We are going to discuss in this article about everything related to Firefox language settings and language packs add-ons. On Mozilla Firefox, switching the language using settings option will only change the preferred language of the page. To change the language of menus, toolbars, and other interface elements, you need to download and install the language packs.
Suppose, you aren’t happy with the default language or you mightwant to show your multilingual talents. If for whatever reason, you want tochange the default language on Firefox then you can change it on all platformslike Windows, iOS, and Mac.
How to change the language? I recently got a new macbook and i absolutely LOVE it. So what i did is buy the microsoft office for mac 2011 to be able to work on microsoft word for school. But i made the mistake of buying the CD in dutch ( belgium) and the store wouldnt return it. So i just wanted to ask if its possible to change the. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Click Language & Region. Drag the desired language to the top of the Preferred languages list. If the language you want isn't listed, click the Add (+) button to add the language you want.
In this post, we have explained 3 ways to change the Firefox language and also, we have created atable of contents below, so you can easily locate them.
Table of Contents
Method 1: Changing the language display of Mozilla Firefox
In the first method we will show you how to set the preferred language of the page or change your web browsing language settings in Mozilla Firefox then follow the steps given below:
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Step 1: First, you need to open your Firefox browser on your computer.
Step 2: Click on the Menu button (three lines) on the top right corner of the screen. After this small new window will pop up, choose the Options from the list.
Step 3: In the General preferences, scroll down and look for Language and Appearance. Click on the Choose button under Language.
Step 5: On the next window, you can see your current languages. Click on “select a language to add”.
Step 6: In the popup window, choose the preferred language from the list and click on the Add button. Once you did, click Ok. Now restart your browser to see your language preferences working.
Now your new language is added to the list. To change thelanguage preference for displaying these web pages, use the up or down buttonsto move the preference.
Method 2: Firefox interface in other languages with languagepacks
In the second method, we will show you how to change the language of the menu bar. In other words, we can say how to change the interface language of Mozilla Firefox. To do so, follow the steps given below:
Download Dictionaries & language packs for Firefox
1 Visit the Mozilla Dictionaries & Language Packs page.
2 Now, you can see the list of language packs and dictionaryadd-on. In the list, find the language you want to add and tap or click theLanguage Pack link.
3 On the next screen, click the “Add to Firefox” button. Click Add in the popup window and confirm.
After the language pack has been added to your Firefox. Youneed to enable the new language and make Firefox browser use it for its userinterface. To do so, follow the steps given below:
Changing the language of the user interface
1 Open a new tab in your browser. Type about:config in its addressbar and press enter.
2. In this window, the warningpage may appear “This might void yourwarranty”. Click or tap the bluebutton “I accept the risk!”
3 Type intl.locale.requested in the Search field.Double-click on intl.locale.requested and Firefox opens a new window in whichyou may see the language code written there. You need to just enter the newlanguage code (in place of old language code) that you want to use.
4 Once you did, closeyour Mozilla Firefox browser and restart it.
If you want to see the list of all the language codes then visit: Mozilla Web Localization Dashboard.
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Note: if you donot find the “intl.locale.requested”file under “about:config” tab then you have to add it manually. To add a newpreference, right-click anywhere on thelist. In the context menu select Newand then String.
Method 3: Download Firefox directly in your language
If you do not already have Mozilla Firefox installed then you can download it directly in your language. Mozilla Firefox offers it in (approx.) 90 languages for Mac OS, Linux, Windows Pc’s. You need to just download it an install on your computer. To download Firefox in your language visit the official Mozilla Firefox website.
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If there’s only one user account on your Mac
If there's only one user account on your Mac, use these steps to change the primary language you use with that account. This also changes the language used at the login screen:
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
- Click Language & Region.
- Drag the desired language to the top of the Preferred languages list. If the language you want isn't listed, click the Add (+) button to add the language you want.
- Restart your Mac.
After your Mac restarts, the login screen uses the language you set.
If there’s more than one user account on your Mac
If there's more than one user account on your Mac, or you want to change only the language at the login screen, use these steps:
- Log in as an admin user.
- Open Terminal from the Utilities folder.
- Type or paste this command in Terminal:
- Press Return.
- When prompted for a password, enter an administrator account password and press Return.
- A list of available languages is displayed. Type the number that appears next to the language you want to use, then press Return.
- Quit Terminal.
The next time you log out or restart your Mac, the login screen uses the language you set.
Change your keyboard layout
To select a different input method or keyboard at the login screen, click the Input menu in the upper-right corner of the menu bar and choose an option.
If you don't see the Input menu, use these steps to add it to the login screen:
- Log in.
- From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
- Click the Users & Groups icon.
- Click the lock icon. Enter an admin user name and password.
- Click Login Options.
- Select the option to Show Input menu in login window.