Stenographer
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Stenographer
Stenographer automatically changes Minecraft language into your locale as you launch.
Due to some bad locale settings made by some launchers, Stenographer has to fix the language code by the specified country you are in.
Below is the list of supporting on different launchers:
| Launcher | Support |
|---|---|
| Hello Minecraft! Launcher | ✓ Launcher |
| Prism Launcher | × Launcher - ✓ Fixed |
| ManyMC / PolyMC / MultiMC | ? Unknown - ✓ Fixed |
Why?
For many players, it is just a waste of time to change the game language to their locales every time they launch Minecraft, as modifying the game options file is quite a hassle.
Stenographer is very lightweight that it only has one mixin class, but providing a smooth and convenient first-sight game experience.
How?
Stenographer modifies the game language only when it is English, and is not the same as your locale. It does this everytime you launch Minecraft.
If the language doesn't exist, it will just be English. If you want to disable the function, just uninstall Stenographer.
Enjoy at your locale!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as stenographer-3.1.0-fabric1.20.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 45 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.