diff --git a/locale/LanguageNames.h b/locale/LanguageNames.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33f4734a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locale/LanguageNames.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+localLanguageName["af"] = L"Afrikaans";
+localLanguageName["ar"] = L"العربية";
+localLanguageName["be"] = L"Беларуская";
+localLanguageName["bg"] = L"Български";
+localLanguageName["bn"] = L"বাংলা";
+localLanguageName["bs"] = L"Bosanski";
+localLanguageName["ca"] = L"Català";
+localLanguageName["ca_ES@valencia"] = L"Valencià";
+localLanguageName["cs"] = L"Čeština";
+localLanguageName["cy"] = L"Cymraeg";
+localLanguageName["da"] = L"Dansk";
+localLanguageName["de"] = L"Deutsch";
+localLanguageName["el"] = L"Ελληνικά";
+localLanguageName["en"] = L"English";
+localLanguageName["es"] = L"Español";
+localLanguageName["eu"] = L"Euskara";
+localLanguageName["eu_ES"] = L"Euskara (Espainiako)";
+localLanguageName["fa"] = L"فارسی";
+localLanguageName["fi"] = L"Suomi";
+localLanguageName["fr"] = L"Français";
+localLanguageName["ga"] = L"Gaeilge";
+localLanguageName["gl"] = L"Galego";
+localLanguageName["he"] = L"עברית";
+localLanguageName["hi"] = L"हिन्दी";
+localLanguageName["hr"] = L"Hrvatski";
+localLanguageName["hu"] = L"Magyar";
+localLanguageName["hy"] = L"Հայերեն";
+localLanguageName["id"] = L"Bahasa Indonesia";
+localLanguageName["it"] = L"Italiano";
+localLanguageName["ja"] = L"日本語";
+localLanguageName["ka"] = L"ქართული";
+localLanguageName["km"] = L"ខេមរភាសា";
+localLanguageName["ko"] = L"한국어";
+localLanguageName["lt"] = L"Lietuvių";
+localLanguageName["mk"] = L"Македонски";
+localLanguageName["my"] = L"မြန်မာစာ";
+localLanguageName["nb"] = L"Norsk";
+localLanguageName["nl"] = L"Nederlands";
+localLanguageName["oc"] = L"Occitan";
+localLanguageName["pl"] = L"Polski";
+localLanguageName["pt"] = L"Português";
+localLanguageName["pt_BR"] = L"Português (Brasil)";
+localLanguageName["ro"] = L"Română";
+localLanguageName["ru"] = L"Русский";
+localLanguageName["sk"] = L"Slovenčina";
+localLanguageName["sl"] = L"Slovenščina";
+localLanguageName["sr_RS"] = L"Српски";
+localLanguageName["sr_RS@latin"] = L"Srpski";
+localLanguageName["sv"] = L"Svenska";
+localLanguageName["ta"] = L"தமிழ்";
+localLanguageName["tg"] = L"Тоҷикӣ";
+localLanguageName["tr"] = L"Türkçe";
+localLanguageName["uk"] = L"Українська";
+localLanguageName["vi"] = L"Tiếng Việt";
+localLanguageName["zh_CN"] = L"中文";
+localLanguageName["zh_TW"] = L"中文";
diff --git a/src/Languages.cpp b/src/Languages.cpp
index 8ef98b1cf..956f07ce8 100644
--- a/src/Languages.cpp
+++ b/src/Languages.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/**********************************************************************
+/**********************************************************************
 
   Audacity: A Digital Audio Editor
 
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ void GetLanguages(wxArrayString &langCodes, wxArrayString &langNames)
    LangHash reverseHash;
    LangHash tempHash;
 
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_LANGUAGES_DOT_TEXT
    {
       // The list of locales and associated self-names of languages
       // is stored in an external resource file which is easier
@@ -152,6 +153,67 @@ void GetLanguages(wxArrayString &langCodes, wxArrayString &langNames)
          localLanguageName[code] = name;
       }
    }
+#else
+//#include "../locale/LanguageNames.h"
+localLanguageName["af"] = L"Afrikaans";
+localLanguageName["ar"] = L"العربية";
+localLanguageName["be"] = L"Беларуская";
+localLanguageName["bg"] = L"Български";
+localLanguageName["bn"] = L"বাংলা";
+localLanguageName["bs"] = L"Bosanski";
+localLanguageName["ca"] = L"Català";
+localLanguageName["ca_ES@valencia"] = L"Valencià";
+localLanguageName["cs"] = L"Čeština";
+localLanguageName["cy"] = L"Cymraeg";
+localLanguageName["da"] = L"Dansk";
+localLanguageName["de"] = L"Deutsch";
+localLanguageName["el"] = L"Ελληνικά";
+localLanguageName["en"] = L"English";
+localLanguageName["es"] = L"Español";
+localLanguageName["eu"] = L"Euskara";
+localLanguageName["eu_ES"] = L"Euskara (Espainiako)";
+localLanguageName["fa"] = L"فارسی";
+localLanguageName["fi"] = L"Suomi";
+localLanguageName["fr"] = L"Français";
+localLanguageName["ga"] = L"Gaeilge";
+localLanguageName["gl"] = L"Galego";
+localLanguageName["he"] = L"עברית";
+localLanguageName["hi"] = L"हिन्दी";
+localLanguageName["hr"] = L"Hrvatski";
+localLanguageName["hu"] = L"Magyar";
+localLanguageName["hy"] = L"Հայերեն";
+localLanguageName["id"] = L"Bahasa Indonesia";
+localLanguageName["it"] = L"Italiano";
+localLanguageName["ja"] = L"日本語";
+localLanguageName["ka"] = L"ქართული";
+localLanguageName["km"] = L"ខេមរភាសា";
+localLanguageName["ko"] = L"한국어";
+localLanguageName["lt"] = L"Lietuvių";
+localLanguageName["mk"] = L"Македонски";
+localLanguageName["my"] = L"မြန်မာစာ";
+localLanguageName["nb"] = L"Norsk";
+localLanguageName["nl"] = L"Nederlands";
+localLanguageName["oc"] = L"Occitan";
+localLanguageName["pl"] = L"Polski";
+localLanguageName["pt"] = L"Português";
+localLanguageName["pt_BR"] = L"Português (Brasil)";
+localLanguageName["ro"] = L"Română";
+localLanguageName["ru"] = L"Русский";
+localLanguageName["sk"] = L"Slovenčina";
+localLanguageName["sl"] = L"Slovenščina";
+localLanguageName["sr_RS"] = L"Српски";
+localLanguageName["sr_RS@latin"] = L"Srpski";
+localLanguageName["sv"] = L"Svenska";
+localLanguageName["ta"] = L"தமிழ்";
+localLanguageName["tg"] = L"Тоҷикӣ";
+localLanguageName["tr"] = L"Türkçe";
+localLanguageName["uk"] = L"Українська";
+localLanguageName["vi"] = L"Tiếng Việt";
+localLanguageName["zh_CN"] = L"中文";
+localLanguageName["zh_TW"] = L"中文";
+
+
+#endif
 
    wxArrayString audacityPathList = wxGetApp().audacityPathList;