Sometimes Zoom updates, you join a meeting, and suddenly you see the interface in English, although yesterday everything was different. In most cases this is not an error, but different language settings for different places: the Zoom Workplace app language on the computer, the account language in the web portal, and the caption or translation language inside the meeting.
Below is a clear route on how to change language in Zoom on Windows and Mac, why on the phone the language depends on the system, where the language is changed on the Zoom website, and what to do if Zoom language is not changing right away.
- How Do You Change Language in Zoom Quickly?
- How to Change Zoom Interface Language on Windows?
- How to Change Zoom Interface Language on Mac?
- Why does Zoom on the phone use the system language?
- How to change language on the Zoom website and in the profile?
- How to change language for captions, translation, and interpretation?
- Table: where exactly the language is changed in Zoom
- What to Do If Zoom Language Is Not Changing?
How Do You Change Language in Zoom Quickly?
How to Change Zoom Language on Windows 10/11?
Most often the language is switched through the Zoom icon in the Windows system tray, after which the app needs to be restarted.
How to Change Zoom Language on macOS?
Usually the language is selected in the menu bar through the language switch item, then Zoom restarts.
Why Does Zoom Use Your Phone’s System Language?
On iPhone and Android, Zoom usually takes the language from system settings, so you need to change the device language.
How to Change Language on zoom.us?
The website language can be switched at the bottom of the page, and the account profile language is changed in profile settings.
How to change caption and translation language in a conference?
The interface language and the translated captions language are different things, and they are configured separately in meeting settings or account settings.
How to Change Zoom Interface Language on Windows?
Open Zoom Workplace or the Zoom desktop client, and then find the Zoom icon next to the clock.
- Click the hidden icons arrow on the Windows taskbar if the Zoom icon is not visible.
- Right-click the Zoom icon in the notification area.
- Hover over Switch Languages or Switch language.
- Select the needed language, for example English.
- Close Zoom and start it again so the interface language applies.
If you work with multiple Windows profiles, make sure you change the language in the account where you run Zoom.
How to Change Zoom Interface Language on Mac?
On Mac the logic is similar, but the place is different: the menu bar.
- Open Zoom on Mac.
- In the top menu bar click Zoom.
- Find Switch Languages or Change language.
- Select the needed language.
- Restart the app if the interface did not update right away.
If you do not see the language switch item, first update Zoom to the current version, then check the menu again.
Why does Zoom on the phone use the system language?
On mobile devices Zoom usually adjusts to the phone language. Therefore if you want to change language in Zoom on the phone, first change the system language, and then restart the app.
For iPhone: open device settings, find Zoom in the list of apps, and select the app language if such an option is available in your iOS version.
For Android: open phone settings, change the system language or the app language if Android supports selecting a language separately for apps.
After changing the device language, close Zoom completely and open it again so the interface pulls the new settings.
How to change language on the Zoom website and in the profile?
There are two levels: the website language and the account profile language.
- To change the Zoom website language, scroll down and select the language in the drop-down list.
- To change the profile language, sign in to the Zoom web portal, open Profile, and find the Language line.
- Click Edit, select the needed language, and save changes.
If you have a corporate account, some settings may be restricted by the administrator.
How to change language for captions, translation, and interpretation?
The Zoom interface and the spoken language in the meeting are not the same thing. For captions two settings are important: speech recognition and translation.
- Automated captions, closed captions, and translated captions are enabled in the Meeting settings in the web portal, usually in the In Meeting (Advanced) section.
- In the meeting itself you can select the caption language if the feature is available in your account and enabled by the administrator.
- If you need translation between participants, Language Interpretation is used, and it is enabled when scheduling a meeting or webinar.
This block is useful when the interface is in English, but you want to read captions in another language or vice versa.
Table: where exactly the language is changed in Zoom
| What you change | Where it is configured | What is important to remember |
| App language on Windows | Notification area, Switch Languages | Zoom restart is needed |
| App language on Mac | Menu bar, Switch Languages | Sometimes an update is needed |
| Phone language | System language or app language | Zoom takes the device language |
| Zoom website language | Bottom of the page on zoom.us | Changes instantly in the browser |
| Profile language | Web portal, Profile, Language | May depend on the admin |
| Caption and translation language | Web portal and meeting settings | Not related to interface language |
What to Do If Zoom Language Is Not Changing?
Why does Zoom stay in English after changing the language?
Most often Zoom did not apply the setting until restart, or you changed the language not in the place where it is actually set.
- Restart Zoom completely, and on Windows also check the icon in the notification area.
- Make sure you change the app language, not only the website language.
- Check the system language on the phone and close Zoom from the list of running apps.
- Update Zoom to the latest version and repeat the language change.
- If this is a work account, ask the administrator whether the language is fixed by policies.
If the language still does not change after these steps, double-check where you are switching it, because the app interface, the web portal, and caption settings can be independent from each other.
