xupefei/Locale-Emulator
Yet Another System Region and Language Simulator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4917
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1601
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
11688 stars · 833 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Windows application that simulates a different system region and language for individual programs, letting users run applications built for other locales (e.g., Japanese games) without changing global system settings. It integrates with the Windows right-click context menu and provides a GUI for managing per-application locale profiles.
Use cases
- run Japanese games on a non-Japanese Windows system
- launch a program with a different system locale without changing global settings
- fix mojibake in apps that expect a specific ANSI codepage
- emulate a different time zone and language per application
- add a right-click menu option to run apps with a chosen locale
When to choose
- you need to run legacy or region-locked Windows software built for another locale
- you want per-application locale profiles instead of changing system-wide settings
- you prefer a GUI with shell context-menu integration on Windows
When to avoid
- you are on Linux or macOS - this is Windows-only
- you need full virtualization or OS-level emulation rather than locale simulation
- you need actively maintained software with recent updates
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
internationalization developer-tools windows developer-tools windows locale-emulation system-region-simulator japanese-games right-click-menu gui localization
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/xupefei/Locale-Emulator · fetched 2026-08-28 · 53464419beb7
- homepage: https://pooi.moe/Locale-Emulator/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · bc77120f833b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| xupefei/Locale-Emulator | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="xupefei/Locale-Emulator")
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