macOS app UI remains English when language is set to 中文(中国)
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jun 19, 2026 by ximingli-stu
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.616.32156
What subscription do you have?
GPT-Plus
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
Bug description:
On macOS, the Codex app UI remains English even though the app language is set to 中文(中国).
Feedback ID:no-active-thread-019ee0c0-e623-7972-928d-d7037cecfe70
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Steps to reproduce
- Open Codex on macOS.
- Go to Settings > General > Language.
- Set Language to 中文(中国).
- Quit Codex completely with Command + Q.
- Reopen Codex.
- The UI is still displayed in English.
What is the expected behavior?
Expected behavior
The Codex app UI should be displayed in Simplified Chinese.
<img width="1397" height="932" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/092c8e07-a2dc-4a48-a2dd-d7b95651fc28" />
Actual behavior
The UI remains English. For example, it still shows:
- General
- Appearance
- Configuration
- Personalization
- Work mode
- Permissions
- Language
Additional information
- Device: MacBook Air M4
- 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 Tahoe 26.4.1
-feedback ID:no-active-thread-019ee0c0-e623-7972-928d-d7037cecfe70
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