diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index d06e9586f2..02a8482e6e 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1476,6 +1476,93 @@ void Application::addExportType(const char* filter, const char* moduleName)
     }
 }
 
+namespace {
+    // To enable changing languages while the program is running, cache the translatable export type
+    // entries so that their addition can be "replayed" when the language changes (after removing
+    // the originals).
+
+    struct TranslatableTypeCacheEntry {
+        std::string description;
+        const std::vector<std::string> extensions;
+        std::string moduleName;
+    };
+
+    class TranslatableTypeCache {
+    public:
+        TranslatableTypeCache() = default;
+        void addCacheEntry(TranslatableTypeCacheEntry entry) {
+            _cache.push_back(std::move(entry));
+        }
+        std::vector<TranslatableTypeCacheEntry> getCache() const {
+            return _cache;
+        }
+        void clear()
+        {
+            _cache.clear();
+        }
+    private:
+        std::vector<TranslatableTypeCacheEntry> _cache;
+    };
+
+    TranslatableTypeCache translatableExportTypeCache;
+
+    // Given a description string and a list of extensions, construct a type string that Qt's file
+    // dialogs will recognize
+    void appendTypeString(std::string &description, const std::vector<std::string> &extensions) {
+        description = fmt::format("{} (*.{})", description, fmt::join(extensions, " *."));
+    }
+}
+
+void Application::addTranslatableExportType(const std::string &description,
+                                            const std::vector<std::string> &extensions,
+                                            const std::string &moduleName)
+{
+    assert(!extensions.empty());  // Programming error, there must be extensions
+
+    // Branding: replace "FreeCAD" in a file type description with the branded application name
+    auto replaceFreeCAD =
+    [](std::string& s)
+    {
+        constexpr std::string_view freecad = "FreeCAD";
+        if (auto pos = s.find(freecad); pos != std::string::npos) {
+            s.replace(pos, freecad.size(), getExecutableName());
+            return true;  // Contained the app name
+        }
+        return false;  // Did NOT contain the app name
+    };
+
+    translatableExportTypeCache.addCacheEntry({description, extensions, moduleName});
+    auto translatedDescription = QCoreApplication::translate("FileFormat", description.c_str()).toStdString();
+    bool containsAppName = replaceFreeCAD(translatedDescription);  // Run *AFTER* translation
+    appendTypeString(translatedDescription, extensions);
+
+    FileTypeItem item;
+    item.filter = translatedDescription;
+    item.module = moduleName;
+    item.types = extensions;
+    item.translatable = true;
+
+    if (containsAppName) {
+        // put to the front of the array
+        _mExportTypes.insert(_mExportTypes.begin(),std::move(item));
+    }
+    else {
+        _mExportTypes.push_back(std::move(item));
+    }
+}
+
+void Application::retranslateExportTypes()
+{
+    auto cache = translatableExportTypeCache.getCache();
+    translatableExportTypeCache.clear();
+    std::erase_if(_mExportTypes, [](const FileTypeItem& item) {
+        return item.translatable;
+    });
+    for (const auto &cacheEntry : translatableExportTypeCache.getCache()) {
+        addTranslatableExportType(cacheEntry.description, cacheEntry.extensions, cacheEntry.moduleName);
+    }
+}
+
 void Application::changeExportModule(const char* filter, const char* oldModuleName, const char* newModuleName)
 {
     for (auto& it : _mExportTypes) {
@@ -3526,7 +3613,7 @@ void Application::getVerboseCommonInfo(QTextStream& str, const std::map<std::str
     const QString deskSess =
         QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value(QStringLiteral("DESKTOP_SESSION"),
                                                     QString());
-  
+
     const QString major = getValueOrEmpty(mConfig, "BuildVersionMajor");
     const QString minor = getValueOrEmpty(mConfig, "BuildVersionMinor");
     const QString point = getValueOrEmpty(mConfig, "BuildVersionPoint");
diff --git a/src/App/Application.h b/src/App/Application.h
index fd5c73a801..c2c0985793 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.h
+++ b/src/App/Application.h
@@ -603,6 +603,22 @@ public:
      */
     void addExportType(const char* filter, const char* moduleName);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Register an export filetype with a translatable description
+     *
+     * @param[in] description A translatable string describing the file type. Must not contain the
+     * list of extensions.
+     * @param[in] extensions A list of supported extensions. Do not include the "*.", only the
+     * extension itself. For example, "txt", not "*.txt".
+     * @param[in] moduleName The name of the module handling the export.
+     */
+    void addTranslatableExportType(const std::string &description,
+                                   const std::vector<std::string> &extensions,
+                                   const std::string &moduleName);
+
+    /// Intended to be called when the language is changed, this retranslates the export type.
+    void retranslateExportTypes();
+
     /**
      * @copydoc changeImportModule
      */
@@ -995,6 +1011,7 @@ private:
         std::string filter;
         std::string module;
         std::vector<std::string> types;
+        bool translatable = false;
     };
 
     // open ending information
diff --git a/src/App/ApplicationPy.cpp b/src/App/ApplicationPy.cpp
index dfa64df930..bb015f1b08 100644
--- a/src/App/ApplicationPy.cpp
+++ b/src/App/ApplicationPy.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ PyMethodDef ApplicationPy::Methods[] = {
      (PyCFunction)ApplicationPy::sAddExportType,
      METH_VARARGS,
      "Register filetype for export"},
+    {"addTranslatableExportType",
+     (PyCFunction)ApplicationPy::sAddTranslatableExportType,
+     METH_VARARGS,
+     "addTranslatableExportType(description:str, extensions:list[str], module_name:str)\n\n"
+     "Register filetype with translatable description for export. Description should be a\n"
+     "string registered with the translation system using the 'FileFormat' context."},
     {"changeExportModule",
      (PyCFunction)ApplicationPy::sChangeExportModule,
      METH_VARARGS,
@@ -751,6 +757,47 @@ PyObject* ApplicationPy::sAddExportType(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args)
     Py_Return;
 }
 
+PyObject* ApplicationPy::sAddTranslatableExportType(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args)
+{
+    char *description {};
+    PyObject *pyExtensions {};
+    char *moduleName {};
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "sOs", &description, &pyExtensions, &moduleName)) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if (!PyList_Check(pyExtensions)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+                        "Expected a list of strings as second argument");
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Py_ssize_t n = PyList_Size(pyExtensions);
+
+    std::vector<std::string> extensions;
+    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        PyObject *item = PyList_GetItem(pyExtensions, i);
+
+        if (!PyUnicode_Check(item)) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+                            "Extensions list elements must be strings");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        const char *value = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(item);
+        if (!value) {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        extensions.emplace_back(value);
+    }
+
+    GetApplication().addTranslatableExportType(description, extensions, moduleName);
+
+    Py_Return;
+}
+
 PyObject* ApplicationPy::sChangeExportModule(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args)
 {
     char *key {};
diff --git a/src/App/ApplicationPy.h b/src/App/ApplicationPy.h
index 4c0bd34dfc..6392d794df 100644
--- a/src/App/ApplicationPy.h
+++ b/src/App/ApplicationPy.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     static PyObject* sChangeImportModule     (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
     static PyObject* sGetImportType          (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
     static PyObject* sAddExportType          (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+    static PyObject* sAddTranslatableExportType (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
     static PyObject* sChangeExportModule     (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
     static PyObject* sGetExportType          (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
     static PyObject* sGetResourcePath        (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
diff --git a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
index cada5dec75..0b3673fe39 100644
--- a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
+++ b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ import FreeCADGui
 Gui = FreeCADGui
 App = FreeCAD
 
+translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
+
 App.Console.PrintLog("Init: Running FreeCADGuiInit.py start script...\n")
 App.Console.PrintLog("░░░▀█▀░█▀█░▀█▀░▀█▀░░░█▀▀░█░█░▀█▀░░\n")
 App.Console.PrintLog("░░░░█░░█░█░░█░░░█░░░░█░█░█░█░░█░░░\n")
@@ -459,7 +461,9 @@ FreeCAD.addExportType("Inventor V2.1 (*.iv)", "FreeCADGui")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("VRML V2.0 (*.wrl *.vrml *.wrz *.wrl.gz)", "FreeCADGui")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("X3D Extensible 3D (*.x3d *.x3dz)", "FreeCADGui")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("WebGL/X3D (*.xhtml)", "FreeCADGui")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("Portable Document Format (*.pdf)", "FreeCADGui")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "Portable Document Format"), ["pdf"], "FreeCADGui"
+)
 # FreeCAD.addExportType("IDTF (for 3D PDF) (*.idtf)","FreeCADGui")
 # FreeCAD.addExportType("3D View (*.svg)","FreeCADGui")
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
index f2b11c80bc..0531f323b5 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -2512,6 +2512,9 @@ void MainWindow::changeEvent(QEvent* e)
         if (wb) {
             wb->retranslate();
         }
+
+        // reload all translatable export type strings:
+        App::GetApplication().retranslateExportTypes();
     }
     else if (e->type() == QEvent::ActivationChange) {
         if (isActiveWindow()) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/BIM/Init.py b/src/Mod/BIM/Init.py
index 82f90777b3..d8be0185fa 100644
--- a/src/Mod/BIM/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/BIM/Init.py
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@
 # ***************************************************************************
 
 # add import/export types
-
 FreeCAD.addExportType("Industry Foundation Classes (*.ifc)", "importers.exportIFC")
 # FreeCAD.addImportType("Industry Foundation Classes (*.ifc)","importIFC")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Industry Foundation Classes (*.ifc)", "nativeifc.ifc_import")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("Industry Foundation Classes - IFCJSON (*.ifcJSON)", "importers.exportIFC")
-FreeCAD.addImportType("Wavefront OBJ - Arch module (*.obj *.OBJ)", "importers.importOBJ")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("Wavefront OBJ - Arch module (*.obj)", "importers.importOBJ")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("WebGL file (*.html)", "importers.importWebGL")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("JavaScript Object Notation (*.json)", "importers.importJSON")
+FreeCAD.addImportType("Wavefront OBJ - BIM (*.obj *.OBJ)", "importers.importOBJ")
+FreeCAD.addExportType("Wavefront OBJ - BIM (*.obj)", "importers.importOBJ")
+FreeCAD.addExportType("WebGL (*.html)", "importers.importWebGL")
+FreeCAD.addExportType("JSON (*.json)", "importers.importJSON")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Collada (*.dae *.DAE)", "importers.importDAE")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("Collada (*.dae)", "importers.importDAE")
-FreeCAD.addImportType("3D Studio mesh (*.3ds *.3DS)", "importers.import3DS")
+FreeCAD.addImportType("3D Studio mesh (*.3ds *3DS)", "importers.import3DS")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("SweetHome3D (*.sh3d)", "importers.importSH3D")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Shapefile (*.shp *.SHP)", "importers.importSHP")
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Init.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Init.py
index 2d751fb34b..4b78af839a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Init.py
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@
 
 import FreeCAD as App
 
+translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
+
 # add Import/Export types
 App.addImportType("Autodesk DXF 2D (*.dxf *.DXF)", "importDXF")
 App.addImportType("SVG as geometry (*.svg *.SVG)", "importSVG")
 App.addImportType("Open CAD Format (*.oca *.gcad *.OCA *.GCAD)", "importOCA")
 App.addImportType("Common airfoil data (*.dat *.DAT)", "importAirfoilDAT")
 App.addExportType("Autodesk DXF 2D (*.dxf)", "importDXF")
-App.addExportType("Flattened SVG (*.svg)", "importSVG")
-App.addExportType("Open CAD Format (*.oca)", "importOCA")
+App.addTranslatableExportType(translate("FileFormat", "Flattened SVG"), ["svg"], "importSVG")
+App.addExportType("Open CAD (*.oca)", "importOCA")
 App.addImportType("Autodesk DWG 2D (*.dwg *.DWG)", "importDWG")
 App.addExportType("Autodesk DWG 2D (*.dwg)", "importDWG")
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py b/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
index 33bbd3d613..18ac379e06 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ import FreeCAD
 from femtools.migrate_app import FemMigrateApp
 
 
+translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
+
 # migrate old FEM App objects
 sys.meta_path.append(FemMigrateApp())
 
@@ -57,35 +59,50 @@ FreeCAD.__unit_test__ += ["TestFemApp"]
 
 
 # add import and export file types
-FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh Python (*.meshpy)", "feminout.importPyMesh")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "FEM mesh Python"), ["meshpy"], "feminout.importPyMesh"
+)
 
-FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh TetGen (*.poly)", "feminout.convert2TetGen")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "FEM mesh TetGen"), ["poly"], "feminout.convert2TetGen"
+)
 
 # see FemMesh::read() and FemMesh::write() methods in src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
 FreeCAD.addImportType(
     "FEM mesh formats (*.bdf *.BDF *.dat *.DAT *.inp *.INP *.med *.MED *.unv *.UNV *.vtk *.VTK *.vtu *.VTU *.pvtu *.PVTU *.z88 *.Z88)",
     "Fem",
 )
-FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh formats (*.dat *.inp *.med *.stl *.unv *.vtk *.vtu *.z88)", "Fem")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "FEM mesh formats"),
+    ["dat", "inp", "med", "stl", "unv", "vtk", "vtu", "z88"],
+    "Fem",
+)
 
-FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh Nastran (*.bdf)", "feminout.exportNastranMesh")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "FEM mesh Nastran"), ["bdf"], "feminout.exportNastranMesh"
+)
 
 FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM result CalculiX (*.frd *.FRD)", "feminout.importCcxFrdResults")
 
 FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM mesh Fenics (*.xml *.XML *.xdmf *.XDMF)", "feminout.importFenicsMesh")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh Fenics (*.xml *.xdmf)", "feminout.importFenicsMesh")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "FEM mesh Fenics"), ["xml", "xdmf"], "feminout.importFenicsMesh"
+)
 
 FreeCAD.addImportType(
     "FEM mesh YAML/JSON (*.meshyaml *.MESHYAML *.meshjson *.MESHJSON *.yaml *.YAML *.json *.JSON)",
     "feminout.importYamlJsonMesh",
 )
-FreeCAD.addExportType(
-    "FEM mesh YAML/JSON (*.meshyaml *.meshjson *.yaml *.json)",
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "FEM mesh YAML/JSON"),
+    ["meshyaml", "meshjson", "yaml", "json"],
     "feminout.importYamlJsonMesh",
 )
 
 FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM mesh Z88 (*.txt *.TXT)", "feminout.importZ88Mesh")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh Z88 (*.txt)", "feminout.importZ88Mesh")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "FEM mesh Z88"), ["txt"], "feminout.importZ88Mesh"
+)
 
 FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM result Z88 displacements (*.txt *.TXT)", "feminout.importZ88O2Results")
 
@@ -94,6 +111,8 @@ if "BUILD_FEM_VTK" in FreeCAD.__cmake__:
         "FEM result VTK (*.vtk *.VTK *.vtu *.VTU *.pvtu *.PVTU *.vtm *.VTM, *.pvd)",
         "feminout.importVTKResults",
     )
-    FreeCAD.addExportType(
-        "FEM result VTK (*.vtu *.vtp *.vts *.vtr *.vti *.vtm)", "feminout.importVTKResults"
+    FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+        translate("FileFormat", "FEM result VTK"),
+        ["vtu", "vtp", "vts", "vtr", "vti", "vtm"],
+        "feminout.importVTKResults",
     )
diff --git a/src/Mod/Import/Init.py b/src/Mod/Import/Init.py
index 0c7004fa91..bfd121a8f2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Import/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Import/Init.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 # *                                                                         *
 # ***************************************************************************/
 
+import FreeCAD
+
+translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
 
 # Append the open handler
 # FreeCAD.addImportType("STEP 214 (*.step *.stp)","ImportGui")
@@ -34,5 +37,7 @@
 FreeCAD.addImportType("PLMXML files (*.plmxml *.PLMXML)", "PlmXmlParser")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("STEPZ Zip File Type (*.stpZ *.stpz *.STPZ)", "stepZ")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("glTF (*.gltf *.GLTF *.glb *.GLB)", "ImportGui")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("STEPZ zip File Type (*.stpZ *.stpz)", "stepZ")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "STEPZ (Zipped STEP)"), ["stpZ", "stpz"], "stepZ"
+)
 FreeCAD.addExportType("glTF (*.gltf *.glb)", "ImportGui")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/Init.py b/src/Mod/Mesh/Init.py
index a28022c94b..bf03b95568 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/Init.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import FreeCAD
 
+translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
+
 # Append the open handler
 FreeCAD.addImportType("STL Mesh (*.stl *.STL *.ast *.AST)", "Mesh")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Binary Mesh (*.bms *.BMS)", "Mesh")
@@ -14,10 +16,17 @@ FreeCAD.addImportType("Stanford Triangle Mesh (*.ply *.PLY)", "Mesh")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Simple Model Format (*.smf *.SMF)", "Mesh")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("3D Manufacturing Format (*.3mf *.3MF)", "Mesh")
 
-FreeCAD.addExportType("STL Mesh (*.stl *.ast)", "Mesh")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("Binary Mesh (*.bms)", "Mesh")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("Alias Mesh (*.obj)", "Mesh")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("Object File Format Mesh (*.off)", "Mesh")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(translate("FileFormat", "STL Mesh"), ["stl", "ast"], "Mesh")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(translate("FileFormat", "Binary Mesh"), ["bms"], "Mesh")
+
+#: Translation note: "Alias" in this case is a product/format name and should not be translated
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(translate("FileFormat", "Alias Mesh"), ["obj"], "Mesh")
+
+#: Translation note: "Object File Format" is the official name and should not be translated
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "Object File Format Mesh"), ["off"], "Mesh"
+)
+
 FreeCAD.addExportType("Stanford Triangle Mesh (*.ply)", "Mesh")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("Additive Manufacturing Format (*.amf)", "Mesh")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("Simple Model Format (*.smf)", "Mesh")
diff --git a/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/Init.py b/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/Init.py
index 05ad8f0657..2635dbf970 100644
--- a/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/Init.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import os
 import FreeCAD
 
-FreeCAD.addImportType("OpenSCAD CSG Format (*.csg *.CSG)", "importCSG")
+FreeCAD.addImportType("OpenSCAD CSG (*.csg *.CSG)", "importCSG")
 
 param = FreeCAD.ParamGet(\
         "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/OpenSCAD")
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ openscadfilename = param.GetString('openscadexecutable')
 openscadbin = openscadfilename and os.path.isfile(openscadfilename)
 
 if openscadbin:
-    FreeCAD.addImportType("OpenSCAD Format (*.scad *.SCAD)", "importCSG")
+    FreeCAD.addImportType("OpenSCAD (*.scad *.SCAD)", "importCSG")
     FreeCAD.__unit_test__ += ["TestOpenSCADApp"]
 
-FreeCAD.addExportType("OpenSCAD CSG Format (*.csg)", "exportCSG")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("OpenSCAD Format (*.scad)", "exportCSG")
+FreeCAD.addExportType("OpenSCAD CSG (*.csg)", "exportCSG")
+FreeCAD.addExportType("OpenSCAD (*.scad)", "exportCSG")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Init.py b/src/Mod/Part/Init.py
index 99f8f65490..60d83b0ec3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Init.py
@@ -25,13 +25,21 @@
 
 # FreeCAD init script of the part module
 
+import FreeCAD
+
+translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
+
 # FreeCAD.addImportType("CAD formats (*.igs *.iges *.step *.stp *.brep *.brp)","Part")
 # FreeCAD.addExportType("CAD formats (*.igs *.iges *.step *.stp *.brep *.brp)","Part")
-FreeCAD.addImportType("BREP format (*.brep *.BREP *.brp *.BRP)", "Part")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("BREP format (*.brep *.brp)", "Part")
-FreeCAD.addImportType("IGES format (*.iges *.IGES *.igs *.IGS)", "Part")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("IGES format (*.iges *.igs)", "Part")
+FreeCAD.addImportType("BREP (*.brep *.BREP *.brp *.BRP)", "Part")
+FreeCAD.addExportType("BREP (*.brep *.brp)", "Part")
+FreeCAD.addImportType("IGES (*.iges *.IGES *.igs *.IGS)", "Part")
+FreeCAD.addExportType("IGES (*.iges *.igs)", "Part")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("STEP with colors (*.step *.STEP *.stp *.STP)", "Import")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("STEP with colors (*.step *.stp)", "Import")
+
+#: Translation note: "STEP" is a file type end should not be translated
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "STEP with colors"), ["step", "stp"], "Import"
+)
 
 FreeCAD.__unit_test__ += ["TestPartApp"]
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Init.py b/src/Mod/Points/Init.py
index 9b3af71114..0ea2069238 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Init.py
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 
 # FreeCAD init script of the Points module
 
+import FreeCAD
+
+translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
+
 # Append the open handler
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Point formats (*.asc *.ASC *.pcd *.PCD *.ply *.PLY *.e57 *.E57)", "Points")
-FreeCAD.addExportType("Point formats (*.asc *.pcd *.ply)", "Points")
+FreeCAD.addTranslatableExportType(
+    translate("FileFormat", "Point formats"), ["asc", "pcd", "ply"], "Points"
+)