AndroidStudioChineseLanguagePack

Project Overview

AndroidStudioChineseLanguagePack is maintained by sollyu and adapts JetBrains' official IDEA Chinese language pack, upstream plugin ID com.intellij.zh, into an interface localization plugin for Android Studio. The repository only provides install packages and upgrade information, with no application source code; its root contains documentation and a license. After installing the JAR and restarting, menus, settings, and dialogs switch to Simplified Chinese, and version numbers follow the upstream IDEA package rather than Android Studio's year-based releases.

One JAR localizes the Android Studio interface across versions; install, restart, and switch the language.

Supported Host

• Android Studio: per the release notes it should work with all Android Studio versions, with the exact target noted in each JAR's release description
• Version origin: the zh-262.10315.125 tag maps to Android Studio Quail 4 (2026.1.4); the number comes from the upstream IDEA language pack, not the AS year version
• Sibling IDEs: resources come from the official IDEA Chinese pack, so terminology matches the JetBrains family

Key Features

• Full interface localization: menus, context menus, settings pages, dialogs, and hints are replaced with Simplified Chinese
• Upstream wording: strings come from JetBrains' official Chinese language pack, keeping product terminology consistent
• Single-JAR distribution: each version ships one roughly 13 MB JAR; the current zh-262.10315.125.jar is 14,017,626 bytes
• Reversible switch: set the language back to English and restart to restore the English interface without uninstalling
• Offline use: language resources are packaged inside the JAR and loading needs no network

Installation and Activation

1. Download the latest zh-*.jar from Releases
2. In Android Studio, open Settings > Plugins, click the gear icon, choose Install Plugin from Disk, and select the JAR
3. Restart Android Studio
4. Go to Customize > Language and Region > Language, choose Chinese, and restart once more
5. You can also switch from Settings > Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > Language and Region

Scope of Effect

• What changes: only interface string resources; compilation, debugging, Gradle, and SDK behavior stay untouched
• Disk usage: about 13-14 MB per JAR, installed under the IDE's plugin directory
• After IDE upgrades: if a major IDE upgrade brings the English interface back, reinstall the JAR matching that version
• License: Apache-2.0, with modification and redistribution allowed

Notes

• Version numbers mislead: 262.10315.125 is the upstream IDEA plugin version, not an Android Studio 2026.1.4 version
• Two restarts needed: restart after installing the plugin and again after switching the language, otherwise the interface may stay English
• Interface only: localization does not change code completion, file templates, or built-in documentation
• Release-only JARs: each language build ships only as a release asset, and the repository contains no compilable project