Machine translation, including whole-document translation of uploaded Word and PDF files
Free planAccessible in China
Overview
- Purpose
- Machine translation, including whole-document translation of uploaded Word and PDF files
- Category
- Writing
- Pricing
- Free plan: 1 document per month (up to 5 MB); Pro Starter EUR 7.49 per month billed annually Official pricing (opens in a new tab)
- China access
- Directly accessible in mainland ChinaChecked 2026-10-27
- Chinese interface
- Supports Chinese
- Developer
- DeepL
- Official site
- https://www.deepl.com/zh/translator (opens in a new tab)
Main features
- Text translation with adjustable tone and style
- Document translation: PDF, Word (.docx) and PowerPoint (.pptx)
- Glossaries for consistent translation of proper nouns
- DeepL Write for polishing and DeepL Voice for real-time speech translation
- Desktop apps, browser extensions, mobile apps and an API
Best for
Suited to translating formal texts such as papers, contracts and product documentation, especially whole documents whose layout should be preserved. Export and cross-border teams can use glossaries to keep industry terms consistent.
Things to know
- Directly accessible in mainland China, with a Chinese interface
- The free plan translates 1 document per month (up to 5 MB) and 50,000 characters of text
- DeepL states that Pro users' texts are not used for model training; data handling on the free plan follows the privacy policy
FAQ
- What is the difference between Free and Pro?
- Free allows 1 document and 50,000 characters per month; Pro Starter allows 3 documents and 300,000 characters per month, with files up to 30 MB.
- Can it translate text in images?
- Yes. The official site lists image translation.