# 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).