diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 27859649..a31c6efa 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Red Panda C++ Version 0.13.1
+ - enhancement: suppoort localization info in project templates
+ - change: template / project files use utf-8 encoding instead of ANSI
+
+
 Red Panda C++ Version 0.12.7
  - change: make current build system follow FHS specifications
  - fix: crash when close settings dialog in Ubuntu 20.04 (but we'll leak memory now...)
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/projecttemplate.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/projecttemplate.cpp
index 60b6ba8d..c5215187 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/projecttemplate.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/projecttemplate.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include "mainwindow.h"
+#include "settings.h"
 
 ProjectTemplate::ProjectTemplate(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
@@ -105,11 +106,20 @@ void ProjectTemplate::readTemplateFile(const QString &fileName)
         return;
     }
 
+    QString lang = pSettings->environment().language();
     // template info
-    mDescription = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", "Description", ""));
     mIcon = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", "Icon", ""));
-    mCategory = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", "Category", ""));
-    mName = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", "Name", ""));
+    if (!lang.isEmpty()) {
+        mCategory = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", QString("Category[%1]").arg(lang).toUtf8(), ""));
+        mName = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", QString("Name[%1]").arg(lang).toUtf8(), ""));
+        mDescription = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", QString("Description[%1]").arg(lang).toUtf8(), ""));
+    }
+    if (mCategory.isEmpty())
+        mCategory = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", "Category", ""));
+    if (mName.isEmpty())
+        mName = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", "Name", ""));
+    if (mDescription.isEmpty())
+        mDescription = fromByteArray(mIni->GetValue("Template", "Description", ""));
 
     mOptions.icon = mIni->GetValue("Project", "Icon", "");
     mOptions.type = static_cast<ProjectType>(mIni->GetLongValue("Project", "Type", 0)); // default = gui
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
index e321ddb8..b8171516 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
@@ -776,12 +776,20 @@ QString extractFileDir(const QString &fileName)
 
 QByteArray toByteArray(const QString &s)
 {
-    return s.toLocal8Bit();
+    //return s.toLocal8Bit();
+    return s.toUtf8();
 }
 
 QString fromByteArray(const QByteArray &s)
 {
-    return QString::fromLocal8Bit(s);
+    QTextCodec* codec = QTextCodec::codecForName(ENCODING_UTF8);
+    QTextCodec::ConverterState state;
+    if (!codec)
+        return QString(s);
+    QString tmp = codec->toUnicode(s,s.length(),&state);
+    if (state.invalidChars>0)
+        tmp = QString::fromLocal8Bit(s);
+    return tmp;
 }
 
 QString linesToText(const QStringList &lines)
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp
index 0fc6362c..e63967cb 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ void NewProjectDialog::updateView()
                         icon,
                         t->name());
             }
+            item->setData(Qt::ToolTipRole,t->name());
             item->setData(Qt::UserRole,i);
             ui->lstTemplates->addItem(item);
         }
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui
index d0829218..cd6fef52 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/newprojectdialog.ui
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
      <property name="viewMode">
       <enum>QListView::IconMode</enum>
      </property>
+     <property name="uniformItemSizes">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="wordWrap">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
      <property name="itemAlignment">
       <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
      </property>
diff --git a/templates/1-WinApp.template b/templates/1-WinApp.template
index 81312944..8934e79a 100644
--- a/templates/1-WinApp.template
+++ b/templates/1-WinApp.template
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 [Template]
 ver=1
 Name=Windows Application
+Name[zh_CN]=Windows应用程序
 Icon=Windows.ico
 Description=A standard Windows application
+Description[zh_CN]=基于Windows API开发的图形界面应用程序
 Category=Basic
+Category[zh_CN]=基础
 
 [Unit0]
 CName=main.c
diff --git a/templates/2-ConsoleApp.template b/templates/2-ConsoleApp.template
index 8ce8216a..16af38da 100644
--- a/templates/2-ConsoleApp.template
+++ b/templates/2-ConsoleApp.template
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 [Template]
 ver=1
 Name=Console Application
+Name[zh_CN]=控制台程序
 Icon=ConsoleToo.ico
 Description=A console application (MS-DOS window)
+Description[zh_CN]=控制台应用程序
 Category=Basic
+Category[zh_CN]=基础
 
 [Unit0]
 CName=main.c