openai codex issues language Chinese

Open 💬 3 comments Opened May 22, 2026 by henry-jin89

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.519.22136

What subscription do you have?

GPT PLUS

What platform is your computer?

ProductName: macOS ProductVersion: 14.8.5 BuildVersion: 23J423 x86_64

What issue are you seeing?

I can reproduce a similar issue on an Intel Mac.

Environment:
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 14.8.5
BuildVersion: 23J423
x86_64
26.519.22136
3003

Language selected: Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese
Steps to reproduce:

Open Codex Desktop.
Go to Settings > General > Language.
Select Chinese or Traditional Chinese.
Quit the app completely with Cmd + Q.
Reopen Codex Desktop.
Open the app menu or right-click context menu.
Actual behavior:
The language setting appears to be saved, but the UI is still partially English.
For example, menu/context menu items such as Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All remain in English, while some macOS/system-provided items are shown in Chinese/Traditional Chinese.

Expected behavior:
After selecting Chinese or Traditional Chinese, the whole Codex Desktop UI and menus should be consistently localized.

Additional notes:
This is happening on Intel Mac x86_64, not Apple Silicon.
I also tried changing the macOS per-app language setting and restarting the app, but the issue still persists.
Screenshots attached.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open Codex Desktop.
  2. Go to Settings > General > Language.
  3. Select Chinese or Traditional Chinese.
  4. Quit the app completely with Cmd + Q.
  5. Reopen Codex Desktop.
  6. Open the app menu or right-click context menu.

Actual behavior:
The language setting appears to be saved, but the UI is still partially English.
For example, menu/context menu items such as Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All remain in English, while some macOS/system-provided items are shown in Chinese/Traditional Chinese.

Expected behavior:
After selecting Chinese or Traditional Chinese, the whole Codex Desktop UI and menus should be consistently localized.

Additional notes:
This is happening on Intel Mac x86_64, not Apple Silicon.
I also tried changing the macOS per-app language setting and restarting the app, but the issue still persists.
Screenshots attached.

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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