Localization

Overview

Customize CADENSA to match your location and preferences. Set your language, timezone, date/time formats, and currency for a personalized experience.

Localization options:

🌍 Language (English, Magyar)
⏰ Timezone
📅 Date format
Time format (12h/24h)
Currency
📏 Week start day

Language Settings

Change Interface Language

CADENSA supports multiple languages.

Available languages:

🇬🇧 English (en)
🇭🇺 Magyar / Hungarian (hu)
🇩🇪 Deutsch / German (de) — Added February 2026
🇫🇷 Français / French (fr) — Added February 2026
🇪🇸 Español / Spanish (es) — Added February 2026

How to change:

Navigate to Settings → Localization
Select Language
Choose from dropdown
Page refreshes automatically
Interface updates to selected language

Language selector:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Language & Region                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                         │
│ Interface Language:                     │
│ [English (United States) ▼]             │
│                                         │
│ Available Languages:                    │
│ • 🇬🇧 English (en)                       │
│ • 🇭🇺 Magyar (hu)                        │
│ • 🇩🇪 Deutsch (de)                       │
│ • 🇫🇷 Français (fr)                      │
│ • 🇪🇸 Español (es)                       │
│                                         │
│ More languages coming soon!             │
│ Request: <a data-action="support" href="#">support@cadensa.io</a>             │
│                                         │
│ [Apply Language]                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Language coverage:

What's translated:
 User interface (buttons, menus, labels)
 Navigation & sidebar
 Settings pages
 Form labels & placeholders
 Error messages
 Success messages
 Email notifications
 Mobile app
 Help documentation
 Not translated:
User-entered content (project names, tasks, etc.)
Custom fields
Comments & notes
Third-party integrations

Language Examples

English interface:

Dashboard
├── Projects
├── Time Tracking
├── Reports
└── Settings

Create New Project
Name: [_____________]
Client: [_____________]
[Cancel] [Create Project]

Magyar (Hungarian) interface:

Vezérlőpult
├── Projektek
├── Időkövetés
├── Jelentések
└── Beállítások

Új Projekt Létrehozása
Név: [_____________]
Ügyfél: [_____________]
[Mégsem] [Projekt Létrehozása]

Timezone Settings

Set Your Timezone

Ensure accurate time tracking.

How to set:

Navigate to Settings → Localization → Timezone
Select your timezone from dropdown
Or enable "Detect automatically"
Save changes

Timezone selector:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Timezone Settings                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                         │
│ Current Timezone:                       │
│ Europe/Budapest (CET, UTC+1)            │
│                                         │
│ Current Time:                           │
│ Saturday, January 25, 2026              │
│ 10:45:30 AM CET                         │
│                                         │
│ ☑ Detect timezone automatically         │
│ (Based on browser/device)               │
│                                         │
│ Or select manually:                     │
│ [Europe/Budapest ▼]                     │
│                                         │
│ Common Timezones:                       │
│ • Europe/Budapest (CET, UTC+1)          │
│ • Europe/London (GMT, UTC+0)            │
│ • America/New_York (EST, UTC-5)         │
│ • America/Los_Angeles (PST, UTC-8)      │
│ • Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+9)               │
│                                         │
│ [All Timezones →]                       │
│                                         │
│ Changing timezone affects:              │
│ • Time entry display                    │
│ • Report timestamps                     │
│ • Scheduled reports                     │
│ • Historical data (retroactive)         │
│                                         │
│ [Cancel] [Save Timezone]                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

All timezones (searchable):

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Select Timezone                         │
│ [Search timezones..._____________]      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                         │
│ EUROPE:                                 │
│ ○ Europe/Amsterdam (CET, UTC+1)         │
│ ○ Europe/Athens (EET, UTC+2)            │
│ ○ Europe/Berlin (CET, UTC+1)            │
│ ● Europe/Budapest (CET, UTC+1) ✓        │
│ ○ Europe/Dublin (GMT, UTC+0)            │
│ ○ Europe/London (GMT, UTC+0)            │
│ ○ Europe/Paris (CET, UTC+1)             │
│ ○ Europe/Rome (CET, UTC+1)              │
│ ○ Europe/Warsaw (CET, UTC+1)            │
│                                         │
│ AMERICAS:                               │
│ ○ America/Chicago (CST, UTC-6)          │
│ ○ America/Los_Angeles (PST, UTC-8)      │
│ ○ America/New_York (EST, UTC-5)         │
│ ○ America/Toronto (EST, UTC-5)          │
│                                         │
│ ASIA:                                   │
│ ○ Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+4)               │
│ ○ Asia/Hong_Kong (HKT, UTC+8)           │
│ ○ Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+8)            │
│ ○ Asia/Singapore (SGT, UTC+8)           │
│ ○ Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+9)               │
│                                         │
│ [Show All (400+)]                       │
│                                         │
│ [Cancel] [Select]                       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Timezone impact:

Example: Traveling from Budapest to New York
Before trip:
Timezone: Europe/Budapest (CET, UTC+1)
Timer started: Jan 25, 10:00 AM CET
Duration: 2 hours
Timer stopped: Jan 25, 12:00 PM CET
Change timezone to: America/New_York (EST, UTC-5)
After change:
Timer started: Jan 25, 4:00 AM EST (same moment)
Duration: 2 hours (unchanged)
Timer stopped: Jan 25, 6:00 AM EST (same moment)
 Duration preserved
 Actual time correctly displayed in local timezone

Date & Time Formats

Date Format

Choose how dates are displayed.

Available formats:

Format	Example	Common in
MM/DD/YYYY	01/25/2026	United States
DD/MM/YYYY	25/01/2026	Europe, UK
YYYY-MM-DD	2026-01-25	ISO 8601 Standard
DD.MM.YYYY	25.01.2026	Germany, Hungary

These are the four supported date formats — there is no separate "shortened" (DD/MM/YY) option.

Date format selector:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Date & Time Formats                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                         │
│ Date Format:                            │
│ ● DD/MM/YYYY (25/01/2026)               │
│ ○ MM/DD/YYYY (01/25/2026)               │
│ ○ YYYY-MM-DD (2026-01-25) [ISO]         │
│ ○ DD.MM.YYYY (25.01.2026)               │
│                                         │
│ Date Separator:                         │
│ ● / (slash)                             │
│ ○ - (dash)                              │
│ ○ . (dot)                               │
│                                         │
│ Preview:                                │
│ Today: 25/01/2026                       │
│ Tomorrow: 26/01/2026                    │
│ Next Week: 01/02/2026                   │
│                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Time Format

12-hour vs 24-hour clock.

Options:

12-hour format (AM/PM):

● 12-hour (10:45 AM, 3:30 PM)

Examples:
- Morning: 9:15 AM
- Noon: 12:00 PM
- Afternoon: 2:30 PM
- Evening: 9:45 PM
- Midnight: 12:00 AM

Common in: United States, Canada, Australia

24-hour format (Military time):

○ 24-hour (10:45, 15:30)

Examples:
- Morning: 09:15
- Noon: 12:00
- Afternoon: 14:30
- Evening: 21:45
- Midnight: 00:00

Common in: Europe, Asia, Military

Time format selector:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Time Format                             │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                         │
│ ● 12-hour (10:45 AM)                    │
│ ○ 24-hour (10:45)                       │
│                                         │
│ Time Separator:                         │
│ ● : (colon)                             │
│ ○ . (dot)                               │
│                                         │
│ Preview:                                │
│ Current Time: 10:45:30 AM               │
│                                         │
│ Timer Started: 9:15 AM                  │
│ Timer Stopped: 11:30 AM                 │
│ Duration: 2h 15m                        │
│                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Week Start Day

First day of week in calendar views.

Options:

Start Day	Common in
Monday	Europe, Asia, ISO 8601
Sunday	United States, Canada
Saturday	Middle East

Week start selector:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Calendar Settings                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                         │
│ Week Starts On:                         │
│ ● Monday                                │
│ ○ Sunday                                │
│ ○ Saturday                              │
│                                         │
│ Preview:                                │
│                                         │
│ Week Start: Monday                      │
│ ┌───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┐           │
│ │Mon│Tue│Wed│Thu│Fri│Sat│Sun│           │
│ ├───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┤           │
│ │ 20│ 21│ 22│ 23│ 24│ 25│ 26│           │
│ └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┘           │
│                                         │
│ Week Start: Sunday                      │
│ ┌───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┐           │
│ │Sun│Mon│Tue│Wed│Thu│Fri│Sat│           │
│ ├───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┤           │
│ │ 19│ 20│ 21│ 22│ 23│ 24│ 25│           │
│ └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┘           │
│                                         │
│ [Save Setting]                          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Currency Settings

Default Currency

Set your unit's default currency.

Supported currencies (7):

Currency	Code	Symbol
Euro	EUR	€
US Dollar	USD	$
British Pound	GBP	£
Hungarian Forint	HUF	Ft
Polish Złoty	PLN	zł
Romanian Leu	RON	lei
Czech Koruna	CZK	Kč

Currency selector:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Currency Settings                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                         │
│ Default Currency:                       │
│ [EUR - Euro (€) ▼]                      │
│                                         │
│ Preview:                                │
│ Small: €50.00                           │
│ Medium: €1,234.56                       │
│ Large: €123,456.78                      │
│                                         │
│ [Save Currency Settings]                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Currency is set per unit, not per user

The default currency (defaultCurrency, EUR by default) is a unit-level (organization-level) setting, not a personal preference — it applies to invoices and reports across the whole unit.

Currency Per Rate

Rates (hourly, fixed, or mixed) can each specify their own currency from the 7 supported currencies above — for example, billing one client in EUR and another in USD on the same project. There is no automatic currency conversion between rates: reports and totals combine amounts as entered, so mixing currencies within a single report should be done carefully.

Number Formats

Number Display

How numbers are formatted.

Number, date, and currency formatting follows the locale associated with your selected interface language (e.g. hu-HU, en-US, de-DE) — there is no separate, manually configurable decimal/thousands separator picker. Choosing a language and a date format (above) is what determines how numbers display.

International variations (for reference):

Region	Format	Example
US/UK	1,234.56	Comma thousands, dot decimal
Europe (most)	1.234,56	Dot thousands, comma decimal
France	1 234,56	Space thousands, comma decimal

Best Practices

Do's

Set timezone correctly - Critical for accurate time tracking
Use regional preset - Quick and consistent setup
Match team settings - Consistency in shared workspaces
Test changes - Preview before saving
Consider clients - Use their currency when billing
Use ISO date format - Avoids DD/MM vs MM/DD confusion

Don'ts

Don't change timezone randomly - Affects historical data display
Don't mix formats - Confuses team (12h vs 24h)
Don't ignore currency - Affects invoicing
Don't forget mobile - Settings sync to mobile app
Don't change mid-project - Can confuse reports

Troubleshooting

Times showing incorrectly

Problem: Time entries appear at wrong times.

Solution:

Check Settings → Localization → Timezone
Verify timezone matches your location
Enable "Detect automatically"
Or manually select correct timezone
Historical data updates automatically

Dates in wrong format

Problem: Dates showing MM/DD/YYYY but want DD/MM/YYYY.

Solution:

Settings → Localization → Date Format
Select DD/MM/YYYY
Preview to confirm
Save changes
Refresh page

Currency symbol missing

Problem: Showing "EUR" instead of "€".

Solution:

Settings → Localization → Currency
Currency Display → "Symbol (€50.00)"
Save settings

Next Steps

Profile Settings → - Manage account
Notification Preferences → - Configure alerts
Security → - Security settings
Workspace Settings → - Team settings

Need Help?

Support: support@cadensa.io
Live chat (PRO+): Available in app
Help center: help.cadensa.io/localization

Overview​

Language Settings​

Change Interface Language​

Language Examples​

Timezone Settings​

Set Your Timezone​

Date & Time Formats​

Date Format​

Time Format​

Week Start Day​

Currency Settings​

Default Currency​

Currency Per Rate​

Number Formats​

Number Display​

Best Practices​

Do's​

Don'ts​

Troubleshooting​

Times showing incorrectly​

Dates in wrong format​

Currency symbol missing​

Next Steps​

Need Help?​

Overview

Language Settings

Change Interface Language

Language Examples

Timezone Settings

Set Your Timezone

Date & Time Formats

Date Format

Time Format

Week Start Day

Currency Settings

Default Currency

Currency Per Rate

Number Formats

Number Display

Best Practices

Do's

Don'ts

Troubleshooting

Times showing incorrectly

Dates in wrong format

Currency symbol missing

Next Steps

Need Help?