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 2016\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 ENU
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