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Change browser language in Microsoft Edge

If you speak a language other than English, or speak multiple languages, you can set Microsoft Edge to display web pages in your chosen language and I’ll show you how in this guide. Just a reminder, this guide will also change some (not all) of your program languages too, but not Windows System language.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Change webpage language settings in Microsoft Edge

  1. Search for “Control Panel” in the Windows Search Bar
  2. Click on the Control Panel Desktop app result at the top of search results
  3. Under Clock, Language, and Region heading, click Add a language
  4. Now click Add a language button
  5. Scroll through and choose your preferred language, then click the Add button bottom-right
  6. Now select your chosen language, then click the Move up button until it’s at the top
  7. Languages will display in order of preference top to bottom
  8. Select each language and move up or down to set your order of preference
  9. Close the Control Panel window
  10. Restart your computer
  11. Open up Edge and web pages should now display in your preferred language(s)
  12. All done!

Change Mozilla Firefox language settings (LINUX)

Mozilla Firefox (Linux) can deliver web pages in almost any language you want. You can also set multiple languages in your own order of preference too. Today I will show you how to customize the languages in Firefox. This guide is about the Linux version of Firefox, see my other guides for Windows version.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

How to customize Mozilla Firefox language settings (Linux)

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Mouse-over the top of the app window to show your menu bar (Ubuntu)
  3. Click on the Edit menu item
  4. Click on the Preferences menu item
  5. Click on the Content icon from the upper icon menu
  6. Look for the Languages heading, then click on the Choose… button to the right
  7. The Languages window should now be visible
  8. To add a language: click on the Select a language to add… list button, then Scroll the to find your desired language, Select the language and click the Add button
  9. To remove a language: Select it from your list of current languages, then click the Remove button
  10. To change the order of languages: Select a language from your current list of languages, then click the Move Up or Move Down buttons until it reaches the desired position
  11. Languages are ordered from top-to-bottom, top being 1st preference, second being 2nd preference etc
  12. When you have finished selecting languages, click the OK button, then click the Done button
  13. Now visit www.google.com and see your language settings at work
  14. All done

Change Chromium language settings

Chromium web browser can deliver web-pages in almost any language you want. You can also set several languages in order of your preference too which is very handy if you speak more than one language.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

How to change Chromium web browser language

  1. Open Chromium
  2. Click on the Chromium Menu Chromium Menu at the top-right of the app window
  3. Click on the Settings menu item
  4. Scroll down to the Show advanced settings link, then click it
  5. Scroll down to the Languages heading
  6. Click on the Language and input settings button
  7. A window should now show your current chosen language(s)
  8. To add a language: click the Add button (you may need to scroll down to see it), then Select a language from the drop-down list, then click on OK to add
  9. To change the order of preference for multiple languages: click on and Drag a language to the desired position (top is 1st, second is 2nd etc)
  10. To delete a language: click on the cross/X to the right of it
  11. When finished organizing your languages, click on the Done button

Change Apple Safari language settings (WIN)

Today, I will show you how to change your language preferences in Apple Safari on Windows. Unfortunately, you can’t change the web browsing language settings on Safari without also changing the entire operating system (Windows) language settings too. It is probably easier to install another browser like Mozilla Firefox, Opera or Google Chrome which you can customize web browsing language preferences.

If you still want to change Safari’s language settings along with your entire Windows operating system language, then continue with this guide.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

How to change web browser & operating system language settings in Apple Safari & Windows

  1. Click the Windows Start button Tools Button, then click the Control Panel menu item
  2. Click on the Clock, Language & Region category link
  3. Click on the Install or uninstall display languages link
  4. Click on the Install display languages link
  5. Click on the Launch Windows Update link
  6. If there is a link that says: # optional update available, click it and check if there are language packs available for download, select your language and update your pc, or…
  7. If there are no optional updates available, you may need to click the Restore hidden updates link on the left menu bar, then check the check-box for your preferred language, click the Restore button and download using Windows Update
  8. Windows Update will then download and install your chosen language(s) with an Installing display languages window showing the installation progress, this can take a long time
  9. Once Windows finishes installing the language pack(s) with the dialog: The updates were successfully installed, you can then close the Windows Update window
  10. The Clock, Language and Region window should still be open, if not repeat steps 1 and 2
  11. Under the Region and Language heading, click on the Change display language link
  12. Under the Choose a display language heading, click the drop-down list and select your preferred language
  13. Click on OK and then close the Control Panel window (you may need to restart your computer)
  14. Now open a webpage (preferably Google.com) to see your language preferences working (it should be in your chosen language, if not then that website likely does not offer the webpage in your chosen language)

Change Apple Safari language settings (MAC)

This guide will show you how to customize Apple Safari web browser language settings on your MAC. Unfortunately, you can’t change web browsing languages on Safari without also changing your entire operating system language. It is probably easier to simply install another browser like Google Chrome for MAC, Opera for MAC or Firefox for MAC. If you still want to change Safari’s language settings along with your entire MAC operating system language, then continue with this guide.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

How to change web browser & operating system language settings in Apple Safari on MAC O SX

  1. Open System Preferences on your MAC from the bottom menu bar
  2. Under the Personal heading click on the Language & Text icon
  3. You should now see a list of languages in order of preference, top to bottom
  4. To change the order of preferred languages: Click on a language and Drag it up or down (top being 1st preference, second being 2nd preference and so on)
  5. Once you have finished setting your language preference, Close the System Preferences window
  6. Now Click the Apple Logo and log-out of your MAC
  7. You can now log back in to your MAC with your new language preference
  8. Now open a webpage (preferably Google.com) to see your language preferences working (it should be in your chosen language, if not then that website likely does not offer the webpage in your chosen language)