Everything you need in a free PDF translator
Translate PDF text online
Extract selectable text from a PDF, translate it into another language, then copy or download the result as .txt or PDF.
15+ languages
Move between English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more — with auto-detect for the source language.
Private extraction
Your PDF stays in the browser while text is pulled out. Only the extracted text is sent for translation — not the original file.
Edit before you export
Review and tweak the translation in the result panel, then copy it or download a branded .txt or PDF file.
How It Works
Translating a PDF should not mean uploading the whole document to an opaque converter. Focera extracts text locally, translates that text, and lets you export the result — no account required.
- Upload your PDF. Drag and drop a file up to 25 MB (max 50 pages), or click the zone to browse from your device.
- Choose languages. Pick a source language (or Auto-detect) and the language you want the document translated into.
- Translate, edit, and download. Review the result, fix wording if needed, then copy the text or download a .txt or PDF file.
Jump back to the PDF translator anytime to process another file.
Selectable Text vs Scanned PDFs
This tool translates text that already exists in the PDF (digital exports, Word-to-PDF files, and most reports). Image-only scans usually have no selectable text layer, so translation may fail until you run OCR.
For scanned paperwork, convert pages with PDF to JPG, then run Image to Text OCR before pasting content into another workflow — or unlock and re-export a text-based PDF first.
Popular Use Cases
- Understand foreign documents — Translate contracts, manuals, and reports into a language you can read quickly.
- Prep bilingual drafts — Pull a first-pass translation you can edit before sharing with clients or teammates.
- Study and research — Convert academic PDFs into plain text in your preferred language for notes and citations.
- Support multilingual teams — Turn a single-source PDF into a translated .txt or PDF you can circulate internally.
Private by Design
PDF parsing runs in your browser with PDF.js — Focera does not receive the original file. Only the extracted text is sent to the translation service so the model can produce the target-language output. When you leave the page, nothing remains on our infrastructure from the upload itself.
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