How to use Translate PDF
Choose a text-based English PDF and select a target language. The tool extracts text and sends chunks to a third-party translation service.
What the result contains
The result is a TXT translation, not a reformatted PDF. Avoid sending confidential documents to this third-party service.
Practical tip
Review names, figures and specialized terms with a fluent reader.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account?
No account is needed to run this tool.
Is my PDF uploaded?
Your PDF stays in your browser, but the text extracted from it is sent to the MyMemory translation service to be translated. Do not use this tool for confidential documents.
Should I check the downloaded file?
Yes. Open the result and confirm its pages and content before sharing or deleting your original.
When to translate a PDF
- Understanding a document: get the meaning of an English guide, notice or article in your own language.
- Sharing with family or customers: give someone a rough version of an English text in Spanish, French, Hindi or another language.
- Study and research: read English papers and course material more easily.
- A first draft: start a translation that a fluent speaker will then review.
Languages you can translate into
Translate PDF translates from English into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Urdu or Hindi. The result downloads as a plain TXT file.
Good to know before you translate
Unlike most PDFCloudy tools, this one uses an outside service. Your PDF stays in your browser, but the text taken from it is sent to the MyMemory translation service. Don't use it for contracts, medical records, financial documents or anything confidential.
Machine translation is good for getting the general meaning. For anything official, legal or published, have a fluent speaker check names, numbers and technical terms.
The PDF needs selectable text. If it's a scan, the tool won't find words to translate.
Why use PDFCloudy
No account, no software and no copying text page by page into a translator. Pick a language and download the translation.
More questions about translating PDFs
Can I translate from French or Spanish into English?
Not at the moment. The tool translates English text into the languages listed above.
Will the translation keep my layout?
No. You get the translated text as a TXT file. You can paste it into Word or Google Docs to format it.
Why did my translation come back almost empty?
Your PDF is probably a scan without selectable text. Try highlighting a word in your PDF viewer to check.
How can I get the original text too?
Use PDF to Word or PDF to Markdown to save the English text alongside the translation.