diff --git a/src/front/cobalt.css b/src/front/cobalt.css
index 5e6a5290..994305d2 100644
--- a/src/front/cobalt.css
+++ b/src/front/cobalt.css
@@ -862,4 +862,37 @@ input[type="checkbox"] {
         height: 6rem;
         width: 6rem;
     }
+}
+.dropdown-select {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    /* padding: 0.55rem 1rem 0.8rem 0.7rem; */
+    width: fit-content;
+    background: var(--accent-button-bg);
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+.dropdown-select label {
+    margin: 0.55rem var(--padding-1) 0.8rem 0.7rem;
+}
+.dropdown-select select {
+    background: var(--accent-button-bg);
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    color: var(--accent);
+    line-height: 1.35rem;
+    height: 2.65rem;
+    border: none;
+}
+.dropdown-select select:hover {
+    background: var(--accent-hover);
+}
+
+.dropdown-select select option:hover {
+    background: var(--accent-hover);
+}
+
+.dropdown-select select option {
+    line-height: 0.9rem;
+    height: 2.25rem;
 }
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diff --git a/src/front/cobalt.js b/src/front/cobalt.js
index a6ac7fb3..7fc3f731 100644
--- a/src/front/cobalt.js
+++ b/src/front/cobalt.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ let checkboxes = ["disableTikTokWatermark", "fullTikTokAudio", "muteAudio"];
 let exceptions = { // used for mobile devices
     "vQuality": "720"
 }
+let dropdowns = ["language"]
 
 function eid(id) {
     return document.getElementById(id)
@@ -30,6 +31,19 @@ function sGet(id) {
 function sSet(id, value) {
     localStorage.setItem(id, value)
 }
+function setCookie(id, value, expire = 730, path = "/") { // by default expire in 2 years
+    const d = new Date();
+    d.setTime(d.getTime() + (expire * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+    document.cookie = `${id}=${value};expires=${d.toUTCString()};path=${path}`;
+}
+function getCookie(id) {
+    const cookies = {};
+    for(let i of document.cookie.split(';')) {
+        const [key, value] = i.split('=');
+        cookies[key] = value;
+    }
+    return cookies[id];
+}
 function enable(id) {
     eid(id).dataset.enabled = "true";
 }
@@ -248,6 +262,15 @@ function checkbox(action) {
     }
     action === "disableChangelog" && sGet(action) === "true" ? notificationCheck("disable") : notificationCheck();
 }
+function dropdownSelect(action) {
+    let value = eid(`${action}-select`).value;
+    if(action === "language") { // language has to be a cookie because the server needs to read the value
+        setCookie(action, value);
+        window.location.reload();
+    } else {
+        sSet(action, value)
+    }
+}
 function loadSettings() {
     try {
         if (typeof(navigator.clipboard.readText) == "undefined") throw new Error();
@@ -268,6 +291,13 @@ function loadSettings() {
     for (let i in switchers) {
         changeSwitcher(i, sGet(i))
     }
+    for (let i of dropdowns) {
+        if(i == 'language') {
+            eid(`${i}-select`).value = getCookie(i) || document.documentElement.lang;
+        } else{
+            eid(`${i}-select`).value = sGet(i);
+        }
+    }
 }
 function changeButton(type, text) {
     switch (type) {
@@ -443,4 +473,4 @@ eid("url-input-area").addEventListener("keyup", (event) => {
 document.onkeydown = (event) => {
     if (event.key === "Tab" || event.ctrlKey) eid("url-input-area").focus();
     if (event.key === 'Escape') hideAllPopups();
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/localization/languages/en.json b/src/localization/languages/en.json
index 9600ae8d..083d226c 100644
--- a/src/localization/languages/en.json
+++ b/src/localization/languages/en.json
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
         "SettingsDubDefault": "original",
         "SettingsDubAuto": "auto",
         "SettingsVimeoPrefer": "vimeo downloads type",
-        "SettingsVimeoPreferDescription": "progressive: direct file link to vimeo's cdn. max quality is 1080p.\ndash: video and audio are merged by {appName} into one file. max quality is 4k.\n\npick \"progressive\" if you want best editor/player/social media compatibility. if progressive download isn't available, dash is used instead."
+        "SettingsVimeoPreferDescription": "progressive: direct file link to vimeo's cdn. max quality is 1080p.\ndash: video and audio are merged by {appName} into one file. max quality is 4k.\n\npick \"progressive\" if you want best editor/player/social media compatibility. if progressive download isn't available, dash is used instead.",
+        "SettingsAccessibilitySubtitle": "accessibility",
+        "SettingsAccessibilityLanguage": "interface language:"
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/localization/manager.js b/src/localization/manager.js
index 65c048c8..14b70250 100644
--- a/src/localization/manager.js
+++ b/src/localization/manager.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const locPath = './src/localization/languages'
 
 let loc = {}
 let languages = [];
+let languageNames = [];
 
 export function loadLoc() {
     fs.readdir(locPath, (err, files) => {
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export function loadLoc() {
         files.forEach(file => {
             loc[file.split('.')[0]] = loadJson(`${locPath}/${file}`);
             languages.push(file.split('.')[0])
+            languageNames.push({value: file.split('.')[0], name: loc[file.split('.')[0]].name })
         });
     })
 }
@@ -46,3 +48,4 @@ export default function(lang, string, replacement) {
     }
 }
 export const languageList = languages;
+export const languagePickerNames = languageNames;
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diff --git a/src/modules/pageRender/elements.js b/src/modules/pageRender/elements.js
index dc016124..e24c0c63 100644
--- a/src/modules/pageRender/elements.js
+++ b/src/modules/pageRender/elements.js
@@ -173,3 +173,16 @@ export function celebrationsEmoji() {
     let dm = `${n[1]}-${n[2]}`;
     return Object.keys(celebrations).includes(dm) ? celebrations[dm] : "🐲";
 }
+
+export function dropdownSelect(label, action, options) {
+    let items = `
+    <div class="dropdown-select">
+        <label for="${action}-select">${label}</label>
+        <select name="${action}-select" id="${action}-select" onchange="dropdownSelect('${action}');">`;
+
+    for (let i of options) {
+        items += `<option value="${i.value}">${i.name}</option>`;
+    }
+    items += '</select></div>';
+    return items;
+}
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diff --git a/src/modules/pageRender/page.js b/src/modules/pageRender/page.js
index 25e785b3..c88284c6 100644
--- a/src/modules/pageRender/page.js
+++ b/src/modules/pageRender/page.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { backdropLink, celebrationsEmoji, checkbox, collapsibleList, explanation, footerButtons, multiPagePopup, popup, popupWithBottomButtons, sep, settingsCategory, switcher, socialLink } from "./elements.js";
+import { backdropLink, celebrationsEmoji, checkbox, collapsibleList, explanation, footerButtons, multiPagePopup, popup, popupWithBottomButtons, sep, settingsCategory, switcher, socialLink, dropdownSelect } from "./elements.js";
 import { services as s, appName, authorInfo, version, repo, donations, supportedAudio } from "../config.js";
 import { getCommitInfo } from "../sub/currentCommit.js";
-import loc from "../../localization/manager.js";
+import loc, { languagePickerNames } from "../../localization/manager.js";
 import emoji from "../emoji.js";
 import changelogManager from "../changelog/changelogManager.js";
 
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ export default function(obj) {
                     name: "miscellaneous",
                     title: t('Miscellaneous'),
                     body: checkbox("disableChangelog", t('SettingsDisableNotifications')) + `${!isIOS ? checkbox("downloadPopup", t('SettingsEnableDownloadPopup'), 1, t('AccessibilityEnableDownloadPopup')) : ''}`
+                }) + settingsCategory({
+                    name: "accessibility",
+                    title: t('SettingsAccessibilitySubtitle'),
+                    body: dropdownSelect(t('SettingsAccessibilityLanguage'), 'language', languagePickerNames)
                 })
             }],
         })}
diff --git a/src/modules/sub/utils.js b/src/modules/sub/utils.js
index 32f2618b..5bbe0133 100644
--- a/src/modules/sub/utils.js
+++ b/src/modules/sub/utils.js
@@ -84,11 +84,24 @@ export function cleanURL(url, host) {
     }
     return url.slice(0, 128)
 }
+export function getCookie(req, id) {
+    if(!req.headers.cookie) return undefined;
+    let cookies = {};
+    for(let i of req.headers.cookie.split(';')) {
+        const [key, value] = i.trim().split('=');
+        cookies[key] = value;
+    }
+    return cookies[id]
+}
 export function verifyLanguageCode(code) {
     return RegExp(/[a-z]{2}/).test(String(code.slice(0, 2).toLowerCase())) ? String(code.slice(0, 2).toLowerCase()) : "en"
 }
 export function languageCode(req) {
-    return req.header('Accept-Language') ? verifyLanguageCode(req.header('Accept-Language')) : "en"
+    const overrideLanguage = getCookie(req, 'language');
+    let language;
+    if(overrideLanguage) language = overrideLanguage
+    else language = req.header('Accept-Language');
+    return language ? verifyLanguageCode(language) : 'en';
 }
 export function unicodeDecode(str) {
     return str.replace(/\\u[\dA-F]{4}/gi, (unicode) => {