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 your preferred language, modify the target line of the Revit launch icon, as follows.
- On the desktop or in the Start menu, right-click the Revit launch icon and click Properties.
- 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 2025 Release\Revit.exe" /language FRA - Click OK.
The 3-letter language codes are as follows:
| Language | Language code | Supported for Revit | Supported for Revit LT |
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| English - United States | ENU |
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| English - United Kingdom | ENG |
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| French | FRA |
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| German | DEU |
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| Italian | ITA |
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| Japanese | JPN |
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| Korean | KOR |
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| Polish | PLK |
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| Spanish | ESP |
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| Simplified Chinese | CHS |
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| Traditional Chinese | CHT |
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| Brazilian Portuguese | PTB |
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| Russian | RUS |
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| Czech | CSY |
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