Change Your Language
PlaidCloud’s interface is available in eleven languages:
| Language | Menu entry |
|---|---|
| English (US) | English (US) |
| English (UK) | English (UK) |
| German | Deutsch |
| Spanish | Español |
| French | Français |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Português (Portugal) |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Português (Brasil) |
| Polish | Polski |
| Japanese | 日本語 |
| Korean | 한국어 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 简体中文 |
Everyone starts in English (US). Nothing changes until you pick a language.
Change the Language
Section titled “Change the Language”- In the top header, click the Language button, next to the Appearance button. Its menu lists each language by its own name, so you can find yours whatever language is showing.
- Choose a language.
- A message confirms that PlaidCloud will reload in that language. Unsaved changes are lost, so save your work first. Click Reload to continue, or cancel to stay as you are.
PlaidCloud saves your choice to your profile and reloads in the new language. To go back, choose English (US) the same way.
Where Your Choice Applies
Section titled “Where Your Choice Applies”- Other devices and browsers. Your choice follows you. Where you sign in to the same workspace on another device or browser, it applies from the next page load.
- Per workspace. The choice belongs to your profile in one workspace. If you use several workspaces, set the language in each.
Numbers and Dates
Section titled “Numbers and Dates”Numbers and dates display in the format of the language you choose. In German, for example, one thousand two hundred thirty-four and a half displays as 1.234,5. In Polish, 1234567.89 displays as 1 234 567,89 and 12 October 2026 as 12.10.2026. Japanese and Chinese show that date as 2026/10/12, and Korean as 26. 10. 12.. English (UK) uses British spelling and British formats.
Only the display changes. Values you save, export, or send to integrations keep their usual format.
Typing in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
Section titled “Typing in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese”Japanese, Korean, and Chinese input methods work in number fields and other fields that limit what you can type. Full-width digits convert as you type, so １２３ becomes 123.
What Else Follows Your Language
Section titled “What Else Follows Your Language”The text PlaidCloud sends you from the server follows your language too, in every language PlaidCloud offers:
- Emails. System emails such as invitations, password resets, workflow and migration notices, and sign-up, billing, and support emails.
- Sign-in screens. The sign-in, set-password, and signed-out screens, and the emails Keycloak sends from them.
- Error messages. The messages PlaidCloud shows when a request fails, in the interface, through the REST API, and through JSON-RPC.
- Project documentation PDF. The PDF PlaidCloud generates to document a project.
How PlaidCloud Picks the Language
Section titled “How PlaidCloud Picks the Language”| Where | Language used |
|---|---|
| Inside PlaidCloud | The language you chose with the Language button. Your sign-in page and emails follow the same choice. |
| Sign-in and other screens before you sign in | Your browser’s language. |
| Signing up | Your browser’s language. PlaidCloud stores it on your organization, and billing and account emails to the organization use it. |
If your browser or profile uses a language PlaidCloud doesn’t offer, the text appears in English (US). Browsers set to Traditional Chinese (zh-TW or zh-HK) fall back to English (US) for server text.
What Stays in English
Section titled “What Stays in English”- Workflow and step run messages and logs, and the activity stream. Many people read these, and keeping them in one language keeps them searchable and consistent.
- Text from the AI assistant and MCP tools.
- Emails you write yourself, including email templates and emails sent by report steps.
- The OpenAPI documentation.
- Error text from the SQL and expression engines.
- The sign-up screens.
- Content you create, such as the names of projects, tables, and steps.