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title: Multi language support
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createdAt: 2026-05-20T09:50:13.841Z
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## Multilanguage in the Purple DAM

The Purple DAM supports multilanguage. You can assign a language to each file, manage connected language variants, and filter the media library by language.

### Setup

To enable multi language and machine translation, see [Multi language setup](docId\:vCCnANzPsBDp76VerHpcR)

### Viewing Language and Variants

Each file shows its assigned language in the file details, along with any connected language variants.

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### Creating a New Language Variant

1. Open a file in the Purple DAM.
2. Under "Language Variants" click the **plus icon** to add  a variant.
3. Choose how to handle metadata for the new variant:
   - **Copy metadata** — duplicates all metadata from the source file
   - **Empty metadata** — creates the variant with no metadata
   - **Machine translation** — automatically translates metadata using the connected translation service. (See [Set up machine translations](docId\:Q0ylpr0t8P8yTknn80ZIt) to learn how to set up machine translation in your Hub.)
4. Save the variant. -> you will be redirected to the new variant. 

### Filtering by Language

Use the language filter in the DAM to show only files assigned to a specific language.

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