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Choose languages and upload
Import a PDF, scan, or image, then choose the source and target languages for your document.
PDF translator for iPhone & iPad
Translate PDFs, scans, and images with AI
Upload a PDF, scanned document, or image from your iPhone or iPad. Choose a language, compare the original with the translation, improve individual paragraphs, and export the result as a PDF.
Free to downloadOCR for scansSide-by-side reviewExport as PDF
iPhone workflow
From PDF upload to side-by-side review
Translate a document in three clear steps. The screenshots below come from the current app, so you can see the workflow before downloading.
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Analyze document layout
OCR reads text from scanned pages and images while the app processes the document page by page.
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Compare original and translation
Review both versions together, improve individual paragraphs when needed, and export the translated document as a PDF.
Use cases
PDF translation workflows for everyday documents
Translate files for school, work, travel, research, and quick document review without switching to a desktop workflow.
Translate PDF
Translate PDF documents without losing the thread
AI PDF Translator helps you turn dense PDF pages into readable translated text while keeping the original document close enough to review context, page flow, and important details.
Mobile appA PDF translator app built for mobile documents
Open a PDF on your phone, translate the important pages, and review the result without sending yourself files or waiting until you are back at a desktop.
AI translatorAI PDF translation that respects document context
Documents are not chat messages. They have structure, terminology, and context. AI PDF Translator is built around the way people read and verify translated documents.
Built for review
Understand the document without losing sight of the original
A useful PDF translation workflow does more than return a block of text. It helps you check names, dates, numbers, tables, and technical terms against the source before you act on the translation.
Translate PDF filesWork with reports, manuals, contracts, forms, invoices, study notes, and academic papers.
Review critical detailsCompare original and translated text before relying on names, numbers, dates, or terminology.
Handle scanned pagesUse OCR to translate text in scans and images, with clearer originals producing better results.
Languages
Translate PDFs to the language you need
Choose a target language and see the best workflow for translating PDFs from your iPhone. Each guide focuses on practical review, scanned pages, and document details that need extra care.
Guides
Helpful PDF translation articles
Translating Legal Documents in PDF Form
AI can help you understand a legal PDF quickly, but binding and certified documents still need professional review.
OCR and PDF Translation: What to Know
Scanned PDFs are images of text. OCR is the step that makes them translatable, and its quality sets the ceiling.
How to Translate a Research Paper PDF
Academic PDFs are dense and technical. Translate for understanding, then protect terminology, citations, and figures.
How to Translate a Large PDF Document
Long PDFs need a plan. Translate by section, keep a map of the document, and verify the pages that matter.
Google Translate for PDFs vs. an AI PDF Translator
Google Translate can translate PDFs, but document workflows often need more review, OCR handling, and side-by-side comparison.
How to Translate a PDF for Free
Free PDF translation can work for quick reading. Here is what the free route covers, and where it usually breaks down.
FAQ
PDF translator questions
What is AI PDF Translator?
AI PDF Translator is an iPhone and iPad app for translating PDFs, scanned documents, and images. It lets you compare the original and translation, improve individual paragraphs, and export the result as a PDF.
Can I translate a PDF to English?
Yes. Import the PDF, choose English as the target language, and review the translated text against the original before exporting the result.
Is AI translation enough for official documents?
AI translation helps you understand documents, but official, certified, legal, medical, and financial documents should be reviewed by a qualified professional.
Ready to translate?
Understand your next PDF from your iPhone or iPad
AI PDF Translator is free to download. Import a PDF, scan, or image and review the translation alongside the original.