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How to Translate a PDF and Keep the Original Layout

By DocFila Team · April 30, 2026 · 5 min read

Google Translate works for plain text, but throw a 30-page contract or a magazine-style PDF at it and the layout falls apart. DocFila translates PDFs in-place — text gets translated, fonts and images stay where they were.

Translate a PDF in DocFila

1. Open the PDF → Tools → Translate.
2. Pick the source language (Auto-detect works for 95% of cases) and target language.
3. Tap Translate. Each text block is translated and re-flowed in place.
4. Tap Save for a translated PDF, or Side-by-side for a bilingual version.

Languages supported

100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Persian, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Amharic, and more.

Translate scanned PDFs (image-based)

For PDFs that are images of text (scanned books, archival contracts), DocFila runs OCR first then translates. Combined: image OCR + translation in one pass.

Bilingual mode

Pick Side-by-side output to get the original on the left page, the translation on the right. Perfect for legal review, language-learning, or sharing with international colleagues.

Privacy

For sensitive documents, choose Private translation — DocFila uses an on-device translation model for the major languages (slightly less polished than cloud, but no data leaves your phone).

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