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Change your Chief language

Chief lets you switch the interface language at any time. This includes navigation labels, buttons, and system-generated text. You can set Chief to a specific language or let it detect your preferred language automatically.

Written By Patrick Intervalo

Last updated 6 months ago

When You’ll Use This

  • You want Chief to appear in a different language

  • You accidentally switched languages and need to switch back

  • You want Chief to match your browser or system language automatically

How Language Localization Works

Chief determines your interface language in two ways:

1. Automatic (Default)

By default, Chief uses your primary browser language.

In Chrome, you can change your primary browser language by:

  1. Going to chrome://settings/languages

  2. Moving your preferred language to the top (primary)

  3. Chief will automatically switch to match

2. Manual Override

You can override automatic detection by selecting a language directly in Chief.
Once selected, the interface updates immediately.

How to Change Your Language

1. Open the Settings Panel

  1. From the Home screen, open the sidebar.

  2. Click Settings.

  3. Then go to the General tab

2. Select Your Preferred Language

  1. In the Language section, open the dropdown.

  2. Choose one of the following:

    • Detect automatically — Chief adjusts based on your browser or system settings.

    • A specific language (e.g., English, Spanish, etc.).

Once you select a language, Chief updates the interface immediately.

  • English (en)

  • Español (es) — Spanish

  • Français (fr) — French

  • Deutsch (de) — German

  • 日本語 (ja) — Japanese

  • 한국어 (ko) — Korean

  • 中文 (zh) — Chinese (generic)

  • 简体中文 (zh-CN) — Simplified Chinese

  • 繁體中文 (zh-TW) — Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

  • 繁體中文（香港）(zh-HK) — Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)

  • हिन्दी (hi) — Hindi

  • العربية (ar) — Arabic

  • Português (pt) — Portuguese

  • Русский (ru) — Russian

  • বাংলা (bn) — Bengali

  • اردو (ur) — Urdu

  • Filipino (fil)

  • Română (ro) — Romanian

  • Հայերեն (hy) — Armenian

  • 1337 5p34k (leet) — Leet Speak

  • Italiano (it) — Italian

  • Türkçe (tr) — Turkish

  • Bahasa Indonesia (id) — Indonesian

  • Tiếng Việt (vi) — Vietnamese

  • Polski (pl) — Polish

  • Nederlands (nl) — Dutch

  • עברית (he) — Hebrew

  • ไทย (th) — Thai

  • Svenska (sv) — Swedish

  • Čeština (cs) — Czech

  • Ελληνικά (el) — Greek

  • فارسی (fa) — Persian/Farsi

  • Bahasa Melayu (ms) — Malay

  • Norsk (no) — Norwegian

  • Suomi (fi) — Finnish

  • Magyar (hu) — Hungarian

  • Українська (uk) — Ukrainian

  • Қазақша (kk) — Kazakh

  • Kiswahili (sw) — Swahili

  • Tagalog (tl) — Filipino

  • Dansk (da) — Danish

Notes & Tips

  • Switching languages does not change the content of your documents, prompts, or files, only the interface.

  • If you ever see Chief in an unexpected language, check that Detect automatically isn’t enabled.

  • Some features or labels may briefly appear in English if translations are still being updated.

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