Translate PDF

Translate a PDF's text into another language and get back a new PDF. Text is read locally in your browser first, and only that extracted text is sent out to translate.

✓ No file-count limit ✓ File itself never uploaded ✓ 100% free
I understand this tool isn't fully local: text extracted from my PDF (never the file itself) will be sent to an external AI service to translate. I consent to that.
Honesty note: this rebuilds your document as a fresh, readable flow of translated paragraphs — it does not preserve your original PDF's exact visual layout, fonts, tables, or images, since translated text rarely fits the same space as the original. It's built for getting a readable translation, not a pixel-perfect bilingual copy. Very long documents are translated in chunks, which may occasionally shift how paragraphs are grouped.

Frequently asked questions

Is my PDF file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is opened and its text extracted entirely in your browser. Only that extracted text — not the PDF file itself — is sent out to translate.

Will the translated PDF look like my original?

No — it's rebuilt as a clean flow of translated paragraphs, not a visual copy of the original layout. Fonts, tables, images, and exact positioning aren't preserved, since translated text is usually a different length than the original.

What if my PDF is a scan with no real text layer?

There's no text to extract or translate. Run it through Scan to Editable first, then translate the result.

Is there a length limit?

No hard limit, but very long documents are translated in multiple chunks behind the scenes, which may occasionally affect how paragraphs are grouped in the output.

How accurate is the translation?

It's generally solid for everyday text, but AI translation can occasionally miss nuance, idioms, or specialized terminology — for anything official or high-stakes, have a human translator review it.