diff --git a/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp b/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp
index bca63ef..a6b3747 100644
--- a/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp
+++ b/mdlviewer/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Joshua Goins <josh@redstrate.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+#include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <physis.hpp>
 #include <physis_logger.h>
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     customizeAboutData(QStringLiteral("mdlviewer"),
                        QStringLiteral("zone.xiv.mdlviewer"),
                        QStringLiteral("MDLViewer"),
-                       QStringLiteral("Program to view FFXIV MDL files."));
+                       i18n("Program to view FFXIV MDL files."));
 
     // Default to a sensible message pattern
     if (qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("QT_MESSAGE_PATTERN")) {
diff --git a/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp b/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
index e36d270..6c37e33 100644
--- a/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mdlviewer/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
+#include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData *data)
 
     auto renderWidget = new QWidget();
 
-    tabWidget->addTab(renderWidget, QStringLiteral("Render"));
+    tabWidget->addTab(renderWidget, i18nc("@title:tab", "Render"));
     tabWidget->setDocumentMode(true); // hide borders
     tabWidget->tabBar()->setExpanding(true);
 
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(GameData *data)
 
 void MainWindow::setupFileMenu(QMenu *menu)
 {
-    auto openMDLFile = menu->addAction(QStringLiteral("Open MDL..."));
+    auto openMDLFile = menu->addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu MDL is an abbreviation for a file type", "Open MDL..."));
     openMDLFile->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-open")));
     connect(openMDLFile, &QAction::triggered, [this] {
-        auto fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(nullptr, QStringLiteral("Open MDL File"), QStringLiteral("~"), QStringLiteral("FFXIV Model File (*.mdl)"));
+        auto fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(nullptr, i18nc("@title:window", "Open MDL File"), QStringLiteral("~"), i18n("FFXIV Model File (*.mdl)"));
 
         auto buffer = physis_read_file(fileName.toStdString().c_str());