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Quick Summary: You can set the language SkillsDB’s own interface appears in from the account menu or your profile settings. The choice is saved to your account and applies only to you. Content your organization wrote — skill names, career titles, document text — always stays in the language it was written in.

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Overview

Display language controls the language SkillsDB shows its own interface in — the menus, buttons, labels, and system messages that are part of the product. SkillsDB can appear in English, Danish, French, Arabic, or Urdu. Arabic and Urdu read right to left, so the whole layout mirrors to match. Your display language is personal. When you choose a language, SkillsDB saves it to your account and applies it everywhere you sign in. It does not change the language for anyone else, and no administrator or manager sets it on your behalf — each person chooses their own. Display language changes the product’s wording, not your organization’s content. Anything your company typed into SkillsDB — skill names, career and certification titles, document text, notes, and other data — stays exactly as it was written, whatever language you view the product in. Every language is free on every plan. There is no upgrade, add-on, or per-language charge, and the choice is never limited by your organization’s plan or tier. Formatting follows the language you choose. Dates, times, numbers, and percentages are shown in the format that language uses, and Arabic displays Arabic-Indic digits (٠–٩). Tables keep their columns in the same left-to-right order in every language so data stays easy to compare; only the text inside the cells follows the reading direction.
Note: Display languages are available when your organization has the feature enabled. If you do not see a Language option in the account menu or your profile settings, your organization has not turned it on, and SkillsDB appears in English for everyone.

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Prerequisites

Before you change your display language, you need:
  • Access requirement: Display languages enabled for your organization
  • Account requirement: A standard SkillsDB account — no special permission is needed to change your own language

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Available Languages

SkillsDB’s interface is available in the following languages. Each language is listed in the picker by its own name. Each language is also labeled with its name in the language you are currently viewing, so you can always find your language whatever the screen currently shows.

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Changing Your Display Language

You can change your display language in two places, and both make the same change to your account.

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From the account menu

Use the account menu for the quickest switch from anywhere in the product.
1

Open the account menu

Select your name and avatar at the top of the left sidebar to open the account menu.
2

Open the Language submenu

Select Language. It sits directly below Theme.
3

Choose a language

Select the language you want. SkillsDB saves your choice and switches the interface immediately, keeping you on the same page.
When you choose a language, SkillsDB saves the preference first and switches only after the save succeeds. If the save fails, SkillsDB stays in your current language and shows a message so you know the change did not take effect.

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From your profile settings

Profile settings gives you the same control alongside your other personal preferences.
1

Open your profile settings

Select your name, then select Update profile to open Profile settings.
2

Find the Language section

In the Language section, open the Display language list.
3

Choose a language

Select a language. SkillsDB saves and applies it right away.
Changing your language does not interrupt your work. SkillsDB re-renders the current page in the new language in place, so open dialogs, text you have typed, and your scroll position are preserved.

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Common Questions

No. Your display language is saved to your own account and applies only to you. Every person chooses their own language, and no administrator or manager can set another person’s language.
No. Display language translates SkillsDB’s own interface — menus, buttons, labels, and system messages. Content your organization created, such as skill names, career titles, certification names, and document text, always appears in the language it was written in.
No. Every language is free on every plan. There is no add-on to buy and no language is restricted by your organization’s plan or tier.
Arabic and Urdu read right to left, so SkillsDB mirrors its layout to match — menus, panels, and controls move to the opposite side. Tables are the exception: their columns keep the same left-to-right order so data stays easy to compare, while the text inside the cells reads right to left.
Display languages are available only when your organization has the feature enabled. If no Language option appears in the account menu or your profile settings, the feature is not turned on for your organization and SkillsDB appears in English.

Navigation and Shortcuts

How to move around SkillsDB, including the account menu where you change your language.

Your Skills Profile

Your personal profile, where other preferences such as your display language live.

Email Notifications

The notifications SkillsDB sends you and how their delivery is controlled.

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Need More Help?

If you need additional assistance:
  • Email support@skillsdb.com
  • Use the in-app help chat
  • Contact your organization’s SkillsDB administrator