diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 1d2bb7a..f163e8c 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@
         title="<%= Rails.application.name %> (Current traffic: <%= @traffic.to_i %>)"></a>
 
         <% links = {
-          "/" => @cur_url == "/" ? Rails.application.name : "Home",
-          "/recent" => "Recent",
-          "/comments" => "Comments"
+          "/" => @cur_url == "/" ? Rails.application.name : t('.homelink'),
+          "/recent" => t('.recentlink'),
+          "/comments" => t('.commentslink')
         } %>
 
         <% if @user %>
-          <% links.merge!({ "/threads" => "Your Threads",
-            "/stories/new" => "Submit Story" }) %>
+          <% links.merge!({ "/threads" => t('.yourthreadslink'),
+            "/stories/new" => t('.submitstorylink') }) %>
         <% end %>
 
-        <% links.merge!({ "/search" => "Search" }) %>
+        <% links.merge!({ "/search" => t('.searchlink') }) %>
 
         <% if @cur_url.present? && !links.keys.include?(@cur_url) &&
         @heading.present? %>
@@ -80,26 +80,26 @@
       <div id="headerright">
         <span class="headerlinks">
         <a href="/filters" <%= @cur_url == "/filters" ?
-          raw("class=\"cur_url\"") : "" %>>Filters</a>
+          raw("class=\"cur_url\"") : "" %>><%= t '.filterslink' %></a>
         <% if @user %>
           <% if (count = @user.unread_message_count) > 0 %>
             <a href="/messages" class="new_messages <%= @cur_url == "/messages" ?
-              "cur_url" : "" %>"><%= count %> New Message<%= count == 1 ? "" :
+              "cur_url" : "" %>"><%= count %><%= t '.newmessagelink' %><<%= count == 1 ? "" :
               "s" %></a>
           <% else %>
             <a href="/messages" <%= @cur_url == "/messages" ?
-              raw("class=\"cur_url\"") : "" %>>Messages</a>
+              raw("class=\"cur_url\"") : "" %>><%= t '.messageslink' %></a>
           <% end %>
 
           <a href="/settings" <%= @cur_url == "/settings" ?
             raw("class=\"cur_url\"") : "" %>><%= @user.username %>
             (<%= @user.karma %>)</a>
 
-          <%= link_to "Logout", { :controller => "login", :action => "logout" },
-            :data => { :confirm => "Are you sure you want to logout?" },
+          <%= link_to t('.logoutlink'), { :controller => "login", :action => "logout" },
+            :data => { :confirm => t('.confirmlogoutlink') },
             :method => "post" %>
         <% else %>
-          <a href="/login">Login</a>
+          <a href="/login"><%= t '.loginlink' %></a>
         <% end %>
         </span>
       </div>
@@ -117,21 +117,21 @@
       <%= yield %>
 
       <div id="footer">
-        <a href="/moderations">Moderation Log</a>
+        <a href="/moderations"><%= t '.moderationloglink' %></a>
         <% if @user && !@user.is_new? &&
         (iqc = InvitationRequest.verified_count) > 0 %>
-          <a href="/invitations">Invitation Queue (<%= iqc %>)</a>
+          <a href="/invitations"><%= t '.invitationqueuelink' %>(<%= iqc %>)</a>
         <% end %>
         <% if @user && @user.is_moderator? &&
         (hrc = HatRequest.count) > 0 %>
-          <a href="/hats/requests">Hat Requests (<%= hrc %>)</a>
+          <a href="/hats/requests"><%= t '.hatrequestlink' %>(<%= hrc %>)</a>
         <% end %>
-        <a href="/chat">Chat</a>
+        <a href="/chat"><%= t '.chatlink' %></a>
         <% if defined?(BbsController) %>
-          <a href="/bbs">BBS</a>
+          <a href="/bbs"><%= t '.bbslink' %></a>
         <% end %>
-        <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a>
-        <a href="/about">About</a>
+        <a href="/privacy"><%= t '.privacylink' %></a>
+        <a href="/about"><%= t '.aboutlink' %></a>
       </div>
       <div class="clear"></div>
     </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 179c14c..b6c5fa6 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,24 @@
 # See https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails%2Flocale for starting points.
 
 en:
-  hello: "Hello world"
+  layouts:
+    application:
+      homelink: "Home"
+      recentlink: "Recents"
+      commentslink: "Comments"
+      yourthreadslink: "Your Threads"
+      submitstorylink: "Submit Story"
+      searchlink: "Search"
+      filterslink: "Filters"
+      newmessagelink: "New Message"
+      messageslink: "Messages"
+      loginlink: "Login"
+      logoutlink: "Logout"
+      confirmlogoutlink: "Are you sure you want to logout?"
+      moderationloglink: "Moderation Log"
+      invitationqueuelink: "Invitation Queue"
+      chatlink: "Chat"
+      hatrequest: "Hats Requests"
+      bbslink: "BBS"
+      privacylink: "Privacy"
+      aboutlink: "About"
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b60b581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Sample localization file for French. Add more files in this directory for other locales.
+# See https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails%2Flocale for starting points.
+
+fr:
+  layouts:
+    application:
+      homelink: "Accueil"
+      recentlink: "Récents"
+      commentslink: "Commentaires"
+      yourthreadslink: "Vos sujets"
+      submitstorylink: "Soumettre une info"
+      searchlink: "Recherche"
+      filterslink: "Filtres"
+      newmessagelink: "Nouveau message"
+      messageslink: "Messages"
+      loginlink: "Se connecter"
+      logoutlink: "Se déconnecter"
+      confirmlogoutlink: "Êtes-vous sûr de vouloir vous déconnecter?"
+      moderationloglink: "Journal de modération"
+      invitationqueuelink: "File d'invitation"
+      chatlink: "Chat"
+      hatrequest: "Porter le chapeau"
+      bbslink: "BBS"
+      privacylink: "Confidentialité"
+      aboutlink: "À propos"