Translate, edit and proofread a PDF with AI
In the AI assistant, Translate makes a new translated copy (1 credit per page), Edit turns an instruction into edits you accept one by one (2 credits), and Proofread lists issues to fix (1 credit per page). Nothing changes until you apply it.
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Translate
Step 1: Open the Translate tab
In the document's AI assistant, click Translate.
Step 2: Choose the language
Pick one from Translate into. More than 30 languages are listed, including Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and Japanese.
Step 3: Choose pages
Leave Pages blank for all pages, or type a range like
1-3, 5.Step 4: Translate
Click Translate. When it's done, click Open “…” to open the new copy, or Download as text.
Your original stays untouched. Layout, images and tables aren't reproduced: you get the text, in order, in a new PDF. Each request covers up to 10 pages on Free, 50 on Pro and 100 on Business; translate longer documents in parts. Pages that fail say not charged so you can run them again.
Edit with AI
Step 1: Describe the change
In the Edit tab, type it in What should change?, for example "Change the tenant name to Jordan Lee and add a note on page 2 to confirm the deposit."
Step 2: Propose edits
Click Propose edits. You get a list: Replace text, Add text, Add note or Fill “field”.
Step 3: Pick and apply
Untick anything you don't want, then click Apply … selected, or Discard. Undo with Ctrl/⌘ + Z.
Proofread
Open Proofread (or More → Check spelling in the editor toolbar) and click Proofread. Issues are labeled Spelling, Grammar or Style; click Accept or Dismiss on each, or Accept all … located fixes. Suggestions whose text can't be found on the page are discarded or marked to fix by hand. Proofreading follows the same per-request page cap as translation.
Can it edit a scanned PDF?
Not until the page has a text layer. Run OCR from the Scan tab first; the AI then reports pages it still can't read.
Why does my translation look plain?
Translation keeps the text and its order, not the design. For a styled document, paste the translation into a template or the original layout.
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