diff --git a/tools/text-translator/README.md b/tools/text-translator/README.md
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+# SaaS Starter Kit
+
+Copyright 2019, Geeks Accelerator 
+twins@geeksaccelerator.com
+
+
+## Description
+_text-translator_ is a tool for automatic translation of messages using 
+AWS Translator service and universal-translator json files.
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diff --git a/tools/text-translator/aws/awsTranslator.go b/tools/text-translator/aws/awsTranslator.go
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+package aws
+
+import (
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/translate"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// Translator is an instance of AWS Translator service
+type Translator struct {
+	t *translate.Translate
+}
+
+// New returns a AWS Translator service which credentials are
+// retrieved by the default AWS SDK credential chain (env, conf)
+func New() (*Translator, error) {
+	s, err := session.NewSessionWithOptions(session.Options{
+		SharedConfigState: session.SharedConfigEnable,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error creating AWS session")
+	}
+
+	t := translate.New(s, aws.NewConfig().WithMaxRetries(3))
+
+	return &Translator{
+		t: t,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// T translate text from an origin locale to a set of target locales,
+// the results are in the same order of target locales.
+func (awsT *Translator) T(text string, sourceLocale string, targetLocale string) (string, error) {
+	input := &translate.TextInput{
+		SourceLanguageCode: aws.String(sourceLocale),
+		Text:               &text,
+	}
+	input.TargetLanguageCode = aws.String(targetLocale)
+	output, err := awsT.t.Text(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "error while translating for locale %v", targetLocale)
+	}
+
+	return *output.TranslatedText, nil
+}
diff --git a/tools/text-translator/cmd/main.go b/tools/text-translator/cmd/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"geeks-accelerator/oss/saas-starter-kit/tools/text-translator/aws"
+	"geeks-accelerator/oss/saas-starter-kit/tools/text-translator/internal/jsontranslator"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	inFile           = flag.String("i", "", "source file to translate")
+	outDir           = flag.String("o", "", "output file to translate")
+	csvTargetLocales = flag.String("t", "", "comma separated list of target locales")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	flag.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		if f.Value.String() == "" {
+			fmt.Printf("-%s flag is required\n", f.Name)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t, err := aws.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	sourceTrans, err := jsontranslator.Read(*inFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error while reading json file: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	targetLocales := strings.Split(*csvTargetLocales, ",")
+	targetTranslations := jsontranslator.Translate(t, sourceTrans, targetLocales)
+
+	_, name := filepath.Split(*inFile)
+	err = jsontranslator.Save(*outDir, name, targetTranslations)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error while saving translations: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/text-translator/internal/jsontranslator/translator.go b/tools/text-translator/internal/jsontranslator/translator.go
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+package jsontranslator
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// JSONTranslation represents a translation for a locale
+type JSONTranslation struct {
+	Locale string
+	Items  []Translation
+}
+
+// Translation represent a translation item for a locale
+type Translation struct {
+	Locale      string `json:"locale"`
+	Key         string `json:"key"`
+	Translation string `json:"trans"`
+}
+
+// TranslateService translates a text from the sourceLocale to the
+// targetLocale
+type TranslateService interface {
+	T(text string, sourceLocale string, targetLocale string) (string, error)
+}
+
+// Read parses a JSON file
+func Read(path string) (*JSONTranslation, error) {
+	// TODO: possibly use os.Stat to support paths of directories to make translate multiple files easier
+	log.Printf("reading %s json file...\n", path)
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error while opening template file %v", path)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error while reading contents of template file")
+	}
+
+	var res []Translation
+	err = json.Unmarshal(content, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error while unmarshaling template content")
+	}
+
+	if len(res) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("file doesn't have any translation items")
+	}
+
+	return &JSONTranslation{
+		Locale: res[0].Locale,
+		Items:  res,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Translate translates items to multiple target locales using the provided
+// translator service
+func Translate(ts TranslateService, source *JSONTranslation, targetLocales []string) []JSONTranslation {
+	res := make([]JSONTranslation, len(targetLocales))
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := range targetLocales {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int) {
+			log.Printf("translating into %v...\n", targetLocales[i])
+			res[i] = JSONTranslation{
+				Locale: targetLocales[i],
+				Items:  make([]Translation, 0, len(source.Items)),
+			}
+			for _, m := range source.Items {
+				output, err := ts.T(m.Translation, m.Locale, targetLocales[i])
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("coudn't translate %v: %v\n", m.Translation, err)
+				}
+				res[i].Items = append(res[i].Items, Translation{
+					Locale:      targetLocales[i],
+					Key:         m.Key,
+					Translation: output,
+				})
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return res
+}
+
+// Save saves the translations in the path directory
+func Save(dirPath string, name string, translations []JSONTranslation) error {
+	// TODO: consider "merge" option to avoid overriding existing files
+	for _, t := range translations {
+		log.Printf("saving locale %v json file...\n", t.Locale)
+		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(t.Items, "", "   ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "error while serializing json file")
+		}
+		folderPath := filepath.Join(dirPath, t.Locale)
+		os.MkdirAll(folderPath, os.ModePerm)
+		err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(folderPath, name), b, 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "error while writing to the json file")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}