In German localization, use submenu label "Extras" for typical "Tools" submenu?

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Main menu bar like

File    Edit   View   Tools   Help

was a tradition in Microsoft Windows and often still is. But in German localization, I have often seen Extras in place of Tools.

Is it appropriate to use Werkzeuge (translation of Tools) in German or keep that semantically different Extras?

If you have experience with German applications, is menu item Extras sounding natural and Werkzeuge disturbing?

André Freyer · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-30 06:37:32Z

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The semantic is actually different. For example a painting program:

Werkzeuge may be:

Extras may be:

Do you see what I mean?

answered Sep 30, 2016 at 6:37

André Freyer

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You're correct - although the same could be said about the English term tools. Possibly, tools can just be considered on too many abstraction levels and thus isn't the best term in the first place (although Extras, of course, is hardly any better than Others or Random stuff).
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