Multi language support #204

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-04T17:37:56+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:37:56 +03:00

Originally created by @robertlandes on GitHub (Nov 11, 2016).

Desired Feature:

Are there any plans to support other languages than English?
Although I probably can't help with developing the localisation support, I could support by translating into German language.

Originally created by @robertlandes on GitHub (Nov 11, 2016). ### Desired Feature: Are there any plans to support other languages than English? Although I probably can't help with developing the localisation support, I could support by translating into German language.

OVERLORD closed this issue

2026-02-04 17:37:57 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:38:08 +03:00

@robertlandes commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016):

Okay, i checked the sources and found that there is actually multi language support already implemented. I am working on the German (formal) translation right now and will create a pull request, once I am finsihed.

@robertlandes commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016): Okay, i checked the sources and found that there is actually multi language support already implemented. I am working on the German (formal) translation right now and will create a pull request, once I am finsihed.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:38:17 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016):

HI @robertlandes,
Language support has already been opened under #115 so I will therefore close this issue.

Thanks for offering German translations. Currently, only a small portion of the text in BookStack is in the resources/lang folder, ready for translation. After the next release I will be pushing forward to moving much more or all text into these files to be translated. Therefore it may be better to wait until all text is ready to translate. If you have already done some work feel free to open pull requests though as any help now is still appreciated 👍

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016): HI @robertlandes, Language support has already been opened under #115 so I will therefore close this issue. Thanks for offering German translations. Currently, only a small portion of the text in BookStack is in the `resources/lang` folder, ready for translation. After the next release I will be pushing forward to moving much more or all text into these files to be translated. Therefore it may be better to wait until all text is ready to translate. If you have already done some work feel free to open pull requests though as any help now is still appreciated :+1:

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:38:24 +03:00

@robertlandes commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016):

Hi @ssddanbrown,

sorry for the duplicate issue. I actually already finished the translation and would add it, however I am not allowed to. Created a local branch "localization-de" and now that I try to do a pull request, I get a "permission denied" ;) (sorry, not a super experienced dev here, more an ops guy).

Any advise how to add my translations?

Thanks,

Rob

@robertlandes commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016): Hi @ssddanbrown, sorry for the duplicate issue. I actually already finished the translation and would add it, however I am not allowed to. Created a local branch "localization-de" and now that I try to do a pull request, I get a "permission denied" ;) (sorry, not a super experienced dev here, more an ops guy). Any advise how to add my translations? Thanks, Rob

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:38:29 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016):

@robertlandes No worries on the duplicate issue.

To create a pull request fork the BookStack repo on github so you have your own copy. Push your new branch to that copy then create a pull request via the GitHub UI.

Digital Ocean has a good tutorial on the whole process if that helps:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-pull-request-on-github

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2016): @robertlandes No worries on the duplicate issue. To create a pull request fork the BookStack repo on github so you have your own copy. Push your new branch to that copy then create a pull request via the GitHub UI. Digital Ocean has a good tutorial on the whole process if that helps: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-pull-request-on-github

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:38:33 +03:00

@hahmed09 commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2019):

Hey guys, product is amazing! any plans to localise for arabic? that also requires RTL support: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left

@hahmed09 commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2019): Hey guys, product is amazing! any plans to localise for arabic? that also requires RTL support: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:38:37 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2019):

Hi @hahmed09,
Experimental arabic support was released in v0.24, You just need to set APP_LANG=ar in your .env and/or select arabic as your language in your profile area when logged in.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2019): Hi @hahmed09, Experimental arabic support was released in v0.24, You just need to set `APP_LANG=ar` in your `.env` and/or select arabic as your language in your profile area when logged in.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:38:45 +03:00

@hahmed09 commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2019):

Awesome, thanks @ssddanbrown will check it out :)

@hahmed09 commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2019): Awesome, thanks @ssddanbrown will check it out :)

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