Use Revit in Other Languages

When you start the software using the Revit shortcut, it opens using the language specified by the /language switch of the shortcut.

If you want to always launch the software in a specific language, modify the target line of the Revit launch icon, as follows.

  1. On the desktop or in the Start menu, right-click the Revit launch icon and click Properties.
  2. On the Shortcut tab, in the Target field, modify the command to change the 3-letter language code specified for the /language switch.

    Example:

    "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2019\Revit.exe" /language FRA
  3. Click OK.

The 3-letter language codes are as follows:

Language Language code Supported for Revit Supported for Revit LT
English - United States ENU
English - United Kingdom ENG
French FRA
German DEU
Italian ITA
Japanese JPN
Korean KOR
Polish PLK
Spanish ESP
Simplified Chinese CHS  
Traditional Chinese CHT  
Brazilian Portuguese PTB  
Russian RUS  
Czech CSY