diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
index 8c681030c..f98b67ae6 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,56 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
     void registerSettings() {
 
+        ContentRegistry::Settings::add("Interface", "Color theme", 0, [](nlohmann::json &setting) {
+            static int selection = setting;
+            if (ImGui::Combo("##color_theme", &selection, "Dark\0Light\0Classic\0")) {
+                setting = selection;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        });
+
+        ContentRegistry::Settings::add("Interface", "Language", "en-US", [](nlohmann::json &setting) {
+            auto &languages = LangEntry::getSupportedLanguages();
+
+            static int selection = [&]() -> int {
+                u16 index = 0;
+                for (auto &[languageName, languageFile] : languages){
+                    if (languageFile == setting)
+                        return index;
+                    index++;
+                }
+
+                return 0;
+            }();
+
+            static auto languageNames = [&]() {
+                std::vector<const char*> result;
+                for (auto &[languageName, languageFile] : languages)
+                    result.push_back(languageName.c_str());
+
+                return result;
+            }();
+
+
+            if (ImGui::Combo("##language", &selection, languageNames.data(), languageNames.size())) {
+
+                u16 index = 0;
+                for (auto &[languageName, languageFile] : languages){
+                    if (selection == index) {
+                        setting = languageFile;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    index++;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        });
+
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
index 57b18d09a..9c202db6b 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ add_library(libimhex SHARED
         source/helpers/utils.cpp
         source/helpers/shared_data.cpp
         source/helpers/crypto.cpp
+        source/helpers/lang.cpp
 
         source/lang/pattern_language.cpp
         source/lang/preprocessor.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex.hpp
index 1a53abcd9..d2039cb3b 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstddef>
 
+#include <hex/helpers/lang.hpp>
+using namespace hex::lang_literals;
+
 using u8    = std::uint8_t;
 using u16   = std::uint16_t;
 using u32   = std::uint32_t;
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/lang.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/lang.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..868272260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/lang.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace hex {
+
+    class LangEntry {
+    public:
+        LangEntry(const char *unlocalizedString);
+
+        operator std::string() const;
+        operator std::string_view() const;
+        operator const char*() const;
+
+        std::string_view get() const;
+
+        static void loadLanguage(std::string_view language);
+        static const std::map<std::string, std::string>& getSupportedLanguages();
+
+    private:
+        std::string m_unlocalizedString;
+    };
+
+    namespace lang_literals {
+
+        LangEntry operator""_lang(const char *string, size_t) {
+            return LangEntry(string);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
index 7bddff038..b4d23a2ef 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ 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 imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser fileBrowser;
         static imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser::DialogMode fileBrowserDialogMode;
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/lang.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/lang.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43f8c55aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/lang.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#include "hex/helpers/lang.hpp"
+
+#include "hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp"
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace hex {
+
+    LangEntry::LangEntry(const char *unlocalizedString) : m_unlocalizedString(unlocalizedString) { }
+
+    LangEntry::operator std::string() const {
+        return std::string(get());
+    }
+
+    LangEntry::operator std::string_view() const {
+        return get();
+    }
+
+    LangEntry::operator const char*() const {
+        return get().data();
+    }
+
+    std::string_view LangEntry::get() const {
+        auto &lang = SharedData::loadedLanguage;
+        if (lang.find(this->m_unlocalizedString) != lang.end())
+            return lang[this->m_unlocalizedString];
+        else
+            return this->m_unlocalizedString;
+    }
+
+    void LangEntry::loadLanguage(std::string_view language) {
+        SharedData::loadedLanguage.clear();
+
+        bool isDefaultLanguage = language == "en-US";
+
+        try {
+            std::ifstream languageFile("lang/" + std::string(language) + ".json");
+            nlohmann::json languageJson;
+
+            if (!languageFile.is_open() && !isDefaultLanguage)
+                languageFile.open("lang/en-US.json");
+
+            languageFile >> languageJson;
+
+            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");
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    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;
+    }
+
+}
\ 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 a941a0adc..13859eaf2 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/shared_data.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/helpers/shared_data.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace hex {
     u32 SharedData::patternPaletteOffset;
     std::string SharedData::errorPopupMessage;
     std::list<ImHexApi::Bookmarks::Entry> SharedData::bookmarkEntries;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> SharedData::loadedLanguage;
 
     imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser SharedData::fileBrowser;
     imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser::DialogMode SharedData::fileBrowserDialogMode;
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index 2b2334f0d..f630a0c86 100644
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <hex.hpp>
+
 #include "window.hpp"
 
 #include <hex/api/content_registry.hpp>
@@ -51,7 +53,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (argc > 1)
         View::postEvent(Events::FileDropped, argv[1]);
 
-    window.initPlugins();
     window.loop();
 
 
diff --git a/source/window.cpp b/source/window.cpp
index a7f72b33c..becc3afec 100644
--- a/source/window.cpp
+++ b/source/window.cpp
@@ -51,33 +51,32 @@ namespace hex {
 
         this->initGLFW();
         this->initImGui();
-
-        ContentRegistry::Settings::add("Interface", "Color theme", 0, [](nlohmann::json &setting) {
-            static int selection = setting;
-            if (ImGui::Combo("##nolabel", &selection, "Dark\0Light\0Classic\0")) {
-                setting = selection;
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        });
+        this->initPlugins();
 
         ImGui::GetStyle().Colors[ImGuiCol_DockingEmptyBg] = ImGui::GetStyle().Colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg];
         EventManager::subscribe(Events::SettingsChanged, this, [](auto) -> std::any {
-            int theme = ContentRegistry::Settings::getSettingsData()["Interface"]["Color theme"];
-            switch (theme) {
-                default:
-                case 0: /* Dark theme */
-                    ImGui::StyleColorsDark();
-                    break;
-                case 1: /* Light theme */
-                    ImGui::StyleColorsLight();
-                    break;
-                case 2: /* Classic theme */
-                    ImGui::StyleColorsClassic();
-                    break;
+
+            {
+                int theme = ContentRegistry::Settings::getSettingsData()["Interface"]["Color theme"];
+                switch (theme) {
+                    default:
+                    case 0: /* Dark theme */
+                        ImGui::StyleColorsDark();
+                        break;
+                    case 1: /* Light theme */
+                        ImGui::StyleColorsLight();
+                        break;
+                    case 2: /* Classic theme */
+                        ImGui::StyleColorsClassic();
+                        break;
+                }
+                ImGui::GetStyle().Colors[ImGuiCol_DockingEmptyBg] = ImGui::GetStyle().Colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg];
+            }
+
+            {
+                std::string language = ContentRegistry::Settings::getSettingsData()["Interface"]["Language"];
+                LangEntry::loadLanguage(language);
             }
-            ImGui::GetStyle().Colors[ImGuiCol_DockingEmptyBg] = ImGui::GetStyle().Colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg];
 
             return { };
         });
@@ -201,6 +200,7 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
     void Window::frameBegin() {
+        printf("%s\n", static_cast<const char*>("hello.world"_lang));
         glfwPollEvents();
 
         ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame();