Set English as default locale for first install (v3.8.7)

Make English the initial language for fresh installations while keeping live DE/EN switching, and split locale dictionaries into dedicated per-language files for cleaner long-term translation maintenance.

typescript-version/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "3.8.6",
+  "version": "3.8.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-      "version": "3.8.6",
+      "version": "3.8.7",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.6.0",

typescript-version/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "3.8.6",
+  "version": "3.8.7",
   "description": "Twitch VOD Manager - Download Twitch VODs easily",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "author": "xRangerDE",

typescript-version/src/index.html

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 
                     <div class="settings-card">
                         <h3 id="updateTitle">Updates</h3>
-                        <p id="versionInfo" style="margin-bottom: 10px; color: var(--text-secondary);">Version: v3.8.6</p>
+                        <p id="versionInfo" style="margin-bottom: 10px; color: var(--text-secondary);">Version: v3.8.7</p>
                         <button class="btn-secondary" id="checkUpdateBtn" onclick="checkUpdate()">Nach Updates suchen</button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
                     <div class="status-dot" id="statusDot"></div>
                     <span id="statusText">Nicht verbunden</span>
                 </div>
-                <span id="versionText">v3.8.6</span>
+                <span id="versionText">v3.8.7</span>
             </div>
         </main>
     </div>

typescript-version/src/main.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
 // ==========================================
 // CONFIG & CONSTANTS
 // ==========================================
-const APP_VERSION = '3.8.6';
+const APP_VERSION = '3.8.7';
 const UPDATE_CHECK_URL = 'http://24-music.de/version.json';
 
 // Paths
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const defaultConfig: Config = {
     theme: 'twitch',
     download_mode: 'full',
     part_minutes: 120,
-    language: 'de'
+    language: 'en'
 };
 
 function loadConfig(): Config {

typescript-version/src/renderer-locale-de.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+const UI_TEXT_DE = {
+    appName: 'Twitch VOD Manager',
+    static: {
+        navVods: 'Twitch VODs',
+        navClips: 'Twitch Clips',
+        navCutter: 'Video schneiden',
+        navMerge: 'Videos zusammenfugen',
+        navSettings: 'Einstellungen',
+        queueTitle: 'Warteschlange',
+        clearQueue: 'Leeren',
+        refresh: 'Aktualisieren',
+        streamerPlaceholder: 'Streamer hinzufugen...',
+        clipsHeading: 'Twitch Clip-Download',
+        clipsInfoTitle: 'Info',
+        clipsInfoText: 'Unterstutzte Formate:\n- https://clips.twitch.tv/ClipName\n- https://www.twitch.tv/streamer/clip/ClipName\n\nClips werden im Download-Ordner unter "Clips/StreamerName/" gespeichert.',
+        cutterSelectTitle: 'Video auswahlen',
+        cutterBrowse: 'Durchsuchen',
+        mergeTitle: 'Videos zusammenfugen',
+        mergeDesc: 'Wahle mehrere Videos aus, um sie zu einem Video zusammenzufugen. Die Reihenfolge kann geandert werden.',
+        mergeAdd: '+ Videos hinzufugen',
+        designTitle: 'Design',
+        themeLabel: 'Theme',
+        languageLabel: 'Sprache',
+        languageDe: 'DE - Deutsch',
+        languageEn: 'EN - Englisch',
+        apiTitle: 'Twitch API',
+        clientIdLabel: 'Client ID',
+        clientSecretLabel: 'Client Secret',
+        saveSettings: 'Speichern & Verbinden',
+        downloadSettingsTitle: 'Download-Einstellungen',
+        storageLabel: 'Speicherort',
+        openFolder: 'Offnen',
+        modeLabel: 'Download-Modus',
+        modeFull: 'Ganzes VOD',
+        modeParts: 'In Teile splitten',
+        partMinutesLabel: 'Teil-Lange (Minuten)',
+        updateTitle: 'Updates',
+        checkUpdates: 'Nach Updates suchen',
+        notConnected: 'Nicht verbunden'
+    },
+    status: {
+        noLogin: 'Ohne Login (Public Modus)',
+        connecting: 'Verbinde...',
+        connected: 'Verbunden',
+        connectFailedPublic: 'Verbindung fehlgeschlagen - Public Modus aktiv'
+    },
+    tabs: {
+        vods: 'VODs',
+        clips: 'Clips',
+        cutter: 'Video schneiden',
+        merge: 'Videos zusammenfugen',
+        settings: 'Einstellungen'
+    },
+    queue: {
+        empty: 'Keine Downloads in der Warteschlange',
+        start: 'Start',
+        stop: 'Stoppen',
+        statusDone: 'Abgeschlossen',
+        statusFailed: 'Fehlgeschlagen',
+        statusRunning: 'Laeuft',
+        statusWaiting: 'Wartet',
+        progressError: 'Fehler',
+        progressReady: 'Bereit',
+        progressLoading: 'Lade...',
+        readyToDownload: 'Bereit zum Download',
+        started: 'Download gestartet',
+        done: 'Fertig',
+        failed: 'Download fehlgeschlagen',
+        speed: 'Geschwindigkeit',
+        eta: 'Restzeit',
+        part: 'Teil',
+        emptyAlert: 'Die Warteschlange ist leer. Fuge zuerst ein VOD oder einen Clip hinzu.'
+    },
+    vods: {
+        noneTitle: 'Keine VODs',
+        noneText: 'Wahle einen Streamer aus der Liste.',
+        loading: 'Lade VODs...',
+        notFound: 'Streamer nicht gefunden',
+        noResultsTitle: 'Keine VODs gefunden',
+        noResultsText: 'Dieser Streamer hat keine VODs.',
+        untitled: 'Unbenanntes VOD',
+        views: 'Aufrufe',
+        addQueue: '+ Warteschlange'
+    },
+    clips: {
+        dialogTitle: 'Clip zuschneiden',
+        invalidDuration: 'Ungultig!',
+        endBeforeStart: 'Endzeit muss grosser als Startzeit sein!',
+        outOfRange: 'Zeit ausserhalb des VOD-Bereichs!',
+        enterUrl: 'Bitte URL eingeben',
+        loadingButton: 'Lade...',
+        loadingStatus: 'Download laeuft...',
+        downloadButton: 'Clip herunterladen',
+        success: 'Download erfolgreich!',
+        errorPrefix: 'Fehler: ',
+        unknownError: 'Unbekannter Fehler',
+        formatSimple: '(Standard)',
+        formatTimestamp: '(mit Zeitstempel)'
+    },
+    cutter: {
+        videoInfoFailed: 'Konnte Video-Informationen nicht lesen. FFprobe installiert?',
+        previewLoading: 'Lade Vorschau...',
+        previewUnavailable: 'Vorschau nicht verfugbar',
+        cutting: 'Schneidet...',
+        cut: 'Schneiden',
+        cutSuccess: 'Video erfolgreich geschnitten!',
+        cutFailed: 'Fehler beim Schneiden des Videos.'
+    },
+    merge: {
+        empty: 'Keine Videos ausgewahlt',
+        merging: 'Zusammenfugen...',
+        merge: 'Zusammenfugen',
+        success: 'Videos erfolgreich zusammengefugt!',
+        failed: 'Fehler beim Zusammenfugen der Videos.'
+    },
+    updates: {
+        latest: 'Du hast die neueste Version!',
+        downloading: 'Wird heruntergeladen...',
+        available: 'verfugbar!',
+        downloadNow: 'Jetzt herunterladen',
+        downloadLabel: 'Download',
+        ready: 'bereit zur Installation!',
+        installNow: 'Jetzt installieren'
+    }
+} as const;

typescript-version/src/renderer-locale-en.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+const UI_TEXT_EN = {
+    appName: 'Twitch VOD Manager',
+    static: {
+        navVods: 'Twitch VODs',
+        navClips: 'Twitch Clips',
+        navCutter: 'Video Cutter',
+        navMerge: 'Merge Videos',
+        navSettings: 'Settings',
+        queueTitle: 'Queue',
+        clearQueue: 'Clear',
+        refresh: 'Refresh',
+        streamerPlaceholder: 'Add streamer...',
+        clipsHeading: 'Twitch Clip Download',
+        clipsInfoTitle: 'Info',
+        clipsInfoText: 'Supported formats:\n- https://clips.twitch.tv/ClipName\n- https://www.twitch.tv/streamer/clip/ClipName\n\nClips are saved in your download folder under "Clips/StreamerName/".',
+        cutterSelectTitle: 'Select video',
+        cutterBrowse: 'Browse',
+        mergeTitle: 'Merge videos',
+        mergeDesc: 'Select multiple videos to merge into one file. You can change the order before merging.',
+        mergeAdd: '+ Add videos',
+        designTitle: 'Design',
+        themeLabel: 'Theme',
+        languageLabel: 'Language',
+        languageDe: 'DE - German',
+        languageEn: 'EN - English',
+        apiTitle: 'Twitch API',
+        clientIdLabel: 'Client ID',
+        clientSecretLabel: 'Client Secret',
+        saveSettings: 'Save & Connect',
+        downloadSettingsTitle: 'Download Settings',
+        storageLabel: 'Storage Path',
+        openFolder: 'Open',
+        modeLabel: 'Download Mode',
+        modeFull: 'Full VOD',
+        modeParts: 'Split into parts',
+        partMinutesLabel: 'Part Length (Minutes)',
+        updateTitle: 'Updates',
+        checkUpdates: 'Check for updates',
+        notConnected: 'Not connected'
+    },
+    status: {
+        noLogin: 'No login (public mode)',
+        connecting: 'Connecting...',
+        connected: 'Connected',
+        connectFailedPublic: 'Connection failed - public mode active'
+    },
+    tabs: {
+        vods: 'VODs',
+        clips: 'Clips',
+        cutter: 'Video Cutter',
+        merge: 'Merge Videos',
+        settings: 'Settings'
+    },
+    queue: {
+        empty: 'No downloads in queue',
+        start: 'Start',
+        stop: 'Stop',
+        statusDone: 'Completed',
+        statusFailed: 'Failed',
+        statusRunning: 'Running',
+        statusWaiting: 'Waiting',
+        progressError: 'Error',
+        progressReady: 'Ready',
+        progressLoading: 'Loading...',
+        readyToDownload: 'Ready to download',
+        started: 'Download started',
+        done: 'Done',
+        failed: 'Download failed',
+        speed: 'Speed',
+        eta: 'ETA',
+        part: 'Part',
+        emptyAlert: 'Queue is empty. Add a VOD or clip first.'
+    },
+    vods: {
+        noneTitle: 'No VODs',
+        noneText: 'Select a streamer from the list.',
+        loading: 'Loading VODs...',
+        notFound: 'Streamer not found',
+        noResultsTitle: 'No VODs found',
+        noResultsText: 'This streamer has no VODs.',
+        untitled: 'Untitled VOD',
+        views: 'views',
+        addQueue: '+ Queue'
+    },
+    clips: {
+        dialogTitle: 'Trim clip',
+        invalidDuration: 'Invalid!',
+        endBeforeStart: 'End time must be greater than start time!',
+        outOfRange: 'Time is outside VOD range!',
+        enterUrl: 'Please enter a URL',
+        loadingButton: 'Loading...',
+        loadingStatus: 'Downloading...',
+        downloadButton: 'Download clip',
+        success: 'Download successful!',
+        errorPrefix: 'Error: ',
+        unknownError: 'Unknown error',
+        formatSimple: '(default)',
+        formatTimestamp: '(with timestamp)'
+    },
+    cutter: {
+        videoInfoFailed: 'Could not read video info. Is FFprobe installed?',
+        previewLoading: 'Loading preview...',
+        previewUnavailable: 'Preview unavailable',
+        cutting: 'Cutting...',
+        cut: 'Cut',
+        cutSuccess: 'Video cut successfully!',
+        cutFailed: 'Failed to cut video.'
+    },
+    merge: {
+        empty: 'No videos selected',
+        merging: 'Merging...',
+        merge: 'Merge',
+        success: 'Videos merged successfully!',
+        failed: 'Failed to merge videos.'
+    },
+    updates: {
+        latest: 'You are on the latest version!',
+        downloading: 'Downloading...',
+        available: 'available!',
+        downloadNow: 'Download now',
+        downloadLabel: 'Download',
+        ready: 'ready to install!',
+        installNow: 'Install now'
+    }
+} as const;

typescript-version/src/renderer-texts.ts

@@ -1,261 +1,26 @@
 type LanguageCode = 'de' | 'en';
 
 const UI_TEXTS = {
-    de: {
+    de: UI_TEXT_DE,
-        appName: 'Twitch VOD Manager',
+    en: UI_TEXT_EN
-        static: {
-            navVods: 'Twitch VODs',
-            navClips: 'Twitch Clips',
-            navCutter: 'Video schneiden',
-            navMerge: 'Videos zusammenfugen',
-            navSettings: 'Einstellungen',
-            queueTitle: 'Warteschlange',
-            clearQueue: 'Leeren',
-            refresh: 'Aktualisieren',
-            streamerPlaceholder: 'Streamer hinzufugen...',
-            clipsHeading: 'Twitch Clip-Download',
-            clipsInfoTitle: 'Info',
-            clipsInfoText: 'Unterstutzte Formate:\n- https://clips.twitch.tv/ClipName\n- https://www.twitch.tv/streamer/clip/ClipName\n\nClips werden im Download-Ordner unter "Clips/StreamerName/" gespeichert.',
-            cutterSelectTitle: 'Video auswahlen',
-            cutterBrowse: 'Durchsuchen',
-            mergeTitle: 'Videos zusammenfugen',
-            mergeDesc: 'Wahle mehrere Videos aus, um sie zu einem Video zusammenzufugen. Die Reihenfolge kann geandert werden.',
-            mergeAdd: '+ Videos hinzufugen',
-            designTitle: 'Design',
-            themeLabel: 'Theme',
-            languageLabel: 'Sprache',
-            languageDe: 'Deutsch',
-            languageEn: 'Englisch',
-            apiTitle: 'Twitch API',
-            clientIdLabel: 'Client ID',
-            clientSecretLabel: 'Client Secret',
-            saveSettings: 'Speichern & Verbinden',
-            downloadSettingsTitle: 'Download-Einstellungen',
-            storageLabel: 'Speicherort',
-            openFolder: 'Offnen',
-            modeLabel: 'Download-Modus',
-            modeFull: 'Ganzes VOD',
-            modeParts: 'In Teile splitten',
-            partMinutesLabel: 'Teil-Lange (Minuten)',
-            updateTitle: 'Updates',
-            checkUpdates: 'Nach Updates suchen',
-            notConnected: 'Nicht verbunden'
-        },
-        status: {
-            noLogin: 'Ohne Login (Public Modus)',
-            connecting: 'Verbinde...',
-            connected: 'Verbunden',
-            connectFailedPublic: 'Verbindung fehlgeschlagen - Public Modus aktiv'
-        },
-        tabs: {
-            vods: 'VODs',
-            clips: 'Clips',
-            cutter: 'Video schneiden',
-            merge: 'Videos zusammenfugen',
-            settings: 'Einstellungen'
-        },
-        queue: {
-            empty: 'Keine Downloads in der Warteschlange',
-            start: 'Start',
-            stop: 'Stoppen',
-            statusDone: 'Abgeschlossen',
-            statusFailed: 'Fehlgeschlagen',
-            statusRunning: 'Laeuft',
-            statusWaiting: 'Wartet',
-            progressError: 'Fehler',
-            progressReady: 'Bereit',
-            progressLoading: 'Lade...',
-            readyToDownload: 'Bereit zum Download',
-            started: 'Download gestartet',
-            done: 'Fertig',
-            failed: 'Download fehlgeschlagen',
-            speed: 'Geschwindigkeit',
-            eta: 'Restzeit',
-            part: 'Teil',
-            emptyAlert: 'Die Warteschlange ist leer. Fuge zuerst ein VOD oder einen Clip hinzu.'
-        },
-        vods: {
-            noneTitle: 'Keine VODs',
-            noneText: 'Wahle einen Streamer aus der Liste.',
-            loading: 'Lade VODs...',
-            notFound: 'Streamer nicht gefunden',
-            noResultsTitle: 'Keine VODs gefunden',
-            noResultsText: 'Dieser Streamer hat keine VODs.',
-            untitled: 'Unbenanntes VOD',
-            views: 'Aufrufe',
-            addQueue: '+ Warteschlange'
-        },
-        clips: {
-            dialogTitle: 'Clip zuschneiden',
-            invalidDuration: 'Ungultig!',
-            endBeforeStart: 'Endzeit muss grosser als Startzeit sein!',
-            outOfRange: 'Zeit ausserhalb des VOD-Bereichs!',
-            enterUrl: 'Bitte URL eingeben',
-            loadingButton: 'Lade...',
-            loadingStatus: 'Download laeuft...',
-            downloadButton: 'Clip herunterladen',
-            success: 'Download erfolgreich!',
-            errorPrefix: 'Fehler: ',
-            unknownError: 'Unbekannter Fehler',
-            formatSimple: '(Standard)',
-            formatTimestamp: '(mit Zeitstempel)'
-        },
-        cutter: {
-            videoInfoFailed: 'Konnte Video-Informationen nicht lesen. FFprobe installiert?',
-            previewLoading: 'Lade Vorschau...',
-            previewUnavailable: 'Vorschau nicht verfugbar',
-            cutting: 'Schneidet...',
-            cut: 'Schneiden',
-            cutSuccess: 'Video erfolgreich geschnitten!',
-            cutFailed: 'Fehler beim Schneiden des Videos.'
-        },
-        merge: {
-            empty: 'Keine Videos ausgewahlt',
-            merging: 'Zusammenfugen...',
-            merge: 'Zusammenfugen',
-            success: 'Videos erfolgreich zusammengefugt!',
-            failed: 'Fehler beim Zusammenfugen der Videos.'
-        },
-        updates: {
-            latest: 'Du hast die neueste Version!',
-            downloading: 'Wird heruntergeladen...',
-            available: 'verfugbar!',
-            downloadNow: 'Jetzt herunterladen',
-            downloadLabel: 'Download',
-            ready: 'bereit zur Installation!',
-            installNow: 'Jetzt installieren'
-        }
-    },
-    en: {
-        appName: 'Twitch VOD Manager',
-        static: {
-            navVods: 'Twitch VODs',
-            navClips: 'Twitch Clips',
-            navCutter: 'Video Cutter',
-            navMerge: 'Merge Videos',
-            navSettings: 'Settings',
-            queueTitle: 'Queue',
-            clearQueue: 'Clear',
-            refresh: 'Refresh',
-            streamerPlaceholder: 'Add streamer...',
-            clipsHeading: 'Twitch Clip Download',
-            clipsInfoTitle: 'Info',
-            clipsInfoText: 'Supported formats:\n- https://clips.twitch.tv/ClipName\n- https://www.twitch.tv/streamer/clip/ClipName\n\nClips are saved in your download folder under "Clips/StreamerName/".',
-            cutterSelectTitle: 'Select video',
-            cutterBrowse: 'Browse',
-            mergeTitle: 'Merge videos',
-            mergeDesc: 'Select multiple videos to merge into one file. You can change the order before merging.',
-            mergeAdd: '+ Add videos',
-            designTitle: 'Design',
-            themeLabel: 'Theme',
-            languageLabel: 'Language',
-            languageDe: 'German',
-            languageEn: 'English',
-            apiTitle: 'Twitch API',
-            clientIdLabel: 'Client ID',
-            clientSecretLabel: 'Client Secret',
-            saveSettings: 'Save & Connect',
-            downloadSettingsTitle: 'Download Settings',
-            storageLabel: 'Storage Path',
-            openFolder: 'Open',
-            modeLabel: 'Download Mode',
-            modeFull: 'Full VOD',
-            modeParts: 'Split into parts',
-            partMinutesLabel: 'Part Length (Minutes)',
-            updateTitle: 'Updates',
-            checkUpdates: 'Check for updates',
-            notConnected: 'Not connected'
-        },
-        status: {
-            noLogin: 'No login (public mode)',
-            connecting: 'Connecting...',
-            connected: 'Connected',
-            connectFailedPublic: 'Connection failed - public mode active'
-        },
-        tabs: {
-            vods: 'VODs',
-            clips: 'Clips',
-            cutter: 'Video Cutter',
-            merge: 'Merge Videos',
-            settings: 'Settings'
-        },
-        queue: {
-            empty: 'No downloads in queue',
-            start: 'Start',
-            stop: 'Stop',
-            statusDone: 'Completed',
-            statusFailed: 'Failed',
-            statusRunning: 'Running',
-            statusWaiting: 'Waiting',
-            progressError: 'Error',
-            progressReady: 'Ready',
-            progressLoading: 'Loading...',
-            readyToDownload: 'Ready to download',
-            started: 'Download started',
-            done: 'Done',
-            failed: 'Download failed',
-            speed: 'Speed',
-            eta: 'ETA',
-            part: 'Part',
-            emptyAlert: 'Queue is empty. Add a VOD or clip first.'
-        },
-        vods: {
-            noneTitle: 'No VODs',
-            noneText: 'Select a streamer from the list.',
-            loading: 'Loading VODs...',
-            notFound: 'Streamer not found',
-            noResultsTitle: 'No VODs found',
-            noResultsText: 'This streamer has no VODs.',
-            untitled: 'Untitled VOD',
-            views: 'views',
-            addQueue: '+ Queue'
-        },
-        clips: {
-            dialogTitle: 'Trim clip',
-            invalidDuration: 'Invalid!',
-            endBeforeStart: 'End time must be greater than start time!',
-            outOfRange: 'Time is outside VOD range!',
-            enterUrl: 'Please enter a URL',
-            loadingButton: 'Loading...',
-            loadingStatus: 'Downloading...',
-            downloadButton: 'Download clip',
-            success: 'Download successful!',
-            errorPrefix: 'Error: ',
-            unknownError: 'Unknown error',
-            formatSimple: '(default)',
-            formatTimestamp: '(with timestamp)'
-        },
-        cutter: {
-            videoInfoFailed: 'Could not read video info. Is FFprobe installed?',
-            previewLoading: 'Loading preview...',
-            previewUnavailable: 'Preview unavailable',
-            cutting: 'Cutting...',
-            cut: 'Cut',
-            cutSuccess: 'Video cut successfully!',
-            cutFailed: 'Failed to cut video.'
-        },
-        merge: {
-            empty: 'No videos selected',
-            merging: 'Merging...',
-            merge: 'Merge',
-            success: 'Videos merged successfully!',
-            failed: 'Failed to merge videos.'
-        },
-        updates: {
-            latest: 'You are on the latest version!',
-            downloading: 'Downloading...',
-            available: 'available!',
-            downloadNow: 'Download now',
-            downloadLabel: 'Download',
-            ready: 'ready to install!',
-            installNow: 'Install now'
-        }
-    }
 } as const;
 
-let currentLanguage: LanguageCode = 'de';
+let currentLanguage: LanguageCode = 'en';
 let UI_TEXT: (typeof UI_TEXTS)[LanguageCode] = UI_TEXTS[currentLanguage];
 
+function getIntlLocale(): string {
+    return currentLanguage === 'en' ? 'en-US' : 'de-DE';
+}
+
+function formatUiDate(input: string | Date): string {
+    const date = input instanceof Date ? input : new Date(input);
+    return date.toLocaleDateString(getIntlLocale());
+}
+
+function formatUiNumber(value: number): string {
+    return value.toLocaleString(getIntlLocale());
+}
+
 function setText(id: string, value: string): void {
     const node = document.getElementById(id);
     if (node) node.textContent = value;
@@ -309,7 +74,6 @@ function applyLanguageToStaticUI(): void {
     setText('partMinutesLabel', UI_TEXT.static.partMinutesLabel);
     setText('updateTitle', UI_TEXT.static.updateTitle);
     setText('checkUpdateBtn', UI_TEXT.static.checkUpdates);
-
     setPlaceholder('newStreamer', UI_TEXT.static.streamerPlaceholder);
 
     const status = document.getElementById('statusText')?.textContent?.trim() || '';

typescript-version/src/renderer.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 async function init(): Promise<void> {
     config = await window.api.getConfig();
-    const language = setLanguage((config.language as string) || 'de');
+    const language = setLanguage((config.language as string) || 'en');
     config.language = language;
     const initialQueue = await window.api.getQueue();
     queue = Array.isArray(initialQueue) ? initialQueue : [];
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ async function init(): Promise<void> {
     byId<HTMLInputElement>('clientSecret').value = config.client_secret ?? '';
     byId<HTMLInputElement>('downloadPath').value = config.download_path ?? '';
     byId<HTMLSelectElement>('themeSelect').value = config.theme ?? 'twitch';
-    byId<HTMLSelectElement>('languageSelect').value = config.language ?? 'de';
+    byId<HTMLSelectElement>('languageSelect').value = config.language ?? 'en';
     byId<HTMLSelectElement>('downloadMode').value = config.download_mode ?? 'full';
     byId<HTMLInputElement>('partMinutes').value = String(config.part_minutes ?? 120);