diff --git a/src/desktop-main.ts b/src/desktop-main.ts
index b37ba800..b245c0c0 100644
--- a/src/desktop-main.ts
+++ b/src/desktop-main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createApp } from 'vue';
 import { createPinia } from 'pinia';
-import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { type I18n, type Composer, createI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 
 import { createVuetify } from 'vuetify';
 import { VAlert } from 'vuetify/components/VAlert';
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { VTextField } from 'vuetify/components/VTextField';
 import { VToolbar } from 'vuetify/components/VToolbar';
 import { VTooltip } from 'vuetify/components/VTooltip';
 import { VWindow, VWindowItem } from 'vuetify/components/VWindow';
+import type { LocaleInstance } from 'vuetify/lib/framework.d.ts';
 
 import { aliases, mdi } from 'vuetify/iconsets/mdi-svg';
 import 'vuetify/styles';
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ import App from './DesktopApp.vue';
 
 const app = createApp(App);
 const pinia = createPinia();
-const i18n = createI18n(getI18nOptions());
+const i18n = createI18n(getI18nOptions()) as I18n<Record<string, unknown>, Record<string, unknown>, Record<string, unknown>, string, false>;
 const vuetify = createVuetify({
     components: {
         VAlert,
@@ -428,9 +429,56 @@ const vuetify = createVuetify({
                 }
             }
         }
+    },
+    locale: {
+        adapter: ((i18nGlobal: Composer) => {
+            const instance: LocaleInstance = {
+                name: 'ezBookkeeping i18n',
+                messages: i18nGlobal.messages,
+                current: i18nGlobal.locale,
+                fallback: i18nGlobal.locale, // no need to let vuetify know what fallback locale is
+                t: (key: string, ...params: unknown[]): string => {
+                    if (!key) {
+                        return '';
+                    }
+
+                    if (!key.startsWith('$vuetify.')) {
+                        return key;
+                    }
+
+                    key = key.substring(9); // remove '$vuetify.' prefix
+                    const mappedTextKey = vuetifyI18nTextKeyMap[key];
+
+                    if (!mappedTextKey) {
+                        return key;
+                    }
+
+                    if (params && params.length > 0) {
+                        // @ts-expect-error the arguments passed in are compatible with vue-i18n method arguments
+                        return i18nGlobal.t(mappedTextKey, ...params);
+                    } else {
+                        return i18nGlobal.t(mappedTextKey);
+                    }
+                },
+                n: (value: number): string => {
+                    return i18nGlobal.n(value);
+                },
+                provide: (): LocaleInstance => {
+                    return instance;
+                }
+            };
+
+            return instance;
+        })(i18n.global) as LocaleInstance,
     }
 });
 
+// key is in the original i18n text of vuetify (in vuetify/lib/locale/en.js), value is the text in the ezBookkeeping i18n files
+const vuetifyI18nTextKeyMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    'open': 'Open',
+    'close': 'Close'
+}
+
 echarts.use([
     CanvasRenderer,
     LineChart,
diff --git a/src/locales/de.json b/src/locales/de.json
index ffe870b3..4680674f 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/locales/de.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "OK",
     "Cancel": "Abbrechen",
     "Operation": "Vorgang",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Schließen",
     "Submit": "Einreichen",
     "Add": "Hinzufügen",
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 49d184a3..d7326ba3 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "OK",
     "Cancel": "Cancel",
     "Operation": "Operation",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Close",
     "Submit": "Submit",
     "Add": "Add",
diff --git a/src/locales/es.json b/src/locales/es.json
index a912863b..5f59fa51 100644
--- a/src/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/locales/es.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "Aceptar",
     "Cancel": "Cancelar",
     "Operation": "Operación",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Cerrar",
     "Submit": "Enviar",
     "Add": "Agregar",
diff --git a/src/locales/it.json b/src/locales/it.json
index 272d1f13..3ea1e340 100644
--- a/src/locales/it.json
+++ b/src/locales/it.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "OK",
     "Cancel": "Annulla",
     "Operation": "Operazione",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Chiudi",
     "Submit": "Invia",
     "Add": "Aggiungi",
diff --git a/src/locales/ja.json b/src/locales/ja.json
index 34b1f01a..6dec8117 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/locales/ja.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "OK",
     "Cancel": "キャンセル",
     "Operation": "操作",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "閉じる",
     "Submit": "送信",
     "Add": "追加",
diff --git a/src/locales/pt_BR.json b/src/locales/pt_BR.json
index 6c56bb6d..ab81c173 100644
--- a/src/locales/pt_BR.json
+++ b/src/locales/pt_BR.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "OK",
     "Cancel": "Cancelar",
     "Operation": "Operação",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Fechar",
     "Submit": "Enviar",
     "Add": "Adicionar",
diff --git a/src/locales/ru.json b/src/locales/ru.json
index 9329eddb..dc69ac59 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "ОК",
     "Cancel": "Отмена",
     "Operation": "Операция",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Закрыть",
     "Submit": "Отправить",
     "Add": "Добавить",
diff --git a/src/locales/uk.json b/src/locales/uk.json
index f3a328d9..4ae81817 100644
--- a/src/locales/uk.json
+++ b/src/locales/uk.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "ОК",
     "Cancel": "Скасувати",
     "Operation": "Дія",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Закрити",
     "Submit": "Підтвердити",
     "Add": "Додати",
diff --git a/src/locales/vi.json b/src/locales/vi.json
index 32cfc08c..eda9e8fb 100644
--- a/src/locales/vi.json
+++ b/src/locales/vi.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "OK",
     "Cancel": "Hủy",
     "Operation": "Thao tác",
+    "Open": "Open",
     "Close": "Đóng",
     "Submit": "Gửi",
     "Add": "Thêm",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh_Hans.json b/src/locales/zh_Hans.json
index d68e8da1..c7a096ea 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh_Hans.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh_Hans.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "确定",
     "Cancel": "取消",
     "Operation": "操作",
+    "Open": "打开",
     "Close": "关闭",
     "Submit": "提交",
     "Add": "添加",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh_Hant.json b/src/locales/zh_Hant.json
index 5a34e6f7..a9397895 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh_Hant.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh_Hant.json
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@
     "OK": "確定",
     "Cancel": "取消",
     "Operation": "操作",
+    "Open": "開啟",
     "Close": "關閉",
     "Submit": "提交",
     "Add": "新增",