diff --git a/icons/translations.png b/icons/translations.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3664bd79
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/translations.png differ
diff --git a/mob.ini b/mob.ini
index ccf92a26..44b18874 100644
--- a/mob.ini
+++ b/mob.ini
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ install_message    = never
 host               =
 
 [aliases]
-super   = cmake_common modorganizer* githubpp
+super   = cmake_common modorganizer*
 plugins = check_fnis bsapacker bsa_extractor diagnose_basic installer_* plugin_python preview_base preview_bsa tool_* game_*
 
+[translations]
+mo2-translations  = organizer uibase plugin_python
+mo2-game-bethesda = game_creation game_enderal game_enderalse game_fallout3 game_fallout4 game_fallout4vr game_falloutNV game_gamebryo game_morrowind game_nehrim game_oblivion game_skyrim game_skyrimse game_skyrimvr game_ttw
+
 [task]
 enabled       = true
 mo_org        = ModOrganizer2
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ ss_fallout4_trosski    = v1.11
 third_party          =
 prefix               =
 cache                =
+icons                =
 licenses             =
 build                =
 install              =
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ install_libs         =
 install_pdbs         =
 install_dlls         =
 install_plugins      =
+install_extensions   =
 install_stylesheets  =
 install_licenses     =
 install_translations =
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b87b84b5..67237f48 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE source_files *.cpp)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE header_files *.h)
 
 add_executable(mob ${source_files} ${header_files})
-set_target_properties(mob PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 20)
+set_target_properties(mob PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 23)
 
 target_compile_definitions(mob PUBLIC NOMINMAX)
 target_compile_options(mob PUBLIC "/MT")
diff --git a/src/core/conf.cpp b/src/core/conf.cpp
index b4b85839..eb024e75 100644
--- a/src/core/conf.cpp
+++ b/src/core/conf.cpp
@@ -51,24 +51,32 @@ namespace mob::details {
 
     // returns a string from conf, bails out if it doesn't exist
     //
-    std::string get_string(std::string_view section, std::string_view key)
+    std::string get_string(std::string_view section, std::string_view key,
+                           std::optional<std::string> default_)
     {
         auto sitor = g_conf.find(section);
         if (sitor == g_conf.end())
             gcx().bail_out(context::conf, "[{}] doesn't exist", section);
 
         auto kitor = sitor->second.find(key);
-        if (kitor == sitor->second.end())
-            gcx().bail_out(context::conf, "no key '{}' in [{}]", key, section);
+        if (kitor == sitor->second.end()) {
+            if (!default_.has_value()) {
+                gcx().bail_out(context::conf, "no key '{}' in [{}]", key, section);
+            }
+            return *default_;
+        }
 
         return kitor->second;
     }
 
     // calls get_string(), converts to int
     //
-    int get_int(std::string_view section, std::string_view key)
+    int get_int(std::string_view section, std::string_view key,
+                std::optional<int> default_)
     {
-        const auto s = get_string(section, key);
+        const auto s = get_string(section, key, default_.transform([](auto v) {
+            return std::to_string(v);
+        }));
 
         try {
             return std::stoi(s);
@@ -80,9 +88,12 @@ namespace mob::details {
 
     // calls get_string(), converts to bool
     //
-    bool get_bool(std::string_view section, std::string_view key)
+    bool get_bool(std::string_view section, std::string_view key,
+                  std::optional<bool> default_)
     {
-        const auto s = get_string(section, key);
+        const auto s = get_string(section, key, default_.transform([](auto v) {
+            return v ? "true" : "false";
+        }));
         return bool_from_string(s);
     }
 
@@ -428,13 +439,8 @@ namespace mob {
 
                 MOB_ASSERT(!tasks.empty());
 
-                for (auto& t : tasks) {
-                    if (t->name() != task &&
-                        details::find_string_for_task(t->name(), key)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
+                for (auto& t : tasks)
                     details::set_string_for_task(t->name(), key, value);
-                }
             }
             else {
                 // global task option
@@ -512,6 +518,7 @@ namespace mob {
         set_path_if_empty("vcpkg", find_vcpkg);  // set after vs as it will use the VS
         set_path_if_empty("qt_install", find_qt);
         set_path_if_empty("temp_dir", find_temp_dir);
+        set_path_if_empty("icons", find_in_root("icons"));
         set_path_if_empty("licenses", find_in_root("licenses"));
         set_path_if_empty("qt_bin", qt::installation_path() / "bin");
         set_path_if_empty("qt_translations", qt::installation_path() / "translations");
@@ -537,6 +544,7 @@ namespace mob {
         resolve_path("install_licenses", p.install_bin(), "licenses");
         resolve_path("install_stylesheets", p.install_bin(), "stylesheets");
         resolve_path("install_translations", p.install_bin(), "translations");
+        resolve_path("install_extensions", p.install_bin(), "extensions");
 
         // finally, resolve the tools that are unlikely to be in PATH; all the
         // other tools (7z, jom, patch, etc.) are assumed to be in PATH (which
@@ -682,6 +690,11 @@ namespace mob {
         return {};
     }
 
+    conf_translations conf::translation()
+    {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     conf_versions conf::version()
     {
         return {};
@@ -770,6 +783,8 @@ namespace mob {
 
     conf_build_types::conf_build_types() : conf_section("build-types") {}
 
+    conf_translations::conf_translations() : conf_section("translations") {}
+
     conf_prebuilt::conf_prebuilt() : conf_section("prebuilt") {}
 
     conf_paths::conf_paths() : conf_section("paths") {}
diff --git a/src/core/conf.h b/src/core/conf.h
index 4e147a32..cc18d63c 100644
--- a/src/core/conf.h
+++ b/src/core/conf.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace mob::details {
 
     // returns an option named `key` from the given `section`
     //
-    std::string get_string(std::string_view section, std::string_view key);
+    std::string get_string(std::string_view section, std::string_view key,
+                           std::optional<std::string> default_ = {});
 
     // convert a string to the given type
     template <class T>
@@ -25,11 +26,13 @@ namespace mob::details {
 
     // calls get_string(), converts to bool
     //
-    bool get_bool(std::string_view section, std::string_view key);
+    bool get_bool(std::string_view section, std::string_view key,
+                  std::optional<bool> default_ = {});
 
     // calls get_string(), converts to in
     //
-    int get_int(std::string_view section, std::string_view key);
+    int get_int(std::string_view section, std::string_view key,
+                std::optional<int> default_ = {});
 
     // sets the given option, bails out if the option doesn't exist
     //
@@ -60,9 +63,17 @@ namespace mob {
     template <class DefaultType>
     class conf_section {
     public:
-        DefaultType get(std::string_view key) const
+        DefaultType get(std::string_view key,
+                        std::optional<DefaultType> default_ = {}) const
         {
-            const auto value = details::get_string(name_, key);
+            const auto value = [=] {
+                if constexpr (std::is_same_v<DefaultType, std::string>) {
+                    return details::get_string(name_, key, default_);
+                }
+                else {
+                    return details::get_string(name_, key);
+                }
+            }();
 
             if constexpr (std::is_convertible_v<std::string, DefaultType>) {
                 return value;
@@ -74,18 +85,18 @@ namespace mob {
 
         // undefined
         template <class T>
-        T get(std::string_view key) const;
+        T get(std::string_view key, std::optional<T> default_ = {}) const;
 
         template <>
-        bool get<bool>(std::string_view key) const
+        bool get<bool>(std::string_view key, std::optional<bool> default_) const
         {
-            return details::get_bool(name_, key);
+            return details::get_bool(name_, key, default_);
         }
 
         template <>
-        int get<int>(std::string_view key) const
+        int get<int>(std::string_view key, std::optional<int> default_) const
         {
-            return details::get_int(name_, key);
+            return details::get_int(name_, key, default_);
         }
 
         void set(std::string_view key, std::string_view value)
@@ -223,6 +234,13 @@ namespace mob {
         conf_build_types();
     };
 
+    // options in [translations]
+    //
+    class conf_translations : public conf_section<std::string> {
+    public:
+        conf_translations();
+    };
+
     // options in [prebuilt]
     //
     class conf_prebuilt : public conf_section<std::string> {
@@ -245,6 +263,7 @@ namespace mob {
         VALUE(third_party);
         VALUE(prefix);
         VALUE(cache);
+        VALUE(icons);
         VALUE(licenses);
         VALUE(build);
 
@@ -255,7 +274,7 @@ namespace mob {
         VALUE(install_pdbs);
 
         VALUE(install_dlls);
-        VALUE(install_plugins);
+        VALUE(install_extensions);
         VALUE(install_stylesheets);
         VALUE(install_licenses);
         VALUE(install_translations);
@@ -283,6 +302,7 @@ namespace mob {
         conf_cmake cmake();
         conf_tools tool();
         conf_transifex transifex();
+        conf_translations translation();
         conf_prebuilt prebuilt();
         conf_versions version();
         conf_build_types build_types();
diff --git a/src/core/op.cpp b/src/core/op.cpp
index bf0a0510..62fc7e9f 100644
--- a/src/core/op.cpp
+++ b/src/core/op.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,30 @@ namespace mob::op {
         }
     }
 
+    void delete_file_glob_recurse(const context& cx, const fs::path& directory,
+                                  const fs::path& glob, flags f)
+    {
+        cx.trace(context::fs, "deleting glob {}", glob);
+
+        const auto native = glob.native();
+
+        if (!fs::exists(directory))
+            return;
+
+        for (auto&& e : fs::recursive_directory_iterator(directory)) {
+            const auto p    = e.path();
+            const auto name = p.filename().native();
+
+            if (!PathMatchSpecW(name.c_str(), native.c_str())) {
+                cx.trace(context::fs, "{} did not match {}; skipping", name, glob);
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            delete_file(cx, p, f);
+        }
+    }
+
     void remove_readonly(const context& cx, const fs::path& dir, flags f)
     {
         cx.trace(context::fs, "removing read-only from {}", dir);
diff --git a/src/core/op.h b/src/core/op.h
index eafd58ad..15d0a4b9 100644
--- a/src/core/op.h
+++ b/src/core/op.h
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ namespace mob::op {
     //
     void delete_file_glob(const context& cx, const fs::path& glob, flags f = noflags);
 
+    // deletes all files matching the glob in the given directory and its subdirectories
+    //
+    void delete_file_glob_recurse(const context& cx, const fs::path& directory,
+                                  const fs::path& glob, flags f = noflags);
+
     // removes the readonly flag for all files in `dir`, recursive
     //
     void remove_readonly(const context& cx, const fs::path& dir, flags f = noflags);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7119c6ec..c0e71f16 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ namespace mob {
         //
         // mob doesn't have a concept of task dependencies, just task ordering, so
         // if a task depends on another, it has to be earlier in the order
-
         // super tasks
 
         using mo = modorganizer;
@@ -42,13 +41,12 @@ namespace mob {
             .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-bsatk")
             .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-nxmhandler")
             .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-helper")
+            .add_task<mo>({"modorganizer-bsapacker", "bsa_packer"})
+            .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-preview_bsa")
             .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-game_bethesda");
 
         add_task<parallel_tasks>()
-            .add_task<mo>({"modorganizer-bsapacker", "bsa_packer"})
             .add_task<mo>({"modorganizer-tool_inieditor", "inieditor"})
-            .add_task<mo>({"modorganizer-tool_inibakery", "inibakery"})
-            .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-preview_bsa")
             .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-preview_base")
             .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-diagnose_basic")
             .add_task<mo>("modorganizer-check_fnis")
diff --git a/src/tasks/translations.cpp b/src/tasks/translations.cpp
index 6910b19f..bb0980b8 100644
--- a/src/tasks/translations.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/translations.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "../core/env.h"
+#include "../utility/string.h"
 #include "../utility/threading.h"
+#include "nlohmann/json.hpp"
 #include "task_manager.h"
 #include "tasks.h"
 
@@ -197,8 +199,8 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
 
         // remove the .qm files in the translations/ directory
         if (is_set(c, clean::rebuild)) {
-            op::delete_file_glob(cx(), conf().path().install_translations() / "*.qm",
-                                 op::optional);
+            op::delete_file_glob_recurse(cx(), conf().path().install_extensions(),
+                                         "*.qm", op::optional);
         }
     }
 
@@ -251,46 +253,139 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
         }
     }
 
+    void generate_translations_metadata(
+        std::filesystem::path const& path,
+        std::vector<mob::tasks::translations::projects::lang> const& languages)
+    {
+        using json = nlohmann::ordered_json;
+
+        json metadata = json::parse(R"(
+{
+  "id": "mo2-translations",
+  "name": "Translations for ModOrganizer2",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Multi-language translations for ModOrganizer2 itself.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Mod Organizer 2",
+    "homepage": "https://www.modorganizer.org/"
+  },
+  "icon": "translations.png",
+  "type": "translation",
+  "content": {
+    "translations": {}
+  }
+}
+)");
+
+        // fix version
+        json translations;
+        for (auto&& lang : languages) {
+            std::vector<std::string> files;
+            files.push_back("translations/" + lang.name + "/*.qm");
+            json jsonlang;
+            jsonlang["files"]       = files;
+            translations[lang.name] = jsonlang;
+        }
+        metadata["content"]["translations"] = translations;
+
+        std::ofstream ofs(path);
+        ofs << metadata.dump(2);
+    }
+
     void translations::do_build_and_install()
     {
         // 1) build the list of projects, languages and .ts files
         // 2) run `lrelease` for every language in every project
         // 3) copy builtin qt translations
 
-        const auto root = source_path() / "translations";
-        const auto dest = conf().path().install_translations();
+        const auto root       = source_path() / "translations";
+        const auto extensions = conf().path().install_extensions();
         const projects ps(root);
 
-        op::create_directories(cx(), dest);
+        op::create_directories(cx(), extensions / "mo2-translations");
 
         // log all the warnings added while walking the projects
         for (auto&& w : ps.warnings())
             cx().warning(context::generic, "{}", w);
 
+        std::map<std::string, fs::path::string_type> project_to_extension;
+
+        // go through the list of extensions and find the matching projects
+        for (auto& p : fs::directory_iterator(extensions)) {
+            if (!fs::is_directory(p))
+                continue;
+
+            const auto name =
+                mob::replace_all(p.path().filename().string(), "mo2-", "");
+
+            project_to_extension[name] = p.path().filename();
+            project_to_extension[mob::replace_all(name, "-", "_")] =
+                p.path().filename();
+
+            const auto s_projects =
+                conf().translation().get(p.path().filename().string(), "");
+            if (!s_projects.empty()) {
+                const auto extension_projects = mob::split(s_projects, " ");
+                for (const auto& project : extension_projects) {
+                    project_to_extension[project] = p.path().filename();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // run `lrelease` in a thread pool
         parallel_functions v;
 
         // for each project
         for (auto& p : ps.get()) {
+            if (!project_to_extension.contains(p.name)) {
+                cx().warning(context::generic,
+                             "found project {} but no matching extension", p.name);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const auto base = extensions / project_to_extension[p.name];
+
+            if (!fs::exists(base)) {
+                cx().warning(
+                    context::generic,
+                    "found project {} for extension {} but extension is not built",
+                    p.name, project_to_extension[p.name]);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const auto dest = base / "translations";
+            op::create_directories(cx(), dest);
+
             // for each language
             for (auto& lg : p.langs) {
+                op::create_directories(cx(), dest / lg.name);
                 // add a functor that will run lrelease
-                v.push_back(
-                    {lg.name + "." + p.name, [&] {
-                         // run release for the given project name and list of .ts files
-                         run_tool(
-                             lrelease().project(p.name).sources(lg.ts_files).out(dest));
-                     }});
+                v.push_back({lg.name + "." + p.name, [=] {
+                                 // run release for the given project name and list of
+                                 // .ts files
+                                 run_tool(lrelease()
+                                              .project(p.name)
+                                              .sources(lg.ts_files)
+                                              .out(dest / lg.name));
+                             }});
             }
         }
 
         // run all the functors in parallel
         parallel(v);
 
-        if (auto p = ps.find("organizer"))
-            copy_builtin_qt_translations(*p, dest);
+        if (auto p = ps.find("organizer")) {
+            // copy Qt builting translation, icon and generate metadata
+            copy_builtin_qt_translations(*p, extensions / "mo2-translations" /
+                                                 "translations");
+            op::copy_file_to_file_if_better(
+                cx(), conf().path().icons() / "translations.png",
+                extensions / "mo2-translations" / "translations.png", op::unsafe);
+            generate_translations_metadata(
+                extensions / "mo2-translations" / "metadata.json", p->langs);
+        }
         else
-            cx().bail_out(context::generic, "organizer project not found");
+            cx().warning(context::generic, "organizer project not found");
     }
 
     void translations::copy_builtin_qt_translations(const projects::project& p,
@@ -307,7 +402,8 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
             if (!fs::exists(src))
                 return false;
 
-            op::copy_file_to_dir_if_better(cx(), src, dest, op::unsafe);
+            op::create_directories(cx(), dest / lang);
+            op::copy_file_to_dir_if_better(cx(), src, dest / lang, op::unsafe);
             return true;
         };