How to Change Language in Photoshop on PC or Mac

Last Updated: March 29, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the language in Adobe Photoshop using a Mac or PC. You’ll have to update the language in the Creative Cloud desktop app and then reinstall Photoshop.

Steps

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Open Adobe Creative Cloud on your computer. You’ll find it in the All Apps area of the Start menu in Windows, and the Applications folder in macOS.^{[1]
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- You’ll have to uninstall and then reinstall Photoshop after changing the language.
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Click ⁝. It’s at the top-right corner of the app.
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Click Preferences….
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Click the Creative Cloud tab. It’s at the top of the window.
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Click Apps. It’s near the top-left corner of the window.
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Select a language from the “App Language” menu. This changes the language of the Creative Cloud app.
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Uninstall Photoshop. The app must be reinstalled so the language can be updated. You can do this from the Creative Cloud app (which is already open). Here’s how:^{[2]
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- Return to the Apps tab if you’re not already there.
- Click the down-arrow next to Photoshop. You may have to scroll down to find it.
- Click Uninstall.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the application.
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Reinstall Photoshop. Here’s how:^{[3]
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- Return to the Apps section of the Creative Cloud app.
- Scroll down to Photoshop under “All Apps.”
- Click Install next to Photoshop.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to reinstall the app. This installs the app in the new language.