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Chinese UI interaction

Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jun 9, 2026 by chrry8u8-del
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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

Codex app version: 26.602.71036 Build: 3685 Bundle ID: com.openai.codex Installed path: /Applications/Codex.app

What subscription do you have?

pro

What platform is your computer?

macos

What issue are you seeing?

Codex app version: 26.602.71036
Build: 3685
Bundle ID: com.openai.codex
Installed path: /Applications/Codex.app

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Bug: Codex app language setting does not apply Chinese UI

I selected Settings > General > Language > 中文（中国）. The setting is saved and still shows 中文（中国） after fully quitting the app with Cmd+Q and reopening it, but the app UI remains in English.

Expected:
The Codex app UI should switch to Chinese.

Actual:
Sidebar, settings page, labels, descriptions, and controls remain in English.

Environment:

  • Surface: Codex desktop app on macOS
  • macOS: 26.5.1, build 25F80
  • Language selected: 中文（中国）

Screenshot available showing the language setting selected while the UI remains English.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

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3 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 2 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #25763
  • #25735

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etraut-openai contributor · 2 months ago

English translation:

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

Codex app version: 26.602.71036 Build: 3685 Bundle ID: com.openai.codex Installed path: /Applications/Codex.app

What subscription do you have?

pro

What platform is your computer?

macos

What issue are you seeing?

Codex app version: 26.602.71036
Build: 3685
Bundle ID: com.openai.codex
Installed path: /Applications/Codex.app

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Bug: Codex app language setting does not apply Chinese UI

I selected Settings > General > Language > Chinese (China). The setting is saved and still shows Chinese (China) after fully quitting the app with Cmd+Q and reopening it, but the app UI remains in English.

Expected:
The Codex app UI should switch to Chinese.

Actual:
Sidebar, settings page, labels, descriptions, and controls remain in English.

Environment:

  • Surface: Codex desktop app on macOS
  • macOS: 26.5.1, build 25F80
  • Language selected: Chinese (China)

Screenshot available showing the language setting selected while the UI remains English.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

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ximingli-stu · 2 months ago

Bug description

On macOS, the Codex app UI remains English even though the app language is set to 中文（中国）.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Codex on macOS.
  2. Go to Settings > General > Language.
  3. Set Language to 中文（中国）.
  4. Quit Codex completely with Command + Q.
  5. Reopen Codex.
  6. The UI is still displayed in English.

Expected behavior

The Codex app UI should be displayed in Simplified Chinese.

Actual behavior

The UI remains English. For example, it still shows:

  • General
  • Appearance
  • Configuration
  • Personalization
  • Work mode
  • Permissions
  • Language

Environment

  • Device: MacBook
  • macOS language: Simplified Chinese
  • macOS region: Mainland China
  • Codex language setting: 中文（中国）
  • macOS app language setting for Codex: System Default — Simplified Chinese
  • Codex app version: 26.616.32156
  • macOS version: macOS 26.4.1

Feedback ID:no-active-thread-019ee0c0-e623-7972-928d-d7037cecfe70

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