# Opening FileWave Central (Admin) in a Specific Language (macOS) ## What FileWave Admin will automatically use the language, if supported, set on the workstation at installation (default English). It is however possible to run FileWave Admin in a different language, as shown below, through an Apple Shortcut Menu Bar item. ## When/Why FileWave Central (Admin) doesn’t currently have the option to change Language preference in the application itself. Only some languages are supported with this method. ## How The following command may be used to both open and specify a chosen language at runtime. ``` /Applications/FileWave/FileWave\ Admin.app/Contents/MacOS/FileWave\ Admin --lang en_US & ```
**Language** | **Locale Code** | **Notes** |
---|---|---|
**English (US)** | en\_US | Use for American English. |
**German** | de\_DE | Standard locale for German in Germany. |
**French** | fr\_FR | Standard locale for French in France. |
**Korean** | ko\_KR | Korean for South Korea. |
**Japanese** | ja\_JP | Japanese for Japan. |
**Chinese (Simplified)** | zh\_CN | For Mainland China. |
**Chinese (Traditional)** | zh\_TW | For Taiwan. |
**Dutch** | nl\_NL | **New in FileWave 16.1+** — Dutch for Netherlands. |
**Turkish** | tr\_TR | **New in FileWave 16.1+** — Turkish for Turkey. |
**Swedish** | sv\_SE | **New in FileWave 16.1+** — Swedish for Sweden. |
**Spanish (International)** | es\_ES | **New in FileWave 16.1+** — Spanish for Spain (Castilian). |