diff --git a/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt
index 200edc136..563770801 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/builtin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
         source/content/data_processor_nodes.cpp
 
         source/math_evaluator.cpp
+
+        source/lang/en_US.cpp
 )
 
 # Add additional include directories here #
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
index f98b67ae6..4aa02caac 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
             static int selection = [&]() -> int {
                 u16 index = 0;
-                for (auto &[languageName, languageFile] : languages){
-                    if (languageFile == setting)
+                for (auto &[languageCode, languageName] : languages){
+                    if (languageCode == setting)
                         return index;
                     index++;
                 }
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
             static auto languageNames = [&]() {
                 std::vector<const char*> result;
-                for (auto &[languageName, languageFile] : languages)
+                for (auto &[languageCode, languageName] : languages)
                     result.push_back(languageName.c_str());
 
                 return result;
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             if (ImGui::Combo("##language", &selection, languageNames.data(), languageNames.size())) {
 
                 u16 index = 0;
-                for (auto &[languageName, languageFile] : languages){
+                for (auto &[languageCode, languageName] : languages){
                     if (selection == index) {
-                        setting = languageFile;
+                        setting = languageCode;
                         break;
                     }
                     index++;
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5917203ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <hex/plugin.hpp>
+
+namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
+
+    void registerLanguageEnUS() {
+        ContentRegistry::Language::registerLanguage("English (US)", "en-US");
+
+        ContentRegistry::Language::addLocalizations("en-US", {
+
+        });
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
index 6ede231cc..eab411f4b 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     void registerSettings();
     void registerDataProcessorNodes();
 
+    void registerLanguageEnUS();
+
 }
 
 IMHEX_PLUGIN_SETUP {
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ IMHEX_PLUGIN_SETUP {
     registerSettings();
     registerDataProcessorNodes();
 
+    registerLanguageEnUS();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp
index a4a5b7d09..86ec1592c 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ namespace hex {
         private:
             static void add(const Entry &entry);
         };
+
+        struct Language {
+            static void registerLanguage(std::string_view name, std::string_view languageCode);
+            static void addLocalizations(std::string_view languageCode, const LanguageDefinition &definition);
+
+            static std::map<std::string, std::string>& getLanguages();
+            static std::map<std::string, std::vector<LanguageDefinition>>& getLanguageDefinitions();
+        };
     };
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/lang.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/lang.hpp
index b06be0b97..79fc0a879 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/lang.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/lang.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 
 namespace hex {
 
+    class LanguageDefinition {
+    public:
+        LanguageDefinition(std::initializer_list<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> entries);
+
+        const std::map<std::string, std::string>& getEntries() const;
+
+    private:
+        std::map<std::string, std::string> m_entries;
+    };
+
     class LangEntry {
     public:
         LangEntry(const char *unlocalizedString);
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
index b4d23a2ef..ea912c5e8 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ namespace hex {
         static u32 patternPaletteOffset;
         static std::string errorPopupMessage;
         static std::list<ImHexApi::Bookmarks::Entry> bookmarkEntries;
-        static std::map<std::string, std::string> loadedLanguage;
+
+        static std::map<std::string, std::string> languageNames;
+        static std::map<std::string, std::vector<LanguageDefinition>> languageDefinitions;
+        static std::map<std::string, std::string> loadedLanguageStrings;
 
         static imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser fileBrowser;
         static imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser::DialogMode fileBrowserDialogMode;
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
index 31290265b..09d3d514f 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
@@ -192,4 +192,22 @@ namespace hex {
     std::vector<ContentRegistry::DataProcessorNode::Entry>& ContentRegistry::DataProcessorNode::getEntries() {
         return SharedData::dataProcessorNodes;
     }
+
+    /* Languages */
+
+    void ContentRegistry::Language::registerLanguage(std::string_view name, std::string_view languageCode) {
+        getLanguages().insert({ languageCode.data(), name.data() });
+    }
+
+    void ContentRegistry::Language::addLocalizations(std::string_view languageCode, const LanguageDefinition &definition) {
+        getLanguageDefinitions()[languageCode.data()].push_back(definition);
+    }
+
+    std::map<std::string, std::string>& ContentRegistry::Language::getLanguages() {
+        return SharedData::languageNames;
+    }
+
+    std::map<std::string, std::vector<LanguageDefinition>>& ContentRegistry::Language::getLanguageDefinitions() {
+        return SharedData::languageDefinitions;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/lang.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/lang.cpp
index 43f8c55aa..bac42d263 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/lang.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/lang.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 
 #include "hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp"
 
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <fstream>
-
 namespace hex {
 
+    LanguageDefinition::LanguageDefinition(std::initializer_list<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> entries) {
+        for (auto pair : entries)
+            this->m_entries.insert(pair);
+    }
+
+    const std::map<std::string, std::string>& LanguageDefinition::getEntries() const {
+        return this->m_entries;
+    }
+
     LangEntry::LangEntry(const char *unlocalizedString) : m_unlocalizedString(unlocalizedString) { }
 
     LangEntry::operator std::string() const {
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
     std::string_view LangEntry::get() const {
-        auto &lang = SharedData::loadedLanguage;
+        auto &lang = SharedData::loadedLanguageStrings;
         if (lang.find(this->m_unlocalizedString) != lang.end())
             return lang[this->m_unlocalizedString];
         else
@@ -31,57 +36,26 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
     void LangEntry::loadLanguage(std::string_view language) {
-        SharedData::loadedLanguage.clear();
+        constexpr auto DefaultLanguage = "en-US";
 
-        bool isDefaultLanguage = language == "en-US";
+        SharedData::loadedLanguageStrings.clear();
 
-        try {
-            std::ifstream languageFile("lang/" + std::string(language) + ".json");
-            nlohmann::json languageJson;
+        auto &definitions = ContentRegistry::Language::getLanguageDefinitions();
 
-            if (!languageFile.is_open() && !isDefaultLanguage)
-                languageFile.open("lang/en-US.json");
+        if (!definitions.contains(language.data()))
+            return;
 
-            languageFile >> languageJson;
+        for (auto &definition : definitions[language.data()])
+            SharedData::loadedLanguageStrings.insert(definition.getEntries().begin(), definition.getEntries().end());
 
-            for (auto &[unlocalizedString, localizedString] : languageJson["lang"].items())
-                SharedData::loadedLanguage.insert({ unlocalizedString, localizedString });
-
-            if (!isDefaultLanguage) {
-                languageFile.open("lang/en-US.json");
-                if (!languageFile.good())
-                    return;
-
-                languageFile >> languageJson;
-
-                for (auto &[unlocalizedString, localizedString] : languageJson["lang"].items())
-                    SharedData::loadedLanguage.insert({ unlocalizedString, localizedString });
-            }
-        } catch (std::exception &e) {
-            printf("Language load error: %s\n", e.what());
-
-            if (!isDefaultLanguage)
-                loadLanguage("en-US");
+        if (language != DefaultLanguage) {
+            for (auto &definition : definitions[DefaultLanguage])
+                SharedData::loadedLanguageStrings.insert(definition.getEntries().begin(), definition.getEntries().end());
         }
-
     }
 
     const std::map<std::string, std::string>& LangEntry::getSupportedLanguages() {
-        static std::map<std::string, std::string> languages;
-
-        if (languages.empty()) {
-            for (auto &entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator("lang")) {
-                try {
-                    std::ifstream file(entry.path());
-                    nlohmann::json json;
-                    file >> json;
-
-                    languages.insert({ json["name"].get<std::string>(), entry.path().stem().string() });
-                } catch (std::exception &e) {}
-            }
-        }
-
-        return languages;
+        return ContentRegistry::Language::getLanguages();
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/shared_data.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/shared_data.cpp
index 13859eaf2..01270c87d 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/shared_data.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/shared_data.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ namespace hex {
     u32 SharedData::patternPaletteOffset;
     std::string SharedData::errorPopupMessage;
     std::list<ImHexApi::Bookmarks::Entry> SharedData::bookmarkEntries;
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> SharedData::loadedLanguage;
+
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> SharedData::languageNames;
+    std::map<std::string, std::vector<LanguageDefinition>> SharedData::languageDefinitions;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> SharedData::loadedLanguageStrings;
 
     imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser SharedData::fileBrowser;
     imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser::DialogMode SharedData::fileBrowserDialogMode;
diff --git a/source/window.cpp b/source/window.cpp
index 74202b68c..becc3afec 100644
--- a/source/window.cpp
+++ b/source/window.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
     void Window::frameBegin() {
+        printf("%s\n", static_cast<const char*>("hello.world"_lang));
         glfwPollEvents();
 
         ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame();