> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.snaply.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Languages

> See which languages Snaply supports for AI dictation on Mac, when to choose English or Multi-language, and how language settings affect transcription.

In the app, Snaply shows two [dictation](/dictation/overview) language choices:

* **English**
* **Multi-language**

That is the choice you make in the app. Behind the scenes, Snaply may use a smaller or larger local model depending on your Mac's available memory, but the user-facing setup remains the same.

## Which One Should You Pick?

### English

Use **English** if you mostly dictate in English and want the simplest setup.

### Multi-language

Use **Multi-language** if you speak any supported non-English language or switch languages often.

Snaply supports 25 European languages in Multi-language mode:

| Language   | Code | Language   | Code |
| ---------- | ---- | ---------- | ---- |
| Bulgarian  | `bg` | Maltese    | `mt` |
| Croatian   | `hr` | Polish     | `pl` |
| Czech      | `cs` | Portuguese | `pt` |
| Danish     | `da` | Romanian   | `ro` |
| Dutch      | `nl` | Russian    | `ru` |
| English    | `en` | Slovak     | `sk` |
| Estonian   | `et` | Slovenian  | `sl` |
| Finnish    | `fi` | Spanish    | `es` |
| French     | `fr` | Swedish    | `sv` |
| German     | `de` | Ukrainian  | `uk` |
| Greek      | `el` |            |      |
| Hungarian  | `hu` |            |      |
| Italian    | `it` |            |      |
| Latvian    | `lv` |            |      |
| Lithuanian | `lt` |            |      |

## Default Selection

On first launch, Snaply chooses a starting option from your Mac's primary language:

* If your Mac is set to English, Snaply starts with **English**.
* If your Mac's primary language is one of the supported non-English languages above, Snaply starts with **Multi-language**.
* Otherwise, it falls back to **English**.

## How To Change It

1. Go to **Settings -> Dictation**.
2. Under **Dictation language**, choose **English** or **Multi-language**.
3. If needed, Snaply downloads and initializes that language option.

The download only happens once on that Mac for each language option.

### Change language model from the main page

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/snaply/CBl67I_Qaln208V1/images/settings-language-main-page.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=CBl67I_Qaln208V1&q=85&s=e19504b025ccee5af18f353debfb0772" alt="Language settings on main page" width="2372" height="1498" data-path="images/settings-language-main-page.png" />

### Change language model from settings

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/snaply/CBl67I_Qaln208V1/images/settings-language.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=CBl67I_Qaln208V1&q=85&s=4d4543f3554e4aaa2751108b249956d8" alt="Language selection dropdown" width="2388" height="1510" data-path="images/settings-language.png" />

## Notes

* You only need one language option active at a time.
* **Explicit punctuation** is English-first. In other languages, **Automatic** punctuation is the safer default.
* [Meeting Notes](/meeting-notes/overview) uses the same English vs Multi-language setting as Dictation.

## Related Pages

* [Back to Dictation overview](/dictation/overview)
* [Control punctuation behavior](/dictation/punctuation)
* [Use these languages in Meeting Notes](/meeting-notes/multi-language)