Language options are limited, can more languages be added? For example: Chinese

Feature Requests
1

The idea is:

Add some new languages

I think it would be beneficial to add this because:

It can promote the use of people from multiple countries
2

I don’t think this is currently a priority.
The open-source n8n project already has a reserved setting for multiple languages. You can refer to this open-source project: GitHub - other-blowsnow/n8n-i18n-chinese: n8n 配置多语言 to configure it. It’s very simple, especially if you are familiar with Docker.

3

I think expanding language support would be a really valuable improvement, especially for adoption in regions where English becomes a barrier for non-technical users. Chinese seems like a strong candidate because a lot of automation users are already creating community translations and localized resources around n8n. The editor already has internationalization support and self-hosted users can configure locales through N8N_DEFAULT_LOCALE, but official UI localization and an in-product language switch would make onboarding much easier.

Even if full translation isn’t a short-term priority, starting with community language packs and allowing users to switch languages from settings could be a good middle step. There are already community efforts for Chinese localization, which suggests real demand exists.

4

Hello n8n team and community,

I have prepared and tested a Simplified Chinese localization maintenance toolkit for n8n 2.33.7:

The public toolkit includes:

  • zh-CN locale registration with English fallback
  • Simplified Chinese design-system translations
  • A 100-entry terminology glossary
  • Validators for locale keys, placeholders, HTML structure, URLs, and technical identifiers
  • Source build and browser-testing instructions
  • Security checks that prevent databases, credentials, encryption keys, logs, and Enterprise assets from being published

In an isolated test installation:

  • 7,757 of 7,757 main UI keys align with the English locale
  • There are no missing or extra locale keys
  • 206 of 206 design-system keys are covered
  • The relevant i18n typecheck, build, and 19 tests passed
  • The localized interface was smoke-tested across 12 n8n pages
  • Missing dynamic node translations safely fall back to English

The public repository intentionally does not include a complete prebuilt n8n distribution, private runtime data, Enterprise assets, or the complete private language file. This is to respect n8n’s licensing requirements and the provenance of all translations.

Would the n8n team be interested in accepting upstream contributions for:

  1. zh-CN locale registration and English fallback
  2. design-system localization support
  3. translation validation infrastructure
  4. a cleanly sourced Simplified Chinese language pack

If this direction is acceptable, I am willing to update the implementation against the current master branch, split it into small focused pull requests, add the required tests, and follow the n8n contribution process.

Disclosure: AI tools assisted with translation and validation. I reviewed the output and can maintain the work.

Thank you.