hermes-desktop-zh-cn

hermes-desktop-zh-cn is a localization patch that translates the Hermes Desktop application interface from English into Simplified Chinese. Hermes Desktop is an AI agent desktop application, and this project adds Chinese UI strings to it without requiring users to modify source files by hand.

The README is written in Chinese. The patch works by injecting a translation file into the application's internationalization directory, replacing English string literals in the source code with internationalized function calls that look up the Chinese translations, and then rebuilding the application. Before making any changes it creates backup copies of all modified files with a .bak extension, so the original English interface can be restored if needed.

Installation is offered in three ways. The simplest is a one-click script: you clone the repository and run a platform-specific script (a .cmd file on Windows, a shell script on macOS and Linux) that handles detection of the Hermes Desktop installation path, applies the patch, and triggers a rebuild automatically. A manual option lets you run the patcher directly with Node.js. A third option lets you specify a custom installation path if the automatic detection does not find the right directory.

The patch covers the full UI surface listed in the README: settings pages (model, chat, appearance, workspace, security, memory, voice, and advanced tabs), API key management, MCP server configuration, skill and tool management, the onboarding and login flow, installation progress screens, error handling, update notifications, the chat sidebar, message input and voice controls, context menus, session management, and general UI elements like buttons and loading states.

The project targets Hermes Desktop version 0.14.x. If Hermes updates and overwrites the patched files, re-running the install script restores the Chinese interface. Users can also customize translations by editing the zh-CN.ts file and rebuilding.