diff --git a/priv/gettext/default.pot b/priv/gettext/default.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a39d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/gettext/default.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+## This file is a PO Template file. `msgid`s here are often extracted from
+## source code; add new translations manually only if they're dynamic
+## translations that can't be statically extracted. Run `mix
+## gettext.extract` to bring this file up to date. Leave `msgstr`s empty as
+## changing them here as no effect; edit them in PO (`.po`) files instead.
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:18
+msgid "About"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:6
+msgid "Announce your new project, blog post or version update."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:17
+msgid "Home"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:23
+msgid "Open Source"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:22
+msgid "Running on Phoenix!"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:19
+msgid "You can follow via"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/priv/gettext/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po b/priv/gettext/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900e301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/gettext/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+## `msgid`s in this file come from POT (.pot) files. Do not add, change, or
+## remove `msgid`s manually here as they're tied to the ones in the
+## corresponding POT file (with the same domain). Use `mix gettext.extract
+## --merge` or `mix gettext.merge` to merge POT files into PO files.
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Language: en\n"
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:18
+msgid "About"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:6
+msgid "Announce your new project, blog post or version update."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:17
+msgid "Home"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:23
+msgid "Open Source"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:22
+msgid "Running on Phoenix!"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:19
+msgid "You can follow via"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/priv/gettext/fr/LC_MESSAGES/default.po b/priv/gettext/fr/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bfa9d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/gettext/fr/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+## `msgid`s in this file come from POT (.pot) files. Do not add, change, or
+## remove `msgid`s manually here as they're tied to the ones in the
+## corresponding POT file (with the same domain). Use `mix gettext.extract
+## --merge` or `mix gettext.merge` to merge POT files into PO files.
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Language: fr\n"
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:18
+msgid "About"
+msgstr "Concernant"
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:6
+msgid "Announce your new project, blog post or version update."
+msgstr "Annoncer votre nouveau projet, post de blog ou une version mise à jour."
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:17
+msgid "Home"
+msgstr "Maison"
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:23
+msgid "Open Source"
+msgstr "Code Source Libre"
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:22
+msgid "Running on Phoenix!"
+msgstr "Fonctionnant sur Phoenix!"
+
+#: web/views/shared_view.ex:19
+msgid "You can follow via"
+msgstr "Vous pouvez suivre via"
diff --git a/priv/gettext/fr/LC_MESSAGES/errors.po b/priv/gettext/fr/LC_MESSAGES/errors.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb2c2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/gettext/fr/LC_MESSAGES/errors.po
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+## `msgid`s in this file come from POT (.pot) files. Do not add, change, or
+## remove `msgid`s manually here as they're tied to the ones in the
+## corresponding POT file (with the same domain). Use `mix gettext.extract
+## --merge` or `mix gettext.merge` to merge POT files into PO files.
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Language: fr\n"
+
+msgid "can't be blank"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "is invalid"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "has invalid format"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "has an invalid entry"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "is reserved"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "does not match confirmation"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "is still associated to this entry"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "are still associated to this entry"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "should be %{count} character(s)"
+msgid_plural "should be %{count} character(s)"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "should have %{count} item(s)"
+msgid_plural "should have %{count} item(s)"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "should be at least %{count} character(s)"
+msgid_plural "should be at least %{count} character(s)"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "should have at least %{count} item(s)"
+msgid_plural "should have at least %{count} item(s)"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "should be at most %{count} character(s)"
+msgid_plural "should be at most %{count} character(s)"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "should have at most %{count} item(s)"
+msgid_plural "should have at most %{count} item(s)"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "must be less than %{count}"
+msgid_plural "must be less than %{count}"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "must be greater than %{count}"
+msgid_plural "must be greater than %{count}"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "must be less than or equal to %{count}"
+msgid_plural "must be less than or equal to %{count}"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "must be greater than or equal to %{count}"
+msgid_plural "must be greater than or equal to %{count}"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+msgid "must be equal to %{count}"
+msgid_plural "must be equal to %{count}"
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
diff --git a/web/controllers/locale.ex b/web/controllers/locale.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dffe44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/controllers/locale.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+defmodule ElixirStatus.Locale do
+  import Plug.Conn
+
+  def init(opts), do: nil
+
+  def call(conn, _opts) do
+    case conn.params["locale"] || get_session(conn, :locale) do
+      nil     -> conn
+      locale  ->
+        Gettext.put_locale(ElixirStatus.Gettext, locale)
+        conn |> put_session(:locale, locale)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/router.ex b/web/router.ex
index c374254..b45f18c 100644
--- a/web/router.ex
+++ b/web/router.ex
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule ElixirStatus.Router do
     plug :protect_from_forgery
     plug :put_secure_browser_headers
     plug :assign_current_user
+    plug ElixirStatus.Locale
   end
 
   pipeline :api do
diff --git a/web/templates/shared/sidebar.html.eex b/web/templates/shared/sidebar.html.eex
index 89e4bfa..0ee0554 100644
--- a/web/templates/shared/sidebar.html.eex
+++ b/web/templates/shared/sidebar.html.eex
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-
 <div class="sidebar">
   <div class="container">
     <div class="sidebar-header">
       <a href="/"><img src="<%= static_path(@conn, "/images/logo.png") %>" class="logo"/></a>
       <h1><a href="/">elixirstatus</a></h1>
-      <p>Announce your new project, blog post or version update.</p>
+      <p><%= gettext "Announce your new project, blog post or version update." %></p>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="container sidebar-nav-container">
@@ -15,13 +14,13 @@
     <input type="checkbox" class="sidebar-checkbox" id="sidebar-checkbox">
 
     <nav class="sidebar-nav">
-      <a class="sidebar-nav-item active" href="/">Home</a>
-      <a class="sidebar-nav-item" href="<%= page_path(@conn, :about) %>">About</a>
-      <span class="sidebar-nav-item">You can follow via</span>
+      <a class="sidebar-nav-item active" href="/"><%= gettext "Home" %></a>
+      <a class="sidebar-nav-item" href="<%= page_path(@conn, :about) %>"><%= gettext "About" %></a>
+      <span class="sidebar-nav-item"><%= gettext "You can follow via" %></span>
       <a class="sidebar-nav-item" href="https://twitter.com/elixirstatus" target="_blank">Twitter</a>
       <a class="sidebar-nav-item" href="/rss">RSS</a>
-      <span class="sidebar-nav-item">Running on Phoenix!</span>
-      <a class="sidebar-nav-item" href="https://github.com/rrrene/elixirstatus-web" target="_blank">Open Source</a>
+      <span class="sidebar-nav-item"><%= gettext "Running on Phoenix!" %></span>
+      <a class="sidebar-nav-item" href="https://github.com/rrrene/elixirstatus-web" target="_blank"><%= gettext "Open Source" %></a>
     </nav>
   </div>
 </div>