All of the translations on this page come from volunteer work done by members of the Foldscope community. Volunteers can provide written and/or video translations of Foldscope materials. We are incredibly grateful for their support in helping Foldscope reach as many people as possible!
We are currently seeking people to translate 2.0 and Mini instructions.
If you would like to share the gift of discovery in your language, please email info@foldscope.com to volunteer.
Translations for the Foldscope 1.0 Instructions are linked individually below. Video translations can also be found in a playlist on our YouTube channel.
Chinese
Translation credit: Lan Ran
Chinese (text only)
English
Workshop guide - (Simplified instructions for group settings)
French
Translation Credit: Association le Talavé (written), and Thibaut Pollina (video)
German
Translation credit: Johannes Bamme and Jonas Otten
Indonesian
Translation credit: Naufal Anfal
Japanese
Translation credit: Dr. Yoshiko Sassa and Honomi Ijima
Translation Credit: BioClub Tokyo, Georg Tremmel, Mariko Sakuragi, Nami Urano, Yoshiko Sassa, Honomi Ijima
Kannada
Translation credit: Yashas Devasurmutt
Malay (Bahasa Melayu)
Translation credit: nor azurah mat akhir
Malayalam
Translation credit: Aswathi Pacha
Marathi
Translation credit: Dr. Satish Vitthal Patil
Nepali
Translation credit: Sunita Pathak (written) and Pamela Bjorkman & Tibetan Monastery (video)
Polish
Translation credit: Dagmara Koleczek-Sprawka
Portuguese
Translation credit: Cintia Capasso & Wecaptech
Russian
Translation credit: Sberbank of Russia
Spanish
Translation credit: Javier Canteros
Swahili
Translation credit: Mwita Jacob Muniko and Mengyao Niu.
Telugu
Translation credit: Chaya Devi
Tamil
Translation credit: Arun Nagalingam
Tibetan
Translation credit: Pamela Bjorkman & Tibetan Monastery
Turkish
Translation credit: Ali Osman Koca
Urdu
Translation credit: Sharjeel Mansha (written), EasyLearningHomedotcom (video)
Vietnamese
Translation credit: Board Game VN