diff --git a/locales/en/messages.json b/locales/en/messages.json
index d661f280..05dfe774 100644
--- a/locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/locales/en/messages.json
@@ -622,25 +622,32 @@
     },
 
     "statusbar_port_utilization": {
-        "message": "Port utilization:"
+        "message": "Port utilization:",
+        "description": "Port utilization text shown in the status bar"
     },
     "statusbar_usage_download": {
-        "message": "D: $1%"
+        "message": "D:",
+        "description": "References 'Download' in the status bar, port utilization. Keep one character long if possible"
     },
     "statusbar_usage_upload": {
-        "message": "U: $1%"
+        "message": "U:",
+        "description": "References 'Upload' in the status bar, port utilization. Keep one character long if possible"
     },
     "statusbar_packet_error": {
-        "message": "Packet error:"
+        "message": "Packet error:",
+        "description": "Packet error text shown in the status bar"
     },
     "statusbar_i2c_error": {
-        "message": "I2C error:"
+        "message": "I2C error:",
+        "description": "CPU load text shown in the status bar"
     },
     "statusbar_cycle_time": {
-        "message": "Cycle Time:"
+        "message": "Cycle Time:",
+        "description": "Cycle time text shown in the status bar"
     },
     "statusbar_cpu_load": {
-        "message": "CPU Load: $1%"
+        "message": "CPU Load:",
+        "description": "CPU load text shown in the status bar"
     },
 
     "dfu_connect_message": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58e6eb3a..4eae71b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^5.13.0",
+    "@panter/vue-i18next": "^0.15.2",
     "bluebird": "^3.7.2",
     "djv": "^2.1.3-alpha.0",
     "i18next": "^19.0.0",
@@ -67,8 +68,7 @@
     "short-unique-id": "^1.1.1",
     "three": "~0.97.0",
     "universal-ga": "^1.2.0",
-    "vue": "2.6.12",
-    "vue-i18n": "8.21.1"
+    "vue": "2.6.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@quanle94/innosetup": "^6.0.2",
diff --git a/src/components/betaflight-logo/BetaflightLogo.vue b/src/components/betaflight-logo/BetaflightLogo.vue
index 51461b64..6c8bcb8e 100644
--- a/src/components/betaflight-logo/BetaflightLogo.vue
+++ b/src/components/betaflight-logo/BetaflightLogo.vue
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@
   <div class="logo">
     <div class="logo_text">
       <span>
-        {{ $t("versionLabelConfigurator.message") }}: {{ configuratorVersion }}
+        {{ $t("versionLabelConfigurator") }}: {{ configuratorVersion }}
         <br />
         <span v-if="firmwareVersion && firmwareId">
-          {{ $t("versionLabelFirmware.message") }}: {{ firmwareVersion }}
+          {{ $t("versionLabelFirmware") }}: {{ firmwareVersion }}
           {{ firmwareId }}
         </span>
         <br />
         <span v-if="hardwareId">
-          {{ $t("versionLabelTarget.message") }}: {{ hardwareId }}
+          {{ $t("versionLabelTarget") }}: {{ hardwareId }}
         </span>
       </span>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/init.js b/src/components/init.js
index 776e4dfd..eb1c3aa9 100644
--- a/src/components/init.js
+++ b/src/components/init.js
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ import BatteryLegend from "./quad-status/BatteryLegend.vue";
 import BetaflightLogo from "./betaflight-logo/BetaflightLogo.vue";
 import StatusBar from "./status-bar/StatusBar.vue";
 
-// a bit of a hack here to get around the current translations.
-// vue i18n provides slightly different api for this. But
-// it's also possible to provide custom formatter
-Vue.filter(
-    "stripEnd",
-    (value) => value.replace(/\$1%/, "")
-);
-
 // Most of the global objects can go here at first.
 // It's a bit of overkill for simple components,
 // but these instance would eventually have more children
diff --git a/src/components/status-bar/PortUtilization.vue b/src/components/status-bar/PortUtilization.vue
index 863a7112..ccb5d782 100644
--- a/src/components/status-bar/PortUtilization.vue
+++ b/src/components/status-bar/PortUtilization.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <span>{{ $t("statusbar_port_utilization.message") }}</span>
+    <span>{{ $t("statusbar_port_utilization") }}</span>
     <ReadingStat
       message="statusbar_usage_download"
       :value="usageDown"
diff --git a/src/components/status-bar/ReadingStat.vue b/src/components/status-bar/ReadingStat.vue
index fcbcd132..7577c038 100644
--- a/src/components/status-bar/ReadingStat.vue
+++ b/src/components/status-bar/ReadingStat.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <span>
-    <span>{{ $t(message + ".message") | stripEnd }}</span>
+    <span>{{ $t(message) }}</span>
     <span>{{ value }}</span>
     <span v-if="unit">{{ unit }}</span>
   </span>
diff --git a/src/components/status-bar/StatusBarVersion.vue b/src/components/status-bar/StatusBarVersion.vue
index 5dc23671..521a4305 100644
--- a/src/components/status-bar/StatusBarVersion.vue
+++ b/src/components/status-bar/StatusBarVersion.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <template>
   <div class="version">
-    {{ $t("versionLabelConfigurator.message") }}: {{ configuratorVersion }}
+    {{ $t("versionLabelConfigurator") }}: {{ configuratorVersion }}
     <span v-if="firmwareVersion && firmwareId">
-      , {{ $t("versionLabelFirmware.message") }}: {{ firmwareVersion }}
+      , {{ $t("versionLabelFirmware") }}: {{ firmwareVersion }}
       {{ firmwareId }}
     </span>
     <span v-if="hardwareId">
-      , {{ $t("versionLabelTarget.message") }}: {{ hardwareId }}
+      , {{ $t("versionLabelTarget") }}: {{ hardwareId }}
     </span>
     ({{ gitChangesetId }})
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/vueI18n.js b/src/components/vueI18n.js
index 0f07aba7..436553f7 100644
--- a/src/components/vueI18n.js
+++ b/src/components/vueI18n.js
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 import Vue from "vue";
-import VueI18n from "vue-i18n";
+import VueI18Next from "@panter/vue-i18next";
 
-Vue.use(VueI18n);
+Vue.use(VueI18Next);
 
-const vueI18n = new VueI18n(i18next);
-
-i18next.on("initialized", () => {
-    vueI18n.setLocaleMessage("en", i18next.getDataByLanguage("en").messages);
-});
-
-i18next.on("languageChanged", (lang) => {
-    vueI18n.setLocaleMessage(lang, i18next.getDataByLanguage(lang).messages);
-    vueI18n.locale = lang;
-    document.querySelector("html").setAttribute("lang", lang);
-});
+const vueI18n = new VueI18Next(i18next);
 
 export default vueI18n;
diff --git a/src/js/localization.js b/src/js/localization.js
index 541487bb..e15ce290 100644
--- a/src/js/localization.js
+++ b/src/js/localization.js
@@ -29,26 +29,53 @@ i18n.init = function(cb) {
                 ns: ['messages'],
                 defaultNS:['messages'],
                 fallbackLng: languageFallback,
-                backend: { loadPath: '/_locales/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json' },
-                }, function(err) {
-                    if (err !== undefined) {
-                        console.error(`Error loading i18n: ${err}`);
-                    } else {
-                        console.log('i18n system loaded');
-                        const detectedLanguage = i18n.getMessage(`language_${getValidLocale("DEFAULT")}`);
-                        i18n.addResources({"detectedLanguage": detectedLanguage });
-                        i18next.on('languageChanged', function () {
-                            i18n.localizePage(true);
-                        });
-                    }
-                    if (cb !== undefined) {
-                        cb();
-                    }
+                backend: {
+                    loadPath: '/_locales/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
+                    parse: i18n.parseInputFile,
+                },
+            },
+            function(err) {
+                if (err !== undefined) {
+                    console.error(`Error loading i18n: ${err}`);
+                } else {
+                    console.log('i18n system loaded');
+                    const detectedLanguage = i18n.getMessage(`language_${getValidLocale("DEFAULT")}`);
+                    i18n.addResources({"detectedLanguage": detectedLanguage });
+                    i18next.on('languageChanged', function () {
+                        i18n.localizePage(true);
+                    });
+                }
+                if (cb !== undefined) {
+                    cb();
+                }
             });
     });
 
 };
 
+/**
+ * We have different interpolate methods in the input messages file,
+ * we unify all of them here to the i18next style and simplify it
+ */
+i18n.parseInputFile = function(data) {
+
+    // Remove the $n interpolate of Chrome $1, $2, ... -> {{1}}, {{2}}, ...
+    const REGEXP_CHROME = /\$([1-9])/g;
+    const dataChrome = data.replace(REGEXP_CHROME, '{{$1}}');
+
+    // Remove the .message of the nesting $t(xxxxx.message) -> $t(xxxxx)
+    const REGEXP_NESTING = /\$t\(([^\)]*).message\)/g;
+    const dataNesting = dataChrome.replace(REGEXP_NESTING, '$t($1)');
+
+    // Move the .message of the json object to root xxxxx.message -> xxxxx
+    const jsonData = JSON.parse(dataNesting);
+    Object.entries(jsonData).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+        jsonData[key] = value.message;
+    });
+
+    return jsonData;
+};
+
 i18n.changeLanguage = function(languageSelected) {
     if (typeof ConfigStorage !== 'undefined') {
         ConfigStorage.set({'userLanguageSelect': languageSelected});
@@ -60,28 +87,29 @@ i18n.changeLanguage = function(languageSelected) {
 
 i18n.getMessage = function(messageID, parameters) {
 
-    let translatedString;
+    let parametersObject;
 
     // Option 1, no parameters or Object as parameters (i18Next type parameters)
     if ((parameters === undefined) || ((parameters.constructor !== Array) && (parameters instanceof Object))) {
-        translatedString =  i18next.t(`${messageID}.message`, parameters);
+        parametersObject = parameters;
 
     // Option 2: parameters as $1, $2, etc.
     // (deprecated, from the old Chrome i18n
     } else {
 
-        translatedString =  i18next.t(`${messageID}.message`);
-
+        // Convert the input to an array
         let parametersArray = parameters;
         if (parametersArray.constructor !== Array) {
             parametersArray = [parameters];
         }
-        parametersArray.forEach(function(element, index) {
-            translatedString = translatedString.replace(`$${(index + 1)}`, element);
+
+        parametersObject = {};
+        parametersArray.forEach(function(parameter, index) {
+            parametersObject[index + 1] = parameter;
         });
     }
 
-    return translatedString;
+    return i18next.t(messageID, parametersObject);
 };
 
 i18n.getLanguagesAvailables = function() {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b377b042..a69a35dc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@
     "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.3"
     fastq "^1.6.0"
 
+"@panter/vue-i18next@^0.15.2":
+  version "0.15.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@panter/vue-i18next/-/vue-i18next-0.15.2.tgz#814f6774237e444eb9b69156e9c507d41b7fbd32"
+  integrity sha512-7VX9GyxHJNEJKa2CRzC294Oz5EEbzVDZ1o3O/P8gL/PWBmcFOFsuivRbP/1a9ga2ihv/NBzoCWMCNIEEeCcONQ==
+  dependencies:
+    deepmerge "^2.0.0"
+
 "@quanle94/innosetup@^6.0.2":
   version "6.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@quanle94/innosetup/-/innosetup-6.0.2.tgz#b678b67240486302a08e3469151faca2c29f80ab"
@@ -1787,6 +1794,11 @@ deep-extend@^0.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.6.0.tgz#c4fa7c95404a17a9c3e8ca7e1537312b736330ac"
   integrity sha512-LOHxIOaPYdHlJRtCQfDIVZtfw/ufM8+rVj649RIHzcm/vGwQRXFt6OPqIFWsm2XEMrNIEtWR64sY1LEKD2vAOA==
 
+deepmerge@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deepmerge/-/deepmerge-2.2.1.tgz#5d3ff22a01c00f645405a2fbc17d0778a1801170"
+  integrity sha512-R9hc1Xa/NOBi9WRVUWg19rl1UB7Tt4kuPd+thNJgFZoxXsTz7ncaPaeIm+40oSGuP33DfMb4sZt1QIGiJzC4EA==
+
 deepmerge@^4.2.1, deepmerge@^4.2.2:
   version "4.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deepmerge/-/deepmerge-4.2.2.tgz#44d2ea3679b8f4d4ffba33f03d865fc1e7bf4955"
@@ -7470,11 +7482,6 @@ void-elements@^2.0.0, void-elements@^2.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/void-elements/-/void-elements-2.0.1.tgz#c066afb582bb1cb4128d60ea92392e94d5e9dbec"
   integrity sha1-wGavtYK7HLQSjWDqkjkulNXp2+w=
 
-vue-i18n@8.21.1:
-  version "8.21.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-i18n/-/vue-i18n-8.21.1.tgz#afa8e6390a5de3b65bd17533c4269181f86f1d61"
-  integrity sha512-KEakJLI7R6+UCmhJOMZ0K7C+Zf5FcMh7QDkBRaEq39V7d9JgSrTDBf/9HuHU3TaxQYXx4fUi5PTIPdwLXq+iow==
-
 vue-runtime-helpers@^1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-runtime-helpers/-/vue-runtime-helpers-1.1.2.tgz#446b7b820888ab0c5264d2c3a32468e72e4100f3"