[BUG] Incomplete French (fr-FR) localization: plugin/skill category names not translated in desktop app

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 6, 2026 by nooreliteservices-cloud Closed May 10, 2026

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

  1. Open Claude desktop app
  2. 2. Go to Settings
  3. 3. Set language to French (fr-FR)
  4. 4. Restart the app
  5. 5. Click the "/" command or open the plugins menu
  6. 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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