[BUG] Incomplete French (fr-FR) localization: plugin/skill category names not translated in desktop app
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
When the app language is set to French (fr-FR) in settings, the plugin/skill category names in the plugins menu remain in English.
Affected category names (all displayed in English instead of French):
- Design
- - Productivity
- - - Marketing
- - - - Engineering
- - - - - Data
- - - - - - Finance
- - - - - - - Operations
- - - - - - - - Product management
- - - - - - - - - Brand voice
- - - - - - - - - - Enterprise search
- - - - - - - - - - - Legal
- - - - - - - - - - - - Sales
- - - - - - - - - - - - - Human resources
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Customer support
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Zoom plugin
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bio research
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pdf viewer
The fr-FR.json translation file (in Claude.app/Contents/Resources/) does not contain translations for these skill/plugin category labels. The native app UI elements are correctly translated, but the plugin category names are not.
Platform: macOS
App version: Claude Desktop (latest)
Language setting: French (fr-FR)
What Should Happen?
All plugin/skill category names should be translated to French when the app language is set to fr-FR. Expected translations:
- Design → Conception
- - Productivity → Productivité
- - - Marketing → Marketing
- - - - Engineering → Ingénierie
- - - - - Data → Données
- - - - - - Finance → Finance
- - - - - - - Operations → Opérations
- - - - - - - - Product management → Gestion de produit
- - - - - - - - - Brand voice → Voix de marque
- - - - - - - - - - Enterprise search → Recherche d'entreprise
- - - - - - - - - - - Legal → Juridique
- - - - - - - - - - - - Sales → Ventes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - Human resources → Ressources humaines
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Customer support → Support client
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Zoom plugin → Plugin Zoom
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bio research → Recherche bio
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pdf viewer → Visionneuse PDF
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude desktop app
- 2. Go to Settings
- 3. Set language to French (fr-FR)
- 4. Restart the app
- 5. Click the "/" command or open the plugins menu
- 6. Observe that all plugin/skill category names are still displayed in English
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
latest (Claude Desktop app)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
This is a localization bug in the Claude Desktop app (not Claude Code CLI). The plugin/skill category labels are not part of the fr-FR.json translation file bundled in Claude.app/Contents/Resources/. Only the native app shell UI is translated — the skill/plugin menu categories are missing from the translations entirely.
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