diff --git a/src/gpgui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gpgui/CMakeLists.txt
index b278ff74..40606706 100644
--- a/src/gpgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gpgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ add_executable(gpgui
     gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp
     gui/xml/xml_edit.cpp
     gui/xml/xml_string_edit.cpp
+
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/translations/translations.qrc
 )
 
 if(SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
diff --git a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp
index 3af9afd9..a8b5611f 100644
--- a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 #include "xml_attribute.h"
 
+#include <QSet>
+#include <QHash>
+
 XmlAttribute::XmlAttribute(const QDomNode &node) {
     // NOTE: there are two "attributes", attributes of the object and xml attributes
     const QDomNamedNodeMap attributes = node.attributes();
@@ -31,37 +34,6 @@ XmlAttribute::XmlAttribute(const QDomNode &node) {
 
     const QDomNode attribute_use = attributes.namedItem("use");
     m_required = (attribute_use.nodeValue() == "required");
-
-    // Recurse through all ancestors of node and check if any of them have an attribute "name" set to "Properties"
-    // TODO: might actually not be useful? Delete if not
-    auto get_is_property =
-    [node]() -> bool {
-        QDomNode current = node.parentNode();
-
-        while (!current.isNull()) {
-            const QDomNamedNodeMap current_attributes = current.attributes();
-            const QDomNode name_node = current_attributes.namedItem("name");
-            if (!name_node.isNull()) {
-                const QString this_name = name_node.nodeValue();
-
-                if (this_name == "Properties") {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-
-            const QDomNode new_current = current.parentNode();
-
-            if (new_current == current) {
-                // Reached top node
-                return false;
-            } else {
-                current = new_current;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    };
-    m_is_property = get_is_property();
 }
 
 void XmlAttribute::print() const {
@@ -69,7 +41,6 @@ void XmlAttribute::print() const {
     printf("    name=%s\n", qPrintable(m_name));
     printf("    type=%s\n", qPrintable(attribute_type_to_string(m_type)));
     printf("    required=%d\n", m_required);
-    printf("    properties=%d\n", m_is_property);
 }
 
 
@@ -85,8 +56,17 @@ bool XmlAttribute::required() const {
     return m_required;
 }
 
-bool XmlAttribute::is_property() const {
-    return m_is_property;
+bool XmlAttribute::hidden() const {
+    // TODO: there's gotta be some external resource that says which attributes are hidden
+    static const QSet<QString> hidden_attributes = {
+        "clsid",
+        "disabled",
+        "changed",
+        "uid",
+    };
+    const bool is_hidden = hidden_attributes.contains(name());
+
+    return is_hidden;
 }
 
 const QHash<XmlAttributeType, QString> attribute_type_to_string_map = {
@@ -123,3 +103,34 @@ XmlAttributeType string_to_attribute_type(const QString string_raw) {
 
     return type;
 }
+
+#define DISPLAY_STRING_MACRO(attribute) {attribute, QObject::tr(attribute)},
+#define DISPLAY_STRING_MACRO_2(attribute) attribute "_test"
+
+QString XmlAttribute::display_string() const {
+    static const QHash<QString, QString> display_strings = {
+        {"pidl", QObject::tr("pidl DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"name", QObject::tr("name DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"image", QObject::tr("image DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"targetType", QObject::tr("targetType DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"action", QObject::tr("action DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"comment", QObject::tr("comment DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"shortcutKey", QObject::tr("shortcutKey DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"startIn", QObject::tr("startIn DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"arguments", QObject::tr("arguments DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"iconIndex", QObject::tr("iconIndex DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"targetPath", QObject::tr("targetPath DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"iconPath", QObject::tr("iconPath DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"window", QObject::tr("window DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"shortcutPath", QObject::tr("shortcutPath DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"desc", QObject::tr("desc DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"bypassErrors", QObject::tr("bypassErrors DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"userContext", QObject::tr("userContext DISPLAY_STRING")},
+        {"removePolicy", QObject::tr("removePolicy DISPLAY_STRING")},
+    };
+    static const QString default_value = QObject::tr("UNKNOWN XML ATTRIBUTE NAME");
+
+    const QString display_string = display_strings.value(name(), default_value);
+
+    return display_string;
+}
diff --git a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.h b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.h
index fc72eea6..e32b0787 100644
--- a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.h
+++ b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.h
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ public:
     QString name() const;
     XmlAttributeType type() const;
     bool required() const;
-    bool is_property() const;
+    bool hidden() const;
+    QString display_string() const;
 
 private:
     QString m_name;
     XmlAttributeType m_type;
     bool m_required;
-    bool m_is_property;
 };
 
 QString attribute_type_to_string(const XmlAttributeType type);
diff --git a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_editor.cpp b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_editor.cpp
index 092e60cf..38d450fe 100644
--- a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_editor.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_editor.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ XmlEditor::XmlEditor(const QString &path_arg)
     auto edits_layout = new QGridLayout();
 
     for (auto attribute : schema_attributes) {
+        if (attribute.hidden()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         auto edit = new XmlStringEdit(attribute);
         edit->add_to_layout(edits_layout);
         edit->load(doc);
diff --git a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_string_edit.cpp b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_string_edit.cpp
index b2ac156b..3c30da65 100644
--- a/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_string_edit.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_string_edit.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void XmlStringEdit::load(const QDomDocument &doc) {
 }
 
 void XmlStringEdit::add_to_layout(QGridLayout *layout) {
-    const QString label_text = attribute.name() + ":";
+    const QString label_text = attribute.display_string() + ":";
     const auto label = new QLabel(label_text);
 
     // TODO: connect_changed_marker(this, label);
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ bool XmlStringEdit::changed() const {
 }
 
 bool XmlStringEdit::apply(QDomDocument *doc) {
-    printf("apply %s\n", qPrintable(attribute.name()));
     if (!changed()) {
         printf("   not applying\n");
         return true;
     }
-    printf("!!!!!!!applying\n");
 
     QDomNode attribute_node = find_attribute_node(*doc, attribute.name());
     const QString new_value = edit->text();
     attribute_node.setNodeValue(new_value);
 
+    printf("apply %s: [%s]=>[%s]\n", qPrintable(attribute.name()), qPrintable(original_value), qPrintable(new_value));
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/gpgui/main.cpp b/src/gpgui/main.cpp
index 3a10129f..47908221 100644
--- a/src/gpgui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgui/main.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     app.setOrganizationName(GPGUI_ORGANIZATION);
     app.setOrganizationDomain(GPGUI_ORGANIZATION_DOMAIN);
 
+    QTranslator translator;
+    translator.load(QLocale(), QString(), QString(), ":/translations");
+    app.installTranslator(&translator);
+
     QCommandLineParser cli_parser;
     cli_parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
     cli_parser.addHelpOption();
diff --git a/translations/en.ts b/translations/en.ts
index 740506ea..d170a3f9 100644
--- a/translations/en.ts
+++ b/translations/en.ts
@@ -546,37 +546,41 @@
 <context>
     <name>MainWindow</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="87"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="88"/>
         <source>File</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+        <translation>File</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="89"/>
+        <source>File untranslated</source>
+        <translation type="obsolete">File</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="90"/>
         <source>Open</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="94"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="95"/>
         <source>Exit</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="113"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="116"/>
         <source>About GPGUI</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="113"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="116"/>
         <source>GPGUI about</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="177"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="180"/>
         <source>Loaded PReg file</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="218"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="221"/>
         <source>Open Directory</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
@@ -967,6 +971,101 @@
         <source>Attribute &quot;%1&quot; cannot be empty!</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="112"/>
+        <source>pidl DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>PIDL</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="113"/>
+        <source>name DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Name</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="114"/>
+        <source>image DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Image</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="115"/>
+        <source>targetType DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Target type</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="116"/>
+        <source>action DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Action</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="117"/>
+        <source>comment DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Comment</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="118"/>
+        <source>shortcutKey DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Shortcut key</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="119"/>
+        <source>startIn DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Start in</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="120"/>
+        <source>arguments DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Arguments</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="121"/>
+        <source>iconIndex DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Icon index</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="122"/>
+        <source>targetPath DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Target path</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="123"/>
+        <source>iconPath DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Icon path</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="124"/>
+        <source>window DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Window</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="125"/>
+        <source>shortcutPath DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Shortcut path</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="126"/>
+        <source>desc DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Description</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="127"/>
+        <source>bypassErrors DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Bypass errors</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="128"/>
+        <source>userContext DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Apply in security context of user</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="129"/>
+        <source>removePolicy DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation>Remove policy when it stops being applied</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="131"/>
+        <source>UNKNOWN XML ATTRIBUTE NAME</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>RenameDialog</name>
@@ -1063,7 +1162,7 @@
 <context>
     <name>XmlEditor</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml_editor.cpp" line="34"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_editor.cpp" line="78"/>
         <source>Editing xml file:</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
diff --git a/translations/ru.ts b/translations/ru.ts
index 810f5941..c37d783e 100644
--- a/translations/ru.ts
+++ b/translations/ru.ts
@@ -566,37 +566,37 @@
 <context>
     <name>MainWindow</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="87"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="88"/>
         <source>File</source>
         <translation type="unfinished">Файл</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="89"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="90"/>
         <source>Open</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="94"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="95"/>
         <source>Exit</source>
         <translation type="unfinished">Выход</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="113"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="116"/>
         <source>About GPGUI</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="113"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="116"/>
         <source>GPGUI about</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="177"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="180"/>
         <source>Loaded PReg file</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="218"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/MainWindow.cpp" line="221"/>
         <source>Open Directory</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
@@ -1058,6 +1058,101 @@
         <source>Attribute &quot;%1&quot; cannot be empty!</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="112"/>
+        <source>pidl DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="113"/>
+        <source>name DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="114"/>
+        <source>image DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="115"/>
+        <source>targetType DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="116"/>
+        <source>action DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="117"/>
+        <source>comment DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="118"/>
+        <source>shortcutKey DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="119"/>
+        <source>startIn DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="120"/>
+        <source>arguments DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="121"/>
+        <source>iconIndex DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="122"/>
+        <source>targetPath DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="123"/>
+        <source>iconPath DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="124"/>
+        <source>window DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="125"/>
+        <source>shortcutPath DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="126"/>
+        <source>desc DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="127"/>
+        <source>bypassErrors DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="128"/>
+        <source>userContext DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="129"/>
+        <source>removePolicy DISPLAY_STRING</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_attribute.cpp" line="131"/>
+        <source>UNKNOWN XML ATTRIBUTE NAME</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>RenameDialog</name>
@@ -1197,7 +1292,7 @@
 <context>
     <name>XmlEditor</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml_editor.cpp" line="34"/>
+        <location filename="../src/gpgui/gui/xml/xml_editor.cpp" line="78"/>
         <source>Editing xml file:</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>