How to change GIMP language?

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How to change GIMP language?

The GIMP language can easily be changed by opening the GIMP interface, and going to the menu edit > preferences > interface > language, and selecting the GIMP language to use in the interface, before continuing image editing with simple functions such as drawing straight lines in GIMP , or more advanced functions like batch image resizing with GIMP .

See below detailed walk-through to change GIMP language.

Change GIMP language detailed steps

Start by opening the GIMP interface, and going to the menu Edit, in which the submenu Preferences will appear.

How to change GIMP language? : Preferences submenu under edit menu — Preferences submenu under edit menu

Then, once in the GIMP preferences, open the Interface screen, which contains the language option as a drop down menu.

How to change GIMP language? : Language drop down in interface preferences menu — Language drop down in interface preferences menu

In the language drop down menu, the option selected by default will most likely be the system default language.

Select another one of the languages proposed to switch the GIMP interface to that language.

After having selected the language, do not forget to press OK to register the change.

How to change GIMP language? : Selecting another language for the GIMP interface — Selecting another language for the GIMP interface

Once the new language has been selected, restart the GIMP program by first closing, and then opening it again.

The interface should now load in the new language, and will be fully translated accordingly.