# language support
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 21, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617 "2018-09-21T16:47:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Sonat\_Elmaci](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sonat_Elmaci)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/1 "2018-09-21T16:47:10Z")
Hello all,
I want to translate all menus and messages into Chinese language.
Are language files available? How to use in different languages?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/2 "2018-09-24T07:39:53Z")
We do use the tr() method for most visible UI text.
[http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/i18n-source-translation.html](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/i18n-source-translation.html)
[http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtlinguist-hellotr-example.html](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtlinguist-hellotr-example.html)
But no translation effort beyond that have been put in place yet. Feel free to give it a go.
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### Author:  [@Sonat\_Elmaci](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sonat_Elmaci)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/3 "2019-10-10T14:25:31Z")
Yes, we can do that. But we dont know which files to translate and how to compile. If you indicate us, which files to make and compile the source instead of us afterwards we can do the Chinese translation as volunteer.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/4 "2019-10-11T01:21:45Z")
In the meantime, I gave it a quick go and it turns out that there is a lot of work before we can even consider the actual translations of string.
See here : [ParaView translation discussion](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-translation-discussion/2223/2)
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### Author:  [@Sonat\_Elmaci](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sonat_Elmaci)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2019, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/5 "2019-10-17T08:20:45Z")
Thank you for information. Do you have some plans to make the messages translateable. If yes, when do you plan it ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/6 "2019-10-17T08:22:44Z")
This will require funding. Does that sounds like something you would be interested to provide ?
[http://kitware.eu/](http://kitware.eu/)
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### Author:  [@Sonat\_Elmaci](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sonat_Elmaci)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/7 "2019-10-29T10:07:17Z")
We are ready to do the Chinese translation free-of-charge in the form of our free contribution. This can be later added into the software. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/8 "2019-10-30T12:53:33Z")
As I said before, there is a needed initial funding for this, before we can start letting people translate the software.
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### Author:  [@Sonat\_Elmaci](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sonat_Elmaci)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/9 "2019-10-30T13:23:49Z")
I understand. So in this case, how much will be the funding ? Can you please tell.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617/10 "2024-02-23T15:09:53Z")
I want to mention that since then, a translation platform is available to let user translate ParaView into their own language!
[https://www.kitware.com/help-translate-paraview-into-your-language/](https://www.kitware.com/help-translate-paraview-into-your-language/)