Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about translating large PDFs with BigTranslator. Ready to translate an entire PDF? Can't find your answer? Contact us.
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Upload the whole file, pick a supported output language, and download a translated PDF with layout, images, and formatting preserved. BigTranslator handles entire documents up to 1,000 pages — not just a few pages of extracted text.
We can translate PDFs up to 1,000 pages. Most tools cap out at 10-50 pages — we handle documents 20x larger.
Translation time depends on document length. A 100-page document typically takes 5-10 minutes. You can track progress in real-time.
Translated PDFs can be written in dozens of European and Latin-script languages, including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, and Greek. We can also read documents in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Arabic and translate them into English or another supported output language. We cannot yet produce PDFs in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Hindi, or other scripts that our PDF font does not cover.
Yes. Documents are encrypted during upload and processing, then permanently deleted after you download your translation. We never store or use your content for training.
Yes. Unlike basic translators, BigTranslator preserves your original document layout, images, tables, and formatting.
Google Translate limits document size to 10MB and often breaks formatting. ChatGPT has strict file size limits. BigTranslator handles 500+ page PDFs while preserving formatting and images.
Yes. BigTranslator handles files up to 1,000 pages, well beyond the 10MB cap that Google Translate enforces. We don't have a hard file-size limit at any tier.
Yes — we automatically decrypt PDFs that are encrypted for viewing, which is common with IRS letters, bank statements, and government forms. Password-protected PDFs that require a password just to open are not currently supported.
Yes. Our Business tier supports documents from 251 to 1,000 pages. Translation typically completes within an hour for documents at the upper end of that range.
We can translate FROM Arabic and Hebrew INTO English and other supported output languages. We cannot yet produce Arabic or Hebrew PDFs — those scripts need fonts we have not shipped.
Scanned PDFs require OCR (Optical Character Recognition), which we don't currently support. For best results, upload text-based PDFs. Scanned document support is on our roadmap.
Currently PDF only. If you need a different format translated, please contact us.
We don't offer a free trial, but our pricing starts at $6.99 per document with no subscription required — significantly cheaper than monthly subscription services if you only translate documents occasionally.
We charge per document, not per month. If you translate one PDF a year, you pay $6.99 once. Subscription services charge $20–$150 every month whether you use them or not.