# Language add ons

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/language-add-ons/38930>\
**Category:** Add-ons\
**Tags:** feedback\
**Created:** [May 2, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/language-add-ons/38930 "2019-05-02T17:13:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![andy\_gixer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@andy\_gixer](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/andy_gixer)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/language-add-ons/38930/1 "2019-05-02T17:13:18Z")

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I don’t have much time right now but have to ask, why do the language packs not work, I’ve logged in, downloaded the pack, re logged in , tried to enable but there is no option for it, the language just stays on American English. I’m British English (we spell everything correctly!) so I really do not want to use the American one. I’m sure it used to work, but it just randomly changed without me noticing, as things generally do with Firefox

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**Author:** ![Pike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/pike/32/20587_2.png) [@Pike](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Pike)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/language-add-ons/38930/2 "2019-05-03T11:37:32Z")

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Can you try following the steps on [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-firefox-another-language](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-firefox-another-language)?

Basically the prefs now do most of that for you, aka, find the language pack, download it, give you a restart button.

Worthwhile noting that this only works on beta and release channels, and I think on dev edition. We still need to do more engineering work to be able to do this no Nighlty.