1. Download the digikam 3.4.0 windows installer which contains the translation. 2. Open it in an archive manager 3. Extract folder $_OUTDIR/locale/de 4. Copy it into C:\Program files\digikam\share\locale\ 5. You should now have C:\Program files\digikam\share\locale\de\LC_MESSAGES\digikam.mo 6. Start digikam 7. Menu Help -> Switch application language -> German 8. Restart digikam