diff --git a/tools/make-summary-translatable.py b/tools/make-summary-translatable.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import glob
+import os
+import re
+import yaml
+
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/../')
+
+for f in glob.glob('metadata/*.yml'):
+    with open(f) as fp:
+        raw = fp.read()
+        data = yaml.load(raw)
+    archive_policy = data.get('ArchivePolicy')
+    if 'Disabled' not in data and 'Summary' in data \
+       and (archive_policy is None or not archive_policy.startswith('0 ')):
+        en_US_dir = f[:-4] + '/en-US/'
+        os.makedirs(en_US_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        with open(en_US_dir + '/summary.txt', 'w') as fp:
+            fp.write(data['Summary'].strip().rstrip() + '\n')
+        with open(f, 'w') as out:
+            out.write(re.sub(r'Summary:[^\n]+\n', r'', raw))