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The OpenClaw macOS menu bar app currently has no localization support. The entire Settings UI is English-only, even when macOS system language is set to Chinese (zh-CN).

Root Cause

OpenClaw has a significant Chinese-speaking user base (200k+ stars, many from Chinese developers, multiple WeChat tutorials). The web Control UI already supports zh-CN. The native macOS app should match.

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Summary

The OpenClaw macOS menu bar app currently has no localization support. The entire Settings UI is English-only, even when macOS system language is set to Chinese (zh-CN).

Current State

  • No .lproj directories in OpenClaw.app/Contents/Resources/
  • CFBundleLocalizations not defined in Info.plist
  • All UI strings in Settings window (General, Channels, Voice Wake, Config, Permissions, etc.) are hardcoded English
  • Menu bar dropdown follows macOS system language, but Settings window content does not

Why This Matters

OpenClaw has a significant Chinese-speaking user base (200k+ stars, many from Chinese developers, multiple WeChat tutorials). The web Control UI already supports zh-CN. The native macOS app should match.

Proposed Solution

  1. Extract user-facing strings into Localizable.strings or Swift String Catalogs
  2. Add zh-Hans.lproj localization
  3. Declare CFBundleLocalizations with en and zh-Hans
  4. Follow the web Control UI translation pattern

Environment

  • OpenClaw.app v2026.5.7
  • macOS 26.2 arm64
  • System language: Chinese (Simplified)

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