diff --git a/matrixConsole/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/matrixConsole/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd19a42eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrixConsole/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* 
+  Localizable.strings
+  matrixConsole
+
+  Created by David Baker on 15/01/2015.
+  Copyright (c) 2015 matrix.org. All rights reserved.
+*/
diff --git a/matrixConsole/matrixConsole.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/matrixConsole/matrixConsole.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index ab4712f5d..605e8aea3 100644
--- a/matrixConsole/matrixConsole.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/matrixConsole/matrixConsole.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		3198D9E11A68338B00556695 /* Localizable.strings in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3198D9E31A68338B00556695 /* Localizable.strings */; };
 		710210A41A67A4B600364868 /* ConsoleGrowingTextView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 710210A31A67A4B600364868 /* ConsoleGrowingTextView.m */; };
 		71D2E4EC1A49814B000DE015 /* MemberActionsCell.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 71D2E4EB1A49814B000DE015 /* MemberActionsCell.m */; };
 		71DB9DC11A495B6400504A09 /* MemberViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 71DB9DC01A495B6400504A09 /* MemberViewController.m */; };
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
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+		3198D9E21A68338B00556695 /* en */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = en; path = en.lproj/Localizable.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		710210A21A67A4B600364868 /* ConsoleGrowingTextView.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = ConsoleGrowingTextView.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		710210A31A67A4B600364868 /* ConsoleGrowingTextView.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = ConsoleGrowingTextView.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		71D2E4EA1A49814B000DE015 /* MemberActionsCell.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = MemberActionsCell.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@
 				F01628BC19E29C660071C473 /* default-profile.png */,
 				F01628BE19E29C660071C473 /* logo.png */,
 				F0CEA5AC19E6895E00E47915 /* logoHighRes.png */,
+				3198D9E31A68338B00556695 /* Localizable.strings */,
 			);
 			path = Assets;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@
 				F0CEA5AE19E6895E00E47915 /* logoHighRes.png in Resources */,
 				F0F90C691A32596700455977 /* icon_search.png in Resources */,
 				F0CEA5B119E6898800E47915 /* tab_home.ico in Resources */,
+				3198D9E11A68338B00556695 /* Localizable.strings in Resources */,
 				F07A80E619DD9DE700B621A1 /* Images.xcassets in Resources */,
 				F08B6FCC1A1DE7F80094A35B /* matrixConsole.jpg in Resources */,
 			);
@@ -557,6 +561,14 @@
 /* End PBXTargetDependency section */
 
 /* Begin PBXVariantGroup section */
+		3198D9E31A68338B00556695 /* Localizable.strings */ = {
+			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
+			children = (
+				3198D9E21A68338B00556695 /* en */,
+			);
+			name = Localizable.strings;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 		F07A80E219DD9DE700B621A1 /* Main.storyboard */ = {
 			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
 			children = (
diff --git a/matrixConsole/matrixConsole/Assets/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/matrixConsole/matrixConsole/Assets/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a64c1456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrixConsole/matrixConsole/Assets/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ Copyright 2014 OpenMarket Ltd
+ 
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ 
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ 
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/* New message from a specific person, not referencing a room */
+"MSG_FROM_USER" = "Message from %@"
+
+/* New message from a specific person in a named room */
+"MSG_FROM_USER_IN_ROOM" = "%@ posted in %@"
+
+/* Multiple unread messages in a room */
+"UNREAD_IN_ROOM" = "%@ new messages in %@"
+
+/* Multiple unread messages from a specific person, not referencing a room */
+"MSGS_FROM_USER" = "%@ new messages in %@"
+
+/* Multiple unread messages from two people */
+"MSGS_FROM_TWO_USERS" = "%@ new messages from %@ and %@"
+
+/* Multiple unread messages from three people */
+"MSGS_FROM_THREE_USERS" = "%@ new messages from %@, %@ and %@"
+
+/* Multiple unread messages from two plus people (ie. for 4+ people: 'others' replaces the third person) */
+"MSGS_FROM_TWO_PLUS_USERS" = "%@ new messages from %@, %@ and others"
+
+/* Multiple messages in two rooms */
+"MSGS_IN_TWO_ROOMS" = "%@ new messages in %@ and %@"
+
+/* Look, stuff's happened, alright? Just open the app. */
+"MSGS_IN_TWO_PLUS_ROOMS" = "%@ new messages in %@, %@ and others"
+
+/* Incoming one-to-one voice call */
+"VOICE_CALL_FROM_USER" = "Call from %@"
+
+/* Incoming one-to-one video call */
+"VIDEO_CALL_FROM_USER" = "Video call from %@"
+
+/* Incoming unnamed voice conference invite from a specific person */
+"VOICE_CONF_FROM_USER" = "Group call from %@"
+
+/* Incoming unnamed video conference invite from a specific person */
+"VIDEO_CONF_FROM_USER" = "Video group call from %@"
+
+/* Incoming named voice conference invite from a specific person */
+"VOICE_CONF_NAMED_FROM_USER" = "Group call from %@: '%@'"
+
+/* Incoming named video conference invite from a specific person */
+"VIDEO_CONF_NAMED_FROM_USER" = "Video group call from %@: '%@'"
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