# v0.8.0 — Switch languages: English, 繁體中文, 简体中文

## ✨ New features

**Language switching**
* Pick **English**, **繁體中文** or **简体中文** from **View → Language** or the language box on the quick toolbar. The whole interface switches instantly — menus, dialogs, status messages, and even measurements already on screen — and your choice is remembered next time.
* On first launch STPViewer follows your Windows display language (Traditional Chinese regions → 繁體中文, other Chinese → 简体中文, everything else → English).

**Add your own language — no update needed**
* Languages are plain JSON files in the `i18n` folder next to `STPViewer.exe`. Copy `en.json`, translate it, save it under a new name, and restart — the new language appears in the menu. Anything not yet translated falls back to English. See [Adding a Language](https://github.com/ETWen/STPViewer#-adding-a-language) in the README.

**Simplified Chinese README**
* The README is now also available in [简体中文](https://github.com/ETWen/STPViewer/blob/main/README.zh-CN.md).

## 🙏 Thanks

* Multi-language support was contributed by **@CarmJos** in [#1](https://github.com/ETWen/STPViewer/pull/1) — thank you!

## 📦 Downloads

| Build | Needs .NET Runtime? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| **STPViewer_v0.8.0** (Standard) | ✅ Requires .NET 8 Desktop Runtime | Smaller download |
| **STPViewer_v0.8.0_portable** (Portable) | ❌ Runtime included | Unzip and run anywhere, no admin |

Run `STPViewer v0.8.0.exe`. Keep the `i18n` folder next to it — that's where the languages live.

## 🔗 Links

* [Architecture](https://github.com/ETWen/STPViewer/blob/main/ARCHITECTURE.md)
* [README](https://github.com/ETWen/STPViewer/blob/main/README.md)

**Full changelog:** [v0.7.1...v0.8.0](https://github.com/ETWen/STPViewer/compare/v0.7.1...v0.8.0)