Redmine Locale Float Format

A small Redmine plugin that lets users enter and see float custom fields with the decimal separator of their language.

Redmine offers almost everything we need out of the box. We only had to extend it a little for our internal needs, and this plugin was the result.

Redmine always uses a dot as decimal separator for float custom fields, regardless of the user's language. With this plugin, the separator and thousands delimiter defined in the locale (number.format.separator and number.format.delimiter) are used instead, e.g. 1.234,50 in German or 1,234.50 in English.

Without plugin:

With plugin:

The locale format is supported in:

• display of float values (shown with two decimal places)
• input fields of float custom fields, including bulk edit
• query filters on float custom fields
• copying issues and projects

Values are still stored in Redmine's standard format, so existing data stays untouched.

1. Clone the plugin into the plugins directory of your Redmine installation. The directory name must be locale_float_format, as it has to match the plugin ID:

   cd /path/to/redmine/plugins
   git clone https://github.com/ablida/locale_float_format.git

   Alternatively, download the repository as a ZIP and extract it to plugins/locale_float_format.

2. Restart Redmine.

No database migrations are required. More information on installing Redmine plugins: Redmine Plugins.

No configuration is needed. After the restart, float custom fields use the format of each user's language.

Remove the plugins/locale_float_format directory and restart Redmine.

This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0, unless otherwise stated.

Copyright (c) 2021–2026 ablida