{"id":54947,"date":"2025-11-17T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-change-the-language-of-my-churchtool\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:54:09","password":"","slug":"how-to-change-the-language-of-my-churchtool","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/customization\/how-to-change-the-language-of-my-churchtool\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the language of my ChurchTool?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ChurchTools offers a variety of languages, which we expand from time to time. New languages that we make available will be automatically added to your ChurchTools with the next release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">If the language you are looking for is not available in ChurchTools, you can create and maintain it yourself. We explain how to do this on the help page <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/languages\/how-do-i-add-new-languages-to-churchtools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to add new languages to ChurchTools?<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the <em>Help menu<\/em> (1) with the question mark in the menu bar to select the language in which you would like your ChurchTools to be displayed. Open the menu and select <em>Language<\/em> (2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-Language.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"1094\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-Language.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Main Menu select Language\" class=\"wp-image-54954\" style=\"width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-Language.png 418w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-Language-115x300.png 115w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-Language-391x1024.png 391w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-Language-196x512.png 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the window that opens, you can select a <em>language<\/em> (3). After a short loading time, your ChurchTools will be displayed in this language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-your-Language.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-your-Language.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Main Menu select your Language\" class=\"wp-image-54958\" style=\"width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-your-Language.png 566w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-your-Language-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Main-Menu_select-your-Language-330x512.png 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/languages\/internationalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overview of languages and translations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/languages\/how-to-customize-translations-in-churchtools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How can I customize translations in ChurchTools?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/languages\/how-do-i-add-new-languages-to-churchtools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to add new languages to ChurchTools?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/languages\/internationalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Overview of languages and translations<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChurchTools offers a variety of languages, which we expand from time to time. 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