Documentation for JIRA 4.4. Documentation for other versions of JIRA is available too.

The default language is set by your JIRA administrator (see Configuring JIRA Options), but you can personalise your JIRA account to use a language of your choice.

To choose a language:

  1. Click your user name at the top-right of the page to open your User Profile at the 'Summary' tab page.
  2. In the 'Preferences' section, click the edit icon at the top-right. The 'Updated User Preferences' dialog box opens.
  3. Select your language from the 'Language' drop-down list:

    Screenshot: Update User Preferences Dialog Box

     
  4. Click the 'Update' button.

Please also see Choosing a Default Language.