Languages and accessibility
Acira has three separate language choices: the language of its own menus and settings, the language it tells websites you prefer, and the languages used to check your spelling. Motion, transparency and size options are in Appearance and Accessibility.
Where to find it
Open the Acira menu, choose Settings (Ctrl+,, or Cmd+, on a Mac) and choose Languages. The page lede reads Interface and website languages, and spell checking.
Interface language
Settings › Languages › Language sets the language of menus, settings and Acira's own pages. Websites keep their own language.
| Choice | Default |
|---|---|
| Same as Windows | Default. Follows the display language of your system. |
| English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português (Brasil), Italiano, 日本語, 简体中文, العربية, Türkçe, Русский, 한국어, हिन्दी | Thirteen languages in all, each shown in its own name. |
The change applies right away, and the note says Some windows update the next time they open. Arabic is written right to left, and Acira's layout follows. English is the source language. The other translations have not been reviewed by native speakers yet.
If your system language is one that Acira does not ship, Acira uses the closest language it has (for example Portuguese uses Português (Brasil)) and otherwise English.
Language sent to websites
Settings › Languages › Language sent to websites is the language Acira tells websites you prefer. Websites show their pages in this language when they can. A site can still choose another one from your account or country.
- The default is Same as Windows. You can choose one of the thirteen languages above.
- The note under it shows what sites see, for example Websites see: English (United States).
- The change needs a restart. Settings says Restart Acira to apply this choice.
- The choice is not saved in a private window, and Tor requests use English. Change it from a regular profile. Settings says Private language choices are not saved. Tor requests use English. Change this preference in an ordinary profile.
Spell checking
Also under Languages. It underlines misspelled words in text fields. Words are checked on this computer.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Check spelling | Turns spell checking on or off for this profile. |
| Languages | On Windows, the languages used. Choose Add language to add one, up to eight. Remove one with the cross on its chip. A word is accepted if it is correct in any selected language. At least one must stay while spell checking is on. |
- The choice belongs to the current profile. A private window uses the choice made for it and forgets it when it closes.
- To add a word, right-click it and choose Add to dictionary. It is saved on this computer, and Windows or macOS may also add it to the system dictionary. This is unavailable in private browsing.
- For a spelling language that Windows does not provide, Acira fetches its dictionary from its own release on github.com.
- On a Mac, macOS selects the spelling languages through its system spell checker, so there is no language list in Acira.
Translation
Acira does not translate web pages itself. You can add a translation extension from the Chrome Web Store. Google Translate worked in our check. See Extensions.
Accessibility options
| Option | Where | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Reduce motion: simplifies transitions and uses a quiet loading indicator. | Settings › Accessibility | Off |
| Reduce transparency: uses readable, opaque surfaces. | Settings › Accessibility | Off |
| Animation speed: Premium, Fast or None. | Settings › Appearance | Premium |
| Interface size: 80% to 150%. | Settings › Appearance | 100% |
| Page zoom: 25% to 500% for one site. | Ctrl+=, Ctrl+-, Ctrl+0 | 100% |
| Light, Dark or Auto theme. | Settings › Appearance | Dark until you choose in setup |
See Appearance for each of these and Reader mode, find, zoom and print for page zoom and Reader.
Keyboard
- Every command in the Keyboard shortcuts list can be changed in Settings › Shortcuts.
- On Windows, press Alt+F or Alt+E to open the Acira menu. Press F10 or Alt+Shift+T to move focus to the toolbar. On a Mac, Option plus a letter types a character, so check Settings › Shortcuts for the keys that work.
- In choice groups such as the finish picker, the arrow keys move between options and Enter or Space picks one.
- Reorder toolbar buttons and menu rows with Alt+Up and Alt+Down. See Toolbar and menu.
Limits
- The interface language does not translate websites.
- There is no font picker. Use interface size for Acira and page zoom for sites.
- Language choices are local. They are not synced.
Last updated November 7, 2026