Your Language Setting
ReachDraft automatically detects what language you speak based on your browser settings. This is used for translating conversation threads into a language you can read.
Where to Find It
In the extension popup, look at the Language section. Above the "Write in" dropdown, you'll see a small indicator:
You: Portuguese [change]
This shows what ReachDraft thinks your language is.
How Auto-Detection Works
The first time you open ReachDraft, it reads your browser's language setting (the same setting that determines what language websites display in). It maps that to one of the 15 supported languages.
For example:
- Browser set to
pt-BR→ Your Language: Portuguese - Browser set to
ja→ Your Language: Japanese - Browser set to
fr-CA→ Your Language: French - Browser set to
en-US→ Your Language: English
If your browser language isn't one of the 15 supported languages, it defaults to English.
How to Change Your Language
- Click the [change] link next to "You: [language]"
- A dropdown will appear with all 15 supported languages
- Select your language
- The dropdown closes and your choice is saved
You can also click [save] to close the dropdown without selecting (it keeps your current setting).
What This Setting Does
Your Language controls one thing: the Translate Thread button. When you're in Reply mode and click "Translate to [your language]," the conversation gets translated into whatever language you've set here.
It does not affect the language of generated messages. That's controlled by the "Write in" dropdown. See Multi-Language Messaging.
Why Two Language Settings?
Imagine you speak Portuguese but you're doing outreach in French. You need two things:
- Write in French so your messages are in the recipient's language
- Your Language: Portuguese so you can translate their French replies into something you can read
Separating these two settings lets you work across languages without confusion.