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Language Settings
Switch Sortio's interface between 6 languages and control the language the AI uses for folder names and sort feedback.
Two Settings, Two Jobs
As of v8.17.0, Sortio is fully localized. Open Settings > Language and you'll find two independent settings:
Interface language
The language of the app itself: buttons, menus, labels, notifications. Six languages are available.
Content language
The language the AI uses for what it writes: new folder names and sort feedback. Follows your system language by default.
They're separate on purpose. You can run the app in English while having sorts produce Korean folder names, or use the Chinese interface with English output for a shared drive. Mix and match however your work requires.
Interface Language
Pick your interface language from the grid in Settings > Language. The change applies immediately across the app. Sortio ships in six languages:
English
简体中文
Chinese (Simplified)
繁體中文
Chinese (Traditional)
한국어
Korean
Deutsch
German
Español
Spanish
ℹ️ One restart note
A few OS-level surfaces, like the menu bar and tray, pick up the new language after you restart the app. Everything inside the window switches right away.
Content Language
The Content language dropdown controls the language the AI writes in when it creates output for you: the names of new folders a sort creates and the feedback it gives about a sort plan.
Default: System default
Out of the box, the content language follows your operating system's language. If your Mac runs in Korean, sorts produce Korean folder names without any setup.
Or pick one explicitly
The dropdown offers 20 languages, including English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, and Arabic. Pick one and every AI sort writes folder names in that language, regardless of your system or interface language.
Wider than the interface list
Content language is not limited to the six interface languages. You can run the English UI and have the AI name folders in Japanese or French.
Prompts work in your language too: you can write sort prompts in Chinese or Korean (or any language you're comfortable in) and Sortio will follow them.
Example Setups
Bilingual archive
Korean interface, English content language. You work in Korean, but the sorted folder tree stays in English so colleagues abroad can navigate it.
Local-language workspace
Chinese (Simplified) interface with Chinese content. Both the app and the folder names it creates match the rest of your environment.
English app, native output
English interface with German content language: app screenshots and support docs match the English documentation, but client folders get German names.
If sorts are producing folder names in a language you didn't expect, check the content language first: on "System default" it follows your OS language, which may differ from the interface language you chose.