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Your PDF is never stored. It is held in memory to do the work, then dropped.
Need the original layout kept?
This tool translates the text of your PDF. It does not promise to rebuild the exact page layout, because PDFs are a fixed-position format. If you need the formatting preserved, convert your PDF to an editable Word file first (open it in Google Docs or Word and “Save as .docx”), then run that through our Word Document Translator which keeps every font, table, and style exactly in place.
How the PDF translator works
A PDF stores text at fixed positions on the page, so it can’t be re-flowed and translated “in place” the way a Word document can. Instead, this tool reads the text out of your PDF, using the real text layer when there is one and OCR (optical character recognition) for scanned or image-only pages. It translates the text paragraph by paragraph with AI, and hands you clean, readable output as a Word doc or plain text.
Text PDFs vs scanned PDFs
- Text PDFs (exported from Word, Google Docs, most tools): the text is read directly, fast and accurate.
- Scanned PDFs (photos or scans of paper): each page is read with OCR before translating. Clear, straight scans work best.
Want the formatting kept?
For pixel-faithful layout, convert your PDF to an editable Word file first, then use the Word Document Translator, which preserves every font, color, table, and heading exactly.
Tips for the best translation
- Add a glossary for brand names and product terms so they stay consistent
- Pick a specific target variant (e.g. Latin American vs European Spanish) for the right tone
- Leave source language on Auto-detect if you are not sure
- For scanned files, upload the clearest, highest-resolution scan you have
Frequently asked questions
Does the translated PDF keep its original layout?
No, and it is worth being clear about that. A PDF stores text at fixed positions on the page, so it cannot be re-flowed and translated in place the way a Word file can. This tool reads the text out and gives you clean, readable output as a Word document or plain text. If you need pixel-faithful layout, convert the PDF to an editable Word file first and use the Word Document Translator, which preserves every font, color, table, and heading exactly.
Can you translate a scanned PDF?
Yes. Scanned or image-only pages are read with OCR, which is optical character recognition, before being translated. Clear, straight, high-resolution scans give the best results.
What is the difference between a text PDF and a scanned PDF?
A text PDF, such as one exported from Word or Google Docs, has a real text layer that is read directly, which is fast and accurate. A scanned PDF is a photo of paper, so each page has to be read with OCR first.
How big a PDF can I upload?
Up to 20 MB per file. Scans are heavier than text PDFs, so a long scanned document may hit the limit sooner than you expect.
Is it free, and are my PDFs stored?
Free, with no account and no signup. Your PDF is processed in memory to produce the translation and is not kept afterwards, so there is no stored copy to delete. The text is sent to the Gemini API from Google to be translated, on the paid tier, where the terms state prompts and responses are not used to improve Google products. Scanned PDFs with no text layer take one extra hop: the page image goes to an OCR API from NVIDIA to be read first.