# 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. Apple Shortcuts app allows running scripts via a Menu Bar item. ``` /Applications/FileWave/FileWave\ Admin.app/Contents/MacOS/FileWave\ Admin --lang en_GB & ```

In FileWave 15.4.0, the above line will fail to launch the chosen language as is. See below shortcut example for alternate script.

Available Language Options:
**Language****Option**
Englishen\_GB or en\_US
Germande\_DE
Koreanko\_KR
Japaneseja\_JP
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)zh\_TW or zh\_CN
## Requirements: - macOS Monterey or newer - Shortcuts Application (System Application) - FileWave Central Admin Application ### Creating the Shortcut 1. ![Siri Shortcut.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/KgCXCPvmXT8NxyS0-siri-shortcut.png)Open the **Shortcuts Application** on a macOS machine running Monterey or newer (macOS 12). 2. In the **Menu**, under **File**, select **New Shortcut.** 3. Name the Shortcut. For example: “FW Admin (EN)”. 4. Select **Run Shell Script** as the action. 5. Insert the command below, setting the preferred language. Below example showing US English. ``` /Applications/FileWave/FileWave\ Admin.app/Contents/MacOS/FileWave\ Admin --lang en_US & exit 0 ``` In, **15.4.0** try the following script instead. Example using German, but alter the temp\_locale parameter as required: ``` #!/bin/zsh temp_locale="de_DE" current_user=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console) current_locale=$(defaults read /Users/${current_user}/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist AppleLocale) /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Set AppleLocale '$temp_locale'' /Users/${current_user}/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist /Applications/FileWave/FileWave\ Admin.app/Contents/MacOS/FileWave\ Admin & /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Set AppleLocale '$current_locale'' /Users/${current_user}/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist exit 0 ``` 6. **Shortcut Details** tab (ℹ️), offers options for launching the Shortcut. As an example: pin to Menu Bar and create a keyboard shortcut for quick access to the FileWave Central App. [![Run FW in another lang macOS.gif](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/QxFgTPMOATd6OU6v-run-fw-in-another-lang-macos.gif)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/QxFgTPMOATd6OU6v-run-fw-in-another-lang-macos.gif) All done!