# 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** |
English | en\_GB or en\_US |
German | de\_DE |
Korean | ko\_KR |
Japanese | ja\_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. 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.
[](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/QxFgTPMOATd6OU6v-run-fw-in-another-lang-macos.gif)
All done!