how to change IDE language

Hello,

Do you have "Chinese language Pack" installed in "Settings/Preferences | Plugins" ?

Hello, I have the same question. After an update, the IDE language becomes chinese and it is sometimes hard to find what I want from the menu (because most tips are written in english, I think)

Then I tried this:

File-Manage IDE Settings-Restore Default Settings (In chinese: 文件-管理IDE设置-恢复默认设置...)

The IDE language came back to english, BUT it also removes other settings, for example, I need to manually find the paths of projects, and add the interpreter again...

If you don't have important settings, you could have a try.

p.s. After restart, it prompts me to use Localized PyCharm 2021.3.3. Don't do that, or it will change the IDE language into chinese again.

Hi, I noticed the IDE language pack can be found in Plugins. You can just remove it and restart IDE, then you should be able to back to English. Regarding to the notification for localized IDE, it can be disabled in Notification setting and it won't bother you again.

it's terrible, isn't it ?

The IDE update and add "Simple Chinese" plug-in automatically without any selection.

if you don't understand "Simple Chinese", how do you find "setting" and "plug-in" ?

IDE will not automatically install language plugin without asking if it is working as expected. The language plugin will be installed if the user clicks the link "Switch and restart" when language plugin suggestion is shown, which could be disabled by changing settings from the popup window. If your IDE installs the plugin without asking, please create an issue [here] and provide the environment information and logs for debugging.

I faced the same issue.

By clicking "Switch and restart", WebStorm UI unexpectedly becomes Simplified Chinese and I had to search for method myself to turn it back. (Thanks for the solution above, I solved it by uninstall the language pack)

It is very weird for the IDE to do so, because

1. My OS language is Traditional Chinese, not Simplified Chinese. They are two different languages in different countries.
2. The Plugin is installed unexpectedly, no information that it is installed. Users thus do not know they can uninstall it in the Plugins setting.

@Lianchennnn Thanks for the feedback.
We have a related issue here: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-288100/Improve-the-Language-Plugins-Notifications and we will improve it.

after update to Intellij Idea IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.1 (Ultimate Edition), the menu displays in japanese, how can I change it to English? 

Solution!!!!

Thank @Yaroslav Bedrov

I change by go  "Settings/Preferences | Plugins"

and turn of "Japanese language Pack" installed in 

and it work for me

If you do a fresh install from toolbox app, you'll find the language pack automatically installed without any prompts

Leyicong What's your OS and what version of the IDE did you install?

@Leyicong Hi, you could disable the option in the `Settings icon in Toolbar's top right -> Settings -> Use the same language for all tools` for it.

After update, I have same problem Korean menu in PyCharm. 

Thank @Zmanhcong and @Yaroslav Bedrov

"File > Settings > Plugins", "Korean Language Pack" is removed. Then the menu in English!

Hello, I just fix it,

run→edit configuration→modify options→add VM options

-Duser.language=en

press ok, then shoot it.

PHPStorm installed the WSL backend IDE with the Chinese plugin enabled, without any notification. I have even enabled the Setting Sync, pushed my settings from the Windows IDE, and pulled them in the backend IDE, but the Chinese plugin remained there, I had to manually disable that.

Actually, the Japanese and Korean language packs were also installed.

@István Ujj-Meszaros CJK language plugins have been intentionally bundled since 2024.2, but they should not be enabled automatically. There was a known issue IJPL-157227 that turned CJK on unexpectedly, it should have been fixed starting from the 2024.2 EAP 7. 

If you see this again in later versions, kindly file a new issue to our tracker. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I use idea on gateway and it doesn't has any option to change language, it's fine in English on the company computer, but on my home use computer it's Korean and I can't change it. That really bother me a lot.

No language setting at all.

Tangkaixian please try looking for the Korean language plugin under IDE Settings | Plugins, Installed tab, disable it - or all the language plugins you see there - and restart the IDE. 

Does it help?

Today I received an error 
This IDE compilation has expired. Please specify a different compilation or select “JetBrains Installer” from the installation options to install the latest version.
I installed the new version and after this remote PHPstorm opens partially in Korean. When I created new project with empty directory then IDE is Japanese. I don't have any language pack installed. Tried few version 2024.1.4, 2024.2 EAP, 2024.2 RC  
 

Ssg Sgorecki could you please check if you have language plugins installed and activated under the node next to Plugins? 

There are separate settings for client and host and it could be that client loaded settings (and language plugins) from another version. 

We fixed a couple of related issue recently, but it would be great if you specify what remote installation was used first - 2024.1 or 2024.2 - and whether you have settings sync enabled or any settings have been imported explicitly (e.g. from a notification shown) or silently. Thank you!

Language and region | IntelliJ IDEA Documentation (jetbrains.com)

Language and region | WebStorm Documentation (jetbrains.com)

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use translation

I have just downloaded ideaIU-2024.2.3

And when I tried to connect via the gateway to my remote machine, from my Windows 11 machine, everything showed in Korean. 

1. Using Google Translate, I managed to get to the Plugins settings, and did not see any Korean language pack whatsoever installed.

2. My Gateway is set to English

What is going on? Please help!

lucas this looks like GTW-9470. Are you using the latest version both for backed and client? As a workaround, please open IDE Settings | Plugins (Client) | Installed tab → Disable Chinese, Japanese, Korean plugins → Restart IDE.