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Translate a book or PDF, with the original beside it
Most translators hand you a new file and take the original away. This one keeps both: every paragraph stays next to its translation, so you can read in one language and check the other whenever a sentence stops you.
How it works
- Upload a file: an EPUB, PDF, Word document, text file or web page, or paste some text.
- Choose the language. There are 68, in any direction, and the opening pages are translated for free.
- Read or download it in the browser, or as a PDF, EPUB, AZW3 or MOBI for your e-reader.
What you can translate
Books
Novels and non-fiction of any length. Chapters, headings and the table of contents carry over.
PDFs and study notes
Reports, papers and course notes with selectable text work best; scanned pages are read with text recognition, and the preview shows how they came out.
Anything without a lock
The file has to be DRM-free. Ebooks locked to a shop's app cannot be opened.
Questions
Is it free?
The preview is free and needs no card. 50 pages free, then from $5 a month. A 200-page book: $3, in one piece.
How good is the translation?
It is made by machine: good for following a book and understanding what it says, not a polished literary translation. Keeping the original beside it is how you check it.
More on translating a whole book, PDFs and EPUBs.