Set the default language of a workspace or organization
Set the default language of a workspace or organization
You can select the default language for members of your Slack workspace or Enterprise Grid org. Only email invitations, SCIM-synced profiles, and Slackbot announcements in public channels will display in the default language; everything else in Slack will be determined by members’ individual language preferences.
Free, Pro, and Business+ plans
Enterprise Grid plan
Workspace Owners and Admins can set the default language for their workspace. Here's how:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
Select Settings & administration, then Workspace settings from the menu.
Next to Workspace Language, click Expand.
Select a language from the menu.
Click Save.
Org Owners and Admins can set a default language for every workspace in their Enterprise Grid organization.
This is the language the Slack app will appear in for any new members or workspaces added to the organization; however, it will not override members' changes to their individual language preferences.
Here's how:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
Select Settings & administration, then Organization Settings from the menu.
From the left sidebar of the Admin Dashboard, select Settings.
Click Organization Info.
Next to Default language, click Edit.
Choose a language from the menu.
Click Save to finish.
Note: Workspace Owners and Admins can also override the default language, but members will still see most of Slack in their preferred language.
Select the default language for members of your Slack workspace. Email invitations, SCIM-synced profiles, and Slackbot announcements in public channels will display in the default language, but everything else in Slack will be determined by members’ individual language preferences.
Free, Pro, and Business+ plans
Enterprise Grid plan
Workspace Owners and Admins can set the default language for their workspace using the steps below.
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
Select Tools & settings, then Workspace settings from the menu.
Next to Workspace Language, click Expand.
Select a language from the menu.
Click Save.
Org Owners and Org Admins can set the default language for workspaces in their Enterprise Grid organization using the steps below. The default language will apply to any new members or workspaces added to the organization, but it won't override members' changes to their individual language preferences.
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
Select Tools & settings, then Organization Settings from the menu.
From the left sidebar of the Admin Dashboard, select Settings.
Click Organization Info.
Next to Default language, click Edit.
Choose a language from the menu.
Click Save to finish.
Note: Workspace Owners and Admins can also override the default language, but members will still see most of Slack in their preferred language.
