

If GameMaker was open at the time you dropped the. macOS: /users/Shared/GameMakerStudio2/Languages.Windows: C:\ProgramData\GameMakerStudio2\Languages.This is done by simply adding the *.csv file for the chosen language into GameMaker's custom languages folder path (note that you will likely need to create the "Languages" folder yourself first): You can also add in community-made translations to this menu, and several are available on the GMC forum if you want to explore this further. Please note that whilst Beta versions of GameMaker have these same settings and will use your chosen language whenever possible, they will use the English manual in a number of cases (usually for brand-new functions/features in the new Betas), as translations of the manual are usually done later in the month as we prepare for the new release. This will always download the manual in the language you selected. Note also the checkbox for whether you want to download a copy of the manual (yours will default to being ticked, giving you the online manual).

GameMaker will then immediately apply the change - no restart required. Select the new language in the dropdown, then click Apply/OK to confirm the change. You can find this setting by going to Preferences > General Settings > Help and see the IDE Language value, as shown below: You can find this setting by going to Preferences > General Settings and see the IDE Language value, as shown below: Note that on macOS the installer will default to your system language if that is one we support, and will be English (UK) otherwise. However, you can always customise your IDE and manual language later on inside GameMaker. GameMaker will ask you to pick the installer language you want to use the first time you run the installer, and then your IDE language will use this also the first time your start GameMaker itself. This guide will show you how to toggle your IDE and manual languages, so you can use whichever is most comfortable for you. However, it also supports translating the entire IDE and the manual into a range of other languages, which you can select from at any time:Īdditionally, other IDE languages may be download from the community forums.
