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Request: Chinese (Simplified) localization support for the desktop app #47

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@VanemKrAu

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Hi maintainers,

First of all, thank you for building Command Code Desktop — the visual workspace is genuinely polished, and the streaming agent view, integrated terminal, and line-level diff review make it a joy to use. I've been using it daily and really appreciate the work you've put in.

Feature request: I'd like to kindly request Chinese (Simplified) localization for the desktop app — both the UI strings and the documentation.

China is one of the largest developer communities in the world, with millions of developers who are comfortable with — and often strongly prefer — tools that speak their language. While many of us can read English, a native Chinese interface dramatically lowers the barrier to entry for a much wider audience:

  • Massive user base: Chinese-speaking developers are a huge, fast-growing market for AI coding tools. Localization would make the app immediately approachable to them.
  • Better onboarding & retention: First-time users are far more likely to stay when the UI and docs are in their native language, reducing friction in installation and feature discovery.
  • Stronger community & ecosystem: A Chinese-friendly app would attract more contributors, translators, and community evangelists, which feeds back into the project's growth.
  • Competitive edge: Most mainstream AI coding IDEs and CLIs now ship with first-class Chinese support. Adding it keeps Command Code Desktop competitive in one of the biggest markets.

If a full i18n framework feels like a big lift right now, even a partial win would help — for example:

  1. UI locale file(s) for Simplified Chinese (can start with the most-used screens like onboarding, session list, and settings).
  2. Chinese translation of the README and key docs.

I'd be happy to help contribute translations or test a localized build if that's useful. Thanks again for your great work, and thanks for considering this!


中文

尊敬的维护者团队:

首先,非常感谢你们开发了 Command Code Desktop——这个可视化工作区做得非常精致,流式的代理对话视图、内置终端和行级 diff 审查都让人用起来很顺手。我每天都在用,真心感谢你们的付出。

功能请求: 希望为桌面应用提供简体中文本地化——既包括界面文案,也包括文档。

中国是世界上最大的开发者社区之一,有数百万开发者习惯了、也往往更偏好使用母语的工具。虽然我们中很多人能看懂英文,但原生的中文界面能大幅降低更广泛人群的上手门槛:

  • 庞大的用户基数:中文开发者是 AI 编程工具增长最快、体量最大的市场之一,本地化能让应用立刻对他们友好。
  • 更好的上手与留存:界面和文档使用母语时,新用户更愿意留下来,安装和功能发现的摩擦也会大幅降低。
  • 更强的社区与生态:对中文友好的应用更容易吸引贡献者、翻译者和社区推广者,最终反哺项目本身的成长。
  • 竞争优势:目前主流 AI 编程 IDE 和 CLI 大多已提供一流的中文支持。补齐这项能力,能让 Command Code Desktop 在最大的市场之一保持竞争力。

如果现在就上完整的 i18n 框架工作量比较大,哪怕先做部分也很有帮助,例如:

  1. 为简体中文提供界面语言文件(可以先从最常用的界面做起,如新手引导、会话列表和设置页)。
  2. 将 README 和关键文档翻译成中文。

如果对项目有帮助,我很乐意帮忙贡献翻译或测试本地化版本。再次感谢你们的出色工作,也感谢考虑这个建议!

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