4..f7c942499 100644
--- a/front/src/components/manage/library/FilesTable.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/manage/library/FilesTable.vue
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
     <div class="ui inline form">
       <div class="fields">
         <div class="ui field">
-          <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
           <input type="text" v-model="search" placeholder="Search by title, artist, domain..." />
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
             <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
               {{ option[1] }}
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering direction"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
             <option value="+">Ascending</option>
             <option value="-">Descending</option>
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
         :action-url="'manage/library/track-files/action/'"
         :filters="actionFilters">
         <template slot="header-cells">
-          <th>{{ $t('Title') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Artist') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Album') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Import date') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Type') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Bitrate') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Duration') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Size') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Title') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Artist') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Album') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Import date') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Type') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Bitrate') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Duration') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Size') }}</th>
         </template>
         <template slot="row-cells" slot-scope="scope">
           <td>
@@ -61,25 +61,25 @@
             {{ scope.obj.audio_mimetype }}
           </td>
           <td v-else>
-            {{ $t('N/A') }}
+            {{ $gettext('N/A') }}
           </td>
           <td v-if="scope.obj.bitrate">
             {{ scope.obj.bitrate | humanSize }}/s
           </td>
           <td v-else>
-            {{ $t('N/A') }}
+            {{ $gettext('N/A') }}
           </td>
           <td v-if="scope.obj.duration">
             {{ time.parse(scope.obj.duration) }}
           </td>
           <td v-else>
-            {{ $t('N/A') }}
+            {{ $gettext('N/A') }}
           </td>
           <td v-if="scope.obj.size">
             {{ scope.obj.size | humanSize }}
           </td>
           <td v-else>
-            {{ $t('N/A') }}
+            {{ $gettext('N/A') }}
           </td>
         </template>
       </action-table>
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@
         ></pagination>
 
       <span v-if="result && result.results.length > 0">
-        {{ $t('Showing results {%start%}-{%end%} on {%total%}', {start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1 , end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count})}}
+        <translate
+          :translate-params="{start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1, end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count}">
+          Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+        </translate>
       </span>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           name: 'delete',
-          label: this.$t('Delete'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Delete'),
           isDangerous: true
         }
       ]
diff --git a/front/src/components/manage/library/RequestsTable.vue b/front/src/components/manage/library/RequestsTable.vue
index e51b911a7..2a85d8b68 100644
--- a/front/src/components/manage/library/RequestsTable.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/manage/library/RequestsTable.vue
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
     <div class="ui inline form">
       <div class="fields">
         <div class="ui field">
-          <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
           <input type="text" v-model="search" placeholder="Search by artist, username, comment..." />
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
             <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
               {{ option[1] }}
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering direction"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
             <option value="+">Ascending</option>
             <option value="-">Descending</option>
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <label>{{ $t("Status") }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext("Status") }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="status">
-            <option :value="null">{{ $t('All') }}</option>
-            <option :value="'pending'">{{ $t('Pending') }}</option>
-            <option :value="'accepted'">{{ $t('Accepted') }}</option>
-            <option :value="'imported'">{{ $t('Imported') }}</option>
-            <option :value="'closed'">{{ $t('Closed') }}</option>
+            <option :value="null">{{ $gettext('All') }}</option>
+            <option :value="'pending'">{{ $gettext('Pending') }}</option>
+            <option :value="'accepted'">{{ $gettext('Accepted') }}</option>
+            <option :value="'imported'">{{ $gettext('Imported') }}</option>
+            <option :value="'closed'">{{ $gettext('Closed') }}</option>
           </select>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -45,48 +45,48 @@
         :action-url="'manage/requests/import-requests/action/'"
         :filters="actionFilters">
         <template slot="header-cells">
-          <th>{{ $t('User') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Status') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Artist') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Albums') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Comment') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Creation date') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Import date') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Actions') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('User') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Artist') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Albums') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Comment') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Creation date') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Import date') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Actions') }}</th>
         </template>
         <template slot="row-cells" slot-scope="scope">
           <td>
             {{ scope.obj.user.username }}
           </td>
           <td>
-            <span class="ui green basic label" v-if="scope.obj.status === 'imported'">{{ $t('Imported') }}</span>
-            <span class="ui pink basic label" v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'accepted'">{{ $t('Accepted') }}</span>
-            <span class="ui yellow basic label" v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'pending'">{{ $t('Pending') }}</span>
-            <span class="ui red basic label" v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'closed'">{{ $t('Closed') }}</span>
+            <span class="ui green basic label" v-if="scope.obj.status === 'imported'">{{ $gettext('Imported') }}</span>
+            <span class="ui pink basic label" v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'accepted'">{{ $gettext('Accepted') }}</span>
+            <span class="ui yellow basic label" v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'pending'">{{ $gettext('Pending') }}</span>
+            <span class="ui red basic label" v-else-if="scope.obj.status === 'closed'">{{ $gettext('Closed') }}</span>
           </td>
           <td>
             <span :title="scope.obj.artist_name">{{ scope.obj.artist_name|truncate(30) }}</span>
           </td>
           <td>
             <span v-if="scope.obj.albums" :title="scope.obj.albums">{{ scope.obj.albums|truncate(30) }}</span>
-            <template v-else>{{ $t('N/A') }}</template>
+            <template v-else>{{ $gettext('N/A') }}</template>
           </td>
           <td>
             <span v-if="scope.obj.comment" :title="scope.obj.comment">{{ scope.obj.comment|truncate(30) }}</span>
-            <template v-else>{{ $t('N/A') }}</template>
+            <template v-else>{{ $gettext('N/A') }}</template>
           </td>
           <td>
             <human-date :date="scope.obj.creation_date"></human-date>
           </td>
           <td>
             <human-date v-if="scope.obj.imported_date" :date="scope.obj.creation_date"></human-date>
-            <template v-else>{{ $t('N/A') }}</template>
+            <template v-else>{{ $gettext('N/A') }}</template>
           </td>
           <td>
             <router-link
               class="ui tiny basic button"
               :to="{name: 'library.import.launch', query: {request: scope.obj.id}}"
-              v-if="scope.obj.status === 'pending'">{{ $t('Create import') }}</router-link>
+              v-if="scope.obj.status === 'pending'">{{ $gettext('Create import') }}</router-link>
           </td>
         </template>
       </action-table>
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@
         ></pagination>
 
       <span v-if="result && result.results.length > 0">
-        {{ $t('Showing results {%start%}-{%end%} on {%total%}', {start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1 , end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count})}}
+        <translate
+          :translate-params="{start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1, end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count}">
+          Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+        </translate>
       </span>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -186,18 +189,18 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           name: 'delete',
-          label: this.$t('Delete'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Delete'),
           isDangerous: true
         },
         {
           name: 'mark_imported',
-          label: this.$t('Mark as imported'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Mark as imported'),
           filterCheckable: (obj) => { return ['pending', 'accepted'].indexOf(obj.status) > -1 },
           isDangerous: true
         },
         {
           name: 'mark_closed',
-          label: this.$t('Mark as closed'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Mark as closed'),
           filterCheckable: (obj) => { return ['pending', 'accepted'].indexOf(obj.status) > -1 },
           isDangerous: true
         }
diff --git a/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationForm.vue b/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationForm.vue
index d9f0969e6..28111d4e8 100644
--- a/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationForm.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationForm.vue
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
   <div>
     <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submit">
       <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-        <div class="header">{{ $t('Error while creating invitation') }}</div>
+        <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Error while creating invitation') }}</div>
         <ul class="list">
           <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <div class="inline fields">
         <div class="ui field">
-          <label>{{ $t('Invitation code')}}</label>
-          <input type="text" v-model="code" :placeholder="$t('Leave empty for a random code')" />
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Invitation code')}}</label>
+          <input type="text" v-model="code" :placeholder="$gettext('Leave empty for a random code')" />
         </div>
         <div class="ui field">
           <button :class="['ui', {loading: isLoading}, 'button']" :disabled="isLoading" type="submit">
-            {{ $t('Get a new invitation') }}
+            {{ $gettext('Get a new invitation') }}
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
       <table class="ui ui basic table">
         <thead>
           <tr>
-            <th>{{ $t('Code') }}</th>
-            <th>{{ $t('Share link') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Code') }}</th>
+            <th>{{ $gettext('Share link') }}</th>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           </tr>
         </tbody>
       </table>
-      <button class="ui basic button" @click="invitations = []">{{ $t('Clear') }}</button>
+      <button class="ui basic button" @click="invitations = []">{{ $gettext('Clear') }}</button>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationsTable.vue b/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationsTable.vue
index e8d0a2406..8408eb5b4 100644
--- a/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationsTable.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/manage/users/InvitationsTable.vue
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
     <div class="ui inline form">
       <div class="fields">
         <div class="ui field">
-          <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
           <input type="text" v-model="search" placeholder="Search by username, email, code..." />
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <label>{{ $t("Ordering") }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext("Ordering") }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
             <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
               {{ option[1] }}
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <label>{{ $t("Status") }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext("Status") }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="isOpen">
-            <option :value="null">{{ $t('All') }}</option>
-            <option :value="true">{{ $t('Open') }}</option>
-            <option :value="false">{{ $t('Expired/used') }}</option>
+            <option :value="null">{{ $gettext('All') }}</option>
+            <option :value="true">{{ $gettext('Open') }}</option>
+            <option :value="false">{{ $gettext('Expired/used') }}</option>
           </select>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -36,20 +36,20 @@
         :action-url="'manage/users/invitations/action/'"
         :filters="actionFilters">
         <template slot="header-cells">
-          <th>{{ $t('Owner') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Status') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Creation date') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Expiration date') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Code') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Owner') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Creation date') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Expiration date') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Code') }}</th>
         </template>
         <template slot="row-cells" slot-scope="scope">
           <td>
             <router-link :to="{name: 'manage.users.users.detail', params: {id: scope.obj.id }}">{{ scope.obj.owner.username }}</router-link>
           </td>
           <td>
-            <span v-if="scope.obj.users.length > 0" class="ui green basic label">{{ $t('Used') }}</span>
-            <span v-else-if="moment().isAfter(scope.obj.expiration_date)" class="ui red basic label">{{ $t('Expired') }}</span>
-            <span v-else class="ui basic label">{{ $t('Not used') }}</span>
+            <span v-if="scope.obj.users.length > 0" class="ui green basic label">{{ $gettext('Used') }}</span>
+            <span v-else-if="moment().isAfter(scope.obj.expiration_date)" class="ui red basic label">{{ $gettext('Expired') }}</span>
+            <span v-else class="ui basic label">{{ $gettext('Not used') }}</span>
           </td>
           <td>
             <human-date :date="scope.obj.creation_date"></human-date>
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@
         ></pagination>
 
       <span v-if="result && result.results.length > 0">
-        {{ $t('Showing results {%start%}-{%end%} on {%total%}', {start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1 , end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count})}}
+        <translate
+          :translate-params="{start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1, end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count}">
+          Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+        </translate>
       </span>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           name: 'delete',
-          label: this.$t('Delete'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Delete'),
           filterCheckable: (obj) => {
             return obj.users.length === 0 && moment().isBefore(obj.expiration_date)
           }
diff --git a/front/src/components/manage/users/UsersTable.vue b/front/src/components/manage/users/UsersTable.vue
index 855fbe2b5..af2e25671 100644
--- a/front/src/components/manage/users/UsersTable.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/manage/users/UsersTable.vue
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
     <div class="ui inline form">
       <div class="fields">
         <div class="ui field">
-          <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
           <input type="text" v-model="search" placeholder="Search by username, email, name..." />
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
             <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
               {{ option[1] }}
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
-          <i18next tag="label" path="Ordering direction"/>
+          <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
           <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
-            <option value="+">{{ $t('Ascending') }}</option>
-            <option value="-">{{ $t('Descending') }}</option>
+            <option value="+">{{ $gettext('Ascending') }}</option>
+            <option value="-">{{ $gettext('Descending') }}</option>
           </select>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
         :action-url="'manage/library/track-files/action/'"
         :filters="actionFilters">
         <template slot="header-cells">
-          <th>{{ $t('Username') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Email') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Account status') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Sign-up') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Last activity') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Permissions') }}</th>
-          <th>{{ $t('Status') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Username') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Email') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Account status') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Sign-up') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Last activity') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Permissions') }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $gettext('Status') }}</th>
         </template>
         <template slot="row-cells" slot-scope="scope">
           <td>
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@
             <span>{{ scope.obj.email }}</span>
           </td>
           <td>
-            <span v-if="scope.obj.is_active" class="ui basic green label">{{ $t('Active') }}</span>
-            <span v-else class="ui basic grey label">{{ $t('Inactive') }}</span>
+            <span v-if="scope.obj.is_active" class="ui basic green label">{{ $gettext('Active') }}</span>
+            <span v-else class="ui basic grey label">{{ $gettext('Inactive') }}</span>
           </td>
           <td>
             <human-date :date="scope.obj.date_joined"></human-date>
           </td>
           <td>
             <human-date v-if="scope.obj.last_activity" :date="scope.obj.last_activity"></human-date>
-            <template v-else>{{ $t('N/A') }}</template>
+            <template v-else>{{ $gettext('N/A') }}</template>
           </td>
           <td>
             <template v-for="p in permissions">
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
             </template>
           </td>
           <td>
-            <span v-if="scope.obj.is_superuser" class="ui pink label">{{ $t('Admin') }}</span>
-            <span v-else-if="scope.obj.is_staff" class="ui purple label">{{ $t('Staff member') }}</span>
-            <span v-else class="ui basic label">{{ $t('regular user') }}</span>
+            <span v-if="scope.obj.is_superuser" class="ui pink label">{{ $gettext('Admin') }}</span>
+            <span v-else-if="scope.obj.is_staff" class="ui purple label">{{ $gettext('Staff member') }}</span>
+            <span v-else class="ui basic label">{{ $gettext('regular user') }}</span>
           </td>
         </template>
       </action-table>
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@
         ></pagination>
 
       <span v-if="result && result.results.length > 0">
-        {{ $t('Showing results {%start%}-{%end%} on {%total%}', {start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1 , end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count})}}
+        <translate
+          :translate-params="{start: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + 1, end: ((page-1) * paginateBy) + result.results.length, total: result.count}">
+          Showing results %{ start }-%{ end } on %{ total }
+        </translate>
       </span>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -161,19 +164,19 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           'code': 'upload',
-          'label': this.$t('Upload')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Upload')
         },
         {
           'code': 'library',
-          'label': this.$t('Library')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Library')
         },
         {
           'code': 'federation',
-          'label': this.$t('Federation')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Federation')
         },
         {
           'code': 'settings',
-          'label': this.$t('Settings')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Settings')
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ export default {
       return [
         // {
         //   name: 'delete',
-        //   label: this.$t('Delete'),
+        //   label: this.$gettext('Delete'),
         //   isDangerous: true
         // }
       ]
diff --git a/front/src/components/metadata/ArtistCard.vue b/front/src/components/metadata/ArtistCard.vue
index c88438c0c..8f9aa741a 100644
--- a/front/src/components/metadata/ArtistCard.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/metadata/ArtistCard.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                   {{ group['first-release-date'] }}
                 </td>
                 <td colspan="3">
-                  <a :href="getMusicbrainzUrl('release-group', group.id)" class="discrete link" target="_blank" :title="$t('View on MusicBrainz')">
+                  <a :href="getMusicbrainzUrl('release-group', group.id)" class="discrete link" target="_blank" :title="$gettext('View on MusicBrainz')">
                     {{ group.title }}
                   </a>
                 </td>
diff --git a/front/src/components/metadata/ReleaseCard.vue b/front/src/components/metadata/ReleaseCard.vue
index 68bcd1284..13f5b53ab 100644
--- a/front/src/components/metadata/ReleaseCard.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/metadata/ReleaseCard.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                   {{ track.position }}
                 </td>
                 <td colspan="3">
-                  <a :href="getMusicbrainzUrl('recording', track.id)" class="discrete link" target="_blank" :title="$t('View on MusicBrainz')">
+                  <a :href="getMusicbrainzUrl('recording', track.id)" class="discrete link" target="_blank" :title="$gettext('View on MusicBrainz')">
                     {{ track.recording.title }}
                   </a>
                 </td>
diff --git a/front/src/components/metadata/Search.vue b/front/src/components/metadata/Search.vue
index 3fcd8484e..1ba30b7c2 100644
--- a/front/src/components/metadata/Search.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/metadata/Search.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="ui fluid search">
       <div class="ui icon input">
-        <input class="prompt" :placeholder="$t('Enter your search query...')" type="text">
+        <input class="prompt" :placeholder="$gettext('Enter your search query...')" type="text">
         <i class="search icon"></i>
       </div>
       <div class="results"></div>
@@ -122,15 +122,15 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           value: 'artist',
-          label: this.$t('Artist')
+          label: this.$gettext('Artist')
         },
         {
           value: 'release',
-          label: this.$t('Album')
+          label: this.$gettext('Album')
         },
         {
           value: 'recording',
-          label: this.$t('Track')
+          label: this.$gettext('Track')
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/front/src/components/playlists/Card.vue b/front/src/components/playlists/Card.vue
index 19932a4e8..6af726be0 100644
--- a/front/src/components/playlists/Card.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/playlists/Card.vue
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
         <i class="clock icon"></i>
-        <i18next path="Updated {%0%}">
-          <human-date :date="playlist.modification_date" />
-        </i18next>
+        <human-date :date="playlist.modification_date" />
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="extra content">
       <span>
         <i class="sound icon"></i>
-        {{ $t('{%count%} tracks', { count: playlist.tracks_count }) }}
+        <translate
+          translate-plural="%{ count } tracks"
+          :translate-n="playlist.tracks_count"
+          :translate-params="{count: playlist.tracks_count}">
+          %{ count} track
+        </translate>
       </span>
       <play-button class="mini basic orange right floated" :playlist="playlist">Play all</play-button>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/playlists/Editor.vue b/front/src/components/playlists/Editor.vue
index c036737ce..012fb2b45 100644
--- a/front/src/components/playlists/Editor.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/playlists/Editor.vue
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
   <div class="ui text container">
     <playlist-form @updated="$emit('playlist-updated', $event)" :title="false" :playlist="playlist"></playlist-form>
     <h3 class="ui top attached header">
-      {{ $t('Playlist editor') }}
+      {{ $gettext('Playlist editor') }}
     </h3>
     <div class="ui attached segment">
       <template v-if="status === 'loading'">
         <div class="ui active tiny inline loader"></div>
-        {{ $t('Syncing changes to server...') }}
+        {{ $gettext('Syncing changes to server...') }}
       </template>
       <template v-else-if="status === 'errored'">
         <i class="red close icon"></i>
-        {{ $t('An error occured while saving your changes') }}
+        {{ $gettext('An error occured while saving your changes') }}
         <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
           <ul class="list">
             <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         </div>
       </template>
       <template v-else-if="status === 'saved'">
-        <i class="green check icon"></i> {{ $t('Changes synced with server') }}
+        <i class="green check icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Changes synced with server') }}
       </template>
     </div>
     <div class="ui bottom attached segment">
@@ -29,14 +29,21 @@
         :class="['ui', {disabled: queueTracks.length === 0}, 'labeled', 'icon', 'button']"
         title="Copy tracks from current queue to playlist">
           <i class="plus icon"></i>
-          {{ $t('Insert from queue ({%count%} tracks)', { count: queueTracks.length }) }}
+          <translate
+            translate-plural="Insert from queue (%{ count } tracks)"
+            :translate-n="queueTracks.length"
+            :translate-params="{count: queueTracks.length}">
+            Insert from queue (%{ count } track)
+          </translate>
         </div>
 
       <dangerous-button :disabled="plts.length === 0" class="labeled right floated icon" color='yellow' :action="clearPlaylist">
-        <i class="eraser icon"></i> {{ $t('Clear playlist') }}
-        <p slot="modal-header">{{ $t('Do you want to clear the playlist "{%name%}"?', { name: playlist.name }) }}</p>
-        <p slot="modal-content">{{ $t('This will remove all tracks from this playlist and cannot be undone.') }}</p>
-        <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $t('Clear playlist') }}</p>
+        <i class="eraser icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Clear playlist') }}
+        <p slot="modal-header">
+          <translate :translate-params="{playlist: playlist.name}">Do you want to clear the playlist "%{ playlist }"?</translate>
+        </p>
+        <p slot="modal-content">{{ $gettext('This will remove all tracks from this playlist and cannot be undone.') }}</p>
+        <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $gettext('Clear playlist') }}</p>
       </dangerous-button>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <template v-if="plts.length > 0">
diff --git a/front/src/components/playlists/Form.vue b/front/src/components/playlists/Form.vue
index d19cd6876..2d26594c7 100644
--- a/front/src/components/playlists/Form.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/playlists/Form.vue
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 <template>
   <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submit()">
-    <h4 v-if="title" class="ui header">{{ $t('Create a new playlist') }}</h4>
+    <h4 v-if="title" class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Create a new playlist') }}</h4>
     <div v-if="success" class="ui positive message">
       <div class="header">
         <template v-if="playlist">
-          {{ $t('Playlist updated') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Playlist updated') }}
         </template>
         <template v-else>
-          {{ $t('Playlist created') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Playlist created') }}
         </template>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-      <div class="header">{{ $t('We cannot create the playlist') }}</div>
+      <div class="header">{{ $gettext('We cannot create the playlist') }}</div>
       <ul class="list">
         <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="three fields">
       <div class="field">
-        <label>{{ $t('Playlist name') }}</label>
+        <label>{{ $gettext('Playlist name') }}</label>
         <input v-model="name" required type="text" placeholder="My awesome playlist" />
       </div>
       <div class="field">
-        <label>{{ $t('Playlist visibility') }}</label>
+        <label>{{ $gettext('Playlist visibility') }}</label>
         <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="privacyLevel">
           <option :value="c.value" v-for="c in privacyLevelChoices">{{ c.label }}</option>
         </select>
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
       <div class="field">
         <label>&nbsp;</label>
         <button :class="['ui', 'fluid', {'loading': isLoading}, 'button']" type="submit">
-          <template v-if="playlist">{{ $t('Update playlist') }}</template>
-          <template v-else>{{ $t('Create playlist') }}</template>
+          <template v-if="playlist">{{ $gettext('Update playlist') }}</template>
+          <template v-else>{{ $gettext('Create playlist') }}</template>
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           value: 'me',
-          label: this.$t('Nobody except me')
+          label: this.$gettext('Nobody except me')
         },
         {
           value: 'instance',
-          label: this.$t('Everyone on this instance')
+          label: this.$gettext('Everyone on this instance')
         },
         {
           value: 'everyone',
-          label: this.$t('Everyone')
+          label: this.$gettext('Everyone')
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/front/src/components/playlists/PlaylistModal.vue b/front/src/components/playlists/PlaylistModal.vue
index da25241ce..feca8396f 100644
--- a/front/src/components/playlists/PlaylistModal.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/playlists/PlaylistModal.vue
@@ -1,33 +1,37 @@
 <template>
   <modal @update:show="update" :show="$store.state.playlists.showModal">
     <div class="header">
-      {{ $t('Manage playlists') }}
+      {{ $gettext('Manage playlists') }}
     </div>
     <div class="scrolling content">
       <div class="description">
         <template v-if="track">
-          <h4 class="ui header">{{ $t('Current track') }}</h4>
-          <div v-html='trackDisplay'></div>
+          <h4 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Current track') }}</h4>
+          <div
+            v-translate="{artist: track.artist.name, title: track.title}"
+            :template-params="{artist: track.artist.name, title: track.title}">
+            "%{ title }", by %{ artist }
+          </div>
           <div class="ui divider"></div>
         </template>
 
         <playlist-form></playlist-form>
         <div class="ui divider"></div>
         <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-          <div class="header">{{ $t('We cannot add the track to a playlist') }}</div>
+          <div class="header">{{ $gettext('We cannot add the track to a playlist') }}</div>
           <ul class="list">
             <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
           </ul>
         </div>
         </div>
-        <h4 class="ui header">{{ $t('Available playlists') }}</h4>
+        <h4 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Available playlists') }}</h4>
         <table class="ui unstackable very basic table">
           <thead>
             <tr>
               <th></th>
-              <th>{{ $t('Name') }}</th>
-              <th class="sorted descending">{{ $t('Last modification') }}</th>
-              <th>{{ $t('Tracks') }}</th>
+              <th>{{ $gettext('Name') }}</th>
+              <th class="sorted descending">{{ $gettext('Last modification') }}</th>
+              <th>{{ $gettext('Tracks') }}</th>
               <th></th>
             </tr>
           </thead>
@@ -46,9 +50,9 @@
                 <div
                   v-if="track"
                   class="ui green icon basic small right floated button"
-                  :title="$t('Add to this playlist')"
+                  :title="$gettext('Add to this playlist')"
                   @click="addToPlaylist(playlist.id)">
-                  <i class="plus icon"></i> {{ $t('Add track') }}
+                  <i class="plus icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Add track') }}
                 </div>
               </td>
             </tr>
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="actions">
-      <div class="ui cancel button">{{ $t('Cancel') }}</div>
+      <div class="ui cancel button">{{ $gettext('Cancel') }}</div>
     </div>
   </modal>
 </template>
@@ -110,12 +114,6 @@ export default {
       let p = _.sortBy(this.playlists, [(e) => { return e.modification_date }])
       p.reverse()
       return p
-    },
-    trackDisplay () {
-      return this.$t('"{%title%}" by {%artist%}', {
-        title: this.track.title,
-        artist: this.track.artist.name }
-      )
     }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/front/src/components/playlists/TrackPlaylistIcon.vue b/front/src/components/playlists/TrackPlaylistIcon.vue
index cd74b4d27..c669acb92 100644
--- a/front/src/components/playlists/TrackPlaylistIcon.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/playlists/TrackPlaylistIcon.vue
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     v-if="button"
     :class="['ui', 'button']">
     <i class="list icon"></i>
-    {{ $t('Add to playlist...') }}
+    {{ $gettext('Add to playlist...') }}
   </button>
   <i
     v-else
     @click="$store.commit('playlists/chooseTrack', track)"
     :class="['playlist-icon', 'list', 'link', 'icon']"
-    :title="$t('Add to playlist...')">
+    :title="$gettext('Add to playlist...')">
   </i>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/front/src/components/radios/Button.vue b/front/src/components/radios/Button.vue
index abdc660fc..5a112e961 100644
--- a/front/src/components/radios/Button.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/radios/Button.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <button @click="toggleRadio" :class="['ui', 'blue', {'inverted': running}, 'button']">
     <i class="ui feed icon"></i>
-    <template v-if="running">{{ $t('Stop') }}</template>
-    <template v-else>{{ $t('Start') }}</template>
+    <template v-if="running">{{ $gettext('Stop') }}</template>
+    <template v-else>{{ $gettext('Start') }}</template>
     radio
   </button>
 </template>
diff --git a/front/src/components/radios/Card.vue b/front/src/components/radios/Card.vue
index bab1e2a1d..db92f8276 100644
--- a/front/src/components/radios/Card.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/radios/Card.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           class="ui basic yellow button"
           v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated && type === 'custom' && customRadio.user === $store.state.auth.profile.id"
           :to="{name: 'library.radios.edit', params: {id: customRadioId }}">
-          {{ $t('Edit...') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Edit...') }}
         </router-link>
         <radio-button class="right floated button" :type="type" :custom-radio-id="customRadioId"></radio-button>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/requests/Card.vue b/front/src/components/requests/Card.vue
index 7743bb6d4..8bddc94f3 100644
--- a/front/src/components/requests/Card.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/requests/Card.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       <button
         @click="createImport"
         v-if="request.status === 'pending' && importAction && $store.state.auth.availablePermissions['library']"
-        class="ui mini basic green right floated button">{{ $t('Create import') }}</button>
+        class="ui mini basic green right floated button">{{ $gettext('Create import') }}</button>
 
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/requests/Form.vue b/front/src/components/requests/Form.vue
index b03e1545b..d2e5a4390 100644
--- a/front/src/components/requests/Form.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/requests/Form.vue
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <form v-if="!over" class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submit">
-      <p>{{ $t('Something\'s missing in the library? Let us know what you would like to listen!') }}</p>
+      <p>{{ $gettext('Something\'s missing in the library? Let us know what you would like to listen!') }}</p>
       <div class="required field">
-        <label>{{ $t('Artist name') }}</label>
+        <label>{{ $gettext('Artist name') }}</label>
         <input v-model="currentArtistName" placeholder="The Beatles, Mickael Jackson…" required maxlength="200">
       </div>
       <div class="field">
-        <label>{{ $t('Albums') }}</label>
-        <p>{{ $t('Leave this field empty if you\'re requesting the whole discography.') }}</p>
+        <label>{{ $gettext('Albums') }}</label>
+        <p>{{ $gettext('Leave this field empty if you\'re requesting the whole discography.') }}</p>
         <input v-model="currentAlbums" placeholder="The White Album, Thriller…" maxlength="2000">
       </div>
       <div class="field">
-        <label>{{ $t('Comment') }}</label>
+        <label>{{ $gettext('Comment') }}</label>
         <textarea v-model="currentComment" rows="3" placeholder="Use this comment box to add details to your request if needed" maxlength="2000"></textarea>
       </div>
-      <button class="ui submit button" type="submit">{{ $t('Submit') }}</button>
+      <button class="ui submit button" type="submit">{{ $gettext('Submit') }}</button>
     </form>
     <div v-else class="ui success message">
       <div class="header">Request submitted!</div>
-      <p>{{ $t('We\'ve received your request, you\'ll get some groove soon ;)') }}</p>
-      <button @click="reset" class="ui button">{{ $t('Submit another request') }}</button>
+      <p>{{ $gettext('We\'ve received your request, you\'ll get some groove soon ;)') }}</p>
+      <button @click="reset" class="ui button">{{ $gettext('Submit another request') }}</button>
     </div>
     <div v-if="requests.length > 0">
       <div class="ui divider"></div>
-      <h3 class="ui header">{{ $t('Pending requests') }}</h3>
+      <h3 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Pending requests') }}</h3>
       <div class="ui list">
         <div v-for="request in requests" class="item">
           <div class="content">
diff --git a/front/src/main.js b/front/src/main.js
index d656bda99..d79023234 100644
--- a/front/src/main.js
+++ b/front/src/main.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Vue.use(GetTextPlugin, {
     }
   },
   translations: translations,
-  silent: true
+  silent: false
 })
 
 Vue.use(VueI18Next)
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue b/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
index 10e32968d..9144a344e 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="main pusher"  v-title="$t('Instance settings')">
+  <div class="main pusher"  v-title="$gettext('Instance settings')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui text container">
         <div :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'form']"></div>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           </div>
           <div class="four wide column">
             <div class="ui sticky vertical secondary menu">
-              <div class="header item">{{ $t('Sections') }}</div>
+              <div class="header item">{{ $gettext('Sections') }}</div>
               <a :class="['menu', {active: group.id === current}, 'item']"
                 @click.prevent="scrollTo(group.id)"
                 :href="'#' + group.id"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default {
     groups () {
       return [
         {
-          label: this.$t('Instance information'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Instance information'),
           id: 'instance',
           settings: [
             'instance__name',
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default {
           ]
         },
         {
-          label: this.$t('Users'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Users'),
           id: 'users',
           settings: [
             'users__registration_enabled',
@@ -91,21 +91,21 @@ export default {
           ]
         },
         {
-          label: this.$t('Imports'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Imports'),
           id: 'imports',
           settings: [
             'providers_youtube__api_key'
           ]
         },
         {
-          label: this.$t('Playlists'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Playlists'),
           id: 'playlists',
           settings: [
             'playlists__max_tracks'
           ]
         },
         {
-          label: this.$t('Federation'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Federation'),
           id: 'federation',
           settings: [
             'federation__enabled',
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ export default {
           ]
         },
         {
-          label: this.$t('Subsonic'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Subsonic'),
           id: 'subsonic',
           settings: [
             'subsonic__enabled'
           ]
         },
         {
-          label: this.$t('Statistics'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Statistics'),
           id: 'statistics',
           settings: [
             'instance__nodeinfo_enabled',
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default {
           ]
         },
         {
-          label: this.$t('Error reporting'),
+          label: this.$gettext('Error reporting'),
           id: 'reporting',
           settings: [
             'raven__front_enabled',
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/library/Base.vue b/front/src/views/admin/library/Base.vue
index cc26c8d6b..dd7e6e344 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/library/Base.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/library/Base.vue
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
     <div class="ui secondary pointing menu">
       <router-link
         class="ui item"
-        :to="{name: 'manage.library.files'}">{{ $t('Files') }}</router-link>
+        :to="{name: 'manage.library.files'}">{{ $gettext('Files') }}</router-link>
       <router-link
         class="ui item"
         :to="{name: 'manage.library.requests'}">
-          {{ $t('Import requests') }}
+          {{ $gettext('Import requests') }}
           <div
             :class="['ui', {'teal': $store.state.ui.notifications.importRequests > 0}, 'label']"
-            :title="$t('Pending import requests')">
+            :title="$gettext('Pending import requests')">
             {{ $store.state.ui.notifications.importRequests }}</div>
           </router-link>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/library/FilesList.vue b/front/src/views/admin/library/FilesList.vue
index 9c52de576..a5add7150 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/library/FilesList.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/library/FilesList.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div v-title="'Files'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Library files') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Library files') }}</h2>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <library-files-table :show-library="true"></library-files-table>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/library/RequestsList.vue b/front/src/views/admin/library/RequestsList.vue
index 160bf890b..bf097fa77 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/library/RequestsList.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/library/RequestsList.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-title="$t('Import requests')">
+  <div v-title="$gettext('Import requests')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Import requests') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Import requests') }}</h2>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <library-requests-table></library-requests-table>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/users/Base.vue b/front/src/views/admin/users/Base.vue
index 505ca587f..ae1754355 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/users/Base.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/users/Base.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="main pusher"  v-title="$t('Manage users')">
+  <div class="main pusher"  v-title="$gettext('Manage users')">
     <div class="ui secondary pointing menu">
       <router-link
         class="ui item"
-        :to="{name: 'manage.users.users.list'}">{{ $t('Users') }}</router-link>
+        :to="{name: 'manage.users.users.list'}">{{ $gettext('Users') }}</router-link>
       <router-link
         class="ui item"
-        :to="{name: 'manage.users.invitations.list'}">{{ $t('Invitations') }}</router-link>
+        :to="{name: 'manage.users.invitations.list'}">{{ $gettext('Invitations') }}</router-link>
     </div>
     <router-view :key="$route.fullPath"></router-view>
   </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/users/InvitationsList.vue b/front/src/views/admin/users/InvitationsList.vue
index 230dad6c1..7a7446f0e 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/users/InvitationsList.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/users/InvitationsList.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-title="$t('Invitations')">
+  <div v-title="$gettext('Invitations')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Invitations') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Invitations') }}</h2>
       <invitation-form></invitation-form>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <invitations-table></invitations-table>
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersDetail.vue b/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersDetail.vue
index ea92716ca..60a408053 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersDetail.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersDetail.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             <tbody>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Name') }}
+                  {{ $gettext('Name') }}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   {{ object.name }}
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
               </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Email address') }}
+                  {{ $gettext('Email address') }}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   {{ object.email }}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
               </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Sign-up') }}
+                  {{ $gettext('Sign-up') }}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   <human-date :date="object.date_joined"></human-date>
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@
               </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Last activity') }}
+                  {{ $gettext('Last activity') }}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   <human-date v-if="object.last_activity" :date="object.last_activity"></human-date>
-                  <template v-else>{{ $t('N/A') }}</template>
+                  <template v-else>{{ $gettext('N/A') }}</template>
                 </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Account active') }}
-                  <span :data-tooltip="$t('Determine if the user account is active or not. Inactive users cannot login or user the service.')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
+                  {{ $gettext('Account active') }}
+                  <span :data-tooltip="$gettext('Determine if the user account is active or not. Inactive users cannot login or user the service.')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   <div class="ui toggle checkbox">
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
               </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Permissions') }}
+                  {{ $gettext('Permissions') }}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   <select
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
           </table>
         </div>
         <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
-        <button @click="fetchData" class="ui basic button">{{ $t('Refresh') }}</button>
+        <button @click="fetchData" class="ui basic button">{{ $gettext('Refresh') }}</button>
       </div>
     </template>
   </div>
@@ -145,19 +145,19 @@ export default {
       return [
         {
           'code': 'upload',
-          'label': this.$t('Upload')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Upload')
         },
         {
           'code': 'library',
-          'label': this.$t('Library')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Library')
         },
         {
           'code': 'federation',
-          'label': this.$t('Federation')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Federation')
         },
         {
           'code': 'settings',
-          'label': this.$t('Settings')
+          'label': this.$gettext('Settings')
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersList.vue b/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersList.vue
index b22d4aaf8..5e9625ee0 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersList.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/users/UsersList.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-title="$t('Users')">
+  <div v-title="$gettext('Users')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Users') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Users') }}</h2>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <users-table></users-table>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/auth/EmailConfirm.vue b/front/src/views/auth/EmailConfirm.vue
index 7ffa3c8d1..f01aa5216 100644
--- a/front/src/views/auth/EmailConfirm.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/auth/EmailConfirm.vue
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="main pusher" v-title="$t('Confirm your email')">
+  <div class="main pusher" v-title="$gettext('Confirm your email')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2>{{ $t('Confirm your email') }}</h2>
+        <h2>{{ $gettext('Confirm your email') }}</h2>
         <form v-if="!success" class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submit()">
           <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-            <div class="header">{{ $t('Error while confirming your email') }}</div>
+            <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Error while confirming your email') }}</div>
             <ul class="list">
               <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Confirmation code') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Confirmation code') }}</label>
             <input type="text" required v-model="key" />
           </div>
           <router-link :to="{path: '/login'}">
-            {{ $t('Back to login') }}
+            {{ $gettext('Back to login') }}
           </router-link>
           <button :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'right', 'floated', 'green', 'button']" type="submit">
-            {{ $t('Confirm your email') }}</button>
+            {{ $gettext('Confirm your email') }}</button>
         </form>
         <div v-else class="ui positive message">
-          <div class="header">{{ $t('Email confirmed') }}</div>
-          <p>{{ $t('Your email address was confirmed, you can now use the service without limitations.') }}</p>
+          <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Email confirmed') }}</div>
+          <p>{{ $gettext('Your email address was confirmed, you can now use the service without limitations.') }}</p>
           <router-link :to="{name: 'login'}">
-            {{ $t('Proceed to login') }}
+            {{ $gettext('Proceed to login') }}
           </router-link>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/auth/PasswordReset.vue b/front/src/views/auth/PasswordReset.vue
index f6b445e00..d56e85804 100644
--- a/front/src/views/auth/PasswordReset.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/auth/PasswordReset.vue
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="main pusher" v-title="$t('Reset your password')">
+  <div class="main pusher" v-title="$gettext('Reset your password')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2>{{ $t('Reset your password') }}</h2>
+        <h2>{{ $gettext('Reset your password') }}</h2>
         <form class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submit()">
           <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-            <div class="header">{{ $t('Error while asking for a password reset') }}</div>
+            <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Error while asking for a password reset') }}</div>
             <ul class="list">
               <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
-          <p>{{ $t('Use this form to request a password reset. We will send an email to the given address with instructions to reset your password.') }}</p>
+          <p>{{ $gettext('Use this form to request a password reset. We will send an email to the given address with instructions to reset your password.') }}</p>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Account\'s email') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Account\'s email') }}</label>
             <input
               required
               ref="email"
               type="email"
               autofocus
-              :placeholder="$t('Input the email address binded to your account')"
+              :placeholder="$gettext('Input the email address binded to your account')"
               v-model="email">
           </div>
           <router-link :to="{path: '/login'}">
-            {{ $t('Back to login') }}
+            {{ $gettext('Back to login') }}
           </router-link>
           <button :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'right', 'floated', 'green', 'button']" type="submit">
-            {{ $t('Ask for a password reset') }}</button>
+            {{ $gettext('Ask for a password reset') }}</button>
         </form>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/auth/PasswordResetConfirm.vue b/front/src/views/auth/PasswordResetConfirm.vue
index 102ed6126..05225f093 100644
--- a/front/src/views/auth/PasswordResetConfirm.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/auth/PasswordResetConfirm.vue
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="main pusher" v-title="$t('Change your password')">
+  <div class="main pusher" v-title="$gettext('Change your password')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
       <div class="ui small text container">
-        <h2>{{ $t('Change your password') }}</h2>
+        <h2>{{ $gettext('Change your password') }}</h2>
         <form v-if="!success" class="ui form" @submit.prevent="submit()">
           <div v-if="errors.length > 0" class="ui negative message">
-            <div class="header">{{ $t('Error while changing your password') }}</div>
+            <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Error while changing your password') }}</div>
             <ul class="list">
               <li v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
           <template v-if="token && uid">
             <div class="field">
-              <label>{{ $t('New password') }}</label>
+              <label>{{ $gettext('New password') }}</label>
               <password-input v-model="newPassword" />
             </div>
             <router-link :to="{path: '/login'}">
-              {{ $t('Back to login') }}
+              {{ $gettext('Back to login') }}
             </router-link>
             <button :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'right', 'floated', 'green', 'button']" type="submit">
-              {{ $t('Update your password') }}</button>
+              {{ $gettext('Update your password') }}</button>
           </template>
           <template v-else>
-            <p>{{ $t('If the email address provided in the previous step is valid and binded to a user account, you should receive an email with reset instructions in the next couple of minutes.') }}</p>
+            <p>{{ $gettext('If the email address provided in the previous step is valid and binded to a user account, you should receive an email with reset instructions in the next couple of minutes.') }}</p>
           </template>
         </form>
         <div v-else class="ui positive message">
-          <div class="header">{{ $t('Password updated successfully') }}</div>
-          <p>{{ $t('Your password has been updated successfully.') }}</p>
+          <div class="header">{{ $gettext('Password updated successfully') }}</div>
+          <p>{{ $gettext('Your password has been updated successfully.') }}</p>
           <router-link :to="{name: 'login'}">
-            {{ $t('Proceed to login') }}
+            {{ $gettext('Proceed to login') }}
           </router-link>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/federation/Base.vue b/front/src/views/federation/Base.vue
index 951fe9f0f..5b1269502 100644
--- a/front/src/views/federation/Base.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/federation/Base.vue
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
     <div class="ui secondary pointing menu">
       <router-link
         class="ui item"
-        :to="{name: 'federation.libraries.list'}">{{ $t('Libraries') }}</router-link>
+        :to="{name: 'federation.libraries.list'}">{{ $gettext('Libraries') }}</router-link>
       <router-link
         class="ui item"
-        :to="{name: 'federation.tracks.list'}">{{ $t('Tracks') }}</router-link>
+        :to="{name: 'federation.tracks.list'}">{{ $gettext('Tracks') }}</router-link>
         <div class="ui secondary right menu">
           <router-link
             class="ui item"
             :to="{name: 'federation.followers.list'}">
-            {{ $t('Followers') }}
-            <div class="ui teal label" :title="$t('Pending requests')">{{ requestsCount }}</div>
+            {{ $gettext('Followers') }}
+            <div class="ui teal label" :title="$gettext('Pending requests')">{{ requestsCount }}</div>
           </router-link>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryDetail.vue b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryDetail.vue
index 7a842b679..fb4e27990 100644
--- a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryDetail.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryDetail.vue
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@
             <tbody>
               <tr>
                 <td >
-                  {{ $t('Follow status') }}
-                  <span :data-tooltip="$t('This indicate if the remote library granted you access')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
+                  {{ $gettext('Follow status') }}
+                  <span :data-tooltip="$gettext('This indicate if the remote library granted you access')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   <template v-if="object.follow.approved === null">
-                    <i class="loading icon"></i> {{ $t('Pending approval') }}
+                    <i class="loading icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Pending approval') }}
                   </template>
                   <template v-else-if="object.follow.approved === true">
-                    <i class="check icon"></i> {{ $t('Following') }}
+                    <i class="check icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Following') }}
                   </template>
                   <template v-else-if="object.follow.approved === false">
-                    <i class="x icon"></i> {{ $t('Not following') }}
+                    <i class="x icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Not following') }}
                   </template>
                 </td>
                 <td>
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
               </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Federation') }}
-                  <span :data-tooltip="$t('Use this flag to enable/disable federation with this library')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
+                  {{ $gettext('Federation') }}
+                  <span :data-tooltip="$gettext('Use this flag to enable/disable federation with this library')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   <div class="ui toggle checkbox">
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
               </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td>
-                  {{ $t('Auto importing') }}
-                  <span :data-tooltip="$t('When enabled, auto importing will automatically import new tracks published in this library')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
+                  {{ $gettext('Auto importing') }}
+                  <span :data-tooltip="$gettext('When enabled, auto importing will automatically import new tracks published in this library')"><i class="question circle icon"></i></span>
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   <div class="ui toggle checkbox">
@@ -82,19 +82,24 @@
               </tr>
               -->
               <tr>
-                <td>{{ $t('Library size') }}</td>
+                <td>{{ $gettext('Library size') }}</td>
                 <td>
                   <template v-if="object.tracks_count">
-                    {{ $t('{%count%} tracks', { count: object.tracks_count }) }}
+                    <translate
+                      translate-plural="%{ count } tracks"
+                      :translate-n="object.tracks_count"
+                      :translate-params="{count: object.tracks_count}">
+                      %{ count } track
+                    </translate>
                   </template>
                   <template v-else>
-                    {{ $t('Unkwnown') }}
+                    {{ $gettext('Unkwnown') }}
                   </template>
                 </td>
                 <td></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td>{{ $t('Last fetched') }}</td>
+                <td>{{ $gettext('Last fetched') }}</td>
                 <td>
                   <human-date v-if="object.fetched_date" :date="object.fetched_date"></human-date>
                   <template v-else>Never</template>
@@ -102,10 +107,10 @@
                     @click="scan"
                     v-if="!scanTrigerred"
                     :class="['ui', 'basic', {loading: isScanLoading}, 'button']">
-                    <i class="sync icon"></i> {{ $t('Trigger scan') }}
+                    <i class="sync icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Trigger scan') }}
                   </button>
                   <button v-else class="ui success button">
-                    <i class="check icon"></i> {{ $t('Scan triggered!') }}
+                    <i class="check icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Scan triggered!') }}
                   </button>
 
                 </td>
@@ -115,10 +120,10 @@
           </table>
         </div>
         <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
-        <button @click="fetchData" class="ui basic button">{{ $t('Refresh') }}</button>
+        <button @click="fetchData" class="ui basic button">{{ $gettext('Refresh') }}</button>
       </div>
       <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-        <h2>{{ $t('Tracks available in this library') }}</h2>
+        <h2>{{ $gettext('Tracks available in this library') }}</h2>
         <library-track-table v-if="!isLoading" :filters="{library: id}"></library-track-table>
       </div>
     </template>
diff --git a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryFollowersList.vue b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryFollowersList.vue
index ce79e4787..982100060 100644
--- a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryFollowersList.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryFollowersList.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <template>
   <div v-title="'Followers'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Browsing followers') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Browsing followers') }}</h2>
       <p>
-        {{ $t('Be careful when accepting follow requests, as it means the follower will have access to your entire library.') }}
+        {{ $gettext('Be careful when accepting follow requests, as it means the follower will have access to your entire library.') }}
       </p>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <library-follow-table></library-follow-table>
diff --git a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryList.vue b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryList.vue
index d067705fa..d5ec9789e 100644
--- a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryList.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryList.vue
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 <template>
   <div v-title="'Libraries'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Browsing libraries') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Browsing libraries') }}</h2>
       <router-link
         class="ui basic green button"
         :to="{name: 'federation.libraries.scan'}">
         <i class="plus icon"></i>
-        {{ $t('Add a new library') }}
+        {{ $gettext('Add a new library') }}
       </router-link>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <div :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'form']">
         <div class="fields">
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
             <input class="search" type="text" v-model="query" placeholder="Enter an library domain name..."/>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Ordering') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
               <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
                 {{ option[1] }}
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Ordering direction') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
-              <option value="+">{{ $t('Ascending') }}</option>
-              <option value="-">{{ $t('Descending') }}</option>
+              <option value="+">{{ $gettext('Ascending') }}</option>
+              <option value="-">{{ $gettext('Descending') }}</option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Results per page') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Results per page') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="paginateBy">
               <option :value="parseInt(12)">12</option>
               <option :value="parseInt(25)">25</option>
diff --git a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryTrackList.vue b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryTrackList.vue
index b9a78527f..566be6949 100644
--- a/front/src/views/federation/LibraryTrackList.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/federation/LibraryTrackList.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div v-title="'Federated tracks'">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Browsing federated tracks') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Browsing federated tracks') }}</h2>
       <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
       <library-track-table :show-library="true"></library-track-table>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/instance/Timeline.vue b/front/src/views/instance/Timeline.vue
index a5647b7bf..0f3f3e6d1 100644
--- a/front/src/views/instance/Timeline.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/instance/Timeline.vue
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   <div class="main pusher" v-title="'Instance Timeline'">
     <div class="ui vertical center aligned stripe segment">
       <div v-if="isLoading" :class="['ui', {'active': isLoading}, 'inverted', 'dimmer']">
-        <div class="ui text loader">{{ $t('Loading timeline...') }}</div>
+        <div class="ui text loader">{{ $gettext('Loading timeline...') }}</div>
       </div>
       <div v-else class="ui text container">
-        <h1 class="ui header">{{ $t('Recent activity on this instance') }}</h1>
+        <h1 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Recent activity on this instance') }}</h1>
         <div class="ui feed">
           <component
             class="event"
diff --git a/front/src/views/playlists/Detail.vue b/front/src/views/playlists/Detail.vue
index 7a378fa67..b76f2f2c0 100644
--- a/front/src/views/playlists/Detail.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/playlists/Detail.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <div v-if="isLoading" class="ui vertical segment" v-title="$t('Playlist')">
+    <div v-if="isLoading" class="ui vertical segment" v-title="$gettext('Playlist')">
       <div :class="['ui', 'centered', 'active', 'inline', 'loader']"></div>
     </div>
     <div v-if="!isLoading && playlist" class="ui head vertical center aligned stripe segment" v-title="playlist.name">
@@ -9,28 +9,33 @@
           <i class="circular inverted list yellow icon"></i>
           <div class="content">
             {{ playlist.name }}
-            <i18next tag="div" class="sub header" path="Playlist containing {%0%} tracks, by {%1%}">
-              {{ playlistTracks.length }}
-              <username :username="playlist.user.username"></username>
-            </i18next>
+            <translate
+              tag="div"
+              class="sub header"
+              translate-plural="Playlist containing %{ count } tracks, by %{ username }"
+              :translate-n="playlistTracks.length"
+              :translate-params="{count: playlistTracks.length, username: playlist.user.username}">
+              Playlist containing %{ count } track, by %{ username }
+            </translate>
           </div>
         </h2>
         <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
-        </button>
-        <play-button class="orange" :tracks="tracks">{{ $t('Play all') }}</play-button>
+        <play-button class="orange" :tracks="tracks">{{ $gettext('Play all') }}</play-button>
         <button
           class="ui icon button"
           v-if="playlist.user.id === $store.state.auth.profile.id"
           @click="edit = !edit">
           <i class="pencil icon"></i>
-          <template v-if="edit">{{ $t('End edition') }}</template>
-          <template v-else>{{ $t('Edit...') }}</template>
+          <template v-if="edit">{{ $gettext('End edition') }}</template>
+          <template v-else>{{ $gettext('Edit...') }}</template>
         </button>
-        <dangerous-button class="labeled icon" :action="deletePlaylist">
-          <i class="trash icon"></i> {{ $t('Delete') }}
-          <p slot="modal-header">{{ $t('Do you want to delete the playlist "{% playlist %}"?', {playlist: playlist.name}) }}</p>
-          <p slot="modal-content">{{ $t('This will completely delete this playlist and cannot be undone.') }}</p>
-          <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $t('Delete playlist') }}</p>
+        <dangerous-button v-if="playlist.user.id === $store.state.auth.profile.id" class="labeled icon" :action="deletePlaylist">
+          <i class="trash icon"></i> {{ $gettext('Delete') }}
+          <p slot="modal-header">
+            <translate :translate-params="{playlist: playlist.name}">Do you want to delete the playlist "%{ playlist }"?</translate>
+          </p>
+          <p slot="modal-content">{{ $gettext('This will completely delete this playlist and cannot be undone.') }}</p>
+          <p slot="modal-confirm">{{ $gettext('Delete playlist') }}</p>
         </dangerous-button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue b/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue
index cc6ad49bb..ca59612d8 100644
--- a/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-title="$t('Playlists')">
+  <div v-title="$gettext('Playlists')">
     <div class="ui vertical stripe segment">
-      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $t('Browsing playlists') }}</h2>
+      <h2 class="ui header">{{ $gettext('Browsing playlists') }}</h2>
       <div :class="['ui', {'loading': isLoading}, 'form']">
         <template v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated">
           <button
             @click="$store.commit('playlists/chooseTrack', null)"
-            class="ui basic green button">{{ $t('Manage your playlists') }}</button>
+            class="ui basic green button">{{ $gettext('Manage your playlists') }}</button>
           <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
         </template>
         <div class="fields">
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Search') }}</label>
-            <input type="text" v-model="query" :placeholder="$t('Enter an playlist name...')"/>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Search') }}</label>
+            <input type="text" v-model="query" :placeholder="$gettext('Enter an playlist name...')"/>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Ordering') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="ordering">
               <option v-for="option in orderingOptions" :value="option[0]">
                 {{ option[1] }}
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Ordering direction') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Ordering direction') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="orderingDirection">
-              <option value="+">{{ $t('Ascending') }}</option>
-              <option value="-">{{ $t('Descending') }}</option>
+              <option value="+">{{ $gettext('Ascending') }}</option>
+              <option value="-">{{ $gettext('Descending') }}</option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div class="field">
-            <label>{{ $t('Results per page') }}</label>
+            <label>{{ $gettext('Results per page') }}</label>
             <select class="ui dropdown" v-model="paginateBy">
               <option :value="parseInt(12)">12</option>
               <option :value="parseInt(25)">25</option>