Translate a PDF from German to English

Upload a German PDF and download it in English with the same pages, tables and images.

Accepted here: .pdf and more. Up to 40 MB per file, 10 files at once.

Most German PDFs people need in English are letters, reports, offers and statements from authorities, landlords or employers. Copying them into a text translator destroys the layout and leaks the content to a service that may keep it. Here the whole file is translated at once and comes back as a PDF you can forward.

What to expect when translating a PDF

  • The text is replaced in place, so headings, columns, page breaks and images stay where they were. You get a PDF back, not a Word file you have to rebuild.
  • Tables keep their rows and columns. Numbers, IBANs and dates are left untouched; only the words around them are translated.
  • Scanned PDFs are not supported yet. If a PDF is only a picture of a page (you cannot select the text), the translator has nothing to read. Use the digital original, or upload a photo of the page as JPG or PNG, which works as a preview feature.

German to English

German packs meaning into long compound words and puts verbs at the end of the sentence, so a good German to English translation reorders sentences rather than translating word by word. English text is usually 10 to 20 % shorter, so the translated layout has room to spare.

How it works

  1. 1

    Drop the file

    Upload the original file. The source language is detected automatically, so you don't have to pick it.

  2. 2

    Pick English

    Choose English as the target. You can add more target languages and get one translated file per language.

  3. 3

    Download the same file type

    You get the same file type back with the layout kept, ready to open in the program you used before.

What happens to your file

noll is built for documents you would not paste into a free online translator. Files are processed in EU data centres, never used to train models and permanently deleted 30 minutes after the translation finishes, or as soon as you delete them yourself. There is no document history to leak later.

How your data is handled

Pricing

Translation is billed by the page. See the current plans before you upload a large batch.

See pricing

Frequently asked questions

Is it free?

Translation is billed per page. The pricing page shows the current plans; you see the page count of your file before you start.

Will the English PDF look like the German one?

Yes. Text is replaced in place, so page breaks, columns, tables and images stay where they were. Because English is usually shorter than German, text fits comfortably in the original boxes.

Can I translate a scanned German PDF?

Not yet. Scanned PDFs contain images of text, and OCR is not part of the translator yet. If you can't select the text in your PDF, upload a photo of the page as JPG or PNG instead (preview feature) or ask the sender for the digital file.

Is there a page limit?

Each file can be up to 40 MB, and you can upload up to 10 files at once. Long reports are fine; the page count only affects the price.

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