diff --git a/tools/translate_apps/push_or_update_apps_on_repository.py b/tools/translate_apps/push_or_update_apps_on_repository.py
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+import os
+import time
+import json
+import tempfile
+import subprocess
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Union
+
+import wlc
+import tomlkit
+
+github_webhook_secret = open("github_webhook_secret", "r").read().strip()
+
+login = open("login").read().strip()
+token = open("token").read().strip()
+
+weblate_token = open("weblate_token").read().strip()
+
+my_env = os.environ.copy()
+my_env["GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT"] = "0"
+my_env["GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"] = "yunohost-bot"
+my_env["GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"] = "yunohost@yunohost.org"
+my_env["GIT_COMMITTER_NAME"] = "yunohost-bot"
+my_env["GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL"] = "yunohost@yunohost.org"
+
+
+class Repository:
+    def __init__(self, url, branch):
+        self.url = url
+        self.branch = branch
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.temporary_directory = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.path = Path(self.temporary_directory.name)
+        self.run_command(
+            [
+                "git",
+                "clone",
+                self.url,
+                "--single-branch",
+                "--branch",
+                self.branch,
+                self.path,
+            ]
+        )
+
+        return self
+
+    def run_command(
+        self, command: Union[str, list], capture_output=False
+    ) -> Union[str, int]:
+        if isinstance(command, str):
+            kwargs = {"args": f"cd {self.path} && {command}", "shell": True}
+
+        elif isinstance(command, list):
+            kwargs = {"args": command, "cwd": self.path}
+
+        if capture_output:
+            return subprocess.check_output(**kwargs).decode()
+        else:
+            print(f"\033[1;31m>>\033[0m \033[0;34m{command}\033[0m")
+            return subprocess.check_call(**kwargs)
+
+    def file_exists(self, file_name: str) -> bool:
+        return (self.path / file_name).exists()
+
+    def read_file(self, file_name: str) -> str:
+        return open((self.path / file_name).resolve(), "r").read()
+
+    def write_file(self, file_name: str, content: str) -> None:
+        open((self.path / file_name).resolve(), "w").write(content)
+
+    def remove_file(self, file_name: str) -> None:
+        os.remove(self.path / file_name)
+
+    def append_to_file(self, file_name: str, content: str) -> None:
+        open((self.path / file_name).resolve(), "a").write(content)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f'<__main__.Repository "{self.url.split("@")[1]}" path="{self.path}">'
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+
+def extract_strings_to_translate_from_apps(apps, translations_repository):
+    weblate = wlc.Weblate(key=weblate_token, url="https://translate.yunohost.org/api/")
+
+    for app, infos in apps.items():
+        repository_uri = infos["git"]["url"].replace("https://github.com/", "")
+        branch = infos["git"]["branch"]
+
+        if "github.com" not in infos["git"]["url"]:
+            continue
+
+        print(app)
+        print(f"{repository_uri} -> branch '{branch}'")
+
+        with Repository(
+            f"https://{login}:{token}@github.com/{repository_uri}", branch
+        ) as repository:
+            if not repository.file_exists("manifest.toml"):
+                continue
+
+            manifest = tomlkit.loads(repository.read_file("manifest.toml"))
+
+            translations_path = Path(f"translations/apps/{app}/")
+
+            newly_created_translation = False
+            if not translations_repository.file_exists(translations_path):
+                (translations_repository.path / translations_path).mkdir(parents=True)
+                newly_created_translation = True
+
+            translations = defaultdict(dict)
+            for language, strings_to_translate in manifest.get(
+                "description", {}
+            ).items():
+                translations[language]["description"] = strings_to_translate
+
+            for question in manifest.get("install", {}):
+                for strings_to_translate in ["ask", "help"]:
+                    for language, message in (
+                        manifest["install"][question]
+                        .get(strings_to_translate, {})
+                        .items()
+                    ):
+                        translations[language][
+                            f"install_{question}_{strings_to_translate}"
+                        ] = message
+
+            if newly_created_translation:
+                for language, translated_strings in translations.items():
+                    translations_repository.write_file(
+                        translations_path / f"{language}.json",
+                        json.dumps(translated_strings, indent=4, sort_keys=True),
+                    )
+            else:
+                translations_repository.write_file(
+                    translations_path / "en.json",
+                    json.dumps(translations["en"], indent=4, sort_keys=True),
+                )
+
+            # if something has been modified
+            if translations_repository.run_command("git status -s", capture_output=True).strip():
+                translations_repository.run_command("git status -s")
+                translations_repository.run_command(["git", "add", translations_path])
+                translations_repository.run_command(
+                    [
+                        "git",
+                        "commit",
+                        "-m",
+                        f"feat(apps/i18n): extract strings to translate for application {app}",
+                    ]
+                )
+                translations_repository.run_command(["git", "push"])
+
+            if newly_created_translation:
+                weblate.create_component(
+                    "yunohost-apps",
+                    name=app,
+                    slug=app,
+                    file_format="json",
+                    filemask=f"translations/apps/{app}/*.json",
+                    repo="https://github.com/yunohost/apps_translations",
+                    new_base=f"translations/apps/{app}/en.json",
+                    template=f"translations/apps/{app}/en.json",
+                    push="git@github.com:yunohost/apps_translations.git",
+                )
+
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    apps = json.load(open("../../builds/default/v3/apps.json"))["apps"]
+
+    with Repository(
+        f"https://{login}:{token}@github.com/yunohost/apps_translations", "main"
+    ) as repository:
+        extract_strings_to_translate_from_apps(apps, repository)
diff --git a/tools/translate_apps/requirements.txt b/tools/translate_apps/requirements.txt
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+++ b/tools/translate_apps/requirements.txt
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+wlc  # weblate api