Translate PDF to English
Drop in a PDF (research papers, letters from foreign authorities, product manuals, rental contracts, school reports) and read every page in English, side by side with the original. Text and scanned PDFs, free, no account.
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Up to 20 pages. Text PDFs and scanned pages both work.
Notes on English output
- The source language is detected per page, so a PDF that mixes, say, German and French still comes out entirely in English.
- Scanned letters and photographed forms are read by the vision model page by page, up to 8 scanned pages per file.
- Technical terms, part numbers and citations are kept as written; check figures and dates against the original.
Have the source file instead? The Word & PowerPoint translator keeps fonts, tables and layout. Only have a photo of the page? Use the image translator.
PDF to other languages: English to Hindi, Spanish, Arabic, French, or any language.
Questions
How do I translate a PDF to English for free?
Drop the PDF into the box above. The target is already set to English; press Translate and each page is translated next to the original. Download the result as a text file or print it to a new PDF. Free up to 20 pages per file, no sign-up.
Can it translate a scanned PDF to English?
Yes. Pages without a text layer are rendered in your browser and read by a vision model, up to 8 scanned pages per file. Those pages are labelled "scanned" so you know which method was used.
Will the translated English PDF keep the original layout?
No. You get a clean page-by-page translation rather than a re-typeset PDF, because PDF text is stored as positioned fragments and rebuilding the layout in another language is unreliable. If you have the original Word or PowerPoint file, the document translator keeps the formatting.
Is my PDF uploaded or stored?
The PDF is opened in your browser and never uploaded. Only its text (or an image of a scanned page) is sent for translation, and nothing is kept.
Can I use the English translation officially?
No. Use it to understand a document. Visa, court, medical and university submissions usually require a certified human translation.