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hlmd/postman-cn

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TLDR

A community-made Chinese language pack for Postman that translates the entire interface into Simplified Chinese, copy a few files and restart.

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  root((postman-cn))
    What it does
      Chinese UI for Postman
      Simplified Chinese
      Community maintained
    How to install
      Download Postman
      Copy language files
      Restart Postman
    Gotchas
      Disable auto-update
      Hosts file block
      Reinstall after update
    Platforms
      Windows
      Mac
      Linux
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USE CASE 1

Install the Chinese language pack so your Postman interface appears in Simplified Chinese instead of English.

USE CASE 2

Follow the step-by-step guide to set up Postman in Chinese on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

USE CASE 3

Block Postman's auto-update to prevent it from overwriting the Chinese translation files.

Tech stack

PHP

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Must disable Postman auto-updates after install or the language pack gets overwritten.

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In plain English

Postman-cn is a Chinese language pack for Postman, a popular tool developers use to test and explore web APIs. Postman's official interface is in English, this project provides translated files that replace the English text with Simplified Chinese. Installation involves two steps. First you download and install Postman from the official source. Then you download the matching Chinese language pack from this project's releases page and copy the files into a specific folder inside the Postman installation directory. The README provides step-by-step instructions with screenshots for Windows, Mac, and Linux. After restarting Postman, the interface appears in Chinese. One important note in the README: automatic updates should be disabled after installing the language pack. When Postman updates itself, it overwrites the modified files and reverts the interface back to English. The README describes how to block the Postman update server by adding an entry to the system hosts file, which prevents the update from downloading. If you later want to update Postman to a newer version, you remove that block, update, and then reinstall the language pack for the new version. The project is community-maintained and is not affiliated with the official Postman product. The README is written in Chinese. The latest supported version noted in the README is Postman 9.12.2.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I want to use Postman in Chinese. Walk me through downloading and installing the postman-cn language pack on Windows step by step.
Prompt 2
I installed postman-cn but Postman updated itself and reverted to English. How do I block Postman's automatic updates using the hosts file?
Prompt 3
Postman updated to a new version and my Chinese language pack stopped working. How do I reinstall postman-cn for the new version?
Prompt 4
What folders do I need to copy the postman-cn files into on a Mac to get the Chinese interface working?
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