How can I change the IDE language of Delphi XE7

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I want to change the language of the Delphi XE7 IDE from German to English. BDSSetLang.exe doesn't work for the toolbar and menu items (e.g. 'File / Open project' instead of 'Datei / Projekt öffnen').

Tom Brunberg · Answer 1 · 2015-05-16T08:43:52.377

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Use BDSSetLang.exe in the bindirectory of your Delphi installation. Did you notice that there are separate settings for the IDE UI and the Library?

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answered May 16 '15 at 08:32

Tom Brunberg

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score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited May 17 '15 at 15:54

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QUICKFIX: Move all *.de files from the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\15.0\bin\ to another location (so you can move them back if it does not work). If that fixes your issue, delete them.

(Or *.fr for French or *.ja for Japanese- (English is default).

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Jan Doggen

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answered May 16 '15 at 08:21

Nobby

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You should mark the other answer as the correct answer. It is the clean way to change the language of the IDE and of the libraries. – StanE Oct 01 '18 at 12:31

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 05 '21 at 15:56

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for current versions (Delphi 10.4.2), the solution here works for me:

>cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\21.0\bin
>bdssetlang en

answered Sep 05 '21 at 15:56

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Sadly the answer of Nobby didn't work for me. There was only one option in the drop down. But this worked just fine. – user1634649 Jul 06 '23 at 21:49

How can I change the IDE language of Delphi XE7

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