Languages & localization

Odoo supports Arabic and English together and lets you tailor date and number formats to the Saudi market. The right language improves the experience for your team and customers.

Path: Settings ← Translations ← Languages

1. Open Settings and from the Translations menu choose Languages or Add Languages.
2. Select Arabic (Saudi Arabia) from the list, click Add and wait for installation.
3. To enable it for the user open Preferences from your name menu at the top-left and set Language: Arabic.
4. To make Arabic a website language enable it from Website ← Settings ← Languages (if the Website app is installed).
5. Set the date and number formats from the language record itself in Languages via the Date Format and Decimal/Thousands Separator fields.
6. Confirm the interface direction switches automatically to RTL when Arabic is selected.
7. To translate a specific text enable Developer Mode then use the translate icon next to the field to enter Arabic and English text.
8. Save the changes and reload the page to apply the new language and format.