diff --git a/apps/web/src/i18n.ts b/apps/web/src/i18n.ts
index f7542ffba..c78d5db43 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/i18n.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import i18n from 'i18next'
 import I18NextHttpBackend from 'i18next-http-backend'
 import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next'
 
-import { clientI18nConfig } from '@lifeforge/localization'
+import { clientI18nConfig, setI18n } from '@lifeforge/localization'
 
 import forgeAPI from './forgeAPI'
 
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ export async function initI18n() {
 
   await i18n.init(
     clientI18nConfig({
-      i18n,
       forgeAPI,
       getAvailableLanguages: () => AVAILABLE_LANG
     })
   )
 
+  setI18n(i18n)
+
   return i18n
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/providers/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/providers/index.tsx
index 29dd18bba..fc02923dd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/providers/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/providers/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   SocketProvider
 } from '@lifeforge/api'
 import { FederationProvider } from '@lifeforge/federation'
-import { I18nInitProvider } from '@lifeforge/localization'
 import {
   APIOnlineStatusWrapper,
   BackgroundProvider,
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import AppRoutesProvider from '@/routes/providers/AppRoutesProvider'
 import ExternalModuleProviders from './features/ExternalModuleProviders'
 import UserPersonalizationProvider from './features/UserPersonalizationProvider'
 import { constructComponentTree, defineProviders } from './utils/providerUtils'
+import { I18nInitProvider } from '@lifeforge/localization';
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient()
 
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index b09176f1d..41e116a6b 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.21",
         "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.3",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.18",
-        "i18next": "^25.6.0",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "mermaid": "^11.12.2",
         "postcss": "^8.5.6",
@@ -737,16 +736,6 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@lifeforge/federation": "workspace:*",
       },
-      "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/react": "^19.2.0",
-        "i18next": "^25.7.4",
-        "react-i18next": "^16.5.1",
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "i18next": "^25.7.4",
-        "react": "^19.2.0",
-        "react-i18next": "^16.5.1",
-      },
     },
     "packages/log": {
       "name": "@lifeforge/log",
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index e4e4fbba8..bb2c10cb7 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ b/docs/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.21",
     "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.3",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.18",
-    "i18next": "^25.6.0",
     "@lifeforge/api": "workspace:*",
     "@lifeforge/ui": "workspace:*",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/packages/localization/package.json b/packages/localization/package.json
index e4198a89c..bb43199b8 100644
--- a/packages/localization/package.json
+++ b/packages/localization/package.json
@@ -11,15 +11,5 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@lifeforge/federation": "workspace:*"
-  },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": "^19.2.0",
-    "react-i18next": "^16.5.1",
-    "i18next": "^25.7.4"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/react": "^19.2.0",
-    "react-i18next": "^16.5.1",
-    "i18next": "^25.7.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/localization/src/config/client-i18n.config.ts b/packages/localization/src/config/client-i18n.config.ts
index 08716ec40..46533f64e 100644
--- a/packages/localization/src/config/client-i18n.config.ts
+++ b/packages/localization/src/config/client-i18n.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { InitOptions, i18n } from 'i18next'
 
 interface ClientI18nConfigOptions {
-  i18n: i18n
   forgeAPI: {
     locales: {
       getLocale: {
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ interface ClientI18nConfigOptions {
 }
 
 export function clientI18nConfig({
-  i18n,
   forgeAPI,
   getAvailableLanguages
 }: ClientI18nConfigOptions): InitOptions {
diff --git a/packages/localization/src/getI18n.ts b/packages/localization/src/getI18n.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d99b020a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/localization/src/getI18n.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { i18n } from 'i18next'
+
+let _i18nInstance: i18n | null = null
+
+export function getI18n(): i18n | null {
+  return _i18nInstance
+}
+
+export function setI18n(instance: i18n): void {
+  _i18nInstance = instance
+}
diff --git a/packages/localization/src/hooks/useLanguageEffect.ts b/packages/localization/src/hooks/useLanguageEffect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fb0a6156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/localization/src/hooks/useLanguageEffect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+import { getI18n } from '../getI18n'
+
+export function useLanguageEffect(language: string) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const i18n = getI18n()
+
+    if (!i18n?.changeLanguage) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (i18n.language !== language) {
+      i18n.changeLanguage(language).catch(() => {
+        console.error('Failed to change language.')
+      })
+    }
+  }, [language])
+}
diff --git a/packages/localization/src/providers/useModuleTranslation.ts b/packages/localization/src/hooks/useModuleTranslation.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/localization/src/providers/useModuleTranslation.ts
rename to packages/localization/src/hooks/useModuleTranslation.ts
diff --git a/packages/localization/src/index.ts b/packages/localization/src/index.ts
index ec20c28cd..833cdf3e5 100644
--- a/packages/localization/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/localization/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 export { clientI18nConfig } from './config/client-i18n.config'
 
-export { I18nInitProvider } from './providers/I18nInitProvider'
+export { getI18n, setI18n } from './getI18n'
 
-export { useModuleTranslation } from './providers/useModuleTranslation'
+export { useLanguageEffect } from './hooks/useLanguageEffect'
+
+export { useModuleTranslation } from './hooks/useModuleTranslation'
+
+export { I18nInitProvider } from './providers/I18nInitProvider'
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/PersonalizationProvider/hooks/useLanguageEffect.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/PersonalizationProvider/hooks/useLanguageEffect.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index d3d2fa71c..000000000
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/PersonalizationProvider/hooks/useLanguageEffect.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import i18n from 'i18next'
-import { useEffect } from 'react'
-
-import { toast } from '@/providers'
-
-function useLanguageEffect(language: string) {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!i18n || !i18n.changeLanguage) {
-      console.error('i18n instance is not available')
-
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (i18n.isInitialized && i18n.language !== language) {
-      i18n.changeLanguage(language).catch(() => {
-        toast.error('Failed to change language.')
-      })
-    }
-  }, [language])
-}
-
-export default useLanguageEffect
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/PersonalizationProvider/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/PersonalizationProvider/index.tsx
index 6d11e305e..824b531f2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/PersonalizationProvider/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/PersonalizationProvider/index.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import type { ProxyTree } from '@lifeforge/api'
 
 import { BG_THEME } from './constants/bg_theme'
 import THEME_COLOR_HEX from './constants/theme_color_hex'
+import { useLanguageEffect } from '@lifeforge/localization'
+
 import useBgTempEffect from './hooks/useBgTempEffect'
 import useBorderRadiusEffect from './hooks/useBorderRadiusEffect'
 import useBorderedEffect from './hooks/useBorderedEffect'
 import useFontFamily from './hooks/useFontFamilyEffect'
-import useLanguageEffect from './hooks/useLanguageEffect'
 import useMetaEffect from './hooks/useMetaEffect'
 import useRawThemeColorEffect from './hooks/useRawThemeColorEffect'
 import useThemeEffect from './hooks/useThemeEffect'