Proper i18n date/time handling (#17858)

* install date-fns-tz

* add date locale hook

* refactor formatUnixTimestampToDateTime

Use date-fns style instead of using strftime. This requires changing the i18n keys to the way date-fns represents dates (eg: "MMM d, h:mm:ss aaa"  instead of "%b %-d, %H:%M"

* refactor calendar to use new hook

* fix useFormattedTimestamp to use new formatUnixTimestampToDateTime date_format

* change i18n keys to new format

* fix timeline

* fix review

* fix explore

* fix metrics

* fix notifications

* fix face library

* clean up

web/package-lock.json

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         "cmdk": "^1.0.0",
         "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.3",
         "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
+        "date-fns-tz": "^3.2.0",
         "embla-carousel-react": "^8.2.0",
         "framer-motion": "^11.5.4",
         "hls.js": "^1.5.20",
@@ -4399,6 +4400,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/kossnocorp"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/date-fns-tz": {
+      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns-tz/-/date-fns-tz-3.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sg8HqoTEulcbbbVXeg84u5UnlsQa8GS5QXMqjjYIhS4abEVVKIUwe0/l/UhrZdKaL/W5eWZNlbTeEIiOXTcsBQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "date-fns": "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.4.0.tgz",

web/package.json

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "cmdk": "^1.0.0",
     "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.3",
     "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
+    "date-fns-tz": "^3.2.0",
     "embla-carousel-react": "^8.2.0",
     "framer-motion": "^11.5.4",
     "hls.js": "^1.5.20",

web/public/locales/en/common.json

@@ -41,22 +41,34 @@
     "second_one": "{{time}} second",
     "second_other": "{{time}} seconds",
     "formattedTimestamp": {
-      "12hour": "%b %-d, %I:%M:%S %p",
+      "12hour": "MMM d, h:mm:ss aaa",
-      "24hour": "%b %-d, %H:%M:%S"
+      "24hour": "MMM d, HH:mm:ss"
     },
     "formattedTimestamp2": {
-      "12hour": "%m/%d %I:%M:%S%P",
+      "12hour": "MM/dd h:mm:ssa",
-      "24hour": "%d %b %H:%M:%S"
+      "24hour": "d MMM HH:mm:ss"
     },
-    "formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds": {
+    "formattedTimestampHourMinute": {
-      "12hour": "%b %-d, %I:%M %p",
+      "12hour": "h:mm aaa",
-      "24hour": "%b %-d, %H:%M"
+      "24hour": "HH:mm"
     },
-    "formattedTimestampWithYear": {
+    "formattedTimestampHourMinuteSecond": {
-      "12hour": "%b %-d %Y, %I:%M %p",
+      "12hour": "h:mm:ss aaa",
-      "24hour": "%b %-d %Y, %H:%M"
+      "24hour": "HH:mm:ss"
     },
-    "formattedTimestampOnlyMonthAndDay": "%b %-d"
+    "formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute": {
+      "12hour": "MMM d, h:mm aaa",
+      "24hour": "MMM d, HH:mm"
+    },
+    "formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute": {
+      "12hour": "MMM d yyyy, h:mm aaa",
+      "24hour": "MMM d yyyy, HH:mm"
+    },
+    "formattedTimestampMonthDay": "MMM d",
+    "formattedTimestampFilename": {
+      "12hour": "MM-dd-yy-h-mm-ss-a",
+      "24hour": "MM-dd-yy-HH-mm-ss"
+    }
   },
   "unit": {
     "speed": {

web/src/components/button/DownloadVideoButton.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import { FaDownload } from "react-icons/fa";
 import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import useSWR from "swr";
+import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
+import { useDateLocale } from "@/hooks/use-date-locale";
+import { useMemo } from "react";
 
 type DownloadVideoButtonProps = {
   source: string;
@@ -19,10 +23,17 @@ export function DownloadVideoButton({
   className,
 }: DownloadVideoButtonProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation(["components/input"]);
+  const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
+  const format = useMemo(() => {
+    return t(`time.formattedTimestampFilename.${timeFormat}`, { ns: "common" });
+  }, [t, timeFormat]);
+
   const formattedDate = formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(startTime, {
-    strftime_fmt: "%D-%T",
+    date_format: format,
-    time_style: "medium",
+    locale,
-    date_style: "medium",
   });
   const filename = `${camera}_${formattedDate}.mp4`;
 

web/src/components/card/ReviewCard.tsx

@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ export default function ReviewCard({
   const [imgRef, imgLoaded, onImgLoad] = useImageLoaded();
   const formattedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
     event.start_time,
-    config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p",
+    config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
+      ? t("time.formattedTimestampHourMinute.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+      : t("time.formattedTimestampHourMinute.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
     config?.ui.timezone,
   );
   const isSelected = useMemo(

web/src/components/card/SearchThumbnailFooter.tsx

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export default function SearchThumbnailFooter({
   const formattedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
     searchResult.start_time,
     config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
-      ? t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+      ? t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.24hour", { ns: "common" })
-      : t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
+      : t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
     config?.ui.timezone,
   );
 

web/src/components/filter/CalendarFilterButton.tsx

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function CalendarFilterButton({
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const selectedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
     day == undefined ? 0 : day?.getTime() / 1000 + 1,
-    t("time.formattedTimestampOnlyMonthAndDay", { ns: "common" }),
+    t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDay", { ns: "common" }),
   );
 
   const trigger = (
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function CalendarRangeFilterButton({
   const selectedDate = useFormattedRange(
     range?.from == undefined ? 0 : range.from.getTime() / 1000 + 1,
     range?.to == undefined ? 0 : range.to.getTime() / 1000 - 1,
-    t("time.formattedTimestampOnlyMonthAndDay", { ns: "common" }),
+    t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDay", { ns: "common" }),
   );
 
   const trigger = (

web/src/components/graph/LineGraph.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useTheme } from "@/context/theme-provider";
+import { useDateLocale } from "@/hooks/use-date-locale";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export function CameraLineGraph({
   updateTimes,
   data,
 }: CameraLineGraphProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation(["views/system"]);
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["views/system", "common"]);
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config", {
     revalidateOnFocus: false,
   });
@@ -43,18 +44,27 @@ export function CameraLineGraph({
 
   const { theme, systemTheme } = useTheme();
 
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
+  const format = useMemo(() => {
+    return t(`time.formattedTimestampHourMinute.${timeFormat}`, {
+      ns: "common",
+    });
+  }, [t, timeFormat]);
+
   const formatTime = useCallback(
     (val: unknown) => {
       return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(
         updateTimes[Math.round(val as number)],
         {
           timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-          strftime_fmt:
+          date_format: format,
-            config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p",
+          locale,
         },
       );
     },
-    [config, updateTimes],
+    [config?.ui.timezone, format, locale, updateTimes],
   );
 
   const options = useMemo(() => {
@@ -170,18 +180,28 @@ export function EventsPerSecondsLineGraph({
     [data],
   );
 
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["common"]);
+
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
+  const format = useMemo(() => {
+    return t(`time.formattedTimestampHourMinute.${timeFormat}`, {
+      ns: "common",
+    });
+  }, [t, timeFormat]);
+
   const formatTime = useCallback(
     (val: unknown) => {
       return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(
         updateTimes[Math.round(val as number) - 1],
         {
           timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-          strftime_fmt:
+          date_format: format,
-            config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p",
+          locale,
         },
       );
     },
-    [config, updateTimes],
+    [config?.ui.timezone, format, locale, updateTimes],
   );
 
   const options = useMemo(() => {

web/src/components/graph/SystemGraph.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { useTheme } from "@/context/theme-provider";
+import { useDateLocale } from "@/hooks/use-date-locale";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import { Threshold } from "@/types/graph";
 import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import Chart from "react-apexcharts";
 import { isMobileOnly } from "react-device-detect";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 
 type ThresholdBarGraphProps = {
@@ -45,6 +47,16 @@ export function ThresholdBarGraph({
 
   const { theme, systemTheme } = useTheme();
 
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["common"]);
+
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
+  const format = useMemo(() => {
+    return t(`time.formattedTimestampHourMinute.${timeFormat}`, {
+      ns: "common",
+    });
+  }, [t, timeFormat]);
+
   const formatTime = useCallback(
     (val: unknown) => {
       const dateIndex = Math.round(val as number);
@@ -53,17 +65,16 @@ export function ThresholdBarGraph({
       if (dateIndex < 0) {
         timeOffset = 5 * Math.abs(dateIndex);
       }
-
       return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(
         updateTimes[Math.max(1, dateIndex) - 1] - timeOffset,
         {
           timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-          strftime_fmt:
+          date_format: format,
-            config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p",
+          locale,
         },
       );
     },
-    [config, updateTimes],
+    [config?.ui.timezone, format, locale, updateTimes],
   );
 
   const options = useMemo(() => {

web/src/components/menu/LiveContextMenu.tsx

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   useNotificationSuspend,
 } from "@/api/ws";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { useDateLocale } from "@/hooks/use-date-locale";
 
 type LiveContextMenuProps = {
   className?: string;
@@ -235,18 +236,25 @@ export default function LiveContextMenu({
     }
   };
 
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+
   const formatSuspendedUntil = (timestamp: string) => {
     // Some languages require a change in word order
     if (timestamp === "0") return t("time.untilForRestart", { ns: "common" });
 
-    const time = formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(Number.parseInt(timestamp), {
+    const time = formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(parseInt(timestamp), {
       time_style: "medium",
       date_style: "medium",
       timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-      strftime_fmt:
+      date_format:
         config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
-          ? t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+          ? t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.24hour", {
-          : t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
+              ns: "common",
+            })
+          : t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.12hour", {
+              ns: "common",
+            }),
+      locale: locale,
     });
     return t("time.untilForTime", { ns: "common", time });
   };

web/src/components/overlay/detail/ObjectLifecycle.tsx

@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ export default function ObjectLifecycle({
                         <div className="text-sm text-primary-variant">
                           {formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(item.timestamp, {
                             timezone: config.ui.timezone,
-                            strftime_fmt:
+                            date_format:
                               config.ui.time_format == "24hour"
                                 ? t("time.formattedTimestamp2.24hour", {
                                     ns: "common",

web/src/components/overlay/detail/ReviewDetailDialog.tsx

@@ -96,8 +96,12 @@ export default function ReviewDetailDialog({
   const formattedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
     review?.start_time ?? 0,
     config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
-      ? t("time.formattedTimestampWithYear.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+      ? t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute.24hour", {
-      : t("time.formattedTimestampWithYear.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
+          ns: "common",
+        })
+      : t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute.12hour", {
+          ns: "common",
+        }),
     config?.ui.timezone,
   );
 

web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx

@@ -320,8 +320,12 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
   const formattedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
     search?.start_time ?? 0,
     config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
-      ? t("time.formattedTimestampWithYear.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+      ? t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute.24hour", {
-      : t("time.formattedTimestampWithYear.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
+          ns: "common",
+        })
+      : t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute.12hour", {
+          ns: "common",
+        }),
     config?.ui.timezone,
   );
 

web/src/components/player/PreviewThumbnailPlayer.tsx

@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ export default function PreviewThumbnailPlayer({
   const formattedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
     review.start_time,
     config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
-      ? t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+      ? t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.24hour", { ns: "common" })
-      : t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
+      : t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
     config?.ui?.timezone,
   );
 

web/src/components/timeline/segment-metadata.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import { useFormattedTimestamp } from "@/hooks/use-date-utils";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
-import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 
 type MinimapSegmentProps = {
@@ -34,6 +35,24 @@ export function MinimapBounds({
   dense,
 }: MinimapSegmentProps) {
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["common"]);
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
+
+  const formatKey = dense
+    ? `time.formattedTimestampHourMinute.${timeFormat}`
+    : `time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.${timeFormat}`;
+
+  const formattedStartTime = useFormattedTimestamp(
+    alignedMinimapStartTime,
+    t(formatKey),
+    config?.ui.timezone,
+  );
+
+  const formattedEndTime = useFormattedTimestamp(
+    alignedMinimapEndTime,
+    t(formatKey),
+    config?.ui.timezone,
+  );
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -42,23 +61,13 @@ export function MinimapBounds({
           className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -bottom-7 z-20 flex w-full select-none scroll-mt-8 items-center justify-center text-center text-[10px] font-medium text-primary"
           ref={firstMinimapSegmentRef}
         >
-          {formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(alignedMinimapStartTime, {
+          {formattedStartTime}
-            timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-            strftime_fmt: !dense
-              ? `%b %d, ${config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p"}`
-              : `${config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p"}`,
-          })}
         </div>
       )}
 
       {isLastSegmentInMinimap && (
         <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -top-3 z-20 flex w-full select-none items-center justify-center text-center text-[10px] font-medium text-primary">
-          {formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(alignedMinimapEndTime, {
+          {formattedEndTime}
-            timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-            strftime_fmt: !dense
-              ? `%b %d, ${config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p"}`
-              : `${config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p"}`,
-          })}
         </div>
       )}
     </>
@@ -92,27 +101,28 @@ export function Timestamp({
   timestampSpread,
   segmentKey,
 }: TimestampSegmentProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["common"]);
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
 
-  const formattedTimestamp = useMemo(() => {
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
-    if (
+  const format = t(`time.formattedTimestampHourMinute.${timeFormat}`);
-      !(
+
+  const formattedTimestamp = useFormattedTimestamp(
+    timestamp.getTime() / 1000,
+    format,
+    config?.ui.timezone,
+  );
+
+  const shouldDisplay = useMemo(() => {
+    return (
       timestamp.getMinutes() % timestampSpread === 0 &&
       timestamp.getSeconds() === 0
-      )
+    );
-    ) {
+  }, [timestamp, timestampSpread]);
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(timestamp.getTime() / 1000, {
-      timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-      strftime_fmt: config?.ui.time_format == "24hour" ? "%H:%M" : "%I:%M %p",
-    });
-  }, [config, timestamp, timestampSpread]);
 
   return (
     <div className="absolute left-[15px] z-10 h-[8px]">
-      {!isFirstSegmentInMinimap && !isLastSegmentInMinimap && (
+      {!isFirstSegmentInMinimap && !isLastSegmentInMinimap && shouldDisplay && (
         <div
           key={`${segmentKey}_timestamp`}
           className="pointer-events-none select-none text-[8px] text-neutral_variant dark:text-neutral"

web/src/components/ui/calendar.tsx

@@ -1,69 +1,18 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react";
 import { DayPicker } from "react-day-picker";
-import { Locale, enUS } from "date-fns/locale";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button";
-import i18n from "@/utils/i18n";
+import { useDateLocale } from "@/hooks/use-date-locale";
 
 export type CalendarProps = React.ComponentProps<typeof DayPicker>;
 
-// Map of locale codes to dynamic import functions
-const localeMap: Record<string, () => Promise<Locale>> = {
-  "zh-CN": () => import("date-fns/locale/zh-CN").then((module) => module.zhCN),
-  es: () => import("date-fns/locale/es").then((module) => module.es),
-  hi: () => import("date-fns/locale/hi").then((module) => module.hi),
-  fr: () => import("date-fns/locale/fr").then((module) => module.fr),
-  ar: () => import("date-fns/locale/ar").then((module) => module.ar),
-  pt: () => import("date-fns/locale/pt").then((module) => module.pt),
-  ru: () => import("date-fns/locale/ru").then((module) => module.ru),
-  de: () => import("date-fns/locale/de").then((module) => module.de),
-  ja: () => import("date-fns/locale/ja").then((module) => module.ja),
-  tr: () => import("date-fns/locale/tr").then((module) => module.tr),
-  it: () => import("date-fns/locale/it").then((module) => module.it),
-  nl: () => import("date-fns/locale/nl").then((module) => module.nl),
-  sv: () => import("date-fns/locale/sv").then((module) => module.sv),
-  cs: () => import("date-fns/locale/cs").then((module) => module.cs),
-  nb: () => import("date-fns/locale/nb").then((module) => module.nb),
-  ko: () => import("date-fns/locale/ko").then((module) => module.ko),
-  vi: () => import("date-fns/locale/vi").then((module) => module.vi),
-  fa: () => import("date-fns/locale/fa-IR").then((module) => module.faIR),
-  pl: () => import("date-fns/locale/pl").then((module) => module.pl),
-  uk: () => import("date-fns/locale/uk").then((module) => module.uk),
-  he: () => import("date-fns/locale/he").then((module) => module.he),
-  el: () => import("date-fns/locale/el").then((module) => module.el),
-  ro: () => import("date-fns/locale/ro").then((module) => module.ro),
-  hu: () => import("date-fns/locale/hu").then((module) => module.hu),
-  fi: () => import("date-fns/locale/fi").then((module) => module.fi),
-  da: () => import("date-fns/locale/da").then((module) => module.da),
-  sk: () => import("date-fns/locale/sk").then((module) => module.sk),
-};
-
 function Calendar({
   className,
   classNames,
   showOutsideDays = true,
   ...props
 }: CalendarProps) {
-  const [locale, setLocale] = useState<Locale>(enUS);
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const loadLocale = async () => {
-      if (i18n.language === "en") {
-        setLocale(enUS);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const localeLoader = localeMap[i18n.language];
-      if (localeLoader) {
-        const loadedLocale = await localeLoader();
-        setLocale(loadedLocale);
-      } else {
-        setLocale(enUS);
-      }
-    };
-    loadLocale();
-  }, [i18n.language]);
 
   return (
     <DayPicker

web/src/hooks/use-date-locale.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { enUS, Locale } from "date-fns/locale";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+
+// Map of locale codes to dynamic import functions
+const localeMap: Record<string, () => Promise<Locale>> = {
+  "zh-CN": () => import("date-fns/locale/zh-CN").then((module) => module.zhCN),
+  es: () => import("date-fns/locale/es").then((module) => module.es),
+  hi: () => import("date-fns/locale/hi").then((module) => module.hi),
+  fr: () => import("date-fns/locale/fr").then((module) => module.fr),
+  ar: () => import("date-fns/locale/ar").then((module) => module.ar),
+  pt: () => import("date-fns/locale/pt").then((module) => module.pt),
+  ru: () => import("date-fns/locale/ru").then((module) => module.ru),
+  de: () => import("date-fns/locale/de").then((module) => module.de),
+  ja: () => import("date-fns/locale/ja").then((module) => module.ja),
+  tr: () => import("date-fns/locale/tr").then((module) => module.tr),
+  it: () => import("date-fns/locale/it").then((module) => module.it),
+  nl: () => import("date-fns/locale/nl").then((module) => module.nl),
+  sv: () => import("date-fns/locale/sv").then((module) => module.sv),
+  cs: () => import("date-fns/locale/cs").then((module) => module.cs),
+  nb: () => import("date-fns/locale/nb").then((module) => module.nb),
+  ko: () => import("date-fns/locale/ko").then((module) => module.ko),
+  vi: () => import("date-fns/locale/vi").then((module) => module.vi),
+  fa: () => import("date-fns/locale/fa-IR").then((module) => module.faIR),
+  pl: () => import("date-fns/locale/pl").then((module) => module.pl),
+  uk: () => import("date-fns/locale/uk").then((module) => module.uk),
+  he: () => import("date-fns/locale/he").then((module) => module.he),
+  el: () => import("date-fns/locale/el").then((module) => module.el),
+  ro: () => import("date-fns/locale/ro").then((module) => module.ro),
+  hu: () => import("date-fns/locale/hu").then((module) => module.hu),
+  fi: () => import("date-fns/locale/fi").then((module) => module.fi),
+  da: () => import("date-fns/locale/da").then((module) => module.da),
+  sk: () => import("date-fns/locale/sk").then((module) => module.sk),
+};
+
+export function useDateLocale(): Locale {
+  const { i18n } = useTranslation();
+  const [locale, setLocale] = useState<Locale>(enUS);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const loadLocale = async () => {
+      if (i18n.language === "en") {
+        setLocale(enUS);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const localeLoader = localeMap[i18n.language];
+      if (localeLoader) {
+        try {
+          const loadedLocale = await localeLoader();
+          setLocale(loadedLocale);
+        } catch (error) {
+          setLocale(enUS);
+        }
+      } else {
+        setLocale(enUS);
+      }
+    };
+
+    loadLocale();
+  }, [i18n.language]);
+
+  return locale;
+}

web/src/hooks/use-date-utils.ts

@@ -1,33 +1,42 @@
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useDateLocale } from "@/hooks/use-date-locale";
 
 export function useFormattedTimestamp(
   timestamp: number,
   format: string,
   timezone?: string,
 ) {
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+
   const formattedTimestamp = useMemo(() => {
     return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(timestamp, {
       timezone,
-      strftime_fmt: format,
+      date_format: format,
+      locale,
     });
-  }, [format, timestamp, timezone]);
+  }, [format, timestamp, timezone, locale]);
 
   return formattedTimestamp;
 }
 
 export function useFormattedRange(start: number, end: number, format: string) {
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+
   const formattedStart = useMemo(() => {
     return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(start, {
-      strftime_fmt: format,
+      date_format: format,
+      locale,
     });
-  }, [format, start]);
+  }, [format, start, locale]);
+
   const formattedEnd = useMemo(() => {
     return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(end, {
-      strftime_fmt: format,
+      date_format: format,
+      locale,
     });
-  }, [format, end]);
+  }, [format, end, locale]);
 
   return `${formattedStart} - ${formattedEnd}`;
 }
@@ -44,7 +53,7 @@ export function useTimezone(config: FrigateConfig | undefined) {
   }, [config]);
 }
 
-function use24HourTime(config: FrigateConfig | undefined) {
+export function use24HourTime(config: FrigateConfig | undefined) {
   const localeUses24HourTime = useMemo(
     () =>
       new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
@@ -60,8 +69,8 @@ function use24HourTime(config: FrigateConfig | undefined) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (config.ui.time_format != "browser") {
+    if (config.ui.time_format !== "browser") {
-      return config.ui.time_format == "24hour";
+      return config.ui.time_format === "24hour";
     }
 
     return localeUses24HourTime;

web/src/hooks/use-draggable-element.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { useTimelineUtils } from "./use-timeline-utils";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
+import { useDateLocale } from "./use-date-locale";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 type DraggableElementProps = {
   contentRef: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>;
@@ -162,17 +164,28 @@ function useDraggableElement({
     [segmentDuration, timelineStartAligned, segmentHeight],
   );
 
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["common"]);
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
+  const format = useMemo(() => {
+    const formatKey = `time.${
+      segmentDuration < 60 && !dense
+        ? "formattedTimestampHourMinuteSecond"
+        : "formattedTimestampHourMinute"
+    }.${timeFormat}`;
+    return t(formatKey);
+  }, [t, timeFormat, segmentDuration, dense]);
+
   const getFormattedTimestamp = useCallback(
     (segmentStartTime: number) => {
       return formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(segmentStartTime, {
         timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-        strftime_fmt:
+        date_format: format,
-          config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
+        locale,
-            ? `%H:%M${segmentDuration < 60 && !dense ? ":%S" : ""}`
-            : `%I:%M${segmentDuration < 60 && !dense ? ":%S" : ""} %p`,
       });
     },
-    [config, dense, segmentDuration],
+    [config?.ui.timezone, format, locale],
   );
 
   const updateDraggableElementPosition = useCallback(

web/src/pages/FaceLibrary.tsx

@@ -531,8 +531,12 @@ function TrainingGrid({
   const formattedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
     selectedEvent?.start_time ?? 0,
     config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
-      ? t("time.formattedTimestampWithYear.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+      ? t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute.24hour", {
-      : t("time.formattedTimestampWithYear.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
+          ns: "common",
+        })
+      : t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute.12hour", {
+          ns: "common",
+        }),
     config?.ui.timezone,
   );
 

web/src/utils/dateUtil.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import strftime from "strftime";
 import { fromUnixTime, intervalToDuration, formatDuration } from "date-fns";
+import { Locale } from "date-fns/locale";
+import { formatInTimeZone } from "date-fns-tz";
 export const longToDate = (long: number): Date => new Date(long * 1000);
 export const epochToLong = (date: number): number => date / 1000;
 export const dateToLong = (date: Date): number => epochToLong(date.getTime());
@@ -108,11 +109,19 @@ const getResolvedTimeZone = () => {
   }
 };
 
+type DateTimeStyle = {
+  timezone?: string;
+  time_format?: "browser" | "12hour" | "24hour";
+  date_style?: "full" | "long" | "medium" | "short";
+  time_style?: "full" | "long" | "medium" | "short";
+  date_format?: string;
+  locale?: string | Locale;
+};
 /**
  * Formats a Unix timestamp into a human-readable date/time string.
  *
  * The format of the output string is determined by a configuration object passed as an argument, which
- * may specify a time zone, 12- or 24-hour time, and various stylistic options for the date and time.
+ * may specify a time zone, 12- or 24-hour time, various stylistic options for the date and time, and a locale.
  * If these options are not specified, the function will use system defaults or sensible fallbacks.
  *
  * The function is robust to environments where the Intl API is not fully supported, and includes a
@@ -126,53 +135,71 @@ const getResolvedTimeZone = () => {
  */
 export const formatUnixTimestampToDateTime = (
   unixTimestamp: number,
-  config: {
+  config: DateTimeStyle = {},
-    timezone?: string;
-    time_format?: "browser" | "12hour" | "24hour";
-    date_style?: "full" | "long" | "medium" | "short";
-    time_style?: "full" | "long" | "medium" | "short";
-    strftime_fmt?: string;
-  },
 ): string => {
-  const { timezone, time_format, date_style, time_style, strftime_fmt } =
+  const { timezone, time_format, date_style, time_style, date_format, locale } =
     config;
-  const locale = window.navigator?.language || "en-US";
+
+  // Determine the locale to use
+  let localeCode: string;
+  let dateFnsLocale: Locale | undefined;
+  if (typeof locale === "string") {
+    localeCode = locale;
+  } else if (locale && "code" in locale) {
+    localeCode = (locale as Locale).code || "en-US";
+    dateFnsLocale = locale as Locale;
+  } else {
+    localeCode = window.navigator?.language || "en-US";
+  }
+
   if (isNaN(unixTimestamp)) {
     return "Invalid time";
   }
 
   try {
     const date = new Date(unixTimestamp * 1000);
-    const resolvedTimeZone = getResolvedTimeZone();
 
-    // use strftime_fmt if defined in config
+    if (date_format) {
-    if (strftime_fmt) {
+      const resolvedTimeZone = timezone || getResolvedTimeZone();
-      const offset = getUTCOffset(date, timezone || resolvedTimeZone);
+      let formatted = formatInTimeZone(date, resolvedTimeZone, date_format, {
-      const strftime_locale = strftime.timezone(offset);
+        locale: dateFnsLocale,
-      return strftime_locale(strftime_fmt, date);
+      });
+      // Uppercase AM/PM for 12-hour formats
+      if (date_format.includes("a") || date_format.includes("aaa")) {
+        formatted = formatted.replace(/am|pm/gi, (match) =>
+          match.toUpperCase(),
+        );
+      }
+      return formatted;
     }
 
     // DateTime format options
     const options: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = {
       dateStyle: date_style,
       timeStyle: time_style,
-      hour12: time_format !== "browser" ? time_format == "12hour" : undefined,
+      hour12: time_format !== "browser" ? time_format === "12hour" : undefined,
     };
 
     // Only set timeZone option when resolvedTimeZone does not match UTC±HH:MM format, or when timezone is set in config
+    const resolvedTimeZone = getResolvedTimeZone();
     const isUTCOffsetFormat = /^UTC[+-]\d{2}:\d{2}$/.test(resolvedTimeZone);
     if (timezone || !isUTCOffsetFormat) {
       options.timeZone = timezone || resolvedTimeZone;
     }
 
-    const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, options);
+    const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(localeCode, options);
-    const formattedDateTime = formatter.format(date);
+    let formattedDateTime = formatter.format(date);
 
-    // Regex to check for existence of time. This is needed because dateStyle/timeStyle is not always supported.
+    if (options.hour12) {
+      formattedDateTime = formattedDateTime.replace(/am|pm/gi, (match) =>
+        match.toUpperCase(),
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Regex to check for existence of time
     const containsTime = /\d{1,2}:\d{1,2}/.test(formattedDateTime);
 
-    // fallback if the browser does not support dateStyle/timeStyle in Intl.DateTimeFormat
+    // fallback if the browser does not support dateStyle/timeStyle
-    // This works even tough the timezone is undefined, it will use the runtime's default time zone
     if (!containsTime) {
       const dateOptions = {
         ...formatMap[date_style ?? ""]?.date,
@@ -185,10 +212,17 @@ export const formatUnixTimestampToDateTime = (
         hour12: options.hour12,
       };
 
-      return `${date.toLocaleDateString(
+      let fallbackFormatted = `${date.toLocaleDateString(
-        locale,
+        localeCode,
         dateOptions,
-      )} ${date.toLocaleTimeString(locale, timeOptions)}`;
+      )} ${date.toLocaleTimeString(localeCode, timeOptions)}`;
+      // Uppercase AM/PM in fallback
+      if (options.hour12) {
+        fallbackFormatted = fallbackFormatted.replace(/am|pm/gi, (match) =>
+          match.toUpperCase(),
+        );
+      }
+      return fallbackFormatted;
     }
 
     return formattedDateTime;

web/src/views/settings/NotificationsSettingsView.tsx

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import FilterSwitch from "@/components/filter/FilterSwitch";
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "@/components/ui/alert";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { useDateLocale } from "@/hooks/use-date-locale";
 
 const NOTIFICATION_SERVICE_WORKER = "notifications-worker.js";
 
@@ -645,6 +646,8 @@ export function CameraNotificationSwitch({
     sendNotificationSuspend(0);
   };
 
+  const locale = useDateLocale();
+
   const formatSuspendedUntil = (timestamp: string) => {
     // Some languages require a change in word order
     if (timestamp === "0") return t("time.untilForRestart", { ns: "common" });
@@ -653,10 +656,15 @@ export function CameraNotificationSwitch({
       time_style: "medium",
       date_style: "medium",
       timezone: config?.ui.timezone,
-      strftime_fmt:
+      date_format:
         config?.ui.time_format == "24hour"
-          ? t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.24hour", { ns: "common" })
+          ? t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.24hour", {
-          : t("time.formattedTimestampExcludeSeconds.12hour", { ns: "common" }),
+              ns: "common",
+            })
+          : t("time.formattedTimestampMonthDayHourMinute.12hour", {
+              ns: "common",
+            }),
+      locale: locale,
     });
     return t("time.untilForTime", { ns: "common", time });
   };

web/src/views/system/StorageMetrics.tsx

@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ import {
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import { CiCircleAlert } from "react-icons/ci";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
-import { useTimezone } from "@/hooks/use-date-utils";
+import { useFormattedTimestamp, useTimezone } from "@/hooks/use-date-utils";
 import { RecordingsSummary } from "@/types/review";
-import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 type CameraStorage = {
@@ -70,6 +69,19 @@ export default function StorageMetrics({
       : null;
   }, [recordingsSummary]);
 
+  const timeFormat = config?.ui.time_format === "24hour" ? "24hour" : "12hour";
+  const format = useMemo(() => {
+    return t(`time.formattedTimestampMonthDayYearHourMinute.${timeFormat}`, {
+      ns: "common",
+    });
+  }, [t, timeFormat]);
+
+  const formattedEarliestDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
+    earliestDate || 0,
+    format,
+    timezone,
+  );
+
   if (!cameraStorage || !stats || !totalStorage || !config) {
     return;
   }
@@ -114,13 +126,7 @@ export default function StorageMetrics({
               <span className="font-medium">
                 {t("storage.recordings.earliestRecording")}
               </span>{" "}
-              {formatUnixTimestampToDateTime(earliestDate, {
+              {formattedEarliestDate}
-                timezone: timezone,
-                strftime_fmt:
-                  config.ui.time_format === "24hour"
-                    ? "%d %b %Y, %H:%M"
-                    : "%B %d, %Y, %I:%M %p",
-              })}
             </div>
           )}
         </div>