# Add New Langauge in OpenMRS-Standalone 2.5

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/add-new-langauge-in-openmrs-standalone-2-5/9004>\
**Category:** Ask OpenMRS\
**Created:** [December 5, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/add-new-langauge-in-openmrs-standalone-2-5/9004 "2016-12-05T13:24:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![himjain241989](https://talk.openmrs.org/letter_avatar/himjain241989/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@himjain241989](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/himjain241989)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/add-new-langauge-in-openmrs-standalone-2-5/9004/1 "2016-12-05T13:24:45Z")

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**openmrs-standalone:**** 2.5:**

**Question:**** Hi Guys, I have downloaded the above opem-mrs standalone version and I am trying to use the same. Now I have a requirement to add new language lets say “Arabic/Persian (Farsi)”, which is of now is not supported by this version. I tried to follow the steps mentioned in [https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Localization+and+Languages](https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Localization+and+Languages) for supporting my requirenent, but it seems that the steps mentioned in this link is not for the version I am using. Could someone help me on this on urgent basis as this is a production outrage?.**

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**Author:** ![burke](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/burke/32/17_2.png) [@burke](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/burke)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/add-new-langauge-in-openmrs-standalone-2-5/9004/2 "2016-12-16T18:41:42Z")

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@himjain241989,

I added a note to [that wiki page](https://wiki.openmrs.org/x/UQGC), which refers to the legacy UI, how to get to those features in OpenMRS Reference Application 2.x+. Unfortunately, the “new” Reference Application does not yet provide easy access to language setting. I thought we had an issue for addressing this, but I was unable to locate it, so I created this one (feel free to vote for it):

> <https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/RA-1260>

FYI – we use Transifex for translations ([http://om.rs/translate](http://om.rs/translate)) and could certainly use help in [Farsi translations](https://www.transifex.com/openmrs/OpenMRS/language/fa/). 🙂

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**Author:** ![darius](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/darius/32/8082_2.png) [@darius](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/darius)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/add-new-langauge-in-openmrs-standalone-2-5/9004/3 "2016-12-16T21:26:18Z")

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@burke, actually you _can_ change your locale in Reference Application 2.4+ from My Account -\> Default Settings. (This is blocked for the admin user on the demo server.) [RA-995](https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/RA-995) is about improving the UI a bit.

@himjain241989, see the [http://om.rs/translate](http://om.rs/translate) link that Burke provided, to add translations in Arabic and/or Farsi, and then let @ibatista know when you’re nearing completion, so he can coordinate getting this included in a release.

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**Author:** ![ibatista](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ibatista/32/949_2.png) [@ibatista](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ibatista)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/add-new-langauge-in-openmrs-standalone-2-5/9004/4 "2016-12-28T21:15:34Z")

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Hi!

as @burke and @darius say, we have [Persian](https://www.transifex.com/openmrs/OpenMRS/language/fa/) and [Arabic](https://www.transifex.com/openmrs/OpenMRS/language/ar/) on Transifex, you can register and request to be a translator and reviewer. when are complete we put the language in release app.