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pingfangx/translatorx

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TLDR

Chinese language packs that translate JetBrains IDEs, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Android Studio, and others, from English to Simplified Chinese by dropping a .jar file into the IDE's lib folder.

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    What it does
      Chinese translation
      IDE localization
    Supported IDEs
      IntelliJ IDEA
      Android Studio
      PyCharm WebStorm
    Installation
      Drop jar file
      Restart IDE
    Troubleshooting
      Wrong folder
      System language
      After updates
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Install Simplified Chinese menus and tooltips in IntelliJ IDEA or PyCharm for Chinese-speaking developers.

USE CASE 2

Switch Android Studio's entire interface to Simplified Chinese with one file drop, no reinstall needed.

USE CASE 3

Restore the English interface instantly by removing the .jar file from the lib folder.

Tech stack

Java

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Place the .jar in the IDE lib directory and restart, Android Studio may remove it automatically after an IDE update.

In plain English

TranslatorX is a collection of Chinese language packs for JetBrains development tools. JetBrains makes programming environments used widely by professional developers, including IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLion, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, RubyMine, and DataGrip. By default these tools display menus, dialogs, tooltips, and built-in documentation in English. Installing a language pack from this project changes those text labels to Simplified Chinese. Installation involves placing a .jar file named for the product and version into the lib directory inside the application's installation folder, then restarting the IDE. No renaming, unpacking, or deletion of existing files is required. Removing the jar file restores the English interface at any time. The README notes that each tool's lib directory should already contain a file called resources_en.jar, which helps confirm you are placing the pack in the correct location. The README is written in Chinese and explains common problems: placing the file in the wrong folder, a corrupted download, or a system language setting that is not set to Chinese (zh_CN). For Android Studio specifically, software updates may delete the language pack automatically, so the file should be backed up or reinstalled after upgrading. The packs were created by the repository author starting from a goal of learning all keyboard shortcuts in Android Studio. That project expanded into translating the full keymap, then action descriptions, then tooltips, and eventually the entire interface text, covering over 10,000 strings. Each entry was translated by hand rather than using machine translation. The project covers multiple JetBrains products across several release versions, and users can give feedback through GitHub Issues or a linked QQ group.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
How do I install the Chinese language pack for PyCharm 2023 using this repository, which jar file do I need and where does it go?
Prompt 2
I copied the jar file to the lib folder but my JetBrains IDE is still showing English, what are the common mistakes to check?
Prompt 3
Which jar file from this repo should I use for Android Studio Flamingo?
Prompt 4
After updating Android Studio, my Chinese language pack disappeared, how do I reinstall it and prevent this from happening again?
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