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lifeactor/claude_zh-cn_languagepack

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TLDR

Simplified Chinese language pack for Claude Desktop on Windows and macOS, with an AI-driven translation pipeline that fills new English strings between Claude releases.

Mindmap

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  root((Claude-zh-CN-LanguagePack))
    Inputs
      Installed Claude Desktop
      OpenAI compatible API key
      Updated English strings
    Outputs
      Patched Claude bundle
      Translation JSON files
      Quality check report
    Use Cases
      Localise Claude Desktop to Chinese
      Auto translate new strings
      Configure third party inference
    Tech Stack
      Python 3
      Batch script
      macOS shell

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Translate Claude Desktop menus and dialogs into Simplified Chinese

USE CASE 2

Re-run translation after a Claude Desktop auto update overwrites the patched files

USE CASE 3

Auto translate newly added English strings via an OpenAI compatible endpoint

USE CASE 4

Run Claude Desktop with a third party inference gateway instead of an official account

Tech stack

PythonBashBatch

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Patch must be re-applied after every Claude Desktop update because installer overwrites resource files, and macOS needs Python 3 plus a re-sign step that asks for the login password.

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, you can share and adapt for personal non-commercial use as long as you credit the source and keep the same license.

In plain English

This repository is a Simplified Chinese language pack for the Claude Desktop application on Windows and macOS. The README explains that it patches the installed Claude Desktop so that menus, buttons, and other interface text appear in Chinese. The version published in the README targets Claude Desktop 1.8089.1 from May 19 2026, and the project notes that resource files get overwritten when Claude updates, so the install script may need to be run again after an update. The project is a fork chain. The original pack was made by a community member known as RICK, then iterated by Pheo Hu, and this repository is maintained on top of that derivative. On top of the basic translation files, the maintainer added an AI based translation tool chain so that newly added English strings in later Claude builds can be filled in automatically. To install on Windows you clone or download the repository, close Claude Desktop, and double click the file named install Chinese language pack dot bat, granting administrator permission. On macOS you double click the matching dot command file and enter your login password, which triggers a script that backs up the original files, patches them, re-signs the Claude bundle, and relaunches the app. macOS users need Python 3 installed. Uninstall is done by running the parallel uninstall scripts. The README also covers a Cowork 3P mode for people who cannot sign in with an official subscription account. The steps are: open Claude Desktop without signing in, enable Developer mode in the Help menu, open the third party inference configuration, paste a Gateway base URL plus an API key and a model list, then click local application and restart. Power users get command line versions of the install, uninstall, and extract steps for both platforms. The AI translation tool chain expects an OpenAI compatible endpoint defined in a dot env file with OPENAI_BASE_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, and OPENAI_MODEL, so providers like DeepSeek, Alibaba Cloud Bailian, and OpenRouter all work. There are commands to extract the English source from the installed Claude, split a large dist file, translate parts in parallel, and run a quality check that flags rollbacks, missing strings, placeholder or HTML tag mismatches, and bloated translations. The license is CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, marked for personal study use, with a note that the project is not affiliated with Anthropic.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me run install Chinese language pack dot bat on Windows to patch Claude Desktop 1.8089.1 and explain what each step does
Prompt 2
Walk me through the macOS install command including the re-sign step and what to do if Python 3 is missing
Prompt 3
Configure the dot env file with OPENAI_BASE_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, and OPENAI_MODEL for DeepSeek so the translation pipeline runs
Prompt 4
Extract English source strings from the installed Claude bundle, split the dist file, and translate parts in parallel
Prompt 5
Run the quality check that flags rollbacks, missing strings, and placeholder mismatches and explain how to fix each warning
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