diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 9bafe569..f4ae1059 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 /app/**/*.js
-/app/translations/*.json
 /dist
+/public/translations/*.json
diff --git a/.tx/config b/.tx/config
index 783032e1..5046c1a5 100644
--- a/.tx/config
+++ b/.tx/config
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 host = https://www.transifex.com
 
 [zulip.desktopjson]
-file_filter = app/translations/<lang>.json
+file_filter = public/translations/<lang>.json
 minimum_perc = 0
-source_file = app/translations/en.json
+source_file = public/translations/en.json
 source_lang = en
 type = KEYVALUEJSON
diff --git a/app/common/translation-util.ts b/app/common/translation-util.ts
index d2658fec..3b861c3f 100644
--- a/app/common/translation-util.ts
+++ b/app/common/translation-util.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import i18n from "i18n";
 import * as ConfigUtil from "./config-util.js";
 
 i18n.configure({
-  directory: path.join(__dirname, "../translations/"),
+  directory: path.join(__dirname, "../../public/translations/"),
   updateFiles: false,
 });
 
diff --git a/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/general-section.ts b/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/general-section.ts
index ebfbcc6c..320c827a 100644
--- a/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/general-section.ts
+++ b/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/general-section.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import Tagify from "@yaireo/tagify";
 import ISO6391 from "iso-639-1";
 import * as z from "zod";
 
+import supportedLocales from "../../../../../public/translations/supported-locales.json";
 import * as ConfigUtil from "../../../../common/config-util.js";
 import * as EnterpriseUtil from "../../../../common/enterprise-util.js";
 import {html} from "../../../../common/html.js";
 import * as t from "../../../../common/translation-util.js";
-import supportedLocales from "../../../../translations/supported-locales.json";
 import {ipcRenderer} from "../../typed-ipc-renderer.js";
 
 import {generateSelectHtml, generateSettingOption} from "./base-section.js";
diff --git a/docs/howto/translations.md b/docs/howto/translations.md
index 5bee7136..084bccd9 100644
--- a/docs/howto/translations.md
+++ b/docs/howto/translations.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ You'll want Transifex's CLI client, `tx`.
 
 Run `tx push -s`.
 
-This uploads from `app/translations/en.json` to the
+This uploads from `public/translations/en.json` to the
 set of strings Transifex shows for contributors to translate.
 (See `.tx/config` for how that's configured.)
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ set of strings Transifex shows for contributors to translate.
 
 Run `tools/tx-pull`.
 
-This writes to files `app/translations/<lang>.json`.
+This writes to files `public/translations/<lang>.json`.
 (See `.tx/config` for how that's configured.)
 
 Then look at the following sections to see if further updates are
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ language. This happens when we've opened up a new language for people
 to contribute translations into in the Zulip project on Transifex,
 which we do when someone expresses interest in contributing them.
 
-The locales for supported languages are stored in `app/translations/supported-locales.json`
+The locales for supported languages are stored in `public/translations/supported-locales.json`
 
 So, when a new language is added, update the `supported-locales` module.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a176114c..1d33b862 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
       "**/*.node"
     ],
     "files": [
-      "app/**/*"
+      "app/**/*",
+      "public/**/*"
     ],
     "copyright": "©2020 Kandra Labs, Inc.",
     "mac": {
@@ -203,8 +204,7 @@
               "target": "./app/common",
               "from": "./app",
               "except": [
-                "./common",
-                "./translations"
+                "./common"
               ]
             },
             {
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@
               "from": "./app",
               "except": [
                 "./common",
-                "./main",
-                "./translations"
+                "./main"
               ]
             },
             {
@@ -221,8 +220,7 @@
               "from": "./app",
               "except": [
                 "./common",
-                "./renderer",
-                "./translations"
+                "./renderer"
               ]
             }
           ]
diff --git a/app/translations/README.md b/public/translations/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/README.md
rename to public/translations/README.md
diff --git a/app/translations/ar.json b/public/translations/ar.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ar.json
rename to public/translations/ar.json
diff --git a/app/translations/bg.json b/public/translations/bg.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/bg.json
rename to public/translations/bg.json
diff --git a/app/translations/ca.json b/public/translations/ca.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ca.json
rename to public/translations/ca.json
diff --git a/app/translations/cs.json b/public/translations/cs.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/cs.json
rename to public/translations/cs.json
diff --git a/app/translations/da.json b/public/translations/da.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/da.json
rename to public/translations/da.json
diff --git a/app/translations/de.json b/public/translations/de.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/de.json
rename to public/translations/de.json
diff --git a/app/translations/el.json b/public/translations/el.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/el.json
rename to public/translations/el.json
diff --git a/app/translations/el_GR.json b/public/translations/el_GR.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/el_GR.json
rename to public/translations/el_GR.json
diff --git a/app/translations/en.json b/public/translations/en.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/en.json
rename to public/translations/en.json
diff --git a/app/translations/en_GB.json b/public/translations/en_GB.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/en_GB.json
rename to public/translations/en_GB.json
diff --git a/app/translations/es.json b/public/translations/es.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/es.json
rename to public/translations/es.json
diff --git a/app/translations/fa.json b/public/translations/fa.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/fa.json
rename to public/translations/fa.json
diff --git a/app/translations/fi.json b/public/translations/fi.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/fi.json
rename to public/translations/fi.json
diff --git a/app/translations/fr.json b/public/translations/fr.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/fr.json
rename to public/translations/fr.json
diff --git a/app/translations/gl.json b/public/translations/gl.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/gl.json
rename to public/translations/gl.json
diff --git a/app/translations/hi.json b/public/translations/hi.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/hi.json
rename to public/translations/hi.json
diff --git a/app/translations/hr.json b/public/translations/hr.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/hr.json
rename to public/translations/hr.json
diff --git a/app/translations/hu.json b/public/translations/hu.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/hu.json
rename to public/translations/hu.json
diff --git a/app/translations/id_ID.json b/public/translations/id_ID.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/id_ID.json
rename to public/translations/id_ID.json
diff --git a/app/translations/it.json b/public/translations/it.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/it.json
rename to public/translations/it.json
diff --git a/app/translations/ja.json b/public/translations/ja.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ja.json
rename to public/translations/ja.json
diff --git a/app/translations/ko.json b/public/translations/ko.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ko.json
rename to public/translations/ko.json
diff --git a/app/translations/lt.json b/public/translations/lt.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/lt.json
rename to public/translations/lt.json
diff --git a/app/translations/ml.json b/public/translations/ml.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ml.json
rename to public/translations/ml.json
diff --git a/app/translations/nb_NO.json b/public/translations/nb_NO.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/nb_NO.json
rename to public/translations/nb_NO.json
diff --git a/app/translations/nl.json b/public/translations/nl.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/nl.json
rename to public/translations/nl.json
diff --git a/app/translations/pl.json b/public/translations/pl.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/pl.json
rename to public/translations/pl.json
diff --git a/app/translations/pt.json b/public/translations/pt.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/pt.json
rename to public/translations/pt.json
diff --git a/app/translations/ro.json b/public/translations/ro.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ro.json
rename to public/translations/ro.json
diff --git a/app/translations/ru.json b/public/translations/ru.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ru.json
rename to public/translations/ru.json
diff --git a/app/translations/sk.json b/public/translations/sk.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/sk.json
rename to public/translations/sk.json
diff --git a/app/translations/sr.json b/public/translations/sr.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/sr.json
rename to public/translations/sr.json
diff --git a/app/translations/supported-locales.json b/public/translations/supported-locales.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/supported-locales.json
rename to public/translations/supported-locales.json
diff --git a/app/translations/sv.json b/public/translations/sv.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/sv.json
rename to public/translations/sv.json
diff --git a/app/translations/ta.json b/public/translations/ta.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/ta.json
rename to public/translations/ta.json
diff --git a/app/translations/tr.json b/public/translations/tr.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/tr.json
rename to public/translations/tr.json
diff --git a/app/translations/uk.json b/public/translations/uk.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/uk.json
rename to public/translations/uk.json
diff --git a/app/translations/uz.json b/public/translations/uz.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/uz.json
rename to public/translations/uz.json
diff --git a/app/translations/vi.json b/public/translations/vi.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/vi.json
rename to public/translations/vi.json
diff --git a/app/translations/zh-Hans.json b/public/translations/zh-Hans.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/zh-Hans.json
rename to public/translations/zh-Hans.json
diff --git a/app/translations/zh-Hant.json b/public/translations/zh-Hant.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/zh-Hant.json
rename to public/translations/zh-Hant.json
diff --git a/app/translations/zh_TW.json b/public/translations/zh_TW.json
similarity index 100%
rename from app/translations/zh_TW.json
rename to public/translations/zh_TW.json