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Anonymous
June 29, 2023
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having multiple UI languages in Illustrator [HOW?]

  • June 29, 2023
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Hello everyone.
Can I have two UI languages simultaneously installed in Illustrator (as in Photoshop can be done)? If yes, how can it be achieved?
The only way to work around I found so far is to change the default language for apps in my Creative Cloud account settings, then uninstalling Illustrator, restarting the computer and reinstalling the app again. But this doesn't allow me to quickly swap between GUI versions.
Every help will be appreciated. Regards,

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You don't need to uninstall Illustrator. If I change the Default Install Language in the Creative Cloud app, I see the Install button for Illustrator. After installing you just need to change your System language to whatever you installed and by switching languages you can switch between the installations. Don't forget to reset the Default Install Language in the Creative Cloud app to what you prefer as your main language.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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June 29, 2023

You don't need to uninstall Illustrator. If I change the Default Install Language in the Creative Cloud app, I see the Install button for Illustrator. After installing you just need to change your System language to whatever you installed and by switching languages you can switch between the installations. Don't forget to reset the Default Install Language in the Creative Cloud app to what you prefer as your main language.

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    Anonymous
    June 29, 2023

    Thank you very much for your help. It works. 
    It's hard to believe, however, that Adobe resolve this issue in such an inconvenient way. Plenty of apps like LibreOffice for example, CorelDraw, or even Photoshop needs to be switched in preferences panel and restarted only to work with a different UI. And here, I need to close all other documents and apps, change the language used throughout the entire system (!), log out and log in again. Extremely user unfriendly.

     
     

     

     

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    Anonymous
    June 29, 2023

    I agree, you may want to add your vote here:

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/38693872-add-language-option-inside-the-program


    Done 🙂

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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    June 29, 2023

    You can have multiple languages installed, but then you will have to switch the system's language in order to switch the Illustrator language.

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    Anonymous
    June 29, 2023

    Thank you for your help.

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