# Languages cause slowdown?

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/languages-cause-slowdown/88938>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 27, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/languages-cause-slowdown/88938 "2026-09-27T14:03:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Tullin](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/jeff_tullin/32/693_2.png) [@Jeff\_Tullin](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Jeff_Tullin)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/languages-cause-slowdown/88938/1 "2026-09-27T14:03:33Z")

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My apps make use of localised strings.

I recently received this email from a customer (who is probably unimpressed by the Google translations)

_“Previously, I had the Russian language installed. While using it, the program would noticeably freeze and run more slowly. After I removed the Russian language file through File Explorer, as you suggested, the app started working noticeably faster and more smoothly.”_

Obviously I don’t spend any time with my machines in Russian language mode, but should I EXPECT such a performance hit?

Would it be worth compiling separate builds for each language where they are set as the default?

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Araujo](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/rick_araujo/32/251_2.png) [@Rick\_Araujo](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Rick_Araujo)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/languages-cause-slowdown/88938/2 "2026-09-27T15:21:01Z")

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Maybe it can have a small penalty, but it should be a marginal penalty, almost imperceptible after translations loaded, never at the level “freeze”. Deserves investigation. Maybe something is wrong and the translations keep being reloaded all the time? I would prefer investigate and maybe fixing something than building separate apps.