Changing language in Qlik Sense

Qlik Sense is available in the following languages:

• English
• German
• Spanish
• French
• Italian
• Japanese
• Dutch
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Russian
• Swedish
• Simplified Chinese
• Polish
• Turkish
• Korean
• Traditional Chinese

The language you experience Qlik Sense in depends on the web browser it is running in, and how that browser detects the language to display content.

The default reading order in a Qlik Sense app is left to right. You can change the reading order and read from right to left, for languages such as Arabic and Hebrew.

See: Right-to-left reading order in Qlik Sense

How the language is detected

The following table lists how Qlik Sense detects which language to display content in. Some examples of common and supported web browsers and operating systems are listed.

Changing the language in Qlik Sense

How you set Qlik Sense to display in another language depends on the web browser you are using. For example, for Google Chrome in Windows, and for Mozilla Firefox, the language Qlik Sense displays is the same as the web browser user interface language. Other web browsers, such as Safari in iOS and Internet Explorer 10 use settings other than their user interface language to detect the language to display Qlik Sense in.

Some examples are listed below.

Changing language when using Google Chrome in Windows

Do the following:

1. In the Customize and control Google Chrome menu, click Settings and expand Show advanced settings....
2. Click Language and input settings... under Languages.
3. Add the language you want Qlik Sense to run in, or select an existing language from the list.
4. Click Display Google Chrome in this language.
5. Click Done.
6. Close all Google Chrome sessions and open Qlik Sense again.

Changing language when using Safari in Mac OS X 10.8

Do the following:

1. Click the Apple menu and select System Preferences.
2. Select Language & Text and the Language tab.
3. Move the language you want Qlik Sense to run in to the top of the list.

Changing language when using Safari in iOS 7

Do the following:

1. Tap on the Settings icon on your iPad or iPhone. Tap General, the option with the gear icon.

2. Tap the International option.

3. Tap the Language option in the first group, Select your desired language from the list of available languages and tap Done on the top-right side of the list screen.

   It will take a few seconds to change the language, and then you will see the interface language has changed to the language you have selected.

Changing language when using Safari in iOS 8

Do the following:

1. Tap on the Settings icon on your iPad or iPhone. Tap General, the option with the gear icon.

2. Tap Language & Region. Select your desired language from the list of available languages

   It will take a few seconds to change the language, and then you will see the interface language has changed to the language you have selected.

Changing language when using Mozilla Firefox in Windows

Do the following:

1. In Mozilla Firefox, click Tools > Options.
2. Select the Content tab and click Choose under Languages.
3. Add the language you want Qlik Sense to run in, or select an existing language from the list.
4. Move the language you want to use to the top of the list.

Changing language when using Internet Explorer 10 or higher in Windows previous to Windows 10

Do the following:

1. In Windows, search for Control Panel in the Search Windows bar.
2. Click Control Panel at the top of search results.
3. Click Clock, Language, and Region.
4. Click Change the date, time, or number format.
5. Select the desired language from the Format list.
6. Click OK.

Changing language when using Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10

Do the following:

1. In Windows, search for Region in the Search Windows bar.
2. Click Region at the top of search results.
3. Select the desired language from the Format list.
4. Click OK.