Languages and units

Use RenovU in English, French or Spanish, choose metric or imperial units and your timezone, and switch language on the public pages.

RenovU is available in English, French (Français) and Spanish (Español). The app, its emails and its browser notifications all follow the language you choose.

Where the language comes from#

  • When you sign up, your account starts in your browser's language, if it's one of the three. Otherwise it starts in English.
  • Once you're signed in, RenovU uses the language saved in your Settings, under Language, region and units. You can also choose it in the first step of the setup guide.
  • On the public pages, such as the home page, pricing and the calculators, the language is in the page's address: French pages start with /fr and Spanish ones with /es. A list of languages at the foot of these pages switches between them.

The signed-in app keeps the same addresses in every language, so a link you send to someone on your project opens in their own language.

Dates, numbers and units#

Dates and numbers are written the way your language writes them: English as in the UK, French as in France and Spanish as in Spain. Times, due dates and overdue tasks follow the Timezone in your settings. Measurements such as floor areas, materials, calculations and the floorplan use metric or imperial units, whichever you choose.

A project's money is always shown in that project's own currency, whatever your language.

What isn't translated#

  • What people type, such as task names, notes and room names, stays as it was written.
  • Rooms and tasks from a template are written in your language when the project is created, and stay that way.
  • Help articles are in English only. The French and Spanish Help pages show the English articles, with a note saying so.

There's nothing to pay for languages: every plan includes all three.

How-to guides

Questions

Which languages is RenovU available in?

English, French and Spanish. The app, its emails and its browser notifications are in all three. Choose yours in Settings, under Language, region and units. See Change the app's language.

Why are the Help articles in English when I use RenovU in French or Spanish?

The Help centre's articles are written in English only for now. The French and Spanish Help pages, at /fr/aide and /es/ayuda, show the English articles with a note saying so. The app itself and its emails are in your language.

Will people on my project see it in my language?

Each person sees RenovU's own words, such as buttons and menus, in their own language. What people type, such as task names, notes and room names, stays as it was written. Rooms and tasks from a template are written in the language of the person who created the project.

Which language are my emails in?

Emails follow the language saved in your settings. Sign-up emails, before you've chosen one, are in the language your browser was set to when you signed up. An invitation to a project is in the language of the person who sent it, unless the address already has a RenovU account, in which case it's in that account's language.

Does changing language change my currency?

No. Each project has its own currency, chosen when it's created, and amounts always show in it. Changing your language only changes how numbers are written, such as the decimal mark. See Choose your units and timezone.

Can I type amounts with a decimal comma?

Yes. Amounts, exchange rates and floor areas accept either a decimal point or a decimal comma, so "1250.50" and "1250,50" mean the same.

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