diff --git a/tools/compareLocalizedStrings.py b/tools/compareLocalizedStrings.py
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+#!/bin/python3
+
+
+# usage : ./tools/compareLocalizedStrings.py en de
+
+import re
+import os
+from glob import glob
+import json
+import sys
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+    print(f'usage: {sys.argv[0]} <source_local> <compare_local>')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+src = sys.argv[1]
+dest = sys.argv[2]
+print(f'src {src}, dest {dest}')
+jsonInEn = json.loads(open(f'_locales/{src}/messages.json', 'r').read())
+jsonInDe = json.loads(open(f'_locales/{dest}/messages.json', 'r').read())
+keysInEn = jsonInEn.keys()
+keysInDe = jsonInDe.keys()
+
+print(keysInEn)
+
+for key in keysInEn:
+    if key not in keysInDe:
+        print(f'not found in de:{key}')
+
+print(f'total keys in en {len(keysInEn)}')
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