Translate PDF - AI PDF Translator

Translate a PDF into another language and keep it as a document.

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A translated document, not a wall of text

Choose the target language and get the document back translated.

Pick the target language

Set the language you want the document in. The source does not need declaring - what you choose is where it should end up.

It stays a document

You get a translated PDF rather than a block of text pasted into a browser window, so the result can be read, filed and forwarded like the original.

No copy and paste

Feeding a long PDF into a translation box in chunks loses the structure and takes a long time. Uploading the file does the whole thing in one pass.

Translate a PDF without retyping it

The usual workaround for a PDF in the wrong language is to copy the text out, paste it into a translation site in pieces, and reassemble the result. It is slow, it loses the layout, and on a long document it is genuinely painful.

Uploading the file instead translates it in one pass and gives you a document back. That is the difference worth having: a PDF you can send on, rather than a browser tab full of text.

Images and spacing stay where they are

What to expect from machine translation

Machine translation is good enough to understand a document and often good enough to work from, but it is not a substitute for a professional translator on anything that matters legally or commercially. Read the result before you rely on it.

Documents with unusual layouts, dense tables or scanned pages are harder, and this is a tool that does fail on some inputs. If a file does not come back, it is worth trying a simpler version of it - a text-based PDF rather than a scan, for instance.

Images and spacing stay where they are

Translate a PDF in the browser

Nothing to install and no account needed. The translation runs from a browser tab on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Upload from your device, from a link or from cloud storage, up to 50 MB without registering.

Your text is not training data

AI features raise a fair question about what happens to what you send. The answer is short.

Never used to train models

The private files you upload are not used to train AI models. That is the policy, not a setting you have to find.

Encrypted, and read by nobody

Traffic runs over TLS with modern ciphers and personal data is stored encrypted. No person reads your document, and no backup of a user file is kept.

Yours throughout

The copyright and the ownership of what you upload and what comes back stay with you. Processing follows the GDPR.

How to translate a PDF file?

Upload your PDF.
On the next page, choose the target language.
Start the translation.
Use visual mode to check the layout or switch to text mode to read only the text.
Export the translated document as a PDF.

Frequently asked questions about translating PDFs

Is it free to translate a PDF?

Yes, within the free limits. Files up to 50 MB can be translated without an account, and a free account or a paid plan raises that limit.

How good is the translation?

Good enough to understand a document and usually good enough to work from, but it is machine translation. Read the result before relying on it for anything legal or commercial.

Do I have to say what language the PDF is in?

No. You choose the language you want it translated into; the source is worked out from the document.

Will the layout survive?

The result comes back as a document rather than plain text. Translated text rarely occupies the same space as the original, so expect some reflow - particularly in tables and tight layouts.

Why did my translation fail?

Scanned pages, very dense layouts and unusual encodings are the common causes. A text-based PDF translates far more reliably than an image of one - run a scan through the searchable-PDF tool first.

Is it safe to translate a document online?

Yes. The private files you upload are never used to train AI models. The connection is encrypted, the processing is automated so no person reads your document, no backup of a user file is kept, and the copyright stays with you. The service runs under the GDPR.