> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.enlazosystems.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Languages

> How Proximos localization works, the eight supported languages, and how to set the display language per user.

Proximos is localized into eight global languages, covering both the Settings window used by IT admins and the menu bar used by end users. This means a Mac admin and the end user of that same Mac can each see Proximos in their own preferred language, independent of one another.

| Language             | Code      |
| :------------------- | :-------- |
| English              | `en`      |
| German               | `de`      |
| Spanish              | `es`      |
| French               | `fr`      |
| Hebrew               | `he`      |
| Japanese             | `ja`      |
| Portuguese (Brazil)  | `pt-BR`   |
| Chinese (Simplified) | `zh-Hans` |

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## About These Localizations

The language localizations included with Proximos are performed by AI, and cannot be verified or authenticated by Enlazo Systems. They are provided as a best-effort bonus for our non-English-speaking customers, at no additional cost. Enlazo Systems is a small, primarily English-speaking team, and is largely unable to test or validate translation accuracy across all eight languages.

If you or your users encounter a translation that is far off, confusing, or incorrect, please let [Enlazo Systems support](https://enlazosystems.com) know — we're glad to review and correct it.

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## How the Display Language Is Chosen

By default, Proximos follows the standard macOS behavior for any localized app: it displays in whichever of its supported languages is highest in the user's **Preferred Languages** list, set in **System Settings → General → Language & Region**. If none of the user's preferred languages are among the eight supported, Proximos falls back to English.

Because this preference is read per logged-in user, the Settings window and the menu bar can independently display in different languages on a shared or multi-user Mac — for example, an IT admin's account set to English and an end user's account set to Japanese.

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## Setting the Language Per User

The display language can be overridden for Proximos specifically — without changing the Mac's system-wide language — using the `AppleLanguages` key scoped to the Proximos bundle identifier. Run the following as the target user (not as root):

```bash theme={null}
defaults write com.enlazo.proximos AppleLanguages '(ja)'
```

Replace `ja` with the code for the desired language from the table above. For example, to force Proximos into Portuguese (Brazil):

```bash theme={null}
defaults write com.enlazo.proximos AppleLanguages '(pt-BR)'
```

Proximos must be relaunched for the change to take effect. See [Open or Relaunch Proximos.sh](/proximos/extra-mdm-scripts#open-or-relaunch-proximossh) for an MDM-friendly way to do this.

To remove the override and return Proximos to following the user's system-wide language preference:

```bash theme={null}
defaults delete com.enlazo.proximos AppleLanguages
```

> **Note:** This `defaults` command, or the equivalent **Proximos Set Language** advanced script below, is currently the only way to set the Proximos display language. There is no language picker or override control inside the Proximos app itself, and no corresponding setting in the Settings window — the language always follows the user's system-wide **Preferred Languages** order unless overridden from the command line.

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## Proximos Set Language Script

Proximos also ships with an **Advanced Scripts** command called **Proximos Set Language**, available in the **Proximos MDM Scripts** folder exported from **Settings → Extras → Export MDM Scripts**. This script wraps the `AppleLanguages` override above for the current logged-in user, without requiring you to hand-edit a `defaults` command.

**Use for:**

* Forcing Proximos into English on a non-English Mac — useful when a US-based IT admin needs a consistent, familiar interface while troubleshooting a Mac whose system language is set to something else.
* Setting Proximos to a specific language for a user or group of users, when it differs from their current system-wide language preference.

See [Extra MDM Scripts](/proximos/extra-mdm-scripts#advanced-scripts) for deployment details.